KT1 4AE Richmond upon Thames
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Hampton Wick & South Teddington. Region: London.
Streets
- Hampton Court Road, London: 25 addresses
- Church Grove, London: 1 address
- Home Park Terrace, London: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Richmond upon Thames in 2026-27: Band D £2,486 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,657 | £1,934 | £2,210 | £2,486 | £3,039 | £3,591 | £4,144 | £4,972 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band C (29% of about 970 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Hampton Wick (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 4.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- Hampton Wick War Memorial, grade II
- HOME PARK HOUSE, grade II
- LODGE TO HAMPTON COURT PARK, grade II
- The Gate House, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Kingston Bridge House, Church Grove, Hampton Wick KT1 4AG: up to 70 homes, permissioned (70 m)
- 29 To 31 High Street And Land To Rear Of High Street, Hampton Wick: up to 8 homes, permissioned (170 m)
- 6 And 8 And 10 High Street Hampton Wick: up to 6 homes, permissioned (180 m)
- 12 To 14 Station Road And 13 And 19 To 33 Lower Teddington Road Hampton Wick: up to 34 homes, permissioned (420 m (0.3 miles))
- P12 Northern Riverfront, Vicarage Road, Kingston upon Thames, not permissioned (460 m (0.3 miles))
- Site At Eden Walk Shopping Centre, Eden Walk, Kingston upon Thames, permissioned (590 m (0.4 miles))
- P4 St James Area, Eden Street, Kingston upon Thames, not permissioned (630 m (0.4 miles))
- P1 Clarence Street North, Clarence Street, Kingston upon Thames, not permissioned (650 m (0.4 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 12 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 13 homes the Environment Agency counts, 1 are in areas at high risk, 3 medium, 9 low and 0 very low.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: the postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 8 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 79%, ultrafast 21%, gigabit 21% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Hampton Wick 811,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| Kingston 4.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Norbiton 2.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 38 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Church Grove /The King's Field Hampton Wick | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | Cromwell Road Bus Station Kingston Upon Thames | 910 m (0.6 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Kingston Turks Pier Kingston Upon Thames | 340 m |
| Car parks | 9 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Euro Car Parks | 310 m |
| EV charging points | 27 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Shell Recharge | 170 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 12.2 km (7.6 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Hampton Wick Surgery | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Ruparels Dental Surgery | 390 m |
| Hospital | Kingston Hospital | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Police station | Kingston Police | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Kingston Market Place NatWest | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Hampton Court Park 259 ha | 30 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Bushy Park 347 ha | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 440 m² | 40 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The King's Field 4.3 ha | 50 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Royal Paddocks Allotments 6.0 ha | 160 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 6 parks and gardens, 614 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Kingston Bridge, a listed building (Grade II*), 220 m east. 89 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 3 of them Grade I and 10 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Kingston Bridge | Listed building, Grade II* | 220 m east |
| Kingston Bridge | Listed building, Grade II* | 260 m east |
| Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade I | 430 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Market House | Listed building, Grade II* | 430 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Clattern Bridge | Scheduled monument | 450 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Hampton Court | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| Hampton Court Palace | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-west |
| Bushy Park | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) west |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | World Heritage Site | 7.5 km (4.7 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Creek | Lake or reservoir | 370 m south-east |
| Hampton Wick Pond | Lake or reservoir | 380 m south-west |
| Millennium Wood | Wood | 540 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Steven's Eyots | Island | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north |
| Dark Hill | Hill | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) north-east |
| Ham Bottom | Valley | 3 km (1.9 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 17.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.8 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 27 | 27 |
27 of the postcode's 27 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 52% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 21% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 45% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 76% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 52% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 15% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 7% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 13% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 19% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 68% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 1% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 66% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 84% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Hampton Court Road.