KT1 4EF Richmond upon Thames
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Hampton Wick & South Teddington. Region: London.
Streets
- Woffington Close, London: 55 addresses
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 (34% of about 1,070 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 12 To 14 Station Road And 13 And 19 To 33 Lower Teddington Road Hampton Wick: up to 34 homes, permissioned (430 m (0.3 miles))
- 29 To 31 High Street And Land To Rear Of High Street, Hampton Wick: up to 8 homes, permissioned (580 m (0.4 miles))
- 217 Kingston Road, Teddington, TW11 9JN: up to 7 homes, permissioned (580 m (0.4 miles))
- 6 And 8 And 10 High Street Hampton Wick: up to 6 homes, permissioned (620 m (0.4 miles))
- Kingston Bridge House, Church Grove, Hampton Wick KT1 4AG: up to 70 homes, permissioned (630 m (0.4 miles))
- P12 Northern Riverfront, Vicarage Road, Kingston upon Thames, not permissioned (790 m (0.5 miles))
- Kingsgate Business Centre, 12-50 Kingsgate Road, Kingston upon Thames, permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
- P19a And P19e Sites Adjoining Kingston College, Richmond Road, Kingston upon Thames, not permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 10 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 9 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% 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 | 320 m |
| Kingston 4.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Teddington 1.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 21 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Woffington Close Hampton Wick | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Cromwell Road Bus Station Kingston Upon Thames | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Kingston Turks Pier Kingston Upon Thames | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Seven Kings Car Park | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | 43 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 90 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 11.7 km (7.3 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Hampton Wick Surgery | 210 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Herbert & Shrive | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Hampton Wick Dental Centre | 210 m |
| Hospital | Cassel Hospital | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Police station | Kingston Police | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | Waitrose Kingston Cashzone | 920 m (0.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Bushy Park 347 ha | 290 m |
| Play area | 8 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 250 m² | 180 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Hampton Wick Royal Cricket Ground 2.4 ha | 300 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Royal Paddocks Allotments 6.0 ha | 360 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 618 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Normansfield Hospital, a listed building (Grade II*), 210 m north. 45 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Normansfield Hospital | Listed building, Grade II* | 210 m north |
| Normansfield (Velma) Boathouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 700 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Kingston Bridge | Listed building, Grade II* | 760 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Kingston Bridge | Listed building, Grade II* | 790 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Clattern Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-east |
| Bushy Park | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.6 km (1 mile) west |
| Hampton Court | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | World Heritage Site | 6.9 km (4.3 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Millennium Wood | Wood | 440 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Leg of Mutton Pond | Lake or reservoir | 580 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Warren Plantation | Wood | 680 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Steven's Eyots | Island | 760 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Dark Hill | Hill | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) east |
| Ham Bottom | Valley | 2.6 km (1.6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 12 | 7 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 26 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 32 | 22 | 55 |
23 of the postcode's 55 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 33 from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 45% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 23% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 30% | 17% |
| Private rented | 26% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 49% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 30% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 54% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 18% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 6% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 18% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 56% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 49% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 89% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 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 Woffington Close.