KT1 4EJ Richmond upon Thames
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Hampton Wick & South Teddington. Region: London.
Streets
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 1.0 km
- 12 To 14 Station Road And 13 And 19 To 33 Lower Teddington Road Hampton Wick: up to 34 homes, permissioned (380 m)
- 29 To 31 High Street And Land To Rear Of High Street, Hampton Wick: up to 8 homes, permissioned (460 m)
- Kingston Bridge House, Church Grove, Hampton Wick KT1 4AG: up to 70 homes, permissioned (500 m)
- 6 And 8 And 10 High Street Hampton Wick: up to 6 homes, permissioned (510 m)
- 217 Kingston Road, Teddington, TW11 9JN: up to 7 homes, permissioned (720 m)
- P12 Northern Riverfront, Vicarage Road, Kingston upon Thames, not permissioned (730 m)
- Kingsgate Business Centre, 12-50 Kingsgate Road, Kingston upon Thames, permissioned (1.0 km)
- P19a And P19e Sites Adjoining Kingston College, Richmond Road, Kingston upon Thames, not permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 15 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 16 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 16 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 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 | 250 m |
| Kingston 4.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km | |
| Teddington 1.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 21 within 800 m; nearest Vicarage Road (KT1) Hampton Wick | 160 m |
| Bus or coach station | Cromwell Road Bus Station Kingston Upon Thames | 1.2 km |
| Ferry terminal | Kingston Turks Pier Kingston Upon Thames | 640 m |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m; nearest John Lewis Car Park | 730 m |
| EV charging points | 39 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 120 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 11.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Hampton Wick Surgery | 200 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Herbert & Shrive | 700 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Hampton Wick Dental Centre | 200 m |
| Hospital | Teddington Memorial Hospital | 2.0 km |
| Police station | Kingston Police | 1.0 km |
| Cash machines | Waitrose Kingston Cashzone | 850 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Bushy Park 347 ha | 160 m |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 250 m² | 220 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m; nearest Hampton Wick Royal Cricket Ground 2.4 ha | 160 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Royal Paddocks Allotments 6.0 ha | 210 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 618 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Normansfield Hospital, a listed building (Grade II*), 360 m north. 64 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade I and 7 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Normansfield Hospital | Listed building, Grade II* | 360 m north |
| Kingston Bridge | Listed building, Grade II* | 650 m south-east |
| Kingston Bridge | Listed building, Grade II* | 690 m south-east |
| Normansfield (Velma) Boathouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 800 m north-east |
| Clattern Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km south-east |
| Bushy Park | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.6 km west |
| Hampton Court | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.6 km south |
| Hampton Court Palace | Scheduled monument | 2.0 km south-west |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | World Heritage Site | 7.1 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Millennium Wood | Wood | 310 m south-west |
| Leg of Mutton Pond | Lake or reservoir | 520 m west |
| Oval Plantation | Wood | 660 m west |
| Steven's Eyots | Island | 860 m north-east |
| Dark Hill | Hill | 2.5 km east |
| Ham Bottom | Valley | 2.7 km 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 and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 17 | 17 |
None of the postcode's 17 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 41 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 70% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 26% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 24% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 71% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 67% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 11% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 16% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 66% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 71% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 4% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 88% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 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.