KT2 5NT Kingston upon Thames
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Tudor. Region: London.
Streets
Council tax
What each band costs in Kingston upon Thames in 2026-27: Band D £2,609 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,739 | £2,029 | £2,319 | £2,609 | £3,189 | £3,769 | £4,349 | £5,218 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band E (73% of about 600 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: 1 protected tree within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- The Former Richmond Park Tavern, 178 Kings Road, Kingston upon Thames, permissioned (930 m)
- Cassel Hospital, Ham Common, Ham: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (1.0 km)
- Cassel Hospital, Ham Common, Ham: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 4 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 10 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 | Kingston 4.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km |
| Hampton Wick 811,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km | |
| Norbiton 2.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 24 within 800 m; nearest The Cardinal Ham | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Cromwell Road Bus Station Kingston Upon Thames | 1.6 km |
| Ferry terminal | Kingston Turks Pier Kingston Upon Thames | 1.8 km |
| Car parks | Seven Kings Car Park | 1.5 km |
| EV charging points | 41 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 90 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 12.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest St Albans Medical Centre | 640 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Tudor Drive Pharmacy | 80 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 720 m |
| Hospital | Cassel Hospital | 1.0 km |
| Police station | Kingston Police | 2.2 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Kingston - Kings Road | 930 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Ham Common 43 ha | 350 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Richmond Park 951 ha | 700 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,340 m² | 270 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Latchmere Recreation Ground 3.6 ha | 290 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Wolsey Drive Allotments 1.2 ha | 170 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 994 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Ormeley Lodge, With Gates and Railings to Front, a listed building (Grade II*), 1.0 km north. 30 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Ormeley Lodge, With Gates and Railings to Front | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km north |
| Normansfield (Velma) Boathouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km south-west |
| Mound at TQ1891972117, Richmond Park | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km north-east |
| Brick reservoir 300yds (270m) SW of Gallows Conduit, Coombe | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km south-east |
| Gallows Conduit, Coombe | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km south-east |
| Ham House | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.1 km north-west |
| Richmond Park | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 2.4 km north-east |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | World Heritage Site | 5.6 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Ham Gate Pond | Lake or reservoir | 750 m north-east |
| Trowlock Island | Island | 840 m west |
| Ham Bottom | Valley | 950 m north-east |
| Dark Hill | Hill | 1.2 km east |
| The Wilderness | Wood | 1.2 km north |
| Farm Bog | Wetland | 3.9 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 3 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 14 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 5 | 24 |
19 of the postcode's 24 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 | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 28% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 81% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 37% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 66% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 61% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 21% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 74% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 59% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 75% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 10 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.