KT2 6LE Kingston upon Thames
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Kingston Gate. 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 D (41% of about 690 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: 11 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 24 Cowleaze Road, Kingston upon Thames, permissioned (290 m)
- Unit B Magnum House, 164 London Road, Kingston upon Thames, permissioned (430 m)
- Unit A Magnum House, 164 London Road, Kingston upon Thames, permissioned (440 m)
- P20 Canbury Place Car Park And 13-43 Richmond Road, Kingston upon Thames, not permissioned (450 m)
- Car Park To The Rear Of James House, 72A Richmond Road, Kingston upon Thames, permissioned (450 m)
- P5 Cattle Market Car Park And Fairfield Bus Station, Fairfield North, Kingston upon Thames, not permissioned (470 m)
- 143-151 Clarence Street, Kingston upon Thames, permissioned (480 m)
- P10 Kingston Station, Wood Street, Kingston upon Thames, not permissioned (490 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 3 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 | 430 m |
| Norbiton 2.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 770 m | |
| Hampton Wick 811,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 53 within 800 m; nearest Canbury Park Road Kingston Upon Thames | 240 m |
| Bus or coach station | Cromwell Road Bus Station Kingston Upon Thames | 260 m |
| Ferry terminal | Kingston Turks Pier Kingston Upon Thames | 910 m |
| Car parks | 4 within 800 m; nearest National Car Parks | 610 m |
| EV charging points | 36 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 420 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 13.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Canbury & Berrylands Surgery | 200 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Laurel Pharmacy | 130 m |
| NHS dentists | 14 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Kingston Dental Office | 130 m |
| Hospital | Kingston Hospital | 880 m |
| Police station | Kingston Police | 1.0 km |
| Cash machines | 6 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 390 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Canbury Gardens 6.1 ha | 760 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,880 m² | 230 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 8,160 m² | 180 m |
| Allotments | Royal Paddocks Allotments 6.0 ha | 1.3 km |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 6.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is 105, London Road, a listed building (Grade II*), 280 m south. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 105, London Road | Listed building, Grade II* | 280 m south |
| Lovekyn Chapel | Listed building, Grade II* | 280 m south |
| Cleave's Almshouses | Listed building, Grade II* | 350 m south-west |
| Kingston upon Thames War Memorial | Listed building, Grade II* | 760 m south-west |
| Clattern Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km south-west |
| Brick reservoir 300yds (270m) SW of Gallows Conduit, Coombe | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km east |
| Gallows Conduit, Coombe | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km north-east |
| Hampton Court | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 2.4 km south-west |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | World Heritage Site | 7.2 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Creek | Lake or reservoir | 1.0 km south-west |
| Steven's Eyots | Island | 1.1 km north-west |
| Dark Hill | Hill | 1.4 km north-east |
| Millennium Wood | Wood | 1.7 km west |
| Ham Bottom | Valley | 2.3 km north |
| Farm Bog | Wetland | 4.0 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 17.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 0 | 24 |
| 55 to 59 | 14 | 11 |
| Under 55 | 23 | 2 |
14 of the postcode's 37 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 35 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 71% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 29% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 27% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 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 | 10% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 6% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 14% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 69% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 64% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 81% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 9 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.