KT2 7TT Kingston upon Thames
Live postcode, introduced March 1988. 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 F (38% of about 660 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: 29 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- The Well House, George Road, Kingston upon Thames, permissioned (360 m)
- Development Land At 53A-53B, Kingston Hill, Kingston upon Thames, permissioned (580 m)
- Cotswood, Kingston Hill, Kingston upon Thames, permissioned (640 m)
- Park Works, 16 Park Road, Kingston upon Thames, permissioned (690 m)
- Hurston House, Stoke Road, Kingston upon Thames, permissioned (710 m)
- 2 Ladderstile Ride, Kingston upon Thames, permissioned (720 m)
- The Former Richmond Park Tavern, 178 Kings Road, Kingston upon Thames, permissioned (840 m)
- Faro, 7 Brook Gardens, Kingston upon Thames, permissioned (870 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 19 addresses are between 35 m and 41 m above sea level (38 m on average).
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 | Norbiton 2.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km |
| Kingston 4.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km | |
| Hampton Wick 811,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 22 within 800 m; nearest Kingston Gate Car Park Ham and Petersham | 260 m |
| Bus or coach station | Cromwell Road Bus Station Kingston Upon Thames | 1.5 km |
| Ferry terminal | Kingston Turks Pier Kingston Upon Thames | 2.1 km |
| Car parks | Seven Kings Car Park | 1.8 km |
| EV charging points | 26 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 270 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 13.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Fairhill Medical Practice | 440 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Lindsay Chemist | 1.0 km |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Princess Alexandra Dental Unit | 680 m |
| Hospital | Kingston Hospital | 680 m |
| Police station | Kingston Police | 2.2 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Kingston - Kings Road | 840 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Richmond Park 951 ha | 320 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 120 m² | 130 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,680 m² | 220 m |
| Allotments | Parkfields Road Allotments 8,170 m² | 1.0 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 951 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Gallows Conduit, Coombe, a scheduled monument, 560 m south-east. 22 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Gallows Conduit, Coombe | Scheduled monument | 560 m south-east |
| Gallows Conduit House (In Grounds of Hampton Spring) | Listed building, Grade II* | 560 m south-east |
| Brick reservoir 300yds (270m) SW of Gallows Conduit, Coombe | Scheduled monument | 630 m south-east |
| Ivy Conduit, Coombe | Scheduled monument | 730 m south-east |
| Richmond Park | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 2.4 km north |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | World Heritage Site | 6.4 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Dark Hill | Hill | 270 m north |
| Gallows Pond | Lake or reservoir | 440 m north-west |
| Coronation Plantation | Wood | 690 m north |
| Ham Bottom | Valley | 1.6 km north-west |
| Steven's Eyots | Island | 1.7 km west |
| Farm Bog | Wetland | 2.9 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 15.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.7 | 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 | 19 | 19 |
None of the postcode's 19 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 | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 24% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 71% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 31% | 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 | 71% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 62% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 20% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 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) | 69% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 69% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 6% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 84% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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.