KT4 8DE Kingston upon Thames
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Motspur Park & Old Malden East. Region: London.
Streets
- Green Lane, London: 39 addresses
- Kingshill Avenue, London: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Green Lane, Worcester Park: 1 address
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 (68% of about 650 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
- Policrom House, 9 Station Road, Motspur Park, New Malden, KT3 6JJ, permissioned (850 m)
- Policrom House - No 9, Station Road,New Malden,KT3 6JJ, permissioned (850 m)
- Park House, Park Terrace, Worcester Park, permissioned (850 m)
- West Barnes Library: up to 13 homes, Site allocation (870 m)
- 1 Lynwood Drive, Worcester Park: up to 14 homes, not permissioned (1.0 km)
- 1 Lynwood Drive, Worcester Park: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 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 41 addresses are between 20 m and 21 m above sea level (20 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 | Worcester Park 1.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 750 m |
| Motspur Park 822,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 880 m | |
| Malden Manor 484,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 11 within 800 m; nearest Green Lane / Hazlemere Gardens Worcester Park | 530 m |
| Bus or coach station | Cromwell Road Bus Station Kingston Upon Thames | 4.9 km |
| Ferry terminal | Kingston Town End Pier Kingston Upon Thames | 5.2 km |
| Car parks | Stone Place Car Park | 1.0 km |
| EV charging points | 24 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 330 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 17.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Manor Drive Medical Centre | 920 m |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Plough Green Pharmacy | 850 m |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest 378 Malden Road (Dental Surgery) | 820 m |
| Hospital | St Anthony's Hospital | 1.6 km |
| Police station | Wimbledon Police Station | 3.3 km |
| Cash machines | Tesco Bank ATM | 870 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Worcester Park 11 ha | 340 m |
| Play area | 9 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,090 m² | 150 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 11 ha | 620 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Kingshill Avenue Allotments 8,590 m² | 170 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 13 hectares in all.
Landmarks
2 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Cannon Hill | Hill | 1.8 km north-east |
| Cherry Wood | Wood | 2.1 km north-east |
| Dancer Dick Wood | Wood | 2.2 km south-west |
| London Road Plantation | Wood | 2.8 km south |
| Pyl Brook (East Branch) | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 km east |
| Farm Bog | Wetland | 4.4 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 7 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 34 | 41 |
7 of the postcode's 41 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 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 13% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 78% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 36% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 69% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 15% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 36% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 44% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 10% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 11% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 71% | 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) | 35% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 91% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Green Lane.