KT6 4BE Kingston upon Thames
Live postcode, introduced June 1981. Ward: St Mark's & Seething Wells. 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 (36% of about 1,030 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: 26 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 17-19 Grove Road, Surbiton, permissioned (100 m)
- 10 St Marks Hill, Surbiton, permissioned (440 m)
- Surbiton Station Car Park, Glenbuck Road, Kingston upon Thames, not permissioned (540 m)
- Rear Of Balmain Lodge, Cranes Park Avenue, Surbiton, permissioned (540 m)
- 18-32 Beaufort Road And 23-43 Fassett Road, Kingston upon Thames, permissioned (700 m)
- Former Oakhill Health Centre, 3 Oakhill, Surbiton, permissioned (790 m)
- 12 Portsmouth Road, Kingston upon Thames, permissioned (840 m)
- 106 Ewell Road, Surbiton, permissioned (910 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 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 12 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 | Surbiton 7.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 480 m |
| Berrylands 364,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km | |
| Kingston 4.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m, 49 within 800 m; nearest The Crescent Surbiton | 190 m |
| Bus or coach station | Cromwell Road Bus Station Kingston Upon Thames | 1.9 km |
| Ferry terminal | Kingston Town End Pier Kingston Upon Thames | 1.0 km |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m; nearest Sainsburys Multi- storey Surbiton Car Park | 540 m |
| EV charging points | 23 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 60 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 13.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Claremont Medical Centre | 620 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 430 m |
| NHS dentists | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Maple Dental Practice | 230 m |
| Hospital | The Lodge (Surbiton Hospital) | 780 m |
| Police station | Kingston Police | 1.3 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Nationwide | 480 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Claremont Crescent Gardens 6,700 m² | 160 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 1.4 ha | 300 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 1,810 m² | 910 m |
| Playing field | Victoria Recreation Ground 3.3 ha | 850 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2.0 ha | 1.1 km |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 2.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Roman Catholic Church of St Raphael, a listed building (Grade II*), 640 m north. 36 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Roman Catholic Church of St Raphael | Listed building, Grade II* | 640 m north |
| Surrey County Hall, with lamp standards outside the southern entrance block, cobbled southern quadrangle, western terrace and cobbled forecourt to Milner Road | Listed building, Grade II* | 950 m north |
| Hampton Court | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.3 km north-west |
| Clattern Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km north |
| Hampton Court House | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.9 km north-west |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | World Heritage Site | 9.1 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Ravens Ait | Island | 390 m north-west |
| The Wood | Wood | 730 m south-east |
| The Rick Pond | Lake or reservoir | 800 m west |
| The Creek | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km north |
| Dark Hill | Hill | 3.4 km north-east |
| Ham Bottom | Valley | 4.3 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 15.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.5 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 4 | 8 |
4 of the postcode's 8 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 | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 51% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 20% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 46% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 78% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 66% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 15% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 6% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 9% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 65% | 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) | 63% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 4% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 89% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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.