KT7 0AF Elmbridge
Live postcode, introduced December 2000. Ward: Long Ditton. Region: South East.
Streets
- Sugden Road, Thames Ditton: 8 addresses
- St Andrews Close, Thames Ditton: 8 addresses
- Angel Road, Thames Ditton: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Elmbridge in 2026-27: Band D £2,558 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,705 | £1,989 | £2,274 | £2,558 | £3,126 | £3,695 | £4,263 | £5,116 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band G (30% of about 640 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
- Land to Rear of 28-34 Sugden Road Long Ditton Surrey KT7 0AE, permissioned (220 m)
- 47 Portsmouth Road, Thames Ditton, KT7 0TA, not permissioned (430 m)
- Corner Cottage, Portsmouth Road, Thames Ditton, KT7 0TQ, not permissioned (510 m)
- Corner Cottage, Portsmouth Road, Thames Ditton, KT7 0TQ: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (510 m)
- 1 Atwell Place, Thames Ditton, KT7 0NE: up to 82 homes, permissioned (600 m)
- Bransby Lodge, St Leonards Road, Thames Ditton, KT7 0RN, not permissioned (620 m)
- Car Park south of Southbank, Thorkhill Road, Thames Ditton, not permissioned (650 m)
- 162 Portsmouth Road Thames Ditton Surrey KT7 0XR, permissioned (670 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 7 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: of the 12 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 12 low and 0 very low.
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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
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 | Thames Ditton 761,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km |
| Hinchley Wood 283,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km | |
| Surbiton 7.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 20 within 800 m; nearest Mayfield Close Long Ditton | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Cromwell Road Bus Station Kingston Upon Thames | 3.7 km |
| Ferry terminal | Ditton Island Ferry Landing Thames Ditton | 1.1 km |
| Car parks | Lovelace Road Car Park | 1.4 km |
| EV charging points | 9 within 1.6 km; nearest Bankside Drive | 150 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 13.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Thorkhill Surgery | 90 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Thorkhill Pharmacy | 330 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Weston Cottage Dental Practice | 520 m |
| Hospital | The Lodge (Surbiton Hospital) | 2.0 km |
| Police station | Surbiton Police Station | 2.4 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Thames Ditton - The Broadway | 1.4 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Ditton Common 31 ha | 670 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 480 m² | 470 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.6 ha | 420 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.9 ha | 310 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 31 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The White Lady Milestone, junction of Portsmouth Road and Esher Station Road, a scheduled monument, 1.9 km west. 27 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The White Lady Milestone, junction of Portsmouth Road and Esher Station Road | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km west |
| Hampton Court | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 2.0 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Boyle Farm Island | Island | 1.0 km north |
| Thames Ditton Island | Island | 1.2 km north |
| Telegraph Hill | Hill | 1.8 km south-west |
| Albany Reach | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km north |
| The Rick Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km north |
| The Wood | Wood | 1.9 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.1 | 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 | 7 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 2 |
| Under 55 | 16 | 8 |
1 of the postcode's 17 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 9 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 78% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 39% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 16% | 17% |
| Private rented | 5% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 0% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 28% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 61% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 26% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 6% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 72% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 56% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 93% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Sugden Road.