KT7 0PY Elmbridge
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Thames Ditton. Region: South East.
Streets
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 E (27% of about 670 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
- Taggs Boatyard 44 Summer Road Thames Ditton Surrey KT7 0QQ, permissioned (420 m)
- Units 1-3 Hampton Court, Summer Road, Thames Ditton, KT7 0RG, pending decision (430 m)
- Old Pauline Sports Ground, Thames Ditton, KT7 0PW: up to 35 homes, not permissioned (460 m)
- 13-19 High Street Thames Ditton Surrey KT7 0SD, permissioned (570 m)
- AC Court, High Street, Thames Ditton, KT7 0SR: up to 5 homes, permissioned (660 m)
- Hampton Court Station & Jolly Boatman, Hurst Road, East Molesey, KT8 9AE, pending decision (710 m)
- Jolly Boatman and Hampton Court Station Redevelopment Area, Hampton Court Way, East Molesey, KT8 9AE,, permissioned (730 m)
- 43 Hampton Court Avenue, East Molesey, KT8 0BG, not permissioned (770 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 21 addresses are in areas at high risk, 5 at medium risk and 0 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 26 homes the Environment Agency counts, 21 are in areas at high risk, 5 medium, 0 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 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 34 addresses are between 6 m and 8 m above sea level (8 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 | Hampton Court 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 770 m |
| Thames Ditton 761,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 860 m | |
| Esher 877,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 13 within 800 m; nearest Queen's Road Thames Ditton | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Cromwell Road Bus Station Kingston Upon Thames | 3.1 km |
| Ferry terminal | Ditton Island Ferry Landing Thames Ditton | 580 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Hampton Court Station Car Park | 740 m |
| EV charging points | 8 within 1.6 km; nearest 21 Aragon Avenue | 30 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 11.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Glenlyn Medical Centre | 1.5 km |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Kent Pharmacy | 1.2 km |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Thames Dental And Facial Care | 1.1 km |
| Hospital | Molesey Hospital | 2.5 km |
| Police station | Kingston Police | 2.5 km |
| Cash machines | MFG - Palace Cashzone | 1.1 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 570 m² | 120 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Hampton Court Park 259 ha | 250 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 370 m² | 160 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 120 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.3 ha | 670 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 264 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Privy Garden, a listed building (Grade I), 480 m north. 74 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 12 of them Grade I and 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Privy Garden | Listed building, Grade I | 480 m north |
| The Pavilion | Listed building, Grade II* | 500 m east |
| Church of St Nicholas | Listed building, Grade I | 540 m south-east |
| Walls and Railings to Hampton Court Palace | Listed building, Grade I | 540 m north |
| Hampton Court Palace | Scheduled monument | 800 m north |
| Hampton Court | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.1 km north-east |
| Hampton Court House | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.4 km north |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | World Heritage Site | 9.4 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Albany Reach | Lake or reservoir | 210 m north |
| Thames Ditton Island | Island | 460 m south-east |
| South Canal | Lake or reservoir | 580 m north |
| Boyle Farm Island | Island | 670 m south-east |
| Oval Plantation | Wood | 2.0 km north-east |
| Telegraph Hill | Hill | 3.1 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 25 | 34 |
9 of the postcode's 34 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 | 27% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 78% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 30% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 68% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 14% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 56% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 25% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 7% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 10% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 68% | 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) | 59% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 6% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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.