KT7 0QF Elmbridge
Live postcode, introduced January 1991. Ward: Thames Ditton. Region: South East.
Streets
- Summer Road, Thames Ditton: 19 addresses
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: yes, Thames Ditton (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 14.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- Church of St Nicholas, grade I
- Thames View (Former Home of Compassion), grade II*
- 95, HIGH STREET, grade II
- BATCHELORS HALL, grade II
- Boyle Tower and garden entrance, Home of Compassion, grade II
- Chennell tomb 3 metres east of Church of St Nicholas, grade II
- CHURCH COTTAGE, grade II
- Davis tomb 3 metres west of south aisle of Church of St Nicholas, grade II
- Gapper tomb 9 metres west of tower of Church of St. Nicholas, grade II
- HOME COTTAGE, grade II
- Johnson obelisk 6 metres south east of east end of Church of St Nicholas, grade II
- RIVERSIDE INCLUDING ATTACHED RAILINGS, grade II
- THE OLD SWAN INN, grade II
- Turner tomb 16 metres east of Church of St Nicholas, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 13-19 High Street Thames Ditton Surrey KT7 0SD, permissioned (80 m)
- Taggs Boatyard 44 Summer Road Thames Ditton Surrey KT7 0QQ, permissioned (110 m)
- Old Pauline Sports Ground, Thames Ditton, KT7 0PW: up to 35 homes, not permissioned (190 m)
- AC Court, High Street, Thames Ditton, KT7 0SR: up to 5 homes, permissioned (190 m)
- Bransby Lodge, St Leonards Road, Thames Ditton, KT7 0RN, not permissioned (540 m (0.3 miles))
- Ferry Yatch Station, Ferry Road, Thames Ditton, KT7 0YB, not permissioned (550 m (0.3 miles))
- Corner Cottage, Portsmouth Road, Thames Ditton, KT7 0TQ: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (630 m (0.4 miles))
- Corner Cottage, Portsmouth Road, Thames Ditton, KT7 0TQ, not permissioned (630 m (0.4 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 6 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 9 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 | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hampton Court 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | |
| Surbiton 7.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 19 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Riversdale Road Thames Ditton | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Cromwell Road Bus Station Kingston Upon Thames | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Ditton Island Ferry Landing Thames Ditton | 110 m |
| Car parks | Hampton Court Station Car Park | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | 12 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Speer Road | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 12.4 km (7.7 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Thorkhill Surgery | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Thorkhill Pharmacy | 880 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Thames Dental And Facial Care | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | The Lodge (Surbiton Hospital) | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Police station | Kingston Police | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Thames Ditton - The Broadway | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Hampton Court Park 259 ha | 260 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 370 m² | 350 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 310 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2.3 ha | 870 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 259 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Nicholas, a listed building (Grade I), 30 m. 42 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade I and 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Nicholas | Listed building, Grade I | 30 m |
| Thames View (Former Home of Compassion) | Listed building, Grade II* | 130 m south-east |
| The Pavilion | Listed building, Grade II* | 300 m north-east |
| Henry Bridge's Almshouses | Listed building, Grade II* | 540 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Hampton Court | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
| Hampton Court Palace | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Hampton Court House | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | World Heritage Site | 9.8 km (6.1 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Thames Ditton Island | Island | 160 m north-east |
| Boyle Farm Island | Island | 220 m east |
| Albany Reach | Lake or reservoir | 650 m (0.4 miles) north |
| South Canal | Lake or reservoir | 1 km (0.6 miles) north |
| The Wood | Wood | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) east |
| Telegraph Hill | Hill | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.0 | 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, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 7 | 19 | 19 |
12 of the postcode's 19 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Elmbridge: see them on the Elmbridge page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 41 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 27% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 66% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 22% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 17% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 70% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 50% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 26% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 10% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 12% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 57% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 53% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Summer Road.