SW13 0DB Richmond upon Thames
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Barnes. Region: London.
Streets
Council tax
What each band costs in Richmond upon Thames in 2026-27: Band D £2,486 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,657 | £1,934 | £2,210 | £2,486 | £3,039 | £3,591 | £4,144 | £4,972 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band G (42% of about 660 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
- 67 - 69 Barnes High Street, Barnes: up to 7 homes, permissioned (650 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 7 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 74 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 26 low and 40 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 101 addresses are between 4 m and 6 m above sea level (5 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 92%, gigabit 92% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Barnes 2.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 840 m |
| Barnes Bridge 872,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km | |
| Mortlake 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 28 within 800 m; nearest Church Road / Red Lion Barnes | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Victoria Station | 6.9 km |
| Ferry terminal | Putney Pier | 1.8 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Parkimo Parking Finder | 240 m |
| EV charging points | 55 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge | 80 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 15.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Glebe Road Surgery | 270 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Forward Pharmacy | 150 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Dental Spa | 1.1 km |
| Hospital | Barnes Hospital | 1.5 km |
| Police station | Putney Sector Police Office | 2.0 km |
| Cash machines | ATM | 1.1 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Barnes Common 41 ha | 290 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 340 m² | 380 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Barn Elms Playing Fields 14 ha | 190 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 970 m² | 1.0 km |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 63 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary, a listed building (Grade II*), 220 m west. 26 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade II* | 220 m west |
| 18, Station Road Sw13 | Listed building, Grade II* | 640 m west |
| Bishop's Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.5 km east |
| Strawberry House | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.7 km north |
| Chiswick House | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km north-west |
| Fulham Palace moated site | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km east |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | World Heritage Site | 4.0 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Small Profits | Wetland | 820 m west |
| Leg o' Mutton Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km north-west |
| Corney Reach | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km north-west |
| Chiswick Eyot | Island | 1.6 km north |
| Sheen Wood | Wood | 3.0 km south-west |
| Jerry's Hill | Hill | 3.7 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 16.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 26 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 59 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 10 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 6 | 101 |
95 of the postcode's 101 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 | 41 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 13% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 43% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 17% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 8% | 17% |
| Private rented | 48% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 71% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 15% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 65% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 11% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 12% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 17% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 85% | 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) | 67% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 89% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 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.