SW13 9EX 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 D (21% of about 630 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Castelnau (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- 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.
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 31 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 11 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 addresses are about 5 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 | Barnes Bridge 872,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km |
| Barnes 2.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km | |
| Chiswick 707,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Ravenscourt Park Underground Station | 1.6 km |
| Hammersmith (Dist&Picc Line) Underground Station | 1.7 km | |
| Hammersmith (H&C Line) Underground Station | 1.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 34 within 800 m; nearest Washington Road Barnes | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Victoria Station | 6.6 km |
| Ferry terminal | Putney Pier | 2.0 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Parkimo Parking Finder | 410 m |
| EV charging points | 40 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge | 150 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 15.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Glebe Road Surgery | 790 m |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Forward Pharmacy | 610 m |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Castelnau Dentists | 740 m |
| Hospital | Charing Cross Hospital | 1.4 km |
| Police station | Hammersmith Police Station | 1.9 km |
| Cash machines | MFG - Fulham Cross, Hammersmith Cashzone | 1.3 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Barnes Green 3.4 ha | 820 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,710 m² | 250 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 220 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 970 m² | 480 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary, a listed building (Grade II*), 630 m south-west. 11 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade II* | 630 m south-west |
| Strawberry House | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.2 km north-west |
| Walpole House | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.2 km north-west |
| Chiswick House | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km west |
| Fulham Palace moated site | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km south-east |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | World Heritage Site | 4.2 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Leg o' Mutton Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 780 m north-west |
| Corney Reach | Lake or reservoir | 1.0 km north-west |
| Small Profits | Wetland | 1.0 km south-west |
| Chiswick Eyot | Island | 1.1 km north-west |
| Holland Park | Wood | 3.5 km north-east |
| Jerry's Hill | Hill | 4.3 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 17.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.1 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 28 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 11 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 40 |
40 of the postcode's 40 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 | 45 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 17% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 62% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 38% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 8% | 17% |
| Private rented | 30% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 17% | 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 | 12% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 8% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 14% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 65% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 65% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 6% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | under 1% | 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 6 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.