TW1 1DA Richmond upon Thames
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: St Margarets & North Twickenham. Region: London.
Streets
- Erncroft Way, Twickenham: 26 addresses
- Chertsey Road, Twickenham: 1 address
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 E (37% of about 600 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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 ALL HALLOWS, grade I
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 30 Rugby Road: up to 146 homes, permissioned (490 m)
- Land At Junction Of A316 And Langhorn Drive And Richmond College Site (Including Craneford Way East Playing Fields And Marsh: up to 180 homes, permissioned (520 m)
- Station Yard, Twickenham: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (550 m)
- Garage Site, Marys Terrace, Twickenham, TW1 3JB: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (580 m)
- The Puzzle Academy, 1 Messom Mews, Twickenham TW1 4DP: up to 6 homes, permissioned (740 m)
- Police Station, London Road, Twickenham: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (750 m)
- Lockcorp House 75 Norcutt Road Twickenham TW2 6SR: up to 9 homes, permissioned (840 m)
- Telephone Exchange, Garfield Road, Twickenham: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (840 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 11 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 8 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 | Twickenham 5.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 530 m |
| St Margarets (London) 1.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km | |
| Whitton (London) 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 44 within 800 m; nearest Marlow Crescent Twickenham | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Cromwell Road Bus Station Kingston Upon Thames | 5.2 km |
| Ferry terminal | Twickenham Hammerton's Pier | 1.6 km |
| Car parks | 6 within 800 m; nearest Parking space on Ivybridge Close, TW1 | 330 m |
| EV charging points | 65 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 50 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 8.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest York Medical Practice | 810 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Tesco Instore Pharmacy | 600 m |
| NHS dentists | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 810 m |
| Hospital | Utc West Mid Hospital | 2.3 km |
| Police station | Twickenham Police Station | 760 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Foodland Express Twickenham Ltd, Twickenham | 360 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,250 m² | 550 m |
| Play area | 8 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,080 m² | 250 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.6 ha | 480 m |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m; nearest Cavendish House Allotment 9,300 m² | 470 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of All Hallows, a listed building (Grade I), 80 m north-east. 27 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of All Hallows | Listed building, Grade I | 80 m north-east |
| York House | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.0 km south-east |
| Pope's Garden | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.3 km south |
| London's Early Porcelain Industries: The Isleworth Pottery | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km north-east |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | World Heritage Site | 3.7 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Eel Pie Island | Island | 1.2 km south-east |
| Cross Deep | Tidal water | 1.4 km south |
| Ham Lands | Wood | 1.5 km south-east |
| Bishop's Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.9 km east |
| Ham Bottom | Valley | 3.8 km south-east |
| Dark Hill | Hill | 5.0 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 16.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.3 | 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 | 6 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 12 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 9 | 27 |
18 of the postcode's 27 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 | 42 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 24% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 82% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 34% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 69% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 18% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 64% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 15% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 7% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 9% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 66% | 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) | 71% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 7% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 93% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 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 Erncroft Way.