TW1 3EA Richmond upon Thames
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Twickenham Riverside. Region: London.
Streets
- Eel Pie Island, Twickenham: 19 addresses
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 (33% of about 970 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Twickenham Riverside (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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Twickenham Riverside (Former Pool Site) and south of King Street: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (280 m)
- 36 And 38 And 40 York Street, Twickenham: up to 8 homes, permissioned (300 m)
- 2 - 6 London Road, Twickenham TW1 3RR: up to 6 homes, permissioned (340 m)
- Telephone Exchange, Garfield Road, Twickenham: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (360 m)
- Telephone Exchange, Garfield Road, Twickenham: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (360 m)
- Units 3 And 15 Cross Deep Court, Heath Road, Twickenham TW1 1AG: up to 6 homes, permissioned (420 m)
- Police Station, London Road, Twickenham: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (480 m)
- The Puzzle Academy, 1 Messom Mews, Twickenham TW1 4DP: up to 6 homes, permissioned (510 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 18 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 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 18 homes the Environment Agency counts, 18 are in areas at high risk, 0 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 19 addresses are between 0 m and 2 m above sea level (1 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 | Twickenham 5.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 680 m |
| St Margarets (London) 1.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km | |
| Strawberry Hill 688,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m, 19 within 800 m; nearest York Street / Twickenham | 310 m |
| Bus or coach station | Cromwell Road Bus Station Kingston Upon Thames | 4.0 km |
| Ferry terminal | Twickenham Hammerton's Pier | 660 m |
| Car parks | 4 within 800 m; nearest Church Lane Car Park | 220 m |
| EV charging points | 75 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 480 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 9.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Acorn Group Practice | 400 m |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 310 m |
| NHS dentists | 12 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 470 m |
| Hospital | Cassel Hospital | 1.8 km |
| Police station | Twickenham Police Station | 460 m |
| Cash machines | Foodland Express Twickenham Ltd, Twickenham | 850 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 71 ha | 180 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 430 m² | 280 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.6 ha | 470 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Walnut Tree Meadow Allotment 1.4 ha | 580 m |
Within 800 m: 6 parks and gardens, 101 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary, a listed building (Grade II*), 200 m north. 90 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade I and 17 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade II* | 200 m north |
| York House | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 250 m north |
| York House, Garden Walls Wrought Iron Gates and Boundary Walls Along Sion Road on the East Side and Riverside on the South | Listed building, Grade II* | 260 m north |
| Sion Cottage | Listed building, Grade II* | 260 m north-east |
| Sion House, Railings and Piers | Listed building, Grade II* | 270 m north-east |
| Pope's Garden | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 670 m south-west |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | World Heritage Site | 4.1 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Eel Pie Island | Island | 90 m west |
| Ham Lands | Wood | 320 m south |
| Cross Deep | Tidal water | 550 m south-west |
| Bishop's Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km east |
| Ham Bottom | Valley | 2.7 km south-east |
| Dark Hill | Hill | 3.8 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 16.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 19 | 19 |
None of the postcode's 19 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 48 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 70% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 52% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 4% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 22% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 60% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 14% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 10% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 11% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 57% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 62% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 93% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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 Eel Pie Island.