TW1 4TP Richmond upon Thames
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Teddington. Region: London.
Streets
- Clavering Close, Twickenham: 6 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 E (26% of about 720 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
- 1B And 1C Claremont Road, Teddington: up to 11 homes, permissioned (460 m)
- 61 High Street, Teddington TW11 8HA: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (670 m)
- Teddington Delivery Office, 19 High Street, Teddington: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (680 m)
- Teddington Delivery Office, 19 High Street, Teddington: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (680 m)
- 8 - 10 High Street, Teddington: up to 5 homes, permissioned (730 m)
- Telephone Exchange, High Street, Teddington: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (740 m)
- Telephone Exchange, High Street, Teddington: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (740 m)
- 2 High Street, Teddington: up to 22 homes, permissioned (800 m)
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: 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 | Strawberry Hill 688,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 810 m |
| Teddington 1.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km | |
| Fulwell 437,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 27 within 800 m; nearest Grove Gardens Teddington | 190 m |
| Bus or coach station | Cromwell Road Bus Station Kingston Upon Thames | 3.2 km |
| Ferry terminal | Twickenham Hammerton's Pier | 1.9 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Strawberry Hill House Car Park | 630 m |
| EV charging points | 74 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 180 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 9.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Thameside Medical Practice | 760 m |
| Pharmacies | 13 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Kirby Chemist | 670 m |
| NHS dentists | 12 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Kirby Dental Practice | 670 m |
| Hospital | Teddington Hospital | 1.1 km |
| Police station | Twickenham Police Station | 1.6 km |
| Cash machines | Tesco Bank ATM | 830 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Grove Gardens 6,470 m² | 240 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 71 ha | 490 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 150 m² | 240 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 860 m² | 1.0 km |
| Allotments | Shacklegate Lane Allotment 4,220 m² | 820 m |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 74 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Landscape at Fieldend, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 310 m west. 21 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I and 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Landscape at Fieldend | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 310 m west |
| Chapel in the Wood, Strawberry Hill | Listed building, Grade I | 460 m north-west |
| Strawberry Hill | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 480 m north-west |
| Strawberry Hill (St Mary's Training College) | Listed building, Grade I | 560 m north-west |
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade II* | 700 m south-east |
| Twickenham War Memorial | Listed building, Grade II* | 750 m north |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | World Heritage Site | 5.5 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Swan Island | Island | 630 m north |
| Cross Deep | Tidal water | 1.0 km north |
| Ham Lands | Wood | 1.1 km north-east |
| Hampton Hill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km south-west |
| Ham Bottom | Valley | 2.9 km east |
| Dark Hill | Hill | 3.6 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 15.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.7 | 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 | 6 | 6 |
None of the postcode's 6 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 | 43 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 17% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 74% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 37% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 25% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 20% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 74% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 11% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 68% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 71% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 3% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | under 1% | 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 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 Clavering Close.