TW10 7DF Richmond upon Thames
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Ham, Petersham & Richmond Riverside. 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 (37% of about 970 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 4.
- 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
- HARDWICKE HOUSE, grade II
- ORFORD HALL ST MICHAELS CONVENT, grade II
- SOUTH LODGE, grade II
- STAFFORD COTTAGES, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Cassel Hospital, Ham Common, Ham: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (560 m)
- Cassel Hospital, Ham Common, Ham: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (560 m)
- Ham Central Area: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (660 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 40 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 42 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 42 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 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
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 | 2.2 km |
| St Margarets (London) 1.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km | |
| Strawberry Hill 688,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 23 within 800 m; nearest Ham Gate Avenue | 160 m |
| Bus or coach station | Cromwell Road Bus Station Kingston Upon Thames | 2.8 km |
| Ferry terminal | Ham House Ferry Landing Richmond | 1.1 km |
| Car parks | Church Lane Car Park | 1.8 km |
| EV charging points | 38 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 100 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 11.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | St Albans Medical Centre | 1.7 km |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Ham Common Pharmacy | 410 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Tudor Lodge Dental Practice | 230 m |
| Hospital | Cassel Hospital | 490 m |
| Police station | Twickenham Police Station | 2.0 km |
| Cash machines | Tesco Bank ATM | 1.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Ham Common 43 ha | 140 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 800 m² | 480 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.8 ha | 420 m |
| Allotments | Walnut Tree Meadow Allotment 1.4 ha | 910 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 77 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Sudbrook Lodge, a listed building (Grade II*), 170 m south-east. 72 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I and 10 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Sudbrook Lodge | Listed building, Grade II* | 170 m south-east |
| Ormeley Lodge, With Gates and Railings to Front | Listed building, Grade II* | 330 m south-east |
| 1-18, Langham House Close | Listed building, Grade II* | 460 m south-west |
| 19-24, Langham House Close | Listed building, Grade II* | 510 m south-west |
| Ham House | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 790 m north-west |
| Mound at TQ1891972117, Richmond Park | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km east |
| King Henry VIII's Mound, Richmond Park | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km north-east |
| Marble Hill | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.5 km north |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | World Heritage Site | 4.6 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Wilderness | Wood | 560 m east |
| Ham Gate Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km south-east |
| Ham Bottom | Valley | 1.2 km east |
| Trowlock Island | Island | 1.3 km south |
| Dark Hill | Hill | 2.3 km south-east |
| Farm Bog | Wetland | 4.6 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 15.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 44 | 45 |
1 of the postcode's 45 addresses is 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 | 47 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 66% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 42% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 33% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 65% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 12% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 6% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 57% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 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 | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 90% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 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.