TW10 7RT 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 (32% of about 760 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
- Twickenham Riverside (Former Pool Site) and south of King Street: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (580 m)
- 36 And 38 And 40 York Street, Twickenham: up to 8 homes, permissioned (620 m)
- 2 - 6 London Road, Twickenham TW1 3RR: up to 6 homes, permissioned (660 m)
- Ham Central Area: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (680 m)
- Telephone Exchange, Garfield Road, Twickenham: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (690 m)
- Telephone Exchange, Garfield Road, Twickenham: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (690 m)
- Units 3 And 15 Cross Deep Court, Heath Road, Twickenham TW1 1AG: up to 6 homes, permissioned (690 m)
- Police Station, London Road, Twickenham: up to 20 homes, not 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: 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 address is about 7 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% 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 | 1.0 km |
| St Margarets (London) 1.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km | |
| Strawberry Hill 688,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 15 within 800 m; nearest York Street / Twickenham | 640 m |
| Bus or coach station | Cromwell Road Bus Station Kingston Upon Thames | 3.7 km |
| Ferry terminal | Twickenham Hammerton's Pier | 580 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Church Lane Car Park | 550 m |
| EV charging points | 71 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 400 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 10.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Cross Deep Surgery | 670 m |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 610 m |
| NHS dentists | 13 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Cross Deep Dental Practice | 690 m |
| Hospital | Cassel Hospital | 1.5 km |
| Police station | Twickenham Police Station | 780 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 740 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 71 ha | 60 m |
| Play area | 8 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 140 m² | 280 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.6 ha | 250 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Walnut Tree Meadow Allotment 1.4 ha | 260 m |
Within 800 m: 6 parks and gardens, 109 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Sion Cottage, a listed building (Grade II*), 440 m north. 89 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade I and 16 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Sion Cottage | Listed building, Grade II* | 440 m north |
| Sion House, Railings and Piers | Listed building, Grade II* | 450 m north |
| Orleans House the Octagon Room and Service Wing Adjoining | Listed building, Grade I | 480 m north |
| 3-12, Sion Road | Listed building, Grade II* | 490 m north |
| York House | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 520 m north-west |
| Ham House | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 570 m east |
| King Henry VIII's Mound, Richmond Park | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km east |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | World Heritage Site | 4.2 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Ham Lands | Wood | 220 m south-west |
| Eel Pie Island | Island | 380 m north-west |
| Cross Deep | Tidal water | 660 m west |
| Bishop's Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km north-east |
| Ham Bottom | Valley | 2.4 km south-east |
| Dark Hill | Hill | 3.5 km south-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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 1 | 1 |
None of the postcode's 1 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 | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 59% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 29% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 24% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 65% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 15% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 53% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 19% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 7% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 12% | 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) | 51% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 86% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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.