TW11 9PL Richmond upon Thames
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Hampton Wick & South Teddington. Region: London.
Streets
- Fairways, Teddington: 13 addresses
- Trowlock Way, Teddington: 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 (28% of about 960 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
- 217 Kingston Road, Teddington, TW11 9JN: up to 7 homes, permissioned (610 m)
- 12 To 14 Station Road And 13 And 19 To 33 Lower Teddington Road Hampton Wick: up to 34 homes, permissioned (700 m)
- P19a And P19e Sites Adjoining Kingston College, Richmond Road, Kingston upon Thames, not permissioned (870 m)
- Car Park To The Rear Of James House, 72A Richmond Road, Kingston upon Thames, permissioned (890 m)
- Kingsgate Business Centre, 12-50 Kingsgate Road, Kingston upon Thames, permissioned (920 m)
- P12 Northern Riverfront, Vicarage Road, Kingston upon Thames, not permissioned (950 m)
- 29 To 31 High Street And Land To Rear Of High Street, Hampton Wick: up to 8 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
- 6 And 8 And 10 High Street Hampton Wick: up to 6 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 4 at medium risk and 7 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 11 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 4 medium, 7 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 14 addresses are between 6 m and 8 m above sea level (7 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 | Hampton Wick 811,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 720 m |
| Kingston 4.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km | |
| Teddington 1.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 1 stop within 400 m, 19 within 800 m; nearest Broom Road / Teddington School Hampton Wick | 200 m |
| Bus or coach station | Cromwell Road Bus Station Kingston Upon Thames | 1.2 km |
| Ferry terminal | Kingston Turks Pier Kingston Upon Thames | 1.0 km |
| Car parks | Seven Kings Car Park | 810 m |
| EV charging points | 59 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 180 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 11.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest St Albans Medical Centre | 530 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Herbert & Shrive | 660 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 550 m |
| Hospital | Cassel Hospital | 1.4 km |
| Police station | Kingston Police | 1.4 km |
| Cash machines | Waitrose Kingston Cashzone | 1.1 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5.6 ha | 190 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 71 ha | 700 m |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,220 m² | 140 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Broom Road Recreation Ground 5.9 ha | 140 m |
| Allotments | Wolsey Drive Allotments 1.2 ha | 880 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 83 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Normansfield (Velma) Boathouse, a listed building (Grade II*), 220 m south-east. 23 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Normansfield (Velma) Boathouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 220 m south-east |
| Normansfield Hospital | Listed building, Grade II* | 450 m south-west |
| Clattern Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km south |
| Bushy Park | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 2.1 km west |
| Landscape at Fieldend | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.2 km north-west |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | World Heritage Site | 6.4 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Steven's Eyots | Island | 270 m east |
| Millennium Wood | Wood | 1.0 km south-west |
| Leg of Mutton Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km south-west |
| Dark Hill | Hill | 1.9 km east |
| Ham Bottom | Valley | 2.0 km north-east |
| Farm Bog | Wetland | 4.8 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 15.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.5 | 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, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 12 | 14 | 14 |
2 of the postcode's 14 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 | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 34% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 74% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 47% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 21% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 34% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 69% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 11% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 6% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 67% | 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) | 66% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 6% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 92% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 9 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 Fairways.