TW12 2UL Richmond upon Thames
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Hampton. Region: London.
Streets
- Carlisle Road, Hampton: 22 addresses
- Wensleydale Road, Hampton: 2 addresses
- Scotts Drive, Hampton: 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 F (26% of about 660 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
- Land At Myrtle Road Adjacent 1 High Street, Hampton Hill: up to 5 homes, permissioned (340 m)
- 63 - 71 High Street, Hampton Hill: up to 41 homes, permissioned (570 m)
- 63 - 71 High Street, Hampton Hill: up to 12 homes, not permissioned (570 m)
- 67 - 71 High Street, Hampton Hill, Hampton TW12 1NH: up to 7 homes, permissioned (590 m)
- Police Station, 60-68 Station Road, Hampton: up to 28 homes, permissioned (770 m)
- Hampton Traffic Unit, 60-68, Station Road, Hampton: up to 28 homes, permissioned (770 m)
- All Saints Parish Church, The Avenue, Hampton, TW12 3RG: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (870 m)
- 45 - 49 Station Road, Hampton, TW12 2BT: up to 6 homes, permissioned (900 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 3 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
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 25 addresses are between 16 m and 17 m above sea level (16 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 (London) 949,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 840 m |
| Fulwell 437,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km | |
| Teddington 1.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 35 within 800 m; nearest Carlisle School Hampton | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Cromwell Road Bus Station Kingston Upon Thames | 4.7 km |
| Ferry terminal | Hampton Ferry Landing | 1.1 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Uxbridge Road Car Park | 630 m |
| EV charging points | 36 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 170 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 8.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Broad Lane Surgery | 260 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 680 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Capital Dental (Tudor Rd) | 470 m |
| Hospital | Teddington Hospital | 1.7 km |
| Police station | Twickenham Police Station | 3.8 km |
| Cash machines | Genesis Capital Group | 910 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Bushy Park 347 ha | 500 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 250 m² | 160 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Carlisle Park 4.9 ha | 50 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Bushy Park Allotment 5.7 ha | 410 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 348 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Old Brew House, Bushy Park, a scheduled monument, 630 m east. 43 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Old Brew House, Bushy Park | Scheduled monument | 630 m east |
| Grove House Including Moorish Room | Listed building, Grade II* | 740 m south-east |
| Garrick's Villa | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.1 km south-east |
| Bushy Park | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.9 km east |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | World Heritage Site | 7.8 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hampton Hill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 940 m north-east |
| Willow Plantation | Wood | 1.1 km south-east |
| Canal Plantation | Wood | 1.1 km east |
| Round Plantation | Wood | 1.2 km east |
| Garrick's Eyot | Island | 1.2 km south |
| Grand Junction Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.3 | 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 73% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 44% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 16% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 62% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 21% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 9% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 10% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 64% | 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) | 64% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | under 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 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 Carlisle Road.