TW16 5PJ Spelthorne
Live postcode, introduced January 1993. Ward: Sunbury East. Region: South East.
Streets
- Lower Hampton Road, Hampton: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Spelthorne in 2026-27: Band D £2,526 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,684 | £1,965 | £2,246 | £2,526 | £3,088 | £3,649 | £4,211 | £5,053 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band F (31% of about 720 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Lower Sunbury Conservation Area. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- 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
- DARBY HOUSE, grade II
- LODGE TO SUNBURY COURT THE COTTAGE, grade II
- URN AT DARBY HOUSE, grade II
- WALLS AND GATES TO SUNBURY COURT, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 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: 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 10 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 | Kempton Park Racecourse 58,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Sunbury 391,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | |
| Hampton (London) 949,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 24 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Sunbury Court | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Heathrow Terminal 4 (Rail-Air) Heathrow Airport Terminal 4 | 6.5 km (4.1 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Sunbury Ferry Landing | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
| Car parks | Old Bathing Station Car Park | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Kingsmead Avenue | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 8.1 km (5 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Sunbury Group Practice | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Nebel Pharmacy | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Green Street Dental Surgery | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Hospital | Molesey Hospital | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Police station | Walton-On-Thames Police Station | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Ronnak Private Ltd, Staines Road West | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Orchard Meadow 1.8 ha | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Sunbury Park 12 ha | 730 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 70 m² | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Playing field | Cedars Recreation Ground 4.1 ha | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 360 m² | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 14 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Sunbury Court, a listed building (Grade II*), 170 m north-east. 36 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Sunbury Court | Listed building, Grade II* | 170 m north-east |
| Cloven Barrow, immediately south of Cedars Recreation Ground, Sunbury | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) west |
| Kempton Park Pumping Station | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north |
| Garrick's Villa | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Swan's Rest Island | Island | 130 m south |
| Sunbury Court Island | Island | 190 m east |
| Rivermead Island | Island | 350 m south-west |
| Grand Junction Island | Island | 670 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Stain Hill West Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 870 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Hydes Field | Wood | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
None of the postcode's 1 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, railways or aircraft.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Spelthorne: see them on the Spelthorne page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 58 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 37% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 89% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 60% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 47% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 39% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 63% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 30% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 79% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 42% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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 Lower Hampton Road.