TW16 7BE Spelthorne
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Sunbury Common. Region: South East.
Streets
- Staines Road West, Sunbury-on-Thames: 25 addresses
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 C (37% of about 870 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
- Sunbury Fire Station, Staines Road West, Sunbury, not permissioned (80 m)
- Sunbury Cross Ex Services Association Club, Crossways, Sunbury, permissioned (210 m)
- 251-253 Staines Road West, Sunbury, permissioned (300 m)
- Glenmore (Inglewood Hall), Green Street, not permissioned (560 m)
- 108 Vicarage Road, not permissioned (600 m)
- Monkey Puzzle House, 69-71 Windmill Road, Sunbury, permissioned (610 m)
- Benwell House,Green Street, Sunbury, not permissioned (780 m)
- Inglewood Hall, Green Street, Sunbury, permissioned (1.0 km)
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: of the 24 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 24 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 13 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 | Sunbury 391,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 270 m |
| Kempton Park Racecourse 58,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 830 m | |
| Upper Halliford 106,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 950 m | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 32 within 800 m; nearest Sunbury Cross Shopping Centre | 20 m |
| Bus or coach station | Heathrow Terminal 4 (Rail-Air) Heathrow Airport Terminal 4 | 4.8 km |
| Ferry terminal | Sunbury Ferry Landing | 1.9 km |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m; nearest Sunbury Multi Storey | 120 m |
| EV charging points | 14 within 1.6 km; nearest Crownage Court, Staines Road West | 200 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 6.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Sunbury Group Practice | 710 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 10 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 680 m |
| Hospital | Molesey Hospital | 4.2 km |
| Police station | Feltham Police Station | 3.3 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Ronnak Private Ltd, Staines Road West Cashzone | 10 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,130 m² | 710 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 130 m² | 140 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,490 m² | 330 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 360 m² | 1.1 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Cloven Barrow, immediately south of Cedars Recreation Ground, Sunbury, a scheduled monument, 1.0 km south. 4 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Cloven Barrow, immediately south of Cedars Recreation Ground, Sunbury | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km south |
| Kempton Park Pumping Station | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Sunburylock Ait | Island | 1.9 km south-east |
| Rivermead Island | Island | 1.9 km south-east |
| Half Moon Covert | Wood | 2.0 km east |
| Swan's Rest Island | Island | 2.0 km south-east |
| Sunbury Court Island | Island | 2.1 km south-east |
| Kempton Park East Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 15.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.7 | 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 | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 7% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 22% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 7% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 25% | 17% |
| Private rented | 53% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 66% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 7% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 31% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 30% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 8% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 19% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 17% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 79% | 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) | 42% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 71% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 7% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 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 Staines Road West.