TW16 7QS Spelthorne
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Sunbury Common. Region: South East.
Streets
- Keywood Drive, Sunbury-on-Thames: 32 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 D (78% of about 630 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 km (0.6 miles)
- 108 Vicarage Road, not permissioned (240 m)
- Sunbury Fire Station, Staines Road West, Sunbury, not permissioned (830 m (0.5 miles))
- 251-253 Staines Road West, Sunbury, permissioned (870 m (0.5 miles))
- Sunbury Cross Ex Services Association Club, Crossways, Sunbury, permissioned (900 m (0.6 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 4 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 31 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 31 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 | Kempton Park Racecourse 58,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
| Sunbury 391,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 780 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Upper Halliford 106,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 26 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Beechwood Avenue Sunbury Common | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Heathrow Terminal 4 (Rail-Air) Heathrow Airport Terminal 4 | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Sunbury Ferry Landing | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Car parks | Sunbury Multi Storey | 890 m (0.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | 13 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest 9 Kenyngton Drive | 210 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 5.9 km (3.7 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Sunbury Group Practice | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 770 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 840 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Molesey Hospital | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) |
| Police station | Feltham Police Station | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Dream Express Cashzone | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 6,130 m² | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 290 m² | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5.3 ha | 330 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Groveley Road Allotment Gardens 2.3 ha | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Kempton Park Pumping Station, a scheduled monument, 780 m (0.5 miles) east. 4 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Kempton Park Pumping Station | Scheduled monument | 780 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Kempton Park Pumping Station (Including Triple Expansion House and Two Attached Chimneys) | Listed building, Grade II* | 780 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Lilleshall Engine House, Kempton Park Pumping Station | Listed building, Grade II* | 840 m (0.5 miles) east |
| 18th century garden feature at Hanworth Park | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| Cloven Barrow, immediately south of Cedars Recreation Ground, Sunbury | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1 mile) south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Half Moon Covert | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) east |
| Kempton Park East Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km (1 mile) east |
| Rivermead Island | Island | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) south-east |
| Swan's Rest Island | Island | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) south-east |
| Sunbury Court Island | Island | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) south-east |
| Hydes Field | Wood | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 15.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 29 | 32 | 32 |
3 of the postcode's 32 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 | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 62% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 23% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 24% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 14% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 24% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 6% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 12% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 69% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 23% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 92% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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 Keywood Drive.