TW16 7RB Spelthorne
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Sunbury Common. Region: South East.
Streets
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 (38% of about 680 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
- 108 Vicarage Road, not permissioned (280 m)
- Sunbury Fire Station, Staines Road West, Sunbury, not permissioned (490 m)
- Sunbury Cross Ex Services Association Club, Crossways, Sunbury, permissioned (530 m)
- 251-253 Staines Road West, Sunbury, permissioned (590 m)
- Glenmore (Inglewood Hall), Green Street, not permissioned (850 m)
- Monkey Puzzle House, 69-71 Windmill Road, Sunbury, permissioned (1.0 km)
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: of the 42 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 29 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 | 420 m |
| Kempton Park Racecourse 58,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 550 m | |
| Upper Halliford 106,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 33 within 800 m; nearest Wolsey Road Sunbury Common | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Heathrow Terminal 4 (Rail-Air) Heathrow Airport Terminal 4 | 4.6 km |
| Ferry terminal | Sunbury Ferry Landing | 2.0 km |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Sunbury Multi Storey | 540 m |
| EV charging points | 14 within 1.6 km; nearest Bingley Road | 50 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 6.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Sunbury Group Practice | 1.0 km |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 410 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 590 m |
| Hospital | Molesey Hospital | 4.1 km |
| Police station | Feltham Police Station | 2.9 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Ronnak Private Ltd, Staines Road West Cashzone | 410 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,130 m² | 770 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 70 m² | 350 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest King George's Field 2.8 ha | 620 m |
| Allotments | Groveley Road Allotment Gardens 2.3 ha | 930 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Kempton Park Pumping Station, a scheduled monument, 1.0 km north-east. 3 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Kempton Park Pumping Station | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km north-east |
| Kempton Park Pumping Station (Including Triple Expansion House and Two Attached Chimneys) | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km north-east |
| Cloven Barrow, immediately south of Cedars Recreation Ground, Sunbury | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km south |
| 18th century garden feature at Hanworth Park | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Half Moon Covert | Wood | 1.7 km east |
| Kempton Park East Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km east |
| Rivermead Island | Island | 2.0 km south-east |
| Swan's Rest Island | Island | 2.0 km south-east |
| Sunburylock Ait | Island | 2.1 km south |
| Sunbury Court Island | Island | 2.1 km 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 and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 35 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 11 | 46 |
35 of the postcode's 46 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 | 42 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 84% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 39% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 21% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 28% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 53% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 75% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 86% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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.