TW18 2EB Spelthorne
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Staines. 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 C (37% of about 750 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
- Vivienne House, Budebury Road, Staines-upon-Thames, permissioned (330 m)
- Crownage Court, 99 Staines Road West, permissioned (510 m)
- Communications House, South Street, not permissioned (570 m)
- Steel works and Builders Merchants, Gresham Road, Staines, not permissioned (570 m)
- Tothill Carpark, Elmsleigh Road, not permissioned (630 m)
- 56 Kingston Road, Staines-upon-Thames, permissioned (680 m)
- 34-36 (OAST House) /Car park, Kingston Road, pending decision (700 m)
- Claydon Court, Kingston Road, permissioned (700 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 11 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 14 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 11 low and 0 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 16 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 | Staines 2.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 610 m |
| Egham 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km | |
| Ashford (Surrey) 882,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 22 within 800 m; nearest Edgell Road Staines | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Elmsleigh Bus Station Staines | 570 m |
| Ferry terminal | Shepperton Ferry Landing | 6.1 km |
| Car parks | 7 within 800 m; nearest St Mary's & Peter's Church Car Park | 170 m |
| EV charging points | 11 within 1.6 km; nearest Park Avenue | 100 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 5.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Knowle Green Medical | 430 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Westlake Pharmacy | 760 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 500 m |
| Hospital | Ashford Hospital | 3.0 km |
| Police station | Staines Police Station | 780 m |
| Cash machines | Cash machine 56 High Street Halifax | 810 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Staines Park 6.5 ha | 370 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,410 m² | 490 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.8 ha | 1.1 km |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Commercial Road Allotment Gardens 3.6 ha | 270 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 6.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Blue Anchor Public House, a listed building (Grade II*), 800 m north-west. 35 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Blue Anchor Public House | Listed building, Grade II* | 800 m north-west |
| Roman camp, Matthew Arnold School's playing field, Staines | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km east |
| Great Fosters | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.8 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Truss's Island | Island | 1.0 km south-west |
| Church Island | Island | 1.3 km north-west |
| Shortwood Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km north-east |
| Round Copse | Wood | 2.7 km south-east |
| St Ann's Hill | Hill | 3.5 km south |
| The Dell | Valley | 4.5 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.8 | 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
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 7 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 16 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 24 |
23 of the postcode's 24 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 | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 13% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 75% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 30% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 21% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 65% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 17% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 43% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 39% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 7% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 53% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 47% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 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.