TW18 4BB Spelthorne
Live postcode, introduced November 2002. 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 E (35% of about 720 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Staines Conservation Area. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 5.
- 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
- 57 AND 59, CHURCH STREET, grade II
- 75, CHURCH STREET, grade II
- 77 AND 79, CHURCH STREET, grade II
- Former Staines West Station, grade II
- SMALL MALTHOUSE (TO REAR OF NO 57 CHURCH STREET), grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Builders Merchants, Moor Lane, Staines, permissioned (160 m)
- 59 Staines Road West, Sunbury, permissioned (160 m)
- William Hill/Vodafone, 91 High Street, not permissioned (210 m)
- Bridge House, Bridge Street, Staines, permissioned (220 m)
- Bridge Street Car Park, Staines, permissioned (240 m)
- Car Park, Hanover House & Sea Cadet Building, Bridge Street, not permissioned (250 m)
- 25 - 27 Clarence Street, Staines, permissioned (290 m)
- 5-7 Clarence Street, Staines, permissioned (310 m)
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
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 17 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 | 940 m |
| Egham 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km | |
| Wraysbury 82,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 24 within 800 m; nearest Vicarage Road Staines | 160 m |
| Bus or coach station | Elmsleigh Bus Station Staines | 560 m |
| Ferry terminal | Shepperton Ferry Landing | 7.2 km |
| Car parks | 7 within 800 m; nearest Staines, Rourke House Car Park | 430 m |
| EV charging points | 9 within 1.6 km; nearest Wapshott Road | 810 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 5.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Hythe Medical Centre Surgery | 1.1 km |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 280 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Clarence Dental Practice LTD | 280 m |
| Hospital | Ashford Hospital | 3.1 km |
| Police station | Staines Police Station | 750 m |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest Cash machine 56 High Street Halifax | 350 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Lammas Park 6.2 ha | 340 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 8.8 ha | 500 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 350 m² | 320 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 8,920 m² | 1.0 km |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Moor Lane Allotment Gardens 2,740 m² | 300 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 15 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary, a listed building (Grade II*), 250 m west. 53 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade II* | 250 m west |
| The Blue Anchor Public House | Listed building, Grade II* | 340 m south |
| Bronze Age settlement, W of Runnymede Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km west |
| Great Fosters | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.8 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church Island | Island | 370 m west |
| Church Lammas Lakes | Lake or reservoir | 680 m north-west |
| Hollyhock Island | Island | 860 m west |
| Cooper's Hill Coppice | Wood | 3.2 km west |
| Prune Hill | Hill | 3.7 km south-west |
| The Dell | Valley | 4.5 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 16.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 3 |
3 of the postcode's 3 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 | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 61% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 24% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 5% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 30% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 70% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 44% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 39% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 7% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 9% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 67% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 43% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 7% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 85% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 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.