TW18 4UP Spelthorne
Live postcode, introduced December 1999. Ward: Staines. Region: South East.
Streets
- Norris Road, Staines-upon-Thames: 14 addresses
- Mustard Mill Road, Staines-upon-Thames: 6 addresses
- South Street, Staines-upon-Thames: 4 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 (44% of about 1,170 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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
- 44, 46 AND 48, HIGH STREET, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 66-68 High Street, permissioned (30 m)
- Annandale House, 1 Hanworth Road, Sunbury, not permissioned (200 m)
- Renshaw Trading Estate, Mill Mead, Staines, permissioned (200 m)
- 5-7 Clarence Street, Staines, permissioned (220 m)
- Tothill Carpark, Elmsleigh Road, not permissioned (230 m)
- 25 - 27 Clarence Street, Staines, permissioned (230 m)
- Communications House, South Street, not permissioned (280 m)
- Staines Town Hall, Market Square, Staines, permissioned (290 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 4 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 5 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
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 17 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% 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 | 590 m |
| Egham 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.5 km | |
| Ashford (Surrey) 882,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 27 within 800 m; nearest Ripley Way Staines | 160 m |
| Bus or coach station | Elmsleigh Bus Station Staines | 230 m |
| Ferry terminal | Shepperton Ferry Landing | 6.9 km |
| Car parks | 9 within 800 m; nearest Tothill Car Park | 200 m |
| EV charging points | 10 within 1.6 km; nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 700 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 Knowle Green Medical | 920 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 130 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Clarence Dental Practice LTD | 250 m |
| Hospital | Ashford Hospital | 2.9 km |
| Police station | Staines Police Station | 420 m |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest Cash machine 56 High Street Halifax | 60 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 890 m² | 290 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Lammas Park 6.2 ha | 650 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 130 m² | 160 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 8,920 m² | 1.1 km |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Moor Lane Allotment Gardens 2,740 m² | 580 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 6.4 hectares in all.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 24 | 24 |
None of the postcode's 24 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 2% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 13% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 5% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 86% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 77% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 2% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 42% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 19% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 8% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 20% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 18% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 64% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 52% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 61% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 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 Norris Road.