TW2 5AY Richmond upon Thames
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: West Twickenham. Region: London.
Streets
Council tax
What each band costs in Richmond upon Thames in 2026-27: Band D £2,486 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,657 | £1,934 | £2,210 | £2,486 | £3,039 | £3,591 | £4,144 | £4,972 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band D (30% of about 660 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
- 9 - 23 Third Cross Road Twickenham TW2 5DY: up to 8 homes, permissioned (590 m)
- Whitton Community Centre, Percy Road, Whitton: up to 30 homes, not permissioned (770 m)
- Mereway Day Centre, Mereway Road: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (880 m)
- Mereway Day Centre, Mereway Road: up to 7 homes, permissioned (880 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 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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 35 addresses are between 17 m and 19 m above sea level (18 m on average).
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 | Fulwell 437,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 850 m |
| Whitton (London) 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km | |
| Strawberry Hill 688,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 37 within 800 m; nearest Mill Road Strawberry Hill | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Cromwell Road Bus Station Kingston Upon Thames | 5.0 km |
| Ferry terminal | Twickenham Hammerton's Pier | 2.8 km |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Parking space on College Close, TW2 | 750 m |
| EV charging points | 69 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 180 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 8.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Staines Road Medical Centre | 280 m |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Cross Roads Pharmacy | 490 m |
| NHS dentists | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Eye Smile LTD T/A Whitton Corner | 680 m |
| Hospital | Teddington Hospital | 1.9 km |
| Police station | Twickenham Police Station | 1.9 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest MFG - Staines Road Cashzone | 200 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Crane Park 31 ha | 220 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,960 m² | 770 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 6.4 ha | 1.0 km |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Mill Road Allotment 3,840 m² | 240 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 39 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Teddington Cemetery, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 1.2 km south-east. 10 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Teddington Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.2 km south-east |
| Strawberry Hill | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.4 km east |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | World Heritage Site | 5.7 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Swan Island | Island | 1.6 km east |
| Cross Deep | Tidal water | 1.7 km east |
| Crane Park Island | Island | 1.7 km west |
| Hampton Hill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km south |
| Canal Plantation | Wood | 2.0 km south |
| Ham Bottom | Valley | 4.5 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 15.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.0 | 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 | 18 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 16 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 35 |
34 of the postcode's 35 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 | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 13% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 59% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 22% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 8% | 17% |
| Private rented | 33% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 72% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 15% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 48% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 16% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 13% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 20% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 68% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 54% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 89% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 9 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.