TW2 5NU Richmond upon Thames
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: South Twickenham. Region: London.
Streets
- South Road, Teddington: 44 addresses
- Stanley Road, Teddington: 1 address
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 (27% of about 670 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
- Strathmore Centre, Strathmore Road: up to 30 homes, not permissioned (390 m)
- 9 - 23 Third Cross Road Twickenham TW2 5DY: up to 8 homes, permissioned (730 m)
- Ashton House 120 High Street Hampton Hill Hampton TW12 1NS: up to 6 homes, permissioned (830 m)
- 3 - 4 New Broadway, Hampton Hill: up to 7 homes, permissioned (850 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 45 addresses are between 13 m and 15 m above sea level (14 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 69%, gigabit 69% 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 | 210 m |
| Strawberry Hill 688,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 740 m | |
| Whitton (London) 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 21 within 800 m; nearest South Road / Fulwell | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Cromwell Road Bus Station Kingston Upon Thames | 4.3 km |
| Ferry terminal | Twickenham Hammerton's Pier | 2.6 km |
| Car parks | Taylor Close car park | 1.0 km |
| EV charging points | 65 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 150 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 8.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Staines Road Medical Centre | 770 m |
| Pharmacies | 12 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Meds & Pills LTD | 450 m |
| NHS dentists | 15 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Lura Care LTD | 790 m |
| Hospital | Teddington Hospital | 1.2 km |
| Police station | Twickenham Police Station | 1.9 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest MFG - Staines Road Cashzone | 760 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,440 m² | 760 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,230 m² | 470 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.6 ha | 1.1 km |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Shacklegate Lane Allotment 4,220 m² | 570 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.2 hectares in all.
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 | 7 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 31 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 45 |
44 of the postcode's 45 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 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 76% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 34% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 24% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 67% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 16% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 53% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 16% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 11% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 14% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 64% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 1% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 63% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 5% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 91% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on South Road.