TW2 5PA Richmond upon Thames
Live postcode, introduced December 1998. Ward: Fulwell & Hampton Hill. Region: London.
Streets
- Hospital Bridge Road, Teddington: 2 addresses
- Wellington Road, Teddington: 2 addresses
- Wellington Road, Teddington: 2 addresses
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 (40% of about 630 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 (530 m)
- Ashton House 120 High Street Hampton Hill Hampton TW12 1NS: up to 6 homes, permissioned (700 m)
- 3 - 4 New Broadway, Hampton Hill: up to 7 homes, permissioned (730 m)
- 9 - 23 Third Cross Road Twickenham TW2 5DY: up to 8 homes, permissioned (870 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 addresses are about 15 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 | Fulwell 437,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 230 m |
| Strawberry Hill 688,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km | |
| Whitton (London) 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 26 within 800 m; nearest Fulwell Bus Garage | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | Cromwell Road Bus Station Kingston Upon Thames | 4.5 km |
| Ferry terminal | Hampton Ferry Landing | 2.6 km |
| Car parks | Taylor Close car park | 860 m |
| EV charging points | 62 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 310 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 8.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Staines Road Medical Centre | 640 m |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Meds & Pills LTD | 330 m |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Lura Care LTD | 650 m |
| Hospital | Teddington Hospital | 1.3 km |
| Police station | Twickenham Police Station | 2.1 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest MFG - Staines Road Cashzone | 780 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,440 m² | 660 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 80 m² | 670 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.6 ha | 1.0 km |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Sixth Cross Road Allotment 1.7 ha | 390 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Teddington Cemetery, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 720 m east. 11 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Teddington Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 720 m east |
| Landscape at Fieldend | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.2 km east |
| Old Brew House, Bushy Park | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km south |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | World Heritage Site | 6.1 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hampton Hill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km south |
| Canal Plantation | Wood | 1.3 km south |
| Swan Island | Island | 1.5 km east |
| Cross Deep | Tidal water | 1.7 km north-east |
| Round Plantation | Wood | 1.8 km south |
| Ham Bottom | Valley | 4.3 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 15.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 3 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 6 |
6 of the postcode's 6 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 | 43 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 45% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 23% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 33% | 17% |
| Private rented | 22% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 51% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 22% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 10% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 16% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 74% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 47% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 87% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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 Hospital Bridge Road.