TW2 5TZ Richmond upon Thames
Live postcode, introduced October 1985. Ward: South 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 G (22% of about 790 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Pope's Avenue (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- 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 (390 m)
- Mereway Day Centre, Mereway Road: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (750 m)
- Mereway Day Centre, Mereway Road: up to 7 homes, permissioned (750 m)
- Lockcorp House 75 Norcutt Road Twickenham TW2 6SR: up to 9 homes, permissioned (770 m)
- Strathmore Centre, Strathmore Road: up to 30 homes, not permissioned (890 m)
- Units 3 And 15 Cross Deep Court, Heath Road, Twickenham TW1 1AG: up to 6 homes, permissioned (900 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 11 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 addresses are about 11 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 | Strawberry Hill 688,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 240 m |
| Fulwell 437,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km | |
| Twickenham 5.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 28 within 800 m; nearest The Prince Albert / Twickenham Strawberry Hill | 230 m |
| Bus or coach station | Cromwell Road Bus Station Kingston Upon Thames | 4.3 km |
| Ferry terminal | Twickenham Hammerton's Pier | 1.9 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Strawberry Hill House Car Park | 530 m |
| EV charging points | 73 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 40 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 8.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Green & Fir Road | 340 m |
| Pharmacies | 12 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Strawberry Hill Pharmacy | 230 m |
| NHS dentists | 11 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Simply Dental | 440 m |
| Hospital | Teddington Hospital | 1.7 km |
| Police station | Twickenham Police Station | 1.2 km |
| Cash machines | MFG - Staines Road Cashzone | 800 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Twickenham Green 2.9 ha | 250 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,230 m² | 290 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.7 ha | 830 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Heath Gardens Allotment 4,970 m² | 380 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 6.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Underground passage at Radnor Lodge, a listed building (Grade II*), 450 m north-east. 26 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I and 6 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Underground passage at Radnor Lodge | Listed building, Grade II* | 450 m north-east |
| Underground Passage in Grounds of St Catherine's High School | Listed building, Grade II* | 460 m north-east |
| Strawberry Hill (St Mary's Training College) | Listed building, Grade I | 530 m south-east |
| Chapel in the Wood, Strawberry Hill | Listed building, Grade I | 590 m south-east |
| Strawberry Hill | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 600 m south-east |
| Pope's Garden | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 610 m east |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | World Heritage Site | 5.1 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Swan Island | Island | 730 m east |
| Cross Deep | Tidal water | 770 m east |
| Ham Lands | Wood | 1.2 km east |
| Hampton Hill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km south-west |
| Ham Bottom | Valley | 3.6 km east |
| Dark Hill | Hill | 4.5 km south-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) | 12.9 | 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 | 18 | 18 |
None of the postcode's 18 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 | 48 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 87% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 48% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 63% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 21% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 6% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 69% | 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) | 67% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 7% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 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.