TW2 6DF Richmond upon Thames
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Heathfield. Region: London.
Streets
- Crane Park Road, Twickenham: 19 addresses
- Hospital Bridge 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 E (67% 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
- Whitton Community Centre, Percy Road, Whitton: up to 30 homes, not permissioned (190 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 1 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 20 addresses are between 16 m and 18 m above sea level (17 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 | Whitton (London) 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km |
| Fulwell 437,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km | |
| Strawberry Hill 688,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 33 within 800 m; nearest Whitton Corner Health & Social Care Centre | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Cromwell Road Bus Station Kingston Upon Thames | 5.7 km |
| Ferry terminal | Hampton Ferry Landing | 3.4 km |
| Car parks | Turing House Rugby Parking | 840 m |
| EV charging points | 50 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 250 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 7.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Woodlawn Medical Centre | 200 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Whitton Corner Pharmacy | 400 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Eye Smile LTD T/A Whitton Corner | 400 m |
| Hospital | Teddington Hospital | 2.6 km |
| Police station | Twickenham Police Station | 2.6 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Shell Hospital Bridge Cashzone | 430 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Crane Park 31 ha | 50 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,400 m² | 460 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6.4 ha | 250 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest South Close Allotment 1,640 m² | 600 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 31 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 15.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 1 | 0 |
| 70 to 74 | 2 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 8 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 7 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 20 |
19 of the postcode's 20 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 | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 84% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 50% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 32% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 40% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 39% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 9% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 71% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 43% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 86% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 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 Crane Park Road.