TW2 7PG Richmond upon Thames
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Whitton. Region: London.
Streets
- Hall Farm Drive, London: 56 addresses
- Milner Drive, London: 1 address
- Rosebine Avenue, Twickenham: 1 address
- Chertsey Road, Twickenham: 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 (56% of about 680 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
- Kneller Hall, Whitton: up to 30 homes, not permissioned (390 m)
- Mereway Day Centre, Mereway Road: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (610 m)
- Mereway Day Centre, Mereway Road: up to 7 homes, permissioned (610 m)
- Land At Junction Of A316 And Langhorn Drive And Richmond College Site (Including Craneford Way East Playing Fields And Marsh: up to 180 homes, permissioned (630 m)
- Telephone Exchange, Ashdale Road: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (710 m)
- Telephone Exchange, Ashdale Close, Whitton: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (710 m)
- 399, Whitton Dene: up to 5 homes, permissioned (720 m)
- Lockcorp House 75 Norcutt Road Twickenham TW2 6SR: up to 9 homes, permissioned (730 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 4 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 59 addresses are between 13 m and 16 m above sea level (14 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 | 610 m |
| Twickenham 5.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km | |
| Hounslow 850,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 22 within 800 m; nearest Gladstone Avenue Whitton | 220 m |
| Bus or coach station | Cromwell Road Bus Station Kingston Upon Thames | 5.6 km |
| Ferry terminal | Twickenham Hammerton's Pier | 2.5 km |
| Car parks | 6 within 800 m; nearest Parking space on Hall Farm Drive | 20 m |
| EV charging points | 71 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 250 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 7.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Green & Fir Road | 1.1 km |
| Pharmacies | 11 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Minal Pharmacy | 570 m |
| NHS dentists | 11 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Serena Dental Care | 540 m |
| Hospital | Teddington Hospital | 3.0 km |
| Police station | Twickenham Police Station | 1.5 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Sainsbury's Bank ATM Tesco | 570 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Kneller Gardens 4.9 ha | 530 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Crane Park 31 ha | 610 m |
| Play area | 8 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 460 m² | 130 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.7 ha | 600 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Briar Road Allotments 2.0 ha | 660 m |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 41 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 16.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.3 | 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 44 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 88% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 48% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 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) | 26% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 47% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 30% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 6% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 12% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 76% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 46% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 89% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 10 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 Hall Farm Drive.