TW2 7SG Richmond upon Thames
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: St Margarets & North 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 D (29% of about 860 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
- Lockcorp House 75 Norcutt Road Twickenham TW2 6SR: up to 9 homes, permissioned (200 m)
- Mereway Day Centre, Mereway Road: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (230 m)
- Mereway Day Centre, Mereway Road: up to 7 homes, permissioned (230 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 (360 m)
- 9 - 23 Third Cross Road Twickenham TW2 5DY: up to 8 homes, permissioned (710 m)
- Kneller Hall, Whitton: up to 30 homes, not permissioned (860 m)
- Station Yard, Twickenham: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (900 m)
- The Puzzle Academy, 1 Messom Mews, Twickenham TW1 4DP: up to 6 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
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 11 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% 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 | 950 m |
| Twickenham 5.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km | |
| Strawberry Hill 688,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 1 stop within 400 m, 22 within 800 m; nearest Gladstone Avenue Whitton | 370 m |
| Bus or coach station | Cromwell Road Bus Station Kingston Upon Thames | 5.1 km |
| Ferry terminal | Twickenham Hammerton's Pier | 2.0 km |
| Car parks | 6 within 800 m; nearest Harlequins Magenta Car Park | 350 m |
| EV charging points | 73 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 200 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 8.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Green & Fir Road | 580 m |
| Pharmacies | 11 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Maple Leaf Pharmacy | 470 m |
| NHS dentists | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Simply Dental | 450 m |
| Hospital | Teddington Hospital | 2.5 km |
| Police station | Twickenham Police Station | 1.0 km |
| Cash machines | Foodland Express Twickenham Ltd, Twickenham | 870 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Mereway Nature Park 1.4 ha | 170 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Crane Park 31 ha | 550 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,190 m² | 210 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.7 ha | 140 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Marsh Farm Allotment 3,530 m² | 370 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 40 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Underground passage at Radnor Lodge, a listed building (Grade II*), 890 m south-east. 16 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Underground passage at Radnor Lodge | Listed building, Grade II* | 890 m south-east |
| Underground Passage in Grounds of St Catherine's High School | Listed building, Grade II* | 910 m south-east |
| Church of All Hallows | Listed building, Grade I | 1.0 km north-east |
| Pope's Garden | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.1 km south-east |
| Strawberry Hill | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.4 km south-east |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | World Heritage Site | 4.6 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Cross Deep | Tidal water | 1.2 km south-east |
| Eel Pie Island | Island | 1.4 km east |
| Swan Island | Island | 1.4 km south-east |
| Ham Lands | Wood | 1.6 km south-east |
| Hampton Hill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km south |
| Ham Bottom | Valley | 4.1 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 16.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 0 | 1 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 1 |
1 of the postcode's 2 addresses at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 56% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 22% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | 11% | 17% |
| Private rented | 31% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 80% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 53% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 21% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 12% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 14% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 60% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 60% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 7% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 83% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 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.