TW20 8DS Runnymede
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Egham Hythe. Region: South East.
Streets
- Langton Way, Egham: 17 addresses
- Pooley Green Road, Egham: 1 address
- Stephen Close, Egham: 1 address
- Thorpe Lea Road, Egham: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Runnymede in 2026-27: Band D £2,493 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,662 | £1,939 | £2,216 | £2,493 | £3,047 | £3,601 | £4,155 | £4,986 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band D (59% 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
- 72 to 82 and adjoining land at Holbrook Court, permissioned (590 m)
- Thorpe Lea Road North, Egham: up to 35 homes, permissioned (650 m)
- Thorpe Lea Road North: up to 90 homes, not permissioned (650 m)
- 214 Wendover Road, Staines-upon-Thames: up to 11 homes, permissioned (660 m)
- 30 The Causeway, Staines Upon Thames: up to 235 homes, permissioned (850 m)
- Clockhouse Nurseries: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (940 m)
- Clockhouse Lane East, Egham: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (950 m)
- Unit 2, Lotus Park, Staines-upon-Thames: up to 24 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 7 addresses are in areas at high risk, 8 at medium risk and 2 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 17 homes the Environment Agency counts, 7 are in areas at high risk, 8 medium, 2 low and 0 very low.
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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
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 | Egham 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km |
| Staines 2.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km | |
| Virginia Water 650,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 16 within 800 m; nearest Glebe Road Egham Hythe | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Elmsleigh Bus Station Staines | 1.4 km |
| Ferry terminal | Shepperton Ferry Landing | 6.9 km |
| Car parks | Staines, Rourke House Car Park | 1.0 km |
| EV charging points | 13 within 1.6 km; nearest Thorpe Lea Road | 130 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 6.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Hythe Medical Centre Surgery | 420 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Jays Pharmacy | 150 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Thorpe Lea Dental Practice | 680 m |
| Hospital | Ashford Hospital | 4.3 km |
| Police station | Staines Police Station | 1.8 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest St George Retail Ltd Cashzone | 150 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Hythe Park 4.6 ha | 390 m |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,490 m² | 130 m |
| Playing field | 5 within 800 m; nearest Pooley Green 1.6 ha | 110 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Wendover Place Allotments 1,650 m² | 620 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 5.0 hectares in all.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 24% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 64% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 19% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 29% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 65% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 16% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 32% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 49% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 64% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 1% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 25% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 27% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 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 Langton Way.