TW20 8PH Runnymede
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Thorpe. Region: South East.
Streets
- Muckhatch Lane, Thorpe: 2 addresses
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 E (32% of about 570 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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: yes, Runnymede.
Listed buildings
- WEST END FARM, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Coltscroft, Rosemary Lane, Thorpe: up to 24 homes, permissioned (200 m)
- Coltscroft, Rosemary Lane: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (200 m)
- Anners, Village Road, Thorpe: up to 6 homes, permissioned (460 m)
- Land at the former Mushroom Farm and The Willow, permissioned (460 m)
- Anners, permissioned (460 m)
- Woodcock Hall Farm, Green Road, Thorpe, TW20 8QT: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (580 m)
- Bellbourne Nursery: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (630 m)
- Bellbourne Nursery, Hurst Lane, Egham: up to 5 homes, permissioned (630 m)
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 16 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 | Virginia Water 650,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km |
| Egham 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km | |
| Chertsey 638,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 16 within 800 m; nearest Poussins Thorpe | 420 m |
| Bus or coach station | Elmsleigh Bus Station Staines | 3.2 km |
| Ferry terminal | Shepperton Ferry Landing | 6.5 km |
| Car parks | Waspe Farm Car Park | 2.2 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Roam Charging Station | 910 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 8.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Virginia Water Medical Practice | 2.1 km |
| Pharmacies | Jays Pharmacy | 2.1 km |
| NHS dentists | Langley's Dental Centre | 2.1 km |
| Hospital | Walton Hospital | 3.7 km |
| Police station | Staines Police Station | 3.6 km |
| Cash machines | Morrisons Daily - Virginia Water Station Pr Cashzone | 1.9 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 4,480 m² | 1.3 km |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 280 m² | 320 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4.1 ha | 380 m |
| Allotments | Thorpe Allotments 8,350 m² | 820 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Cottage, a listed building (Grade II*), 520 m east. 41 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Cottage | Listed building, Grade II* | 520 m east |
| Thorpe House | Listed building, Grade II* | 680 m east |
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade II* | 790 m east |
| Great Fosters | Listed building, Grade I | 850 m north-west |
| Great Fosters | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 870 m north |
| St Ann's Hill and the Dingle | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.5 km south-east |
| Large univallate hillfort and 14th century chapel at St Ann's Hill | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Longside Lake | Lake or reservoir | 310 m south-west |
| The Moat | Lake or reservoir | 780 m south-east |
| Anchor Copse | Wood | 1.3 km south-east |
| Stroude Hill | Hill | 1.5 km west |
| The Dell | Valley | 2.0 km west |
| Truss's Island | Island | 2.1 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 15.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 2 |
2 of the postcode's 2 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 | 42 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 16% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 74% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 42% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 18% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 65% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 17% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 31% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 50% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 66% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 33% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 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 Muckhatch Lane.