TW3 2JX Richmond upon Thames
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Whitton. 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 (56% of about 550 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
- Garages opposite 5-7 Constable Gardens, Whitton Dene, Isleworth TW7 7NH: up to 6 homes, application pending (120 m)
- 399, Whitton Dene: up to 5 homes, permissioned (430 m)
- Kneller Hall, Whitton: up to 30 homes, not permissioned (440 m)
- Telephone Exchange, Ashdale Road: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (780 m)
- Telephone Exchange, Ashdale Close, Whitton: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (780 m)
- 63-67, Whitton Road: up to 5 homes, permissioned (830 m)
- 75A-75B, Stanley Road: up to 5 homes, permissioned (910 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 3 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 addresses are about 14 m above sea level.
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 | Hounslow 850,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 700 m |
| Whitton (London) 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km | |
| Twickenham 5.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Hounslow East Underground Station | 1.7 km |
| Hounslow Central Underground Station | 1.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 33 within 800 m; nearest Whitton Dene Hounslow | 140 m |
| Bus or coach station | Cromwell Road Bus Station Kingston Upon Thames | 6.4 km |
| Ferry terminal | Twickenham Hammerton's Pier | 3.0 km |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m; nearest SS Philip & James Church Grounds Car Park | 460 m |
| EV charging points | 50 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 140 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 7.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Kingfisher Practice | 500 m |
| Pharmacies | 13 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Maswell Park Pharmacy | 600 m |
| NHS dentists | 11 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 560 m |
| Hospital | Utc West Mid Hospital | 2.7 km |
| Police station | Hounslow Police Station | 1.4 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Sainsbury's Bank ATM Tesco | 780 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Murray Park 3.4 ha | 50 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 180 m² | 230 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.7 ha | 1.3 km |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,520 m² | 90 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 5.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Pope's Garden, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 2.3 km south-east. 3 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Pope's Garden | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.3 km south-east |
| York House | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.4 km south-east |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | World Heritage Site | 4.5 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Crane Park Island | Island | 2.4 km south-west |
| Cross Deep | Tidal water | 2.5 km south-east |
| Eel Pie Island | Island | 2.5 km south-east |
| Isleworth Ait | Island | 2.6 km north-east |
| Ham Lands | Wood | 2.7 km south-east |
| Hampton Hill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.7 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 16.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.0 | 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 | 7 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 11 |
11 of the postcode's 11 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 | 44 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 83% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 40% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 50% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 28% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 15% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 76% | 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) | 46% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 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 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.