TW9 2HD Richmond upon Thames
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: North Richmond. 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 E (32% of about 980 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
- Homebase Manor Road Richmond: up to 453 homes, permissioned (390 m)
- Royal Hospital, Kew Foot, Road Richmond: up to 71 homes, permissioned (420 m)
- Sandycombe Centre, 1-9 Sandycombe Road, Richmond: up to 20 homes, permissioned (490 m)
- Sainsbury’s, Manor Road/Lower Richmond Road: up to 255 homes, not permissioned (520 m)
- Sainsbury’s, Manor Road/Lower Richmond Road: up to 255 homes, not permissioned (520 m)
- Richmond Station and above track, The Quadrant: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (610 m)
- Richmond Station and above track, The Quadrant: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (610 m)
- Westminster House, Kew Road, Richmond TW9 2ND: up to 7 homes, permissioned (610 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 1 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 7 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 95%, ultrafast 95%, gigabit 95% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | North Sheen 342,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 500 m |
| Richmond (London) 9.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 640 m | |
| Kew Gardens 1.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Richmond Underground Station | 630 m |
| Kew Gardens Underground Station | 1.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 37 within 800 m; nearest Sheendale Road North Sheen | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Cromwell Road Bus Station Kingston Upon Thames | 6.1 km |
| Ferry terminal | Richmond St. Helena Pier | 1.3 km |
| Car parks | 5 within 800 m; nearest Parking space on Tower Rise | 420 m |
| EV charging points | 71 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge | 130 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 11.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Seymour House Surgery | 520 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Richmond Pharmacy | 160 m |
| NHS dentists | 14 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Kew Road Dental | 280 m |
| Hospital | Utc West Mid Hospital | 2.2 km |
| Police station | Richmond Police Station | 540 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Barclays ATM | 700 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Raleigh Road Recreation Ground 5,590 m² | 370 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Royal Botanic Gardens 129 ha | 410 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,190 m² | 340 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.4 ha | 150 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Manor Road Allotment 4.0 ha | 520 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 130 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Pagoda, a listed building (Grade I), 490 m north. 84 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I and 11 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Pagoda | Listed building, Grade I | 490 m north |
| 19,21 and 23, Kew Foot Road | Listed building, Grade II* | 520 m west |
| Hickey's Almshouses, Including Chapel and Lodges | Listed building, Grade II* | 580 m south-east |
| Houblon's Almshouses | Listed building, Grade II* | 640 m south |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 850 m north-west |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | World Heritage Site | 1.2 km north |
| The Shene Charterhouse | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km west |
| Terrace and Buccleuch Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.6 km south |
| Kew Palace (remains of) | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km north |
| London's Early Porcelain Industries: The Isleworth Pottery | Scheduled monument | 2.0 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Woodland Walk | Wood | 850 m north |
| Water Lily Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.0 km north-west |
| Syon Reach | Tidal water | 1.3 km north-west |
| Small Profits | Wetland | 3.3 km east |
| Ham Bottom | Valley | 3.7 km south |
| Broomfield Hill | Hill | 4.1 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 17.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 18 | 20 |
2 of the postcode's 20 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 | 45 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 64% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 31% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 21% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 20% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 75% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 12% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 10% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 10% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 50% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 76% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 7% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 0% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 90% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 9 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.