TW9 4EN Richmond upon Thames
Live postcode, introduced July 1995. Ward: Kew. Region: London.
Streets
- Mortlake Road, London: 5 addresses
- Mortlake Road, Richmond upon Thames: 3 addresses
- Townmead Road, London: 1 address
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 (34% of about 920 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 km (0.6 miles)
- Kew Biothane Plant, Mellis Avenue: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (540 m (0.3 miles))
- Budweiser Stag Brewery, Mortlake: up to 600 homes, not permissioned (590 m (0.4 miles))
- Budweiser Stag Brewery, Mortlake: up to 1,068 homes, permissioned (590 m (0.4 miles))
- Mortlake And Barnes Delivery Office, 2-12 Mortlake High Street, Mortlake: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (740 m (0.5 miles))
- Mortlake And Barnes Delivery Office, 2-12 Mortlake High Street, Mortlake: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (740 m (0.5 miles))
- Land Rear Of 127 - 147 Kingsway, Mortlake, London SW14 7HN: up to 6 homes, not permissioned (760 m (0.5 miles))
- Garages at Cherwell Court, Grove Park Road, Chiswick, W4 3SF: up to 1 home, not permissioned (850 m (0.5 miles))
- 275 Sandycombe Road Richmond TW9 3LU: up to 6 homes, permissioned (850 m (0.5 miles))
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: of the 1 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 1 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.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 9 addresses are between -2 m and 7 m above sea level (5 m on average).
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 | Mortlake 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
| Kew Gardens 1.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 850 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Chiswick 707,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 910 m (0.6 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Kew Gardens Underground Station | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
| Gunnersbury Underground Station | 2 km (1.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 24 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Courtlands Avenue Kew | 210 m |
| Bus or coach station | Montpelier Road / St Peters Way Ealing | 5.8 km (3.6 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Kew Pier | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Car parks | Staveley Road Coach Parking | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | 66 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 12.9 km (8 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Kew Medical Practice | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Quintidental | 890 m (0.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Barnes Hospital | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Police station | Richmond Police Station | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest M&S ATM | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Mortlake Green 1.3 ha | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,920 m² | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.7 ha | 320 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Townmead Road Allotment 1,790 m² | 70 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 1.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Parish Church of St Mary, a listed building (Grade II*), 1 km (0.6 miles) south-east. 23 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Parish Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade II* | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Chiswick House | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| Chiswick House | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | World Heritage Site | 1.6 km (1 mile) west |
| Kew Palace (remains of) | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-west |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 2 km (1.3 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Oliver's Island | Island | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| The Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Small Profits | Wetland | 1.7 km (1 mile) east |
| Woodland Walk | Wood | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) west |
| Silver Hill | Hill | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) south-east |
| Ham Bottom | Valley | 4.6 km (2.8 miles) south |
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) | 13.7 | 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, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| Under 55 | 6 | 9 | 1 |
3 of the postcode's 9 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 8 from aircraft, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 25% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 70% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 29% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 25% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 68% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 12% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 75% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 13% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 58% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 75% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 7% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | under 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 80% | 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 Mortlake Road.