TW9 4FB Richmond upon Thames
Live postcode, introduced February 2015. Ward: Kew. 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 F (20% of about 650 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
- Kew Biothane Plant, Mellis Avenue: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (390 m)
- 275 Sandycombe Road Richmond TW9 3LU: up to 6 homes, permissioned (630 m)
- Budweiser Stag Brewery, Mortlake: up to 600 homes, not permissioned (840 m)
- Budweiser Stag Brewery, Mortlake: up to 1,068 homes, permissioned (840 m)
- Garages at Cherwell Court, Grove Park Road, Chiswick, W4 3SF: up to 1 home, not permissioned (840 m)
- Land Rear Of 127 - 147 Kingsway, Mortlake, London SW14 7HN: up to 6 homes, not permissioned (880 m)
- Mortlake And Barnes Delivery Office, 2-12 Mortlake High Street, Mortlake: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (1.0 km)
- Mortlake And Barnes Delivery Office, 2-12 Mortlake High Street, Mortlake: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (1.0 km)
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: 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 addresses are about 5 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 | Kew Gardens 1.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 590 m |
| Chiswick 707,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 940 m | |
| Mortlake 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Kew Gardens Underground Station | 600 m |
| Gunnersbury Underground Station | 1.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 27 within 800 m; nearest Courtlands Avenue Kew | 150 m |
| Bus or coach station | Montpelier Road / St Peters Way Ealing | 5.6 km |
| Ferry terminal | Kew Pier | 1.4 km |
| Car parks | Staveley Road Coach Parking | 1.3 km |
| EV charging points | 55 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 320 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 12.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Kew Medical Practice | 420 m |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 380 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Gardens Dental Centre | 700 m |
| Hospital | Barnes Hospital | 1.7 km |
| Police station | Richmond Police Station | 2.0 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest M&S ATM | 260 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 310 m² | 670 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,920 m² | 640 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.7 ha | 530 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Townmead Road Allotment 1,790 m² | 240 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, a World Heritage Site, 1.4 km west. 26 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | World Heritage Site | 1.4 km west |
| Kew Palace (remains of) | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km north-west |
| Chiswick House | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.6 km north-east |
| Chiswick House | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km north-east |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.8 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km north-west |
| Oliver's Island | Island | 1.1 km north |
| Woodland Walk | Wood | 1.5 km west |
| Small Profits | Wetland | 1.9 km east |
| Silver Hill | Hill | 4.5 km south-east |
| Ham Bottom | Valley | 4.7 km 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 and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 4 | 4 |
None of the postcode's 4 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 41 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 59% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 25% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 18% | 17% |
| Private rented | 23% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 66% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 12% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 57% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 12% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 14% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 18% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 76% | 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) | 71% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 4% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 87% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 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.