TW9 4HE Richmond upon Thames
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Kew. Region: London.
Streets
- North Road, London: 43 addresses
- Dancer 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 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
- 275 Sandycombe Road Richmond TW9 3LU: up to 6 homes, permissioned (280 m)
- Sandycombe Centre, 1-9 Sandycombe Road, Richmond: up to 20 homes, permissioned (400 m)
- Sainsbury’s, Manor Road/Lower Richmond Road: up to 255 homes, not permissioned (550 m)
- Sainsbury’s, Manor Road/Lower Richmond Road: up to 255 homes, not permissioned (550 m)
- Homebase Manor Road Richmond: up to 453 homes, permissioned (680 m)
- Land Rear Of 127 - 147 Kingsway, Mortlake, London SW14 7HN: up to 6 homes, not permissioned (840 m)
- Kew Biothane Plant, Mellis Avenue: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 9 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 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 |
| North Sheen 342,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 750 m | |
| Mortlake 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Kew Gardens Underground Station | 590 m |
| Richmond Underground Station | 1.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 36 within 800 m; nearest Dudley Road (TW9) North Sheen | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Montpelier Road / Eaton Rise Ealing | 5.8 km |
| Ferry terminal | Kew Pier | 1.6 km |
| Car parks | Parking space on Tower Rise | 1.1 km |
| EV charging points | 62 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 60 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 12.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Kew Medical Practice | 490 m |
| Pharmacies | 12 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Kew Pharmacy | 640 m |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Quintidental | 120 m |
| Hospital | Barnes Hospital | 2.1 km |
| Police station | Richmond Police Station | 1.3 km |
| Cash machines | M&S ATM | 800 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 310 m² | 390 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Royal Botanic Gardens 129 ha | 520 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,900 m² | 130 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest North Sheen Recreation Ground 3.3 ha | 120 m |
| Allotments | Manor Road Allotment 4.0 ha | 810 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 130 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Avenue Lodge, a listed building (Grade II*), 550 m north-west. 30 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade I and 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Avenue Lodge | Listed building, Grade II* | 550 m north-west |
| Ruined Arch, Including Fragments of Masonry at the Base of the Arch | Listed building, Grade II* | 560 m north-west |
| Marianne North Gallery, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | Listed building, Grade II* | 560 m north-west |
| The Pagoda | Listed building, Grade I | 700 m west |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | World Heritage Site | 1.0 km north-west |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.2 km west |
| Kew Palace (remains of) | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km north-west |
| Syon Park | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 2.1 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Pond | Lake or reservoir | 930 m north-west |
| Woodland Walk | Wood | 1.0 km west |
| Oliver's Island | Island | 1.5 km north |
| Small Profits | Wetland | 2.5 km east |
| Ham Bottom | Valley | 4.2 km south |
| Broomfield Hill | Hill | 4.4 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 43 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 63% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 30% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 31% | 17% |
| Private rented | 6% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 16% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 63% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 12% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 8% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 10% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 77% | 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) | 62% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 7% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | under 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on North Road.