River Avenue Thames Ditton, Elmbridge
15 addresses across 2 postcodes (KT7), about 180 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 13701185.
- Sales: 16 recorded sales since 1995; in 2024 the median was £2,100,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 7 homes have an energy certificate (C: 1, D: 3, E: 3).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band G; Band D in Elmbridge costs £2,558 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Thames Ditton, about 650 m (0.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Hampton Court Park, is about 570 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 13.7 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 8.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 11 m above sea level.
- Noise: 3 of its 15 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Thorkhill Surgery, about 540 m (0.3 miles) away.
- People: About 740 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 65% of households owned their home and 67% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 34 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | £2,100,000 | £2,100,000 | £2,100,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | £2,500,000 | £2,500,000 | £2,500,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | £2,090,000 | £2,090,000 | £2,090,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £2,300,000 | £2,300,000 | £2,300,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £1,995,000 | £1,995,000 | £1,995,000 |
| 2014 | 2 | £1,422,500 | £1,295,000 | £1,550,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | £1,960,000 | £1,960,000 | £1,960,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | £1,350,000 | £1,350,000 | £1,350,000 |
| 2007 | 2 | £1,339,663 | £1,105,000 | £1,574,325 |
| 2000 | 1 | £800,000 | £800,000 | £800,000 |
| 1999 | 1 | £495,000 | £495,000 | £495,000 |
| 1998 | 1 | £605,000 | £605,000 | £605,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Oct 2024 | 14 KT7 0RS | Detached | £2,100,000 | |
| 3 Nov 2023 | 14 KT7 0RS | Detached | £2,500,000 | |
| 3 Nov 2023 | 14 KT7 0RS | Detached | £2,500,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 23 Oct 2019 | 6 KT7 0RS | Detached | £2,090,000 | |
| 10 Dec 2018 | 10 KT7 0RS | Detached | £2,300,000 | |
| 1 Feb 2016 | 8 KT7 0RS | Detached | £1,995,000 | |
| 3 Oct 2014 | 11 KT7 0RS | Detached | £1,295,000 | |
| 12 May 2014 | 15 KT7 0RS | Detached | £1,550,000 | |
| 31 Jan 2013 | 6 KT7 0RS | Detached | £1,960,000 | |
| 17 Aug 2012 | 10 KT7 0RS | Detached | £1,350,000 | |
| 7 Nov 2007 | 6 KT7 0RS | Detached | £1,574,325 | |
| 16 Aug 2007 | 4 KT7 0RS | Detached | £1,105,000 | |
| 31 Aug 2000 | 15 KT7 0RS | Detached | £800,000 | |
| 4 Oct 1999 | 2 KT7 0RS | Detached | £495,000 | |
| 23 Mar 1998 | 8 KT7 0RS | Detached | £605,000 | |
| 30 Dec 1996 | 6 KT7 0RS | Detached | £335,000 | New build. |
Energy performance certificates
7 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 267 m². Most common: House, detached (7). Built: 1900-1929 (4); 1996-2002 (1); 1983-1990 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (6).
Each home's certificates and sales (6 addresses)
Council tax
What each band costs in Elmbridge in 2026-27: Band D £2,558 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,705 | £1,989 | £2,274 | £2,558 | £3,126 | £3,695 | £4,263 | £5,116 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band G (34% of about 800 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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)
- Bransby Lodge, St Leonards Road, Thames Ditton, KT7 0RN, not permissioned (100 m)
- Corner Cottage, Portsmouth Road, Thames Ditton, KT7 0TQ: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (130 m)
- Corner Cottage, Portsmouth Road, Thames Ditton, KT7 0TQ, not permissioned (130 m)
- 47 Portsmouth Road, Thames Ditton, KT7 0TA, not permissioned (200 m)
- Ferry Yatch Station, Ferry Road, Thames Ditton, KT7 0YB, not permissioned (350 m)
- 162 Portsmouth Road Thames Ditton Surrey KT7 0XR, permissioned (350 m)
- AC Court, High Street, Thames Ditton, KT7 0SR: up to 5 homes, permissioned (360 m)
- Car Park south of Southbank, Thorkhill Road, Thames Ditton, not permissioned (370 m)
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes 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: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 11 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KT7 0RN | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| KT7 0RS | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Thames Ditton 761,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hinchley Wood 283,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | |
| Hampton Court 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 24 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest St Leonard's Road Thames Ditton | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Cromwell Road Bus Station Kingston Upon Thames | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Ditton Island Ferry Landing Thames Ditton | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| Car parks | Lovelace Road Car Park | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | 15 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest MFG Charging Station | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 12.8 km (8 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Thorkhill Surgery | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Thorkhill Pharmacy | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Thames Dental And Facial Care | 360 m |
| Hospital | The Lodge (Surbiton Hospital) | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Police station | Surbiton Police Station | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Thames Ditton - The Broadway | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Hampton Court Park 259 ha | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 480 m² | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Giggs Hill Green 3.1 ha | 330 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.9 ha | 810 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 259 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Thames View (Former Home of Compassion), a listed building (Grade II*), 400 m (0.2 miles) north. 43 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Thames View (Former Home of Compassion) | Listed building, Grade II* | 400 m (0.2 miles) north |
| Church of St Nicholas | Listed building, Grade I | 470 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Henry Bridge's Almshouses | Listed building, Grade II* | 630 m (0.4 miles) west |
| The Pavilion | Listed building, Grade II* | 700 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Hampton Court | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north |
| Hampton Court Palace | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north |
| Hampton Court House | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Boyle Farm Island | Island | 440 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Thames Ditton Island | Island | 610 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Albany Reach | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north |
| The Rick Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| The Wood | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) east |
| Telegraph Hill | Hill | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 12 | 15 | 15 |
3 of the street's 15 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Elmbridge: see them on the Elmbridge page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thames Ditton Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 460 m (0.3 miles) | Report card (Feb 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Thames Ditton Infant School | Primary | 5–7 | 600 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Apr 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Long Ditton St Mary's CofE (Aided) Junior School Church of England | Primary | 7–11 | 770 m (0.5 miles) | Outstanding (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Esher Sixth Form College | 16 plus | 16–19 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Long Ditton Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 3–7 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No overall grade (Feb 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good |
| Hinchley Wood School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Outstanding (Oct 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Thames Ditton Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Hinchley Wood Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Andrew's and St Mark's CofE Junior School Church of England | Primary | 7–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | Report card (Apr 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Maple Infants' School | Primary | 3–7 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
| The Orchard Infant School | Primary | 5–7 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Report card (May 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christy's KT7 0SY | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 210 m | 4 Good | 4 Mar 2026 |
| Vristhi News KT7 0SY | Retailers - other | 210 m | 5 Very good | 10 Feb 2026 |
| Thames Ditton Cricket Club KT7 0BT | Pub/bar/nightclub | 220 m | 5 Very good | 19 Apr 2026 |
| Bachmann's Patisserie KT7 0SS | Retailers - other | 280 m | 5 Very good | 8 Apr 2026 |
| THAMES LOCAL FOOD & WINE KT7 0SS | Retailers - other | 290 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 14 Jan 2026 |
| Costa Coffee KT7 0RY | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 290 m | 5 Very good | 22 Jan 2026 |
| Thames Ditton Bakery KT7 0RY | Retailers - other | 290 m | 5 Very good | 22 Jan 2026 |
| Thames Food & Wine KT7 0SA | Retailers - other | 300 m | 4 Good | 3 Mar 2026 |
| Paulls KT7 0SA | Retailers - other | 300 m | 5 Very good | 25 Feb 2025 |
| The Deli KT7 0SS | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 310 m | 5 Very good | 4 Feb 2025 |
| Kell's Kitchens KT7 0UE | Mobile caterer | 310 m | 5 Very good | 10 Oct 2024 |
| The Coffee Pot KT7 0SA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 320 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| View Gallery KT7 0RY | Retailers - other | 320 m | 5 Very good | 25 Feb 2025 |
| La Fontana cafe KT7 0SF | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 320 m | 4 Good | 8 Apr 2026 |
| Budgens KT7 0SD | Retailers - other | 320 m | 5 Very good | 20 Feb 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 16 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 5 |
| Vehicle crime | 5 |
| Public order | 3 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 3 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Rythe Court (8); On or near Portsmouth Road (6); On or near A307 (6); On or near Watts Road (3); On or near River Avenue (3).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 45 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 65% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 30% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 28% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 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 | 22% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 65% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 67% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 7% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 93% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 10 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
St Leonards Road · Portsmouth Avenue · St Leonard's Road · Ashdown Place · Rythe Court · Ditton Close · Burtenshaw Road · Fitzgerald Road · Giggs Hill Road · White Gates · Watts Road · Kings Close
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.