Richmond upon Thames
Richmond upon Thames is covered by postcode districts TW1, TW2, TW9, TW10, TW11, TW12 and 10 more. It is mostly in the Richmond upon Thames council area: 4,303 of its 4,304 postcodes. The other is in Hounslow.
Every postcode in Richmond upon Thames, by flood risk
- A home or business at high risk: 117
- At medium risk at worst: 38
- At low risk at worst: 390
- At very low risk only: 454
- Not on the at-risk list: 3,305
- Outline: where 5 or more postcodes at high or medium risk lie together
Of the 4,304 postcodes in Richmond upon Thames that ONS places, 117 have a home or business at high risk, 38 are at medium risk at worst, 390 are at low risk at worst, 454 are at very low risk only and 3,305 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list.
Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. A dashed outline shows where 5 or more lie within 150 metres of each other. It is not a boundary, and no boundary is drawn. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.
The middle of its postcodes: latitude 51.4484, longitude -0.3177. Open this area on OpenStreetMap
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; flood risk: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them
The postcodes at high risk
117 postcodes here have a home or business at high risk. These are the 12 with the most homes and businesses at that risk.
Beside each: how many of its homes and businesses the Environment Agency puts at that risk.
Where the postcodes at high or medium risk lie together
- 25 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined on the map. TW11 9NL, is the one with most homes and businesses at high risk.
- 22 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined on the map. TW11 9FH, is the one with most homes and businesses at high risk.
- 12 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined on the map. TW1 4SW, is the one with most homes and businesses at high risk.
- 9 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined on the map. KT1 4ER, is the one with most homes and businesses at high risk.
- 9 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined on the map. TW11 9RL, is the one with most homes and businesses at high risk.
- 9 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined on the map. TW1 3DY, is the one with most homes and businesses at high risk.
What is it like to live in Richmond upon Thames?
Homes sold for a typical £705,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 3.2% on the 12 months before. At 3,115 of the 4,158 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 2,335 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 999 of its 4,304 postcodes. It has at least 6 primary schools, 2 secondary schools and 2 all-through schools at its postcodes. At least 5 GP practices are at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is St Margarets (London), 800 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.
We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.
Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources
What do homes cost in Richmond upon Thames?
Homes in Richmond upon Thames sold for a typical £705,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 1,966 sales, down 3.2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Detached £1,450,000 116 sales
- Semi-detached £950,000 402 sales
- Terraced £875,000 699 sales
- Flat or maisonette £470,000 749 sales
Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.
Across the whole TW1 district, Richmond upon Thames's main postcode district: a typical £740,000.
Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Richmond upon Thames: standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode sector.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Are new homes being built in Richmond upon Thames?
82 of the 4,304 postcodes now in use in Richmond upon Thames came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 9 of the 2,778 homes sold in Richmond upon Thames were newly built (Under 1%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the TW1 district, 0%.
The newest postcodes
A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.
New homes among the homes sold
| Period | In Richmond upon Thames | Across the TW1 district |
|---|---|---|
| The 12 months to August 2026 | 0 of 1,966 (0%) | 0 of 311 (0%) |
| The 12 months to August 2025 | 9 of 2,778 (Under 1%) | 0 of 437 (0%) |
Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
What broadband can you get in Richmond upon Thames?
Ofcom reports on 4,158 of the 4,304 postcodes in Richmond upon Thames. At 3,115 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband, and at 1 some cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s).
Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.
Check one address on Ofcom's checkerSource: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Is Richmond upon Thames at risk of flooding?
999 of the 4,304 postcodes in Richmond upon Thames have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 2,335 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk.
High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.
Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them, added up over the postcodes. It is for the land, not each building, and leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.
Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which schools are in Richmond upon Thames?
The open schools at the postcodes in Richmond upon Thames (the first 8 primaries by distance from its middle). A school for ages 4 to 18 is listed under both. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.
Primary
- Orleans Primary School550 m 429 pupils, 458 places
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School700 m 619 pupils, 630 places
- St Stephen's C E Primary School950 m 417 pupils, 420 places
- Deer Park School1.0 km 417 pupils, 420 places
- The German School1.0 km 859 pupils, 900 places
- The Russell Primary School1.0 km 207 pupils, 236 places
- St Catherine's School1.1 km 381 pupils, 455 places
- St Richard Reynolds Catholic Primary School1.2 km 210 pupils, 210 places
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it
How far is the station from Richmond upon Thames?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Richmond upon Thames is St Margarets (London) Rail Station, 800 m away in a straight line.
- St Margarets (London) Rail Station Railway station 800 mWalk
- Twickenham Rail Station Railway station 900 mWalk
- Strawberry Hill Rail Station Railway station 1.8 kmCycle
- Richmond Underground Station Underground, metro or tram 2.0 kmCycle
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.
Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are in Richmond upon Thames?
The GP practices at the postcodes in Richmond upon Thames, the first 5 by distance from its middle. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.
- York Medical Practice Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report April 2017, over 3 years old · Phone 020 8744 0220 550 mWalk
- Twickenham Park Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report April 2017, over 3 years old · Phone 020 8892 1991 750 mWalk
- Acorn Group Practice Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report September 2018, over 3 years old · Phone 020 8891 0073 800 mWalk
- Cross Deep Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report April 2016, over 3 years old · Phone 020 8892 8124 950 mWalk
- St. Margarets Practice Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report June 2026 · Phone 020 8892 1986 1.3 kmCycle
Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Is Richmond upon Thames safe? Crime recorded around it
Police.uk records 3,154 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Richmond upon Thames over the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026. August 2026 is the latest month it has published. These are counts, not a rate: we hold no count of the people who live, work or pass through, so we do not say whether a place is safe.
Each month, September 2025 to August 2026
- 293 September 2025
- 304 October 2025
- 242 November 2025
- 267 December 2025
- 270 January 2026
- 261 February 2026
- 229 March 2026
- 252 April 2026
- 251 May 2026
- 291 June 2026
- 288 July 2026
- 206 August 2026
By kind, over the 12 months
Also: bicycle theft 72, drugs 69, robbery 52, theft from the person 45, other crime 32, possession of weapons 7.
Police.uk says its locations "always represent the approximate location of a crime". Each crime is moved to the nearest of a fixed list of map points, each over a street centre, a public place or a commercial premises, chosen so that every point covers at least eight addresses or none. A mile is a wide circle: in a town it takes in the centre and its shops, where much crime is recorded.
Crime around one postcodeSource: Police.uk (data.police.uk), data to August 2026, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Who runs Richmond upon Thames?
- Councils
- Richmond upon Thames (4,303) and Hounslow (1)
- Parliamentary constituencies
- Twickenham (2,333), Richmond Park (1,815), Brentford and Isleworth (155) and 1 other
- Police force area
- Metropolitan Police
- Region
- London
- Country
- England
Where the place crosses a boundary, a row lists each side with its number of postcodes. Check a postcode for its own. What council am I in?
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources
Moving to Richmond upon Thames
Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week. Most of Richmond upon Thames is in Richmond upon Thames; near its edge, check which council a postcode is in.
- Tell Richmond upon Thames about council tax Council tax, on richmond.gov.uk
- Register to vote at the new address Register to vote on GOV.UK
- Register with a GP practice The GP practices in Richmond upon Thames
- Take meter readings on the day you move in
- Power cut? Call 105. It is free. About 105, the power cut number
- Find out your bin day Check your bin day on BinDayBuddy, which reads the council's own collection system
Richmond upon Thames postcodes
4,304 postcodes in use in Richmond upon Thames, by district:
Those districts are in the TW postcode area, SW postcode area and KT postcode area.
Check a Richmond upon Thames postcode
Enter a full postcode to see its ward, its flood risk, house prices in its sector and its nearest schools.
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Places near Richmond upon Thames
With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Richmond upon Thames's £705,000. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.
Questions about Richmond upon Thames
- What is it like to live in Richmond upon Thames?
- Homes sold for a typical £705,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 3.2% on the 12 months before. At 3,115 of the 4,158 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 2,335 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 999 of its 4,304 postcodes. It has at least 6 primary schools, 2 secondary schools and 2 all-through schools at its postcodes. At least 5 GP practices are at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is St Margarets (London), 800 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
- What is the postcode for Richmond upon Thames?
- Richmond upon Thames is covered by postcode districts TW1, TW2, TW9, TW10, TW11, TW12 and 10 more, across 4,304 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- How much are houses in Richmond upon Thames?
- Homes in Richmond upon Thames sold for a typical £705,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 1,966 sales, down 3.2% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
- What schools are in Richmond upon Thames?
- In Richmond upon Thames, primary schools at its postcodes include Orleans Primary School, St Mary's Church of England Primary School and St Stephen's C E Primary School; secondary schools at its postcodes include Orleans Park School, The German School and St Catherine's School. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
- Does Richmond upon Thames have a railway station?
- Yes: St Margarets (London) is 800 metres from the centre point of the postcodes in Richmond upon Thames, in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
- What broadband can you get in Richmond upon Thames?
- Ofcom reports on 4,158 of the 4,304 postcodes in Richmond upon Thames. At 3,115 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband, and at 1 some cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s). Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
- Is Richmond upon Thames at risk of flooding?
- 999 of the 4,304 postcodes in Richmond upon Thames have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 2,335 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk. This is long-term risk for the land, and leaves out surface water. Source: Environment Agency.
- Are new homes being built in Richmond upon Thames?
- 82 of the 4,304 postcodes now in use in Richmond upon Thames came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 9 of the 2,778 homes sold in Richmond upon Thames were newly built (Under 1%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the TW1 district, 0%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.
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