TW20 8QS postcode in Thorpe, Surrey

TW20 8QS is a postcode in Thorpe, in the Thorpe ward of Runnymede. It is in the Runnymede and Weybridge parliamentary constituency and the Surrey police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding High flood risk 7 of 19 homes and businesses at high risk, from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 0% of homes and businesses at TW20 8QS can get it Across Runnymede: 86% Typical price £475,000 Homes sold in TW20 8, last 12 months. ▲ 3.8% on the year before Nearest station Virginia Water 1.8 km in a straight line

Where TW20 8QS is, and what is near it

Map of TW20 8QS and what is near it Map of TW20 8QS: its centre point, with the 188 other postcodes in the TW20 8 sector, 3 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 6 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. TW20 8DQ: also in TW20 8TW20 8FL: also in TW20 8TW20 8PH: also in TW20 8TW20 8PQ: also in TW20 8TW20 8PS: also in TW20 8TW20 8PT: also in TW20 8TW20 8QA: also in TW20 8TW20 8QB: also in TW20 8TW20 8QD: also in TW20 8TW20 8QE: also in TW20 8TW20 8QF: also in TW20 8TW20 8QH: also in TW20 8TW20 8QJ: also in TW20 8TW20 8QL: also in TW20 8TW20 8QN: also in TW20 8TW20 8QP: also in TW20 8TW20 8QR: also in TW20 8TW20 8QT: also in TW20 8TW20 8QU: also in TW20 8TW20 8QW: also in TW20 8TW20 8RF: also in TW20 8TW20 8RG: also in TW20 8TW20 8RL: also in TW20 8TW20 8RY: also in TW20 8TW20 8SJ: also in TW20 8TW20 8SR: also in TW20 8TW20 8SS: also in TW20 8TW20 8SU: also in TW20 8TW20 8TA: also in TW20 8TW20 8TD: also in TW20 8TW20 8TE: also in TW20 8TW20 8TG: also in TW20 8TW20 8TH: also in TW20 8TW20 8TP: also in TW20 8TW20 8TQ: also in TW20 8TW20 8TW: also in TW20 8TW20 8UA: also in TW20 8TW20 8UB: also in TW20 8TW20 8UD: also in TW20 8TW20 8UE: also in TW20 8TW20 8UF: also in TW20 8TW20 8UG: also in TW20 8TW20 8UQ: also in TW20 8TW20 8UU: also in TW20 8 GP 2.2 km2 places, 2.7 kmThorpe TW20 8QS Map of TW20 8QS and what is near it Map of TW20 8QS: its centre point, with the 188 other postcodes in the TW20 8 sector, 3 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 6 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. M25M3 2 places, 2.7 kmThorpe TW20 8QS
  • TW20 8QS
  • Other postcodes in TW20 8: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 6 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.4057, longitude -0.5363)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after TW20 8QS?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at TW20 8QS?

Every home and business at TW20 8QS can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, but none can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

TW20 8QS 0% Runnymede 86%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

TW20 8QS 100% Runnymede 98%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at TW20 8QS?

BinDayBuddy has not read Runnymede Borough Council's days for TW20 8QS today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for TW20 8QS on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is TW20 8QS at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

High risk

The Environment Agency counts 19 homes and businesses at TW20 8QS. 7 are in an area at high risk of flooding from rivers or the sea.

19 homes and businesses at TW20 8QS High: 7Not in an area at risk: 12

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.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Runnymede

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for TW20 8QS: 777 properties in Runnymede are at high risk (1.6% of all its properties). All the figures for Runnymede

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of TW20 8QS is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near TW20 8QS?

Homes in TW20 8 sold for a typical £475,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 85 sales, up 3.8% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£475,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£457,500 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 3.8% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £685,000 22 sales
  • Semi-detached £482,500 30 sales
  • Terraced £423,500 28 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £180,000 5 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole TW20 district: a typical £460,000 from 221 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

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

Homes sold in TW20 8QS

HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in TW20 8QS from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 14 August 2026. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

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

Food hygiene ratings at TW20 8QS

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at TW20 8QS. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near TW20 8QS?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 570 homes in the neighbourhood around TW20 8QS. The largest share of them, 32%, are in council tax band E. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (26%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around TW20 8QS

Band D in Runnymede for 2026‑27: £2,493. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,662 (band A) to £4,155 (band G); band E, the most common, is £3,047.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 30 (5%)£1,662
Band Babout 10 (2%)£1,939
Band Cabout 40 (7%)£2,216
Band Dabout 100 (18%)£2,493
Band Eabout 180 (32%)£3,047
Band Fabout 130 (23%)£3,601
Band Gabout 80 (14%)£4,155
Band Hwithheld£4,986

When the homes were built

  1. 11% Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. 21% 1919 to 1939
  4. 23% 1945 to 1964
  5. 26% 1965 to 1982
  6. 4% 1983 to 1999
  7. 8% 2000 to 2009
  8. 6% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Runnymede before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of TW20 8QS is in (ONS area E01030685), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near TW20 8QS?

The nearest open schools to TW20 8QS, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near TW20 8QS, and how we find them

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

Where is the nearest station to TW20 8QS?

The nearest railway station to the centre of TW20 8QS is Virginia Water Rail Station, 1.8 km away in a straight line.

  • Virginia Water Rail Station Railway station 1.8 kmCycle
  • Egham Rail Station Railway station 2.8 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

6 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Sub Post Office, 57 m away.

More stations near TW20 8QS, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near TW20 8QS?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of TW20 8QS, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near TW20 8QS?

0 within 1 km 2 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of TW20 8QS, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Connected Kerb Charging point · 4 chargers 2.8 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · 2 chargers 3.0 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near TW20 8QS?

The nearest to the centre of TW20 8QS, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to TW20 8QS?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near TW20 8QS?

The nearest care homes to the centre of TW20 8QS, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near TW20 8QS?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of TW20 8QS, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near TW20 8QS?

The nearest vets to the centre of TW20 8QS on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is TW20 8QS in a conservation area?

The centre of TW20 8QS is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near TW20 8QS?

Police.uk records 61 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of TW20 8QS in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences23 reports
Anti-social behaviour11 reports
Public order8 reports
Other theft5 reports
Drugs4 reports
Vehicle crime3 reports

Also: criminal damage and arson 2, possession of weapons 2, burglary 1, shoplifting 1, other crime 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for TW20 8QS

Ward
Thorpe
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
South East
Country
England
Built-up area
Thorpe
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Nearby postcodes

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TW20 8QT60 mTW20 8DQ90 mTW20 8QH170 mTW20 8QE170 mTW20 8UD190 mTW20 8QU190 m
All of TW20

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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