TW12 postcode area guide — Richmond upon Thames

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Broadband & internet speeds in TW12

Excellent coverage

Broadband availability in the TW12 postcode district (Richmond upon Thames) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 540 postcodes Ofcom measures in TW12, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 98.9% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 93.9%.

Around 0% of premises in TW12 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.

Sample postcodes in TW12

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Mobile signal around Richmond upon Thames

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Richmond Upon Thames district (89,765 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in TW12

Police recorded 227 incidents within about a mile of the centre of TW12 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).

House prices in TW12

Based on 220 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in TW12 is £575,000, down 1.7% on the previous year (£585,000).

Latest recorded sales in TW12

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Who lives here? Richmond upon Thames demographics

Census 2021 figures for the wider Richmond upon Thames district (195,279 residents, 80,704 households):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around TW12

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.

Food hygiene ratings in TW12

117 rated food businesses operate in TW12. 77 hold the top rating of 5, 24 are rated 4, and 3 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: Aston Club, Aston House, Aston Pierpoint Nursery, Brasserie 1600, Brunch and Bloom.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in TW12

From a sample of 275 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 TW12 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 41% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.

Phone area codes for Richmond upon Thames

Landlines around TW12 typically use:

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What's it like living in TW12?

Postcodes in TW12

Neighbouring districts

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Frequently asked questions

Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.