TW16 postcode area guide — Elmbridge

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Broadband & internet speeds in TW16

Excellent coverage

Broadband availability in the TW16 postcode district (Elmbridge) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 516 postcodes Ofcom measures in TW16, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 99.7% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 90.8%.

Around 0% of premises in TW16 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 TW16

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Mobile signal around Elmbridge

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Elmbridge district (62,830 premises):

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

Crime in TW16

Police recorded 186 incidents within about a mile of the centre of TW16 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 TW16

Based on 222 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in TW16 is £492,000, up 5.8% on the previous year (£465,000).

Latest recorded sales in TW16

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

Who lives here? Elmbridge demographics

Census 2021 figures for the wider Elmbridge district (138,754 residents, 55,587 households):

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

Schools in and around TW16

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 TW16

119 rated food businesses operate in TW16. 85 hold the top rating of 5, 17 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: ABM Catering At Hawkedale County First School, Acorns Nursery BP, Ali's Caribbean Roti Shop, All You Can Be Sport, Ashton Lodge.

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

Energy performance (EPC) in TW16

From a sample of 185 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 TW16 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 29% 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 Elmbridge

Landlines around TW16 typically use:

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What's it like living in TW16?

Postcodes in TW16

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.