High deprivation
IMD England
Around average · 7.8 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
London
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for TW12 2DW
Slough and Heathrow
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
TW12 2DW
Coordinates
51.4142, -0.3739
Grid reference
TQ131696
Easting
513,179
Northing
169,603
Region
London
Plus Code
9C3XCJ7G+MC
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Richmond upon Thames
Travel to Work
Slough and Heathrow
ITL Region
Richmond upon Thames
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
12946
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 12946 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near TW12 2DW
England & WalesCrime trends · near TW12 2DW
Counts are for Hampton electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
26
YoY -16%
31208
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
24
YoY +71%
24155
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
7
YoY —
950
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
4
YoY —
630
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
1160
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.67.4%
Other White11.9%
Other Asian3.2%
Indian2.8%
Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.4%
+ 6 other groups · 12.3%
Religion
Christian43.8%
No religion38.8%
Not answered7.4%
Muslim6.2%
Sikh2.0%
+ 1 other religions · 1.9%
Age groups
35–4923.5%
50–6419.6%
25–3412.0%
65–748.0%
10–157.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.8%
Households
Other20.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.9%
Any member 66+14.3%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.6%
+ 7 other households · 31.8%
Administrative Information
Richmond upon Thames
Local Authority
Council AreaTwickenham E14001556
Constituency
E14001556Metropolitan Police
Police Force
England
Ward
Hampton
Constituency code
E14001556
EU Electoral Region
London
Parish
Richmond upon Thames, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Richmond upon Thames
Health & NHS
London
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandWest London
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
London
NHS Region
London
Integrated Care Board
NHS South West London Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Richmond and Twickenham
Sub ICB Location
NHS South West London ICB - 36L
Cancer Alliance
West London
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Richmond upon Thames 023E E01003826
E01003826MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Richmond upon Thames 023 E02000806
E02000806LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Richmond upon Thames 023E E01003826
E01003826MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Richmond upon Thames 023 E02000806
E02000806Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:40 AM
Sunrise
6:10 PM
Sunset
12 hours 30 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:40 AM
Sunset (today)
6:10 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 30 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode TW12 2DW introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1. IMD England rank: 12946
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01003826 and MSOA E02000806 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode TW12 2DW is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near TW12 2DW
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 17%
RWM expected
76%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 16%
RWM expected
77%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–7FSM 11%
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 4–13FSM 0%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 12%
RWM expected
71%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 13%
RWM expected
66%
PrimaryIndependentMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–7FSM 11%
All-throughIndependentOut of boroughMixed · Ages 10–18FSM 0%
All-throughIndependentGirls · Ages 7–18FSM 0%
Attainment 8
40.0
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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