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The Birches

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17 recorded sales · median £179,000 · Richmond upon Thames

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Richmond upon Thames Council · Liberal Democrat-controlled 54/54 seats · 100% · OCD 2026

Overview Valuation Safety Who lives here Schools Health Getting around Environment Amenities & economy

71/100

Good

AcreRight area score · our comparison, not an official rating

£179k

median price

6.8

crimes per 1,000 residents each month

£179k

median sold price

17.6 yrs

of local pay to buy

23 min

London — fastest

rail stations

grammar schools

schools total

6.8

crimes per 1,000 residents each month

370

Violence — most

NO₂ · WHO 10

22.4%

in a flood zone

1,973

green spaces

7.8

PM2.5 · WHO 5

703

eat & drink

138

shops

83.7%

gigabit

gyms & leisure

Tiles show street’s own prices; crime, schools, transport, health & amenities are shown for the wider area — each tab labels its source.

Score by what matters: AffordabilityCommuteSchoolsSafetyEnvironmentAmenities

Sold price trend

£117,000 in 2001 → £315,250 in 2025

⌄ On this street: every recorded sale is listed under Cost — this is the finest level we hold. Everything else is shown for the wider Richmond upon Thames, clearly labelled.

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All figures, sources and dates

Prices2026-07-21

Affordability2025

Council tax & governance2026/27 (tax); 2025 (control)

Crime2026-06

Deprivation2025

Census2021

Schools2026

Health2026/2025

Transport2026

Broadband2024-07

Environment2023–24

Ground checks2022–25

Heritage & planning2026

Amenities2026

Companies2026-07-01

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What does it cost? This street

A typical home here sells for £179,000. That's about 17.6× local earnings — around the 18.6× five-year average.

Sold price history

2025 · 2 sales

Median sold price · median of all 17 sales£179,000

HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Too few sales by type to chart.

Typical home price compared with annual local pay17.6× · five-year average 18.6×

HM Land Registry, 12 months

Home ownership62%

Owned outright

30%

With a mortgage

32%

Private rented

25%

Social rented

12%

Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021

Council tax£2,486

Your band:

London Borough of Richmond upon Thames£1,976

Greater London Authority£511

Council tax bands A–H

Band A£1,657

Band B£1,934

Band C£2,210

Band D (baseline)£2,486

Band E£3,039

Band F£3,591

Band G£4,144

Band H£4,972

Full-year charge for every band, derived from Band D at the statutory ratios (A = 6/9 of Band D … H = 18/9). MHCLG 2026/27.

Pick your band — the breakdown recalculates · MHCLG 2026/27 · hand-curated each April

Neighbourhood prices in Richmond upon Thames how The Birches compares · from Richmond upon Thames

⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: Hampton Hill +29.2%

Neighbourhood	Median price	5-year change	Sales, 12m
Hampton Hill	£715,000	+29.2%	251
North Sheen	£800,000	+25.3%	280
Kew	£700,000	+22.6%	170
East Sheen	£1,236,500	+21%	180
Hammersmith	£715,000	+16.1%	59
Hanworth	£458,000	+13.6%	172
Strawberry Hill	£680,000	+13.2%	321
St Margarets	£680,000	+12.9%	149
Whitton	£650,000	+10.8%	419
Hampton	£682,500	+7.3%	218
Teddington	£700,000	+5.2%	367
Barnes	£1,125,000	+3.5%	334
Richmond	£739,000	+0.7%	415
East Twickenham	£600,000	-2.4%	159
The Beveree	£960,000	-8.5%	62
Ham	£635,000	-9.1%	135
Mortlake	£625,000	-9.1%	144
Twickenham	£637,500	-9.3%	301
Hampton Wick	£545,000	-17%	224

Sorted by 5-year change — click a row → the map flies there; click the name → its full report · HM Land Registry, 12 months

Homes in The Birches — sold prices

Filters

Address	Type	Beds	EPC	Price	Date
2 The Birches Heathside Whitton	Flat	—	—	£320,000	Nov 2025
9 THE BIRCHES HEATHSIDE WHITTON	Flat	—	—	£310,500	Oct 2025
7 The Birches Heathside Whitton	Flat	—	—	£285,000	Oct 2018
1, The Birches Heathside	Flat	—	—	£329,950	Jun 2017
1, The Birches Heathside	Flat	—	—	£225,000	May 2015
3 The Birches Heathside Whitton	Flat	—	—	£197,000	Oct 2013
3 The Birches Heathside Whitton	Flat	—	—	£177,000	Apr 2013
9 THE BIRCHES HEATHSIDE WHITTON	Flat	—	—	£175,000	Sep 2012
3 The Birches Heathside Whitton	Flat	—	—	£202,000	Jan 2010
6 THE BIRCHES	Flat	—	—	£217,000	Nov 2007
3 The Birches Heathside Whitton	Flat	—	—	£179,000	Jun 2007
1, The Birches Heathside	Flat	—	—	£166,000	Jun 2006
4 The Birches Heathside Whitton	Flat	—	—	£160,000	Apr 2006
10, The Birches Heathside	Flat	—	—	£119,000	Jun 2001
8 THE BIRCHES HEATHSIDE WHITTON	Flat	—	—	£115,000	May 2001
2 The Birches Heathside Whitton	Flat	—	—	£65,500	Aug 1997
5 THE BIRCHES	Flat	—	—	£56,950	Dec 1996

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17 recent sales — showing 10 · Search & browse every home →

Type a street, address or postcode to narrow this list; clear to see the latest sales. Click any home → its full report (sale history, EPC, estimate). Beds inferred from floor area · HM Land Registry + EPC

How safe is it? from Richmond upon Thames

Crime runs at 6.8 per 1,000 residents a month. Like most places with a retail centre, offences cluster where the shops are, not where people live.

Crime rate

Per 1,000 / month6.8

Street-level counts · police.uk, last 12 months

By category, 12 months from Richmond upon Thames

Violence & sexual offences

370

Anti-social behaviour

355

Vehicle crime

134

Other theft

121

Shoplifting

Public order

Recorded crimes by category across the whole Richmond upon Thames district, last 12 months · police.uk / Home Office

Where crime clusters

police.uk publishes anonymised "on or near" points, not named hotspots. The map above shows where they cluster, with the crime layer on.

Clusters of anonymised on-or-near markers, not addresses · police.uk

Who lives here? from Richmond upon Thames

Population195,278

ONS Census 2021 (Nomis) · this neighbourhood

Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 8/10 · little changed since 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 75% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.

Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains

DEPRIVATION

IMD decile 8/10

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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 8/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — less deprived than most (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 75% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area. The scale runs 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived).

SINCE 2019Was IMD decile 8 in 2019 — little changed since.

The seven things the index measures, each on the same 1–10 scale (higher = better). A low bar shows where the deprivation actually is.

Income

7.7/10

Employment

8.2/10

Education & skills

9.4/10

Health & disability

9.4/10

Crime

6.8/10

Housing & services

9.5/10

Living environment

2.4/10

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025

Figures for the wider Richmond upon Thames — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.

Employment rate · residents aged 16+63%

Unemployment · economically active residents5.1%

Degree-level (Level 4+)60%

Good or very good health89%

Own their home62%

Median age41.7

Born outside the UK29%

See the full Richmond upon Thames report →

ONS Census 2021 · wider district

Schools This street

100% of the 6 nearest inspected schools are rated Good or Outstanding. Catchments shown are the council-published ones where held, estimates otherwise — always labelled.

Ofsted

6 of 6 inspected schools rated Good or Outstanding
of the 6 nearest inspected schools

GIAS + Ofsted · post-Sept-2024 inspections show "Inspected — see report"

Catchments

Likely-nearest catchment line per school where councils publish polygons; estimated by distance otherwise — always labelled which.

Council catchment polygons + GIAS

Nearest schools 25 nearest schools

AllPrimarySecondaryGrammarNursery

School	Phase	Ofsted	Distance
Little Stars Day Nursery	Nursery	Good ('23)	0.4 km
Heathfield Infant School	Primary	—	0.7 km
Heathfield Junior School	Primary	—	0.7 km
Turing House School	Secondary	Inspected '24 — see report	0.7 km
Kindred Twickenham Day Nursery	Nursery	Good ('24)	0.8 km
Bishop Perrin Church of England Primary School	Primary	Outstanding ('24)	0.8 km
The Heathland School	Secondary	Outstanding ('24)	0.8 km
Crane Park Primary School	Primary	—	1.0 km
Crane Park Day Nursery	Nursery	Outstanding ('22)	1.0 km
Kindred Twickenham Day Nursery	Nursery	Good ('23)	1.0 km
Kerswell Kids	Nursery	Good ('24)	1.0 km
Suffah Primary School	Primary	—	1.1 km
Whitton Playdays	Nursery	Good ('23)	1.2 km
Twickenham School	Secondary	Good ('21)	1.2 km
St Edmund's Catholic Primary School	Primary	—	1.2 km
Nelson Primary School	Primary	Good ('23)	1.3 km
Kindred Whitton Nursery and Pre-School	Nursery	Good ('20)	1.3 km
The Orchard Primary School	Primary	Good ('23)	1.3 km
Blue Iris Day Nursery	Nursery	Good ('22)	1.4 km
Parkside Playgroup	Nursery	Good ('25)	1.5 km
Little Dippers	Nursery	—	1.5 km
Grove Road Primary School	Primary	Inspected '26 — see report	1.6 km
Sparrow Farm Primary School	Primary	Good ('24)	1.6 km
Midsummer Park Pre-School	Nursery	Good ('25)	1.6 km
Milkshake Montessori School	Nursery	Good ('25)	1.7 km

Nearest first · type to search all schools, or filter by phase · click a school → its full report page · GIAS + Ofsted

Health This street

nearest GP surgeries · nearest 1.0 km
NHS ODS

nearest dentists · nearest 1.2 km
NHS ODS

nearest pharmacies · nearest 0.1 km
NHS ODS

14 of 16 CQC-rated providers nearby are Good or Outstanding.

Nearest GPs, dentists & pharmacies

AllGPsDentistsPharmacies

Name	Type	CQC rating	Distance
Herbert And Herbert	Pharmacy	—	0.1 km
Woodlawn Medical Centre	GP	Good ('22)	1.0 km
Little Park Surgery	GP	—	1.1 km
Montrose Smile Studio	Dentist	—	1.2 km
Crane Park Surgery	GP	—	1.2 km
Jubilee Surgery	GP	Good ('18)	1.2 km
Eye Smile Ltd T/A Whitton Corner	Dentist	—	1.2 km
Whitton Corner Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.2 km
Mount Medical Centre	GP	Good ('16)	1.3 km
Dhiman Dental	Dentist	—	1.3 km
Wellington Road South (Dental Surgery)	Dentist	—	1.3 km
Percy Road Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.4 km
Mount Dental Practice	Dentist	—	1.4 km
Minal Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.4 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	1.4 km
Dental Beauty Feltham	Dentist	—	1.4 km
Serena Dental Care	Dentist	—	1.4 km
Ram Dispensing Chemist	Pharmacy	—	1.5 km
Apex Dental & Implant Centre	Dentist	—	1.5 km
Twickenham Park Medical Centre	GP	Good ('17)	1.5 km
Tw13 Dental	Dentist	—	1.5 km
Feltham Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.6 km
Herbert & Herbert Chemist	Pharmacy	—	1.6 km
Cross Roads Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.7 km
Kingfisher Practice	GP	Good ('16)	1.7 km
Redwood Practice	GP	Good ('19)	1.7 km
Willow Practice	GP	Good ('16)	1.7 km
Staines Road Medical Centre	GP	Good ('18)	1.8 km
Pharmadex Limited	Pharmacy	—	1.8 km
Herbert And Herbert	Pharmacy	—	1.9 km
Gill Medical Practice	GP	Good ('16)	1.9 km
Carlton Surgery	GP	—	1.9 km
Dental Surgery Holdsworth House	Dentist	—	2.0 km
Blue Wing Family Doctor Unit	GP	—	2.0 km
Chestnut Practice	GP	—	2.0 km
Green Practice	GP	Requires improvement ('23)	2.0 km
The Practice Heart Of Hounslow	GP	Good ('17)	2.0 km
Heart Of Hounslow Health Centre	Dentist	Good ('22)	2.0 km
Clifford House Medical Centre	GP	—	2.1 km
Central Dental	Dentist	—	2.1 km
Hounslow Dental Centre	Dentist	—	2.1 km
Maswell Park Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.1 km
Bath Road Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.1 km
Bath Road Surgery	GP	Good ('23)	2.1 km
Hounslow Medical Centre	GP	Good ('16)	2.1 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	2.2 km
Harlington Road West (Dental Surgery)	Dentist	—	2.3 km
Boots	Pharmacy	—	2.3 km
Boots	Pharmacy	—	2.3 km
The Practice On The Green	Dentist	—	2.3 km
Boots	Pharmacy	—	2.4 km
Queens Park Medical Practice	GP	—	2.4 km
St Davids Practice	GP	Good ('17)	2.4 km
The Practice Feltham	GP	Requires improvement ('18)	2.4 km
West Garden Dental	Dentist	—	2.4 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	2.4 km
Simply Dental	Dentist	—	2.4 km
Hounslow Family Practice	GP	—	2.5 km
Lampton Road (Dental Surgery)	Dentist	—	2.5 km
Hiyos	GP	—	2.5 km
Asda Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.5 km
Clifford Road Surgery	GP	—	2.5 km
Hounslow West Dental Practice	Dentist	—	2.6 km
Advance Dental Care	Dentist	—	2.6 km
Maple Leaf Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.6 km
Tesco Instore Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.6 km
Meds & Pills Ltd	Pharmacy	—	2.7 km
Richmond & Twickenham	Dentist	—	2.7 km
The Hampton Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.7 km
Shah Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.7 km
Rosary Cottage Dental Clinic	Dentist	—	2.7 km
Crystal Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.7 km
Amin Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.8 km
Tesco Instore Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.8 km
Hounslow East Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.8 km

Nearest first · type to search, or filter by type · click a provider → its full page · NHS ODS + CQC · — = not CQC-rated (e.g. pharmacies)

Getting around from Richmond upon Thames

5 nearest stations; the fastest to London is 28 min from Whitton Rail Station.

Rail — 5 nearest stations

Station	Distance	To London	Fastest
Whitton Rail Station	0.9 mi	London Waterloo	28 min
Hounslow Rail Station	1.0 mi	London Waterloo	37 min
Feltham Rail Station	1.4 mi	London Waterloo	30 min
Fulwell Rail Station	1.7 mi	London Waterloo	31 min
Strawberry Hill Rail Station	1.8 mi	London Waterloo	28 min

Nearest first (miles from the area centre) · fastest London time in bold — from Whitton Rail Station (28 min) · click a station → its page · National Rail

Travel to work

Work from home

59%

Drive

19%

Public transport

11%

Walk or cycle

10%

Census travel-to-work — how residents commute

EV charging19 points

Per 10,000 residents1.0

National Chargepoint Registry · pins on the map · speed split (rapid/fast/slow) pending NCR field ingestion

Environment from Richmond upon Thames

Air quality

NO₂

— WHO guide

PM2.5

7.8

— WHO guide

µg/m³ annual mean · DEFRA

Ground checks

Surface water 1-in-1001.2%

Flood zone22.4% of postcodes

Radonup to <1% of homes

Historic landfill109 sites within ~1 km

EA · UKHSA/BGS · Mining Remediation Authority — indicative, not a property search

Transport noise (Defra)

Road & rail noise bands (≥55 / ≥65 dB Lden) are being added — not yet available for this area. They cover major sources only; "not mapped" ≠ "quiet".

Defra strategic noise mapping

Heritage & green space

Listed buildings811

Conservation areas85

Green belt2.3%

Green spaces1,973

Historic England · OS Open Greenspace

Amenities from Richmond upon Thames

What's here

Category	Count	Note
Eat & drink	703	90% hygiene 4★+ (FSA)
Shops	138	supermarkets & convenience stores
Gyms, leisure & playgrounds	76	—
Green spaces & parks	1,973	filled areas on the map

OSM + FSA

Broadband

Gigabit

83.7%

Superfast

96.7%

Ultrafast

84.8%

% of premises · Ofcom Connected Nations

Local economy from Richmond upon Thames

Figures for the wider Richmond upon Thames — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.

Unemployment rate5.1%

In work (employment rate)62.6%

Companies registered here21,387

New incorporations (12m)2,137

Property companies (SPVs)2,606

See the full Richmond upon Thames report →

Companies House + ONS Census 2021 · wider district