Richmond upon Thames: local evidence before choosing a home
Three public reference positions, ten independent checks and the limitations you need before treating a map result as a housing shortlist.
By the notbad project · editorial review . Source dates are separate.
Explore Richmond upon Thames on the mapWhat these local examples show
Richmond station and Kew Retail Park have supplied daytime aircraft values, while the King George's Field reference has no supplied aircraft reading. That absence must remain unknown. The station position has a very short supported-line estimate; the other two examples do not provide the same result. Different road averages and crime-area bands reinforce why one familiar borough name cannot describe every selected point.
This page covers the official Richmond upon Thames boundary (E09000027), not a single neighbourhood with the same name. Its three examples are illustrative catalog positions, not a representative sample of homes or a borough-wide verdict.
Mapped destinations in this boundary
The retained catalogs place 4 supported station records, 67 named green-space references of at least 2 hectares, 15 supported supermarket records, 1 shopping-centre records and 84 official school positions inside this boundary. These are source-position counts, not a complete inventory or proof of present access; station records can represent separate services at one interchange.
Supported lines represented here: District, Mildmay. Coverage includes Underground, Overground, DLR and Elizabeth lines, not every National Rail service. Walking destinations can lie outside the borough.
Three public reference reports
These use the independent Check profile: all supported destination choices, walks up to 30 minutes, green spaces at least 2 hectares, both noise periods and no combined score. School results use all phases and both inspection schemes; the new report-card area is Curriculum and teaching. Origins are source positions, sometimes inside a site, not verified entrances. Unknown means reliable evidence is unavailable, not a pass.
1. Richmond (London) Rail Station
Station reference · station position. Coordinates: 51.463061, -0.301558.
Retained source ID: 910GRICHMND. A source position is not a surveyed front door or verified entrance.
| Check | Saved evidence at this point |
|---|---|
| Aircraft noise | Daytime: 54.681 dB Nighttime: 50.053 dB |
| Road noise | Daytime: 61.96 dB Nighttime: 56.94 dB |
| Railway noise | Daytime: 64.65 dB Nighttime: 59.14 dB |
| Tube-track proximity | Within the Tube setback 100 m setback · approximate boundary |
| Station walk | ≈ 1 min walk Richmond Underground Station station position |
| Green-space walk | ≈ 5 min walk Richmond Green 4.1 ha · park |
| Recorded crime | Band 5 / 5 · Highest Richmond upon Thames 006A · E01003873 126.6 published crimes / 1,000 residents / year 428 crimes · 2024-09 – 2026-08 |
| School walk | ≈ 3 min walk Richmond and Hillcroft Adult and Community College (Rhacc) 16 plus · Further education · No linked inspection in the state-funded school snapshot · mapped school gate |
| Supermarket walk | ≈ 4 min walk Waitrose Waitrose · Mapped supermarket · store position |
| Shopping walk | No mapped route within 30 min No reliable shopping access estimate within the 30-minute routing cap. |
2. King George's Field
Green-space reference · Mapped green-space reference position; not an entrance. Coordinates: 51.443003, -0.318341.
Retained source ID: 413108854. A source position is not a surveyed front door or verified entrance.
| Check | Saved evidence at this point |
|---|---|
| Aircraft noise | Daytime: Unknown — no source reading Nighttime: Unknown — no source reading |
| Road noise | Daytime: 40.87 dB Nighttime: 36.38 dB |
| Railway noise | Daytime: Unknown — no source reading Nighttime: Unknown — no source reading |
| Tube-track proximity | Outside the Tube setback 100 m setback · approximate boundary |
| Station walk | No reliable route estimate |
| Green-space walk | No reliable route estimate |
| Recorded crime | Band 2 / 5 · Lower Richmond upon Thames 017B · E01003819 54.6 published crimes / 1,000 residents / year 191 crimes · 2024-09 – 2026-08 |
| School walk | No reliable route estimate |
| Supermarket walk | No reliable route estimate |
| Shopping walk | No reliable route estimate No reliable walking-network connection for this overview cell. |
3. Kew Retail Park
Shopping-site reference · shop position. Coordinates: 51.477677, -0.278955.
Retained source ID: w551095404. A source position is not a surveyed front door or verified entrance.
| Check | Saved evidence at this point |
|---|---|
| Aircraft noise | Daytime: 53.9 dB Nighttime: 49.008 dB |
| Road noise | Daytime: 49.7 dB Nighttime: 42.91 dB |
| Railway noise | Daytime: 43.73 dB Nighttime: 39.62 dB |
| Tube-track proximity | Outside the Tube setback 100 m setback · approximate boundary |
| Station walk | No mapped route within 30 min |
| Green-space walk | ≈ 19 min walk Kew Green 4.6 ha · park |
| Recorded crime | Band 4 / 5 · Higher Richmond upon Thames 004G · E01033570 90.7 published crimes / 1,000 residents / year 363 crimes · 2024-09 – 2026-08 |
| School walk | ≈ 6 min walk Kew Riverside Primary School Primary · Community school · Expected standard · Curriculum and teaching · 2026-07-08 · school position |
| Supermarket walk | ≈ 28 min walk Waitrose Waitrose · Mapped supermarket · mapped customer entrance |
| Shopping walk | ≈ 1 min walk Kew Retail Park Shopping centre · shop position |
Turn this comparison into viewing questions
Choose the journeys and surroundings you actually need. Check the location of the home, the route and entrance you would use, indoor noise and current access. A missing noise value is unverified quietness; a missing supported-line result does not cover every rail service. Tube proximity does not measure vibration, crime bands do not predict personal safety, and a nearby school does not establish eligibility.
Source snapshots behind these examples
- Aircraft: Defra Round 4 (2022 mapping). Airport activity years vary and are not verified for every airport; missing readings do not establish quietness.
- Road and railway: Defra Round 4 (2022 mapping); 2021 road/rail activity; historical model, not live measurements.. Published values begin at 40 dB day / 35 dB night.
- Walking and mapped destinations: retained OSM snapshot 2026-10-30T21:24:51Z; packaged station snapshot, not live services.
- Crime: 2024-09 to 2026-08; resident population year 2024. Historical London-only bands, not safety grades.
- Schools: GIAS 2026-10-31; Ofsted 2026-09-30. Proximity does not establish admissions.
- Tube proxy: April 2026; 100 m setback, not measured vibration.
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