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On Watcombe Cottages, in Kew Gardens
What it's like at TW9 3BD: every home that has sold on Watcombe Cottages since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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Sales and extensions on Watcombe Cottages; planning applications within 500 m (Planning London Datahub); new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 16 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 1, Watcombe CottagesTerraced | Feb 2000 | £315,000 | – | – | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2, Watcombe CottagesTerraced | May 2024 | £860,000 | 69 m² | £12,464/m² | 2 |
| 3, Watcombe CottagesTerraced | May 2007 | £499,950 | – | – | 1 |
| 4, Watcombe CottagesTerraced | Jun 2006 | £435,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 5, Watcombe CottagesTerraced | Nov 2016 | £820,000 | 74 m² | £11,081/m² | 2 |
| 6, Watcombe CottagesTerraced | Nov 2021 | £850,000 | 73 m² | £11,644/m² | 6 |
| 7, Watcombe CottagesTerraced | Jun 2001 | £330,000 | 73 m² | £4,521/m² | 1 |
| 8, Watcombe CottagesTerraced | May 2004 | £415,000 | – | – | 3 |
| 9, Watcombe CottagesTerraced | Sept 2022 | £905,000 | 78 m² | £11,603/m² | 2 |
| 10, Watcombe CottagesTerraced | Sept 2022 | £805,000 | 64 m² | £12,578/m² | 1 |
| 13, Watcombe CottagesTerraced | Oct 2012 | £700,000 | 78 m² | £8,974/m² | 2 |
| 14, Watcombe CottagesTerraced | Apr 2015 | £785,000 | 78 m² | £10,064/m² | 2 |
| 15, Watcombe CottagesTerraced | May 2019 | £900,000 | 93 m² | £9,677/m² | 4 |
| 16, Watcombe CottagesTerraced | Jan 2026 | £1,300,000 | 168 m² | £7,738/m² | 1 |
| 19, Watcombe CottagesTerraced | Jul 2012 | £610,000 | 74 m² | £8,243/m² | 1 |
| 21, Watcombe CottagesTerraced | Jul 2013 | £725,000 | 70 m² | £10,357/m² | 4 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 68% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Kew Bridge, about a 5-minute walk (550 m), with 1.2m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Waterloo.
The nearest bus stop is Kew Green, 250 m away, with a bus about every 5 minutes on weekdays (routes 65, 110); 35 departures an hour from the 3 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Central London is 12 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Strand-on-the-Green Junior School, a few minutes' walk (300 m); 83% met the expected standard.
The nearest secondary is Brentford School for Girls, 1.6 km away; Attainment 8: 50.6 · 17.6% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Christ's Church of England Comprehensive Secondary School (1.9 km) and Gunnersbury Catholic School (2.6 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: The Tiffin Girls' School (5.6 km) and Tiffin School (7.1 km).
The nearest supermarket is Mums Wholefood, 450 m away, with Abyham Food & Wine closer still (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Richmond Medical Group (700 m), with Boots the closest pharmacy (800 m).
For a haircut, PR Hair is 400 m away.
The nearest full A&E is West Middlesex University Hospital, 2.4 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 72% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 69% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 12 weeks).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 49 restaurants and cafés and 7 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Grill off the Green is the closest café or restaurant (250 m), and The Greyhound the nearest pub (150 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 65 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
Much of it is protected: 76% of postcodes sit in a conservation area (Kew Gardens, Kew Green).
There are 95 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 40% flats and 10% detached houses.
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 63% were built before 1919.
The nearest park is Westerly Ware, 200 m away; for exercise, Legends Boxing Gym (300 m).
A swim is a short trip away: The Serpentine - Hyde Park, 9.0 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 17.0 µg/m³).
56 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| 52-56 Kew Green | II | 100 m |
| 62 and 64, Kew Green | II | 120 m |
| 90-96, Kew Green | II | 190 m |
| Zoffany House | II* | 200 m |
Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
Richmond Park constituency: Sarah Olney MP (Liberal Democrat), since December 2019. 2024 general election: LD hold, majority 17,155 (32.9%), turnout 70%. Vote shares: Liberal Democrat 55%, Conservative 22%, Labour 10%, Green Party 7%.
59 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near TW9 3BD →
For holidays, London Heathrow is 11 km away.
Most households own their home, 30% rent privately.
It's highly educated: 72% of adults have a degree.
The nearest university is Richmond, the American International University in London, 1.1 km away (TEF Bronze).
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
Plaques recorded by Open Plaques (openplaques.org), a volunteer project; its data is public domain. Not every plaque is recorded.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Watcombe Cottages in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 12 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 0 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.3% | 0.5% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.6% | 0.9% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 91.1% | 87.7% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.0% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 7.7% | 7.7% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.4% | 3.5% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
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