Bacteriostatic water in Staines-upon-Thames

Local facts for Staines-upon-Thames

Staines-upon-Thames sits in the TW18 postcode district (TW area), within Spelthorne, South East, England.

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Nearest universities with REF 2021 research submissions in Biological Sciences or Chemistry:

• Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, Biological Sciences, 3.9 km
• Institute of Cancer Research: Royal Cancer Hospital (The), Biological Sciences, 24.2 km
• Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 24.3 km

Straight-line distance. Listed for local context only; no affiliation implied.

Further universities within 80 km of Staines-upon-Thames with REF 2021 submissions in these units:

• Institute of Zoology (UKPRN 10009315): Biological Sciences, 27 km north-east
• University College London (UKPRN 10007784): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 28.1 km east
• Birkbeck College (UKPRN 10007760): Biological Sciences, 28.2 km east
• King's College London (UKPRN 10003645): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 28.8 km east
• The University of Reading (UKPRN 10007802): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 30.1 km west
• Queen Mary University of London (UKPRN 10007775): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 34.2 km east
• University of Greenwich (UKPRN 10007146): Chemistry, 35.6 km east
• Oxford Brookes University (UKPRN 10004930): Biological Sciences, 60.7 km north-west

Nearby: Runnymede (2.4 km), Egham (2.6 km), Ashford (3.5 km), Ashford (3.5 km), Chertsey (4.7 km).

Regional hub: Southampton.

Staines-upon-Thames lies north-east of Southampton, about 85.6 km in a straight line.

Other location pages in the TW postcode area (9 of the 298 we list for South East):

• Ashford, TW15, 3.5 km
• Spelthorne, TW15, 3.8 km
• Shepperton, TW17, 6.1 km
• Sunbury-on-Thames, TW16, 6.7 km

Postcode districts in the TW area covered by our South East location pages: TW15, TW16, TW17, TW18, TW20.

More nearby location pages in South East (within 50 km; straight line, nearest first):

Also in Spelthorne (7 location pages): Ashford 3.5 km, Ashford 3.5 km, Ashford 3.5 km, Spelthorne 3.8 km, Shepperton 6.1 km, Sunbury-on-Thames 6.7 km.

Nearest location page in each direction from Staines-upon-Thames: north, Gerrards Cross (17.3 km); east, Ashford (3.5 km); south, Chertsey (4.7 km); west, Runnymede (2.4 km).

Location pages in South East within 10 km of Staines-upon-Thames: 14; within 25 km: 50; within 50 km: 97.

Map reference: 51.4338, -0.5118 (OS Open Names osgb4000000074549978).

Sources: OS Open Names and ONS Postcode Directory (OGL), OpenStreetMap (ODbL), REF 2021, Parcelforce zone list. Updated 12 Oct 2026.