Bacteriostatic water in Sunbury-on-Thames

Local facts for Sunbury-on-Thames

Sunbury-on-Thames sits in the TW16 postcode district (TW area), within Spelthorne, South East, England.

TW16 is a mainland UK district, so orders to Sunbury-on-Thames go out on next-day UK delivery. How we deliver.

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

• Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, Biological Sciences, 10.3 km
• Institute of Cancer Research: Royal Cancer Hospital (The), Biological Sciences, 18.7 km
• Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 18.9 km

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

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

• Institute of Zoology (UKPRN 10009315): Biological Sciences, 22.3 km north-east
• Birkbeck College (UKPRN 10007760): Biological Sciences, 23 km north-east
• University College London (UKPRN 10007784): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 23 km north-east
• King's College London (UKPRN 10003645): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 23.4 km north-east
• Queen Mary University of London (UKPRN 10007775): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 28.7 km north-east
• University of Greenwich (UKPRN 10007146): Chemistry, 29.6 km east
• The University of Reading (UKPRN 10007802): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 36.6 km west
• University of Sussex (UKPRN 10007806): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 65.8 km south

Nearby: Shepperton (3.3 km), Ashford (3.4 km), Ashford (3.4 km), Molesey (3.7 km), Walton-on-Thames (3.7 km).

Regional hub: Southampton.

Sunbury-on-Thames lies north-east of Southampton, about 89.4 km in a straight line.

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

• Spelthorne, TW15, 2.9 km
• Ashford, TW15, 3.4 km
• Staines-upon-Thames, TW18, 6.7 km
• Runnymede, TW20, 9.1 km
• Egham, TW20, 9.2 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): Spelthorne 2.9 km, Shepperton 3.3 km, Ashford 3.4 km, Ashford 3.4 km, Ashford 3.4 km, Staines-upon-Thames 6.7 km.

Nearest location page in each direction from Sunbury-on-Thames: north, Bletchley and Fenny Stratford (67 km); east, Molesey (3.7 km); south, Shepperton (3.3 km); west, Spelthorne (2.9 km).

Location pages in South East within 10 km of Sunbury-on-Thames: 14; within 25 km: 44; within 50 km: 97.

Map reference: 51.4187, -0.4184 (OS Open Names osgb4000000074340133).

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