Richmond Road, Kingston Upon Thames, KT2 5EL

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding KT2 5EL has a slightly higher male population, with 51.8% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	49.2%	48.2%	-1.0%	51.0%	-2.8%
Male	50.8%	51.8%	1.0%	49.0%	2.8%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around KT2 5EL, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 47.9% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	53%	47.9%	-5.1%	37.9%	10.0%
Married: Opposite sex	36.1%	37.3%	1.2%	44.2%	-6.9%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Separated	2.5%	3.3%	0.8%	2.2%	1.1%
Divorced	6.3%	8.7%	2.4%	9.1%	-0.4%
Widowed	2.2%	2.4%	0.2%	6.1%	-3.7%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (86.9%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	58.6%	58.2%	-0.4%	48.4%	9.8%
Good health	28.6%	28.7%	0.1%	33.6%	-4.9%
Fair health	8.6%	8.6%	0.0%	12.7%	-4.1%
Bad health	3.1%	3.7%	0.6%	4.0%	-0.3%
Very bad health	1%	0.7%	-0.3%	1.2%	-0.5%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

This area stands out for its high percentage of residents with higher education degree or similar. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 57.1%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	12.2%	10.5%	-1.7%	18.2%	-7.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	7.2%	4.5%	-2.7%	9.6%	-5.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10%	8.1%	-1.9%	13.4%	-5.3%
Apprenticeship	1.9%	3.9%	2.0%	5.3%	-1.4%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	16.3%	14.4%	-1.9%	16.9%	-2.5%
Degree or Similar	46.1%	57.1%	11.0%	33.8%	23.3%
Other	6.3%	1.5%	-4.8%	2.8%	-1.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 65.8% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	1.8%	6.7%	4.9%	0.7%	6.0%
Indian	3.1%	5.9%	2.8%	3.1%	2.8%
Pakistani	1.3%	1%	-0.3%	2.7%	-1.7%
Other Asian	4.2%	5.2%	1.0%	1.6%	3.6%
Black African	1%	2%	1.0%	2.5%	-0.5%
Black Caribbean	0.5%	1%	0.5%	1.0%	0.0%
Other Black	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Mixed White and Asian	2.1%	2%	-0.1%	0.8%	1.2%
Mixed White and African	1.6%	1.2%	-0.4%	0.4%	0.8%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	1.2%	1.2%	0.9%	0.3%
Mixed Other	2.9%	2.7%	-0.2%	0.8%	1.9%
White	79.7%	65.8%	-13.9%	81.4%	-15.6%
Roma	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Arab	1%	0.7%	-0.3%	0.6%	0.1%
Other	0.8%	4.2%	3.4%	1.6%	2.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 59% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	76%	59%	-17.0%	83.2%	-24.2%
European Union	8.3%	14.8%	6.5%	6.1%	8.7%
Rest of Europe	2.1%	1.5%	-0.6%	0.8%	0.7%
Africa	3.1%	4.4%	1.3%	2.7%	1.7%
Middle East and Asia	5.2%	13.8%	8.6%	5.6%	8.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.6%	4.7%	1.1%	1.3%	3.4%
Oceania	1.3%	1.7%	0.4%	0.3%	1.4%
British Overseas	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	74.5%	58.6%	-15.9%	83.2%	-24.6%
10+ Years	2.6%	18.9%	16.3%	9.8%	9.1%
5-10 Years	6.3%	8.8%	2.5%	2.9%	5.9%
2-5 Years	7%	5.6%	-1.4%	2.2%	3.4%
Less than 2 years	9.6%	8.1%	-1.5%	1.9%	6.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	65.1%	76.7%	-11.6%
Ireland	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
France	1.7%	0.3%	1.4%
Germany	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
Italy	2.4%	0.6%	1.8%
Portugal	2.2%	0.5%	1.7%
Spain	1.7%	0.4%	1.3%
Lithuania	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Poland	1.7%	1.3%	0.4%
Romania	0.7%	0.9%	-0.2%
Other EU countries	3.9%	1.5%	2.4%
Other Europe	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
Central and Western Africa	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
South and Eastern Africa	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Middle East	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Eastern Asia	2.2%	0.3%	1.9%
Southern Asia	2.7%	1.2%	1.5%
South-East Asia	1%	0.2%	0.8%
North America and the Caribbean	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Central and South America	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Oceania	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
No passport held	6.8%	13.5%	-6.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	40.8%	37.2%	3.6%
Christian	42.8%	46.2%	-3.4%
Buddhist	2%	0.5%	1.5%
Hindu	3%	1.7%	1.3%
Muslim	5.4%	6.5%	-1.1%
Other religion	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Not answered	5.7%	6.0%	-0.3%

Safety

Is Richmond Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Richmond Road was 39.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 54.1% lower than the Canbury Gardens average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Richmond Road has the 34th lowest crime rate of 80 local areas in Canbury Gardens and the 205th lowest crime rate of 475 local areas in Kingston upon Thames .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 19.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 54.3%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much higher level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 98% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£74,600

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in KT2 5EL, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 3/10 (low )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 4/10 (below average )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 3/10 (low )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 1/10 (very low )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 1/10 (very low )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 4/10 (below average )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 5/10 (average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 5/10 (average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Richmond Road are based on 802 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Kingston Upon Thames.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Richmond Road, Kingston Upon Thames, KT2 5EL

Estimated Average Property Prices for KT2 5EL

Average Price
£371,905

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£1,040,357

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£285,138

Other
£688,428

Estimated Average Property Prices for Richmond Road

Average Price
£591,861

Semi-Detached
£1,119,790

Terraced
£1,019,211

Detached
£1,407,035

Flats/Maisonettes
£415,141

Other
£872,216

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Richmond Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 2 84 Richmond Road, Kingston Upon Thames, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£350,000	2023-06-30	£362,268
James House, 72A Richmond Road, Kingston Upon Thames, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£575,000	2022-06-24	£596,384
78 Richmond Road, Kingston Upon Thames, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£800,000	2019-09-16	£857,204
Flat 1 80A Richmond Road, Kingston Upon Thames, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£255,000	2019-06-04	£282,583
Flat 8 James House, 72A Richmond Road, Kingston Upon Thames, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£325,000	2017-09-08	£342,752

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for KT2 5EL

Employment

KT2 5EL area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 22% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 12% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

The percentage of student residents living in KT2 5EL area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	127
Self-Employed	40
Part-Time Employee	35
Student (economically inactive)	31
Retired	29
Unemployed	17
Looking after home or family	17
Other	13
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	11
Long-Term Sick or disabled	11

Employment Industry

Education	29
Professional, scientific and technical activities	28
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	26
Human health and social work activities	25
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	18
Information and communication	18
Other	14
Administrative and support service activities	12
Accommodation and food service activities	11
Construction	10
Manufacturing	9
Financial and insurance activities	8
Transport and storage	7
Real estate activities	4
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Surbiton Children's Centre Nursery Alpha Road , KT5 8RS	4out of 4	3,184 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Luke's CofE Primary School Acre Road , KT2 6EN	4out of 4	418 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St John the Baptist Church of England Junior School Lower Teddington Road , Hampton Wick KT1 4HQ	3out of 4	632 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Hampton Wick Infant and Nursery School Normansfield Avenue , TW11 9RP	4out of 4	725 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Fern Hill Primary School Richmond Road , KT2 5PE	4out of 4	866 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Latchmere School Latchmere Road , KT2 5TT	3out of 4	1,007 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Tiffin School Queen Elizabeth Road , KT2 6RL	4out of 4	716 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
The Kingston Academy Richmond Road , KT2 5PE	4out of 4	944 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Teddington School Broom Road , TW11 9PJ	2out of 4	1,106 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
The Tiffin Girls' School Richmond Road , KT2 5PL	4out of 4	1,169 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre Surbiton Hill Road , KT6 4TU	3out of 4	2,339 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
South Thames Colleges Group Kingston Hall Road , KT1 2AQ	- not rated	1,106 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Richmond and Hillcroft Adult and Community College (Rhacc) South Bank , KT6 6DF	- not rated	2,922 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Esher Sixth Form College Weston Green Road , KT7 0JB	- not rated	4,633 yd	Academy 16-19 converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Richmond-upon-Thames College Langhorn Drive , TW2 7SJ	- not rated	5,266 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Educare Small School 12 Cowleaze Road , KT2 6DZ	- not rated	312 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kingston Grammar School London Road , KT2 6PY	- not rated	825 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bedelsford School Grange Road , KT1 2QZ	4out of 4	1,260 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kingston University River House , 53 - 57 High Street KT1 1LQ	- not rated	1,288 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Park Hill School 8 Queen's Road , KT2 7SH	- not rated	1,359 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Topps Pizza	60 Richmond Road, Kingston Upon Thames	78 yd
Kingston Pizzaria	54 Richmond Road, Kingston Upon Thames	93 yd
139 Coffee	27 Sury Basin, Kingston Upon Thames	134 yd
Nuffield Health	1 Sury Basin, Kingston Upon Thames	161 yd
Obon Sushi And Udon	42 Richmond Road, Kingston Upon Thames	163 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Grey Horse	46 Richmond Road, Kingston Upon Thames	138 yd
Queens Head	144 Richmond Road, Kingston Upon Thames	389 yd
The Canbury Arms	49 Canbury Park Road, Kingston Upon Thames	405 yd
Dliscious, David Lloyd Leisure	The Rotunda Centre, Clarence Street	434 yd
Tenpin Megabowl	The Rotunda Centre, Clarence Street	434 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Fireaway	63 Richmond Road, Kingston Upon Thames	50 yd
Pisces Fish Kitchen	58 Richmond Road, Kingston Upon Thames	82 yd
Pizza Hut (Zain Hut Ltd)	41 Richmond Road, Kingston Upon Thames	161 yd
Hen Pen	25 Richmond Road, Kingston Upon Thames	206 yd
Liberty Lane @ Whelans	20 Richmond Road, Kingston Upon Thames	295 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's	Sainsburys, Sury Basin	175 yd
Tesco	Quebec House, 1 Cromwell Road	353 yd
KT Minimarket Ltd	38-42 Fife Road, Kingston Upon Thames	468 yd
Longdan Express	17 Wood Street, Kingston Upon Thames	539 yd
Oseyo	99-101 Clarence Street, Kingston Upon Thames	546 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Nuffield Health (Kingston) SURY BASIN	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	190 yd
Canbury Gardens LOWER HAM ROAD	tennis courts	377 yd
Kingston Riverside Club LOWER HAM ROAD	indoor tennis centre, tennis courts	382 yd
David Lloyd Club (Kingston) THE ROTUNDA THE ROTUNDA CLARENCE STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	467 yd
Virgin Active Club (Kingston Bentall Centre) (Closed) Third Floor Third Floor Wood Street	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	556 yd
Tiffin School Sports Centre QUEEN ELIZABETH ROAD	artificial grass pitch	591 yd
The Gym (London Kingston) EVE HOUSE EVE HOUSE ADAMS WALK	health and fitness suite	651 yd
Kingfisher Leisure Centre (Kingston) FAIRFIELD ROAD	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	691 yd
St John The Baptist C Of E Junior School LOWER TEDDINGTON ROAD	grass pitches	765 yd
The United Reformed Church RICHARD MAYO CENTRE RICHARD MAYO CENTRE EDEN STREET		819 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	75.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	79.8 Mbit/s
Average download speed	76.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	100 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	100 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	15.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.