Richmond Road, Kingston Upon Thames, KT2 5ES

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around KT2 5ES is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	50.3%	50.8%	0.5%	51.0%	-0.2%
Male	49.7%	49.2%	-0.5%	49.0%	0.2%

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 vicinity of KT2 5ES there is a very large concentration of residents that are married - 54.1% of the resident population. In contrast, the average marriage rate across the census is about 44%.

Areas with a high percentage of married residents are typically suburban neighborhoods, towns with good schools and family-friendly amenities, and regions with affordable, spacious housing options. Additionally, such areas can be popular among retirees.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	37.5%	33.5%	-4.0%	37.9%	-4.4%
Married: Opposite sex	53.9%	54.1%	0.2%	44.2%	9.9%
Married: Same sex	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	1.5%	1.9%	0.4%	2.2%	-0.3%
Divorced	4.1%	6.6%	2.5%	9.1%	-2.5%
Widowed	2.2%	3.9%	1.7%	6.1%	-2.2%

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 (93.7%) 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	69.2%	66.2%	-3.0%	48.4%	17.8%
Good health	21.4%	27.5%	6.1%	33.6%	-6.1%
Fair health	7.5%	4.8%	-2.7%	12.7%	-7.9%
Bad health	0.8%	1.2%	0.4%	4.0%	-2.8%
Very bad health	1.1%	0.3%	-0.8%	1.2%	-0.9%

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.

In the area around KT2 5ES this area, 6.6% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly lower than the UK average of 18.2%. 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 66.8%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	6%	6.6%	0.6%	18.2%	-11.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	7.5%	5.1%	-2.4%	9.6%	-4.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10.1%	6.6%	-3.5%	13.4%	-6.8%
Apprenticeship	1.1%	0%	-1.1%	5.3%	-5.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.7%	11.7%	2.0%	16.9%	-5.2%
Degree or Similar	61.4%	66.8%	5.4%	33.8%	33.0%
Other	4.1%	3.1%	-1.0%	2.8%	0.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 81.7% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	0.6%	3.6%	3.0%	0.7%	2.9%
Indian	1.7%	0.9%	-0.8%	3.1%	-2.2%
Other Asian	1.9%	3.6%	1.7%	1.6%	2.0%
Black African	0%	1.5%	1.5%	2.5%	-1.0%
Black Caribbean	0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%	1.0%	-0.7%
Other Black	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	3.3%	2.1%	-1.2%	0.8%	1.3%
Mixed White and African	0%	1.5%	1.5%	0.4%	1.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.3%	0.9%	0.6%	0.9%	0.0%
Mixed Other	0.6%	1.5%	0.9%	0.8%	0.7%
White	90.8%	81.7%	-9.1%	81.4%	0.3%
Arab	0%	1.5%	1.5%	0.6%	0.9%
Other	0%	0.9%	0.9%	1.6%	-0.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, 70.9% 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	83.9%	70.9%	-13.0%	83.2%	-12.3%
European Union	4.7%	9.1%	4.4%	6.1%	3.0%
Rest of Europe	0.6%	2.4%	1.8%	0.8%	1.6%
Africa	2.5%	4.2%	1.7%	2.7%	1.5%
Middle East and Asia	3.1%	8.5%	5.4%	5.6%	2.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.3%	3.3%	0.0%	1.3%	2.0%
Oceania	1.7%	1.5%	-0.2%	0.3%	1.2%
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	82.5%	70.9%	-11.6%	83.2%	-12.3%
10+ Years	1.1%	17.9%	16.8%	9.8%	8.1%
5-10 Years	0.8%	4.8%	4.0%	2.9%	1.9%
2-5 Years	5%	2.7%	-2.3%	2.2%	0.5%
Less than 2 years	10.6%	3.6%	-7.0%	1.9%	1.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	83.6%	76.7%	6.9%
France	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Germany	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Italy	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Portugal	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Spain	0.6%	0.4%	0.2%
Lithuania	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Romania	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Other EU countries	4%	1.5%	2.5%
Other Europe	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
North Africa	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Central and Western Africa	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Middle East	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Eastern Asia	2.1%	0.3%	1.8%
Central Asia	0.3%	0.0%	0.3%
North America and the Caribbean	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Central and South America	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Oceania	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
No passport held	1.8%	13.5%	-11.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	47.6%	37.2%	10.4%
Christian	40.3%	46.2%	-5.9%
Buddhist	1.2%	0.5%	0.7%
Hindu	1.2%	1.7%	-0.5%
Jewish	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Sikh	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Other religion	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Not answered	8.5%	6.0%	2.5%

Safety

Is Richmond Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Richmond Road was 23.1 per 1,000 residents, which is 73.2% lower than the Canbury Gardens average. The most reported crime type was Bicycle theft.

Richmond Road has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 80 local areas in Canbury Gardens and the 101st lowest crime rate of 475 local areas in Kingston upon Thames .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 5.8 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 13.0%.

🔎 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 5ES, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 2/10 (very 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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 2/10 (very 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 - 5/10 (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 - 8/10 (high )
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) - 3/10 (low )
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) - 1/10 (very low )
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 5ES

Estimated Average Property Prices for KT2 5ES

Average Price
£1,106,260

Semi-Detached
£923,452

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£1,471,875

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

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
118 Richmond Road, Kingston Upon Thames, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£707,000	2025-03-28	£729,251
118 Richmond Road, Kingston Upon Thames, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£297,000	2008-12-24	£654,560
118 Richmond Road, Kingston Upon Thames, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£215,000	2000-02-25	£870,279
122 Richmond Road, Kingston Upon Thames, Greater London Detached, an established residential building	£325,000	1999-01-15	£1,581,250
122 Richmond Road, Kingston Upon Thames, Greater London Detached, an established residential building	£125,000	1998-08-20	£602,381

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for KT2 5ES

Employment

KT2 5ES area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 24% 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 5ES 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	114
Self-Employed	30
Part-Time Employee	29
Retired	29
Student (economically inactive)	23
Unemployed	10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	9
Looking after home or family	8
Other	2
Long-Term Sick or disabled	1

Employment Industry

Education	41
Professional, scientific and technical activities	36
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	19
Financial and insurance activities	18
Information and communication	15
Human health and social work activities	15
Administrative and support service activities	13
Other	10
Construction	9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	9
Accommodation and food service activities	6
Manufacturing	5
Transport and storage	2
Real estate activities	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	2
Mining and quarrying	2

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	3,451 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	535 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	573 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Fern Hill Primary School Richmond Road , KT2 5PE	4out of 4	604 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hampton Wick Infant and Nursery School Normansfield Avenue , TW11 9RP	4out of 4	626 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Latchmere School Latchmere Road , KT2 5TT	3out of 4	841 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Kingston Academy Richmond Road , KT2 5PE	4out of 4	684 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Teddington School Broom Road , TW11 9PJ	2out of 4	896 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
The Tiffin Girls' School Richmond Road , KT2 5PL	4out of 4	904 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Tiffin School Queen Elizabeth Road , KT2 6RL	4out of 4	945 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre Surbiton Hill Road , KT6 4TU	3out of 4	2,606 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	1,364 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Richmond and Hillcroft Adult and Community College (Rhacc) South Bank , KT6 6DF	- not rated	3,187 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Esher Sixth Form College Weston Green Road , KT7 0JB	- not rated	4,803 yd	Academy 16-19 converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Richmond-upon-Thames College Langhorn Drive , TW2 7SJ	- not rated	5,028 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	546 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kingston Grammar School London Road , KT2 6PY	- not rated	1,074 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Park Hill School 8 Queen's Road , KT2 7SH	- not rated	1,391 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bedelsford School Grange Road , KT1 2QZ	4out of 4	1,526 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kingston University River House , 53 - 57 High Street KT1 1LQ	- not rated	1,530 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Cake Owls	109 Richmond Road, Kingston Upon Thames	51 yd
Coffee & Dolce	131 Richmond Road, Kingston Upon Thames	137 yd
Boho Cafe	152 Richmond Road, Kingston Upon Thames	153 yd
Deea	145-147 Richmond Road, Kingston Upon Thames	180 yd
Nuffield Health	1 Sury Basin, Kingston Upon Thames	263 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Queens Head	144 Richmond Road, Kingston Upon Thames	122 yd
Boaters	The Boaters Inn, Canbury Gardens	364 yd
The Grey Horse	46 Richmond Road, Kingston Upon Thames	405 yd
The Wych Elm Pub	The Wych Elm, 93 Elm Road	547 yd
The Canbury Arms	49 Canbury Park Road, Kingston Upon Thames	626 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Silver River Chinese Take Away	133 Richmond Road, Kingston Upon Thames	143 yd
Fireaway	63 Richmond Road, Kingston Upon Thames	304 yd
Pisces Fish Kitchen	58 Richmond Road, Kingston Upon Thames	349 yd
Kingfisher Bar	153 Kings Road, Kingston Upon Thames	366 yd
Pizza Hut (Zain Hut Ltd)	41 Richmond Road, Kingston Upon Thames	425 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's	Sainsburys, Sury Basin	257 yd
The Co-Operative	178 Kings Road, Kingston Upon Thames	619 yd
Tesco	Quebec House, 1 Cromwell Road	620 yd
KT Minimarket Ltd	38-42 Fife Road, Kingston Upon Thames	720 yd
Longdan Express	17 Wood Street, Kingston Upon Thames	730 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Kingston Riverside Club LOWER HAM ROAD	indoor tennis centre, tennis courts	259 yd
Canbury Gardens LOWER HAM ROAD	tennis courts	264 yd
Nuffield Health (Kingston) SURY BASIN	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	275 yd
St John The Baptist C Of E Junior School LOWER TEDDINGTON ROAD	grass pitches	687 yd
David Lloyd Club (Kingston) THE ROTUNDA THE ROTUNDA CLARENCE STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	734 yd
The Kingston Academy RICHMOND ROAD		765 yd
Virgin Active Club (Kingston Bentall Centre) (Closed) Third Floor Third Floor Wood Street	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	771 yd
Tiffin School Sports Centre QUEEN ELIZABETH ROAD	artificial grass pitch	828 yd
Broom Road Recreation Ground BROOM ROAD RECREATION GROUND BROOM ROAD RECREATION GROUND TROWLOCK WAY	grass pitches, tennis courts	859 yd
Dinton Field ST. AGATHAS DRIVE	grass pitches	866 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	80.0%

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	129.6 Mbit/s
Average download speed	145.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	15 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	19.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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