Richmond Road, Kingston Upon Thames, KT2 5HE

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around KT2 5HE is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	50.4%	51.8%	1.4%	51.0%	0.8%
Male	49.6%	48.2%	-1.4%	49.0%	-0.8%

Partnership Status

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

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	43.2%	39.5%	-3.7%	37.9%	1.6%
Married: Opposite sex	42.2%	41.1%	-1.1%	44.2%	-3.1%
Married: Same sex	1.9%	1.3%	-0.6%	0.3%	1.0%
Separated	1%	4.3%	3.3%	2.2%	2.1%
Divorced	7.1%	9.5%	2.4%	9.1%	0.4%
Widowed	4.5%	4.3%	-0.2%	6.1%	-1.8%

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 (86.7%) 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	60.3%	58.6%	-1.7%	48.4%	10.2%
Good health	31.2%	28.1%	-3.1%	33.6%	-5.5%
Fair health	6.5%	11.1%	4.6%	12.7%	-1.6%
Bad health	1.6%	1.7%	0.1%	4.0%	-2.3%
Very bad health	0.5%	0.6%	0.1%	1.2%	-0.6%

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 55.8%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	9.4%	11.2%	1.8%	18.2%	-7.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	7.8%	3.3%	-4.5%	9.6%	-6.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.7%	8.9%	-2.8%	13.4%	-4.5%
Apprenticeship	0.6%	2.3%	1.7%	5.3%	-3.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11%	15.8%	4.8%	16.9%	-1.1%
Degree or Similar	55.5%	55.8%	0.3%	33.8%	22.0%
Other	3.9%	2.6%	-1.3%	2.8%	-0.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 75.1% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	2.3%	3%	0.7%	0.7%	2.3%
Indian	0.8%	6.4%	5.6%	3.1%	3.3%
Pakistani	0.3%	0.6%	0.3%	2.7%	-2.1%
Other Asian	3.1%	2.8%	-0.3%	1.6%	1.2%
Black African	0%	0.8%	0.8%	2.5%	-1.7%
Black Caribbean	0.5%	0.8%	0.3%	1.0%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	1%	3.3%	2.3%	0.8%	2.5%
Mixed White and African	0.5%	0.6%	0.1%	0.4%	0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.8%	1.7%	-0.1%	0.9%	0.8%
Mixed Other	0.8%	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%	0.3%
White	86.2%	75.1%	-11.1%	81.4%	-6.3%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.1%	-0.1%
Roma	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Arab	0.5%	0.8%	0.3%	0.6%	0.2%
Other	1.8%	2.8%	1.0%	1.6%	1.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 69.7% 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	78.4%	69.7%	-8.7%	83.2%	-13.5%
European Union	6.8%	9.2%	2.4%	6.1%	3.1%
Rest of Europe	1%	5%	4.0%	0.8%	4.2%
Africa	3.4%	2.2%	-1.2%	2.7%	-0.5%
Middle East and Asia	6.2%	9.2%	3.0%	5.6%	3.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.9%	3.3%	-0.6%	1.3%	2.0%
Oceania	0.3%	1.1%	0.8%	0.3%	0.8%
British Overseas	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	77.7%	69.3%	-8.4%	83.2%	-13.9%
10+ Years	3.4%	20.4%	17.0%	9.8%	10.6%
5-10 Years	4.9%	4.4%	-0.5%	2.9%	1.5%
2-5 Years	4.4%	3.3%	-1.1%	2.2%	1.1%
Less than 2 years	9.6%	2.5%	-7.1%	1.9%	0.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	80.3%	76.7%	3.6%
Ireland	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
France	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Germany	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Italy	1.7%	0.6%	1.1%
Portugal	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Spain	0.8%	0.4%	0.4%
Lithuania	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Poland	0.6%	1.3%	-0.7%
Romania	0.8%	0.9%	-0.1%
Other EU countries	2.5%	1.5%	1.0%
Turkey	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Middle East	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Eastern Asia	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Southern Asia	2.5%	1.2%	1.3%
South-East Asia	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
North America and the Caribbean	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Central and South America	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
No passport held	2.8%	13.5%	-10.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	44.5%	37.2%	7.3%
Christian	36.2%	46.2%	-10.0%
Buddhist	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Hindu	5.5%	1.7%	3.8%
Muslim	4.1%	6.5%	-2.4%
Other religion	1.9%	0.6%	1.3%
Not answered	6.6%	6.0%	0.6%

Safety

Is Richmond Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Richmond Road was 17.1 per 1,000 residents, which is 79.4% lower than the Canbury Gardens average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Richmond Road has the 16th lowest crime rate of 79 local areas in Canbury Gardens and the 55th lowest crime rate of 470 local areas in Kingston upon Thames .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 8.6 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -70.3%.

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Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much higher level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 97% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£72,600

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in KT2 5HE, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 1/10 (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 - 1/10 (very 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 - 1/10 (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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 6/10 (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) - 1/10 (very 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 816 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 5HE

Estimated Average Property Prices for KT2 5HE

Average Price
£790,637

Semi-Detached
£1,791,253

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£390,391

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Richmond Road

Average Price
£560,294

Semi-Detached
£1,093,834

Terraced
£991,874

Detached
£1,347,765

Flats/Maisonettes
£388,948

Other
£790,588

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Richmond Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 6 198 Richmond Road, Kingston Upon Thames, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£210,000	2025-12-08	£206,206
Flat 2 210 Richmond Road, Kingston Upon Thames, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£330,000	2022-05-25	£315,652
Flat 1 210 Richmond Road, Kingston Upon Thames, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£345,000	2020-01-07	£350,693
Flat 1 198 Richmond Road, Kingston Upon Thames, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£280,000	2019-01-11	£285,878
Flat 1 198 Richmond Road, Kingston Upon Thames, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£317,500	2017-06-21	£305,594

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for KT2 5HE

Employment

KT2 5HE area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 9% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 15% 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.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	125
Self-Employed	46
Retired	39
Part-Time Employee	24
Student (economically inactive)	22
Looking after home or family	16
Unemployed	14
Other	8
Long-Term Sick or disabled	6
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	5

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	29
Education	29
Human health and social work activities	26
Professional, scientific and technical activities	25
Other	21
Information and communication	18
Financial and insurance activities	17
Administrative and support service activities	12
Transport and storage	10
Accommodation and food service activities	10
Construction	10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	8
Manufacturing	7
Real estate activities	4
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Fairfield Nursery School Fairfield East , KT1 2PT	- not rated	1,372 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Surbiton Hill Nursery School Middle Green Close , KT5 8TD	4out of 4	3,790 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Fern Hill Primary School Richmond Road , KT2 5PE	4out of 4	252 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Fern Hill Primary School Richmond Road , KT2 5PE	- not rated	252 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Latchmere School Latchmere Road , KT2 5TT	3out of 4	602 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Latchmere School Latchmere Road , KT2 5TT	- not rated	602 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Latchmere Infant School Latchmere Road , KT2 5TT	- not rated	602 yd	Community school	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	329 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
The Tiffin Girls' School Richmond Road , KT2 5PL	- not rated	558 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
The Tiffin Girls' School Richmond Road , KT2 5PL	4out of 4	558 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Teddington School Broom Road , TW11 9PJ	3out of 4	803 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Teddington School Broom Road , TW11 9PJ	- not rated	803 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Bushey County Middle School West Barnes Lane , SW20 0BZ	- not rated	5,313 yd	Community school	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	1,720 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Richmond-upon-Thames College Langhorn Drive , TW2 7SJ	- not rated	4,794 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Esher College Weston Green Road , KT7 0JB	- not rated	5,119 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Esher Sixth Form College Weston Green Road , KT7 0JB	- not rated	5,119 yd	Academy 16-19 converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Richmond Adult Community College Parkshot , TW9 2RE	- not rated	5,261 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Mecklenburg Pupil Referral Unit North Kingston Centre , Richmond Road KT2 5PE	- not rated	252 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Educare Small School 12 Cowleaze Road , KT2 6DZ	- not rated	849 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kingston Grammar School London Road , KT2 6PY	- not rated	1,372 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Park Hill School 8 Queen's Road , KT2 7SH	- not rated	1,390 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Malden Oaks School and Tuition Service The Dukes Centre , Dukes Avenue KT2 5QY	3out of 4	1,436 yd	Pupil referral unit	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
Tandems Cafe	Cafe, Latchmere Recreation Ground	77 yd
Deea	145-147 Richmond Road, Kingston Upon Thames	240 yd
Boho Cafe	152 Richmond Road, Kingston Upon Thames	263 yd
Coffee & Dolce	131 Richmond Road, Kingston Upon Thames	285 yd
Cake Owls	109 Richmond Road, Kingston Upon Thames	376 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Queens Head	144 Richmond Road, Kingston Upon Thames	294 yd
Boaters	The Boaters Inn, Canbury Gardens	372 yd
Tamesis Club	The Tamesis Club, Trowlock Way	580 yd
The Cardinal PH, Peppe Restaurant	The Cardinal, 174 Tudor Drive	751 yd
The Wych Elm Pub	The Wych Elm, 93 Elm Road	759 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Silver River Chinese Take Away	133 Richmond Road, Kingston Upon Thames	278 yd
Kingfisher Bar	153 Kings Road, Kingston Upon Thames	484 yd
Fireaway	63 Richmond Road, Kingston Upon Thames	719 yd
Batterfly Fish & Chips	166 Tudor Drive, Kingston Upon Thames	738 yd
Cross Road Fish Bar	23 Cross Road, Kingston Upon Thames	738 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's	Sainsburys, Sury Basin	640 yd
The Co-Operative	178 Kings Road, Kingston Upon Thames	678 yd
Tesco	Quebec House, 1 Cromwell Road	1,036 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
The Kingston Academy RICHMOND ROAD		350 yd
Kingston Riverside Club LOWER HAM ROAD	indoor tennis centre, tennis courts	486 yd
Canbury Gardens LOWER HAM ROAD	tennis courts	499 yd
The Tiffin Girls' School RICHMOND ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, tennis courts	561 yd
Latchmere Park LATCHMERE LANE	grass pitches	613 yd
Broom Road Recreation Ground BROOM ROAD RECREATION GROUND BROOM ROAD RECREATION GROUND TROWLOCK WAY	grass pitches, tennis courts	622 yd
Nuffield Health (Kingston) SURY BASIN	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	653 yd
Teddington Sports Centre BROOM ROAD	artificial grass pitch, squash courts, tennis courts	677 yd
Dinton Field ST. AGATHAS DRIVE	grass pitches	735 yd
St John The Baptist C Of E Junior School LOWER TEDDINGTON ROAD	grass pitches	774 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	100.0%

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	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	190.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	19 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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