Acre Road, Kingston Upon Thames, KT2 6ES

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding KT2 6ES has a slightly higher male population, with 50.6% 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	55.7%	49.4%	-6.3%	51.0%	-1.6%
Male	44.3%	50.6%	6.3%	49.0%	1.6%

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	35.6%	36.7%	1.1%	37.9%	-1.2%
Married: Opposite sex	40.6%	48%	7.4%	44.2%	3.8%
Separated	2.6%	2.3%	-0.3%	2.2%	0.1%
Divorced	7.6%	9.4%	1.8%	9.1%	0.3%
Widowed	13.5%	3.5%	-10.0%	6.1%	-2.6%

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 (91.9%) 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	56.5%	64.8%	8.3%	48.4%	16.4%
Good health	28.1%	27.1%	-1.0%	33.6%	-6.5%
Fair health	11.9%	6.3%	-5.6%	12.7%	-6.4%
Bad health	2.2%	1.8%	-0.4%	4.0%	-2.2%
Very bad health	1.2%	0%	-1.2%	1.2%	-1.2%

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 59.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	19.5%	12.5%	-7.0%	18.2%	-5.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	5%	5.5%	0.5%	9.6%	-4.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10.2%	5.1%	-5.1%	13.4%	-8.3%
Apprenticeship	1.7%	2%	0.3%	5.3%	-3.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.6%	11.8%	0.2%	16.9%	-5.1%
Degree or Similar	44.2%	59.2%	15.0%	33.8%	25.4%
Other	7.9%	3.9%	-4.0%	2.8%	1.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 75.9% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	1%	1.5%	0.5%	0.7%	0.8%
Indian	1%	1.8%	0.8%	3.1%	-1.3%
Pakistani	1%	3.6%	2.6%	2.7%	0.9%
Other Asian	2.7%	6%	3.3%	1.6%	4.4%
Black African	0%	1.5%	1.5%	2.5%	-1.0%
Black Caribbean	0.2%	0.9%	0.7%	1.0%	-0.1%
Other Black	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	2.5%	3%	0.5%	0.8%	2.2%
Mixed White and African	0.2%	0.3%	0.1%	0.4%	-0.1%
Mixed Other	2.7%	2.4%	-0.3%	0.8%	1.6%
White	85.3%	75.9%	-9.4%	81.4%	-5.5%
Arab	2.5%	1.2%	-1.3%	0.6%	0.6%
Other	0%	1.8%	1.8%	1.6%	0.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 70.2% 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	79.1%	70.2%	-8.9%	83.2%	-13.0%
European Union	8.5%	8.7%	0.2%	6.1%	2.6%
Rest of Europe	0.2%	2.4%	2.2%	0.8%	1.6%
Africa	2.7%	4.5%	1.8%	2.7%	1.8%
Middle East and Asia	5.2%	9.6%	4.4%	5.6%	4.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	4%	3.6%	-0.4%	1.3%	2.3%
Oceania	0.2%	0.9%	0.7%	0.3%	0.6%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	78.1%	70.2%	-7.9%	83.2%	-13.0%
10+ Years	2.2%	17.8%	15.6%	9.8%	8.0%
5-10 Years	5.2%	4.2%	-1.0%	2.9%	1.3%
2-5 Years	3.2%	6.3%	3.1%	2.2%	4.1%
Less than 2 years	11.2%	1.5%	-9.7%	1.9%	-0.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	76.3%	76.7%	-0.4%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
France	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Germany	1.5%	0.2%	1.3%
Italy	2.1%	0.6%	1.5%
Portugal	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Spain	0.6%	0.4%	0.2%
Lithuania	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Poland	2.1%	1.3%	0.8%
Other EU countries	2.4%	1.5%	0.9%
Turkey	1.2%	0.1%	1.1%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North Africa	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
South and Eastern Africa	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
Eastern Asia	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Southern Asia	2.1%	1.2%	0.9%
South-East Asia	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
North America and the Caribbean	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Central and South America	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
No passport held	4.8%	13.5%	-8.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	43.7%	37.2%	6.5%
Christian	37.7%	46.2%	-8.5%
Buddhist	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Hindu	4.8%	1.7%	3.1%
Muslim	6.6%	6.5%	0.1%
Not answered	6.6%	6.0%	0.6%

Safety

Is Acre Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Acre Road was 61.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 28.7% lower than the Canbury Gardens average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Acre Road has the 30th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Canbury Gardens and the 178th highest crime rate of 475 local areas in Kingston upon Thames .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 13.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has stayed broadly stable by about 0.0%.

🔎 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 6ES, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 5/10 (average )
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 - 6/10 (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 - 6/10 (average )
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 - 2/10 (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 - 5/10 (average )
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 - 3/10 (low )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 6/10 (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 - 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) - 4/10 (below 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) - 9/10 (very high )
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 Acre Road are based on 260 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 Acre Road, Kingston Upon Thames, KT2 6ES

Estimated Average Property Prices for KT2 6ES

Average Price
£596,449

Semi-Detached
£698,353

Terraced
£639,577

Detached
£932,673

Flats/Maisonettes
£446,820

Other
£15,240

Estimated Average Property Prices for Acre Road

Average Price
£569,228

Semi-Detached
£677,921

Terraced
£675,984

Detached
£876,548

Flats/Maisonettes
£323,403

Other
£1,186,310

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Acre Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
109 Acre Road, Kingston Upon Thames, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£519,000	2022-05-12	£556,149
77 Acre Road, Kingston Upon Thames, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£780,000	2021-09-30	£899,253
93 Acre Road, Kingston Upon Thames, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£15,000	2021-06-16	£16,090
79 Acre Road, Kingston Upon Thames, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£635,000	2021-03-19	£732,914
93 Acre Road, Kingston Upon Thames, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£486,000	2020-07-13	£547,022

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for KT2 6ES

Employment

KT2 6ES area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 20% 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.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	105
Self-Employed	32
Part-Time Employee	31
Retired	28
Student (economically inactive)	18
Unemployed	11
Looking after home or family	11
Long-Term Sick or disabled	8
Other	7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	23
Information and communication	22
Education	18
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	17
Financial and insurance activities	15
Other	14
Administrative and support service activities	12
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	11
Human health and social work activities	10
Accommodation and food service activities	9
Construction	6
Transport and storage	6
Real estate activities	6
Manufacturing	4
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	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	3,305 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	188 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Agatha's Catholic Primary School St Agatha's Drive , KT2 5TY	3out of 4	687 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Latchmere School Latchmere Road , KT2 5TT	3out of 4	690 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Alexandra Primary School Alexandra Road , KT2 6SE	4out of 4	738 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Fern Hill Primary School Richmond Road , KT2 5PE	4out of 4	781 yd	Community school	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	686 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
The Kingston Academy Richmond Road , KT2 5PE	4out of 4	843 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
The Tiffin Girls' School Richmond Road , KT2 5PL	4out of 4	1,078 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Teddington School Broom Road , TW11 9PJ	2out of 4	1,280 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre Surbiton Hill Road , KT6 4TU	3out of 4	2,492 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	1,361 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Richmond and Hillcroft Adult and Community College (Rhacc) South Bank , KT6 6DF	- not rated	3,096 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Esher Sixth Form College Weston Green Road , KT7 0JB	- not rated	4,997 yd	Academy 16-19 converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Richmond-upon-Thames College Langhorn Drive , TW2 7SJ	- not rated	5,349 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	394 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kingston Grammar School London Road , KT2 6PY	- not rated	862 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Park Hill School 8 Queen's Road , KT2 7SH	- not rated	993 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bedelsford School Grange Road , KT1 2QZ	4out of 4	1,450 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kingston University River House , 53 - 57 High Street KT1 1LQ	- not rated	1,583 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
Boho Cafe	159A Kings Road, Kingston Upon Thames	234 yd
Topps Pizza	60 Richmond Road, Kingston Upon Thames	420 yd
Kingston Pizzaria	54 Richmond Road, Kingston Upon Thames	426 yd
Cake Owls	109 Richmond Road, Kingston Upon Thames	452 yd
Obon Sushi And Udon	42 Richmond Road, Kingston Upon Thames	464 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Wych Elm Pub	The Wych Elm, 93 Elm Road	153 yd
Willoughby Arms	47 Willoughby Road, Kingston Upon Thames	287 yd
The Canbury Arms	49 Canbury Park Road, Kingston Upon Thames	413 yd
The Grey Horse	46 Richmond Road, Kingston Upon Thames	442 yd
Queens Head	144 Richmond Road, Kingston Upon Thames	455 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Kingfisher Bar	153 Kings Road, Kingston Upon Thames	234 yd
Cross Road Fish Bar	23 Cross Road, Kingston Upon Thames	294 yd
Pisces Fish Kitchen	58 Richmond Road, Kingston Upon Thames	422 yd
Fireaway	63 Richmond Road, Kingston Upon Thames	436 yd
Pizza Hut (Zain Hut Ltd)	41 Richmond Road, Kingston Upon Thames	492 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Co-Operative	178 Kings Road, Kingston Upon Thames	347 yd
Sainsbury's	Sainsburys, Sury Basin	538 yd
Tesco	Quebec House, 1 Cromwell Road	605 yd
Lidl Great Britain Limited	64 Gordon Road, Kingston Upon Thames	662 yd
KT Minimarket Ltd	38-42 Fife Road, Kingston Upon Thames	781 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Nuffield Health (Kingston) SURY BASIN	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	558 yd
Tiffin School Sports Centre QUEEN ELIZABETH ROAD	artificial grass pitch	608 yd
Kingston Riverside Club LOWER HAM ROAD	indoor tennis centre, tennis courts	657 yd
Canbury Gardens LOWER HAM ROAD	tennis courts	659 yd
David Lloyd Club (Kingston) THE ROTUNDA THE ROTUNDA CLARENCE STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	666 yd
Dinton Field ST. AGATHAS DRIVE	grass pitches	702 yd
Latchmere Park LATCHMERE LANE	grass pitches	865 yd
Kingfisher Leisure Centre (Kingston) FAIRFIELD ROAD	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	889 yd
The Gym (London Kingston) EVE HOUSE EVE HOUSE ADAMS WALK	health and fitness suite	909 yd
Virgin Active Club (Kingston Bentall Centre) (Closed) Third Floor Third Floor Wood Street	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	915 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	171 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	20.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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