California Road, New Malden, KT3 3RU

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding KT3 3RU has a slightly higher male population, with 50.4% 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	47.1%	49.6%	2.5%	51.0%	-1.4%
Male	52.9%	50.4%	-2.5%	49.0%	1.4%

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	39%	33.9%	-5.1%	37.9%	-4.0%
Married: Opposite sex	39.3%	45%	5.7%	44.2%	0.8%
Married: Same sex	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.3%	-0.3%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	1%	1.0%	0.1%	0.9%
Separated	4.3%	2.3%	-2.0%	2.2%	0.1%
Divorced	8%	9.1%	1.1%	9.1%	0.0%
Widowed	9%	8.7%	-0.3%	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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	48.4%	55.6%	7.2%	48.4%	7.2%
Good health	32.4%	27.4%	-5.0%	33.6%	-6.2%
Fair health	9.8%	11.7%	1.9%	12.7%	-1.0%
Bad health	7.2%	4.8%	-2.4%	4.0%	0.8%
Very bad health	2.1%	0.5%	-1.6%	1.2%	-0.7%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	16.3%	19.3%	3.0%	18.2%	1.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	6.7%	9.2%	2.5%	9.6%	-0.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10%	10.2%	0.2%	13.4%	-3.2%
Apprenticeship	1.7%	3.4%	1.7%	5.3%	-1.9%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	14.7%	13.2%	-1.5%	16.9%	-3.7%
Degree or Similar	36%	39.7%	3.7%	33.8%	5.9%
Other	14.7%	5.1%	-9.6%	2.8%	2.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 48.8% 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)
Bangladeshi	2.9%	1.6%	-1.3%	1.1%	0.5%
Chinese	3.7%	2.1%	-1.6%	0.7%	1.4%
Indian	3.5%	4.8%	1.3%	3.1%	1.7%
Pakistani	1.3%	4.3%	3.0%	2.7%	1.6%
Other Asian	14.9%	16.8%	1.9%	1.6%	15.2%
Black African	3.5%	4%	0.5%	2.5%	1.5%
Black Caribbean	1.9%	1.1%	-0.8%	1.0%	0.1%
Other Black	0.3%	0.8%	0.5%	0.5%	0.3%
Mixed White and Asian	0.8%	2.7%	1.9%	0.8%	1.9%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.7%	1.1%	-1.6%	0.9%	0.2%
Mixed Other	0.3%	2.1%	1.8%	0.8%	1.3%
White	60.1%	48.8%	-11.3%	81.4%	-32.6%
Arab	3.5%	6.1%	2.6%	0.6%	5.5%
Other	0.8%	3.7%	2.9%	1.6%	2.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 48.9% of residents were born in the United Kingdom, meaning that the majority of residents originate from outside the UK.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	58.2%	48.9%	-9.3%	83.2%	-34.3%
European Union	12%	16%	4.0%	6.1%	9.9%
Rest of Europe	2.1%	1.3%	-0.8%	0.8%	0.5%
Africa	3.7%	3.5%	-0.2%	2.7%	0.8%
Middle East and Asia	21.3%	28.1%	6.8%	5.6%	22.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.4%	2.1%	-0.3%	1.3%	0.8%
Oceania	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 48.9% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 37% of residents have lived in the UK for 10 years or more.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	57.2%	48.4%	-8.8%	83.2%	-34.8%
10+ Years	4.8%	37%	32.2%	9.8%	27.2%
5-10 Years	5.1%	6.6%	1.5%	2.9%	3.7%
2-5 Years	10.1%	4.2%	-5.9%	2.2%	2.0%
Less than 2 years	22.9%	3.7%	-19.2%	1.9%	1.8%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	66.1%	76.7%	-10.6%
Ireland	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Germany	1.9%	0.2%	1.7%
Portugal	2.4%	0.5%	1.9%
Poland	2.9%	1.3%	1.6%
Romania	0.8%	0.9%	-0.1%
Other EU countries	6.9%	1.5%	5.4%
Turkey	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Other Europe	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Central and Western Africa	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Middle East	2.4%	0.1%	2.3%
Eastern Asia	2.1%	0.3%	1.8%
Southern Asia	1.9%	1.2%	0.7%
South-East Asia	2.4%	0.2%	2.2%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
No passport held	7.7%	13.5%	-5.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	17.6%	37.2%	-19.6%
Christian	50.5%	46.2%	4.3%
Buddhist	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Hindu	5.6%	1.7%	3.9%
Jewish	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Muslim	13.8%	6.5%	7.3%
Sikh	3.2%	0.9%	2.3%
Not answered	7.2%	6.0%	1.2%

Safety

Is California Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around California Road was 79.1 per 1,000 residents, which is 115.8% higher than the Coombe Vale average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

California Road has the 17th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Coombe Vale and the 131st highest crime rate of 475 local areas in Kingston upon Thames .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 37.4 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -37.0%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 85% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£57,600

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in KT3 3RU, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 8/10 (high )
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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 5/10 (average )
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 - 6/10 (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 - 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 - 10/10 (very high )
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 - 5/10 (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) - 8/10 (high )
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 California Road are based on 76 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 California Road, New Malden, KT3 3RU

Estimated Average Property Prices for KT3 3RU

Average Price
£480,542

Semi-Detached
£475,951

Terraced
£486,970

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for California Road

Average Price
£470,493

Semi-Detached
£570,865

Terraced
£531,818

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£312,372

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on California Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
12 California Road, New Malden, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£441,000	2025-03-28	£454,879
18 California Road, New Malden, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£430,000	2025-03-27	£443,533
22 California Road, New Malden, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£417,500	2024-02-02	£449,276
20 California Road, New Malden, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£472,500	2020-12-18	£551,611
14 California Road, New Malden, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£430,000	2019-09-19	£510,971

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for KT3 3RU

Employment

KT3 3RU area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 19% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 13% 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 KT3 3RU 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	90
Retired	56
Self-Employed	38
Part-Time Employee	37
Student (economically inactive)	20
Looking after home or family	16
Unemployed	13
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	11
Long-Term Sick or disabled	10
Other	7

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	28
Other	19
Information and communication	15
Transport and storage	13
Accommodation and food service activities	13
Human health and social work activities	13
Administrative and support service activities	13
Education	12
Professional, scientific and technical activities	12
Construction	11
Financial and insurance activities	8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Real estate activities	1
Manufacturing	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	2,116 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
King's Oak Primary School Dickerage Lane , KT3 3RZ	3out of 4	281 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School Chestnut Grove , KT3 3JU	3out of 4	682 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Christ Church New Malden CofE Primary School Elm Road , KT3 3HN	3out of 4	845 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
King Athelstan Primary School Villiers Road , KT1 3AR	3out of 4	1,383 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School The Fairfield , KT1 2UP	3out of 4	1,472 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Coombe Girls' School Clarence Avenue , KT3 3TU	4out of 4	1,336 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
The Holy Cross School 25 Sandal Road , KT3 5AR	4out of 4	1,366 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
Tiffin School Queen Elizabeth Road , KT2 6RL	4out of 4	1,715 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre Surbiton Hill Road , KT6 4TU	3out of 4	1,847 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Richard Challoner School Manor Drive North , KT3 5PE	4out of 4	2,426 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Boys	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	2,109 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Richmond and Hillcroft Adult and Community College (Rhacc) South Bank , KT6 6DF	- not rated	2,304 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Esher Sixth Form College Weston Green Road , KT7 0JB	- not rated	5,401 yd	Academy 16-19 converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Westbury House School 80 Westbury Road , KT3 5AS	- not rated	1,331 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kingston Grammar School London Road , KT2 6PY	- not rated	1,665 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Study School 57 Thetford Road , KT3 5DP	- not rated	1,682 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rokeby School George Road , KT2 7PB	- not rated	1,761 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Park Hill School 8 Queen's Road , KT2 7SH	- not rated	1,764 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
Sunshine Cafe	244 Kingston Road, New Malden	103 yd
Ritzy Lounge	242 Kingston Road, New Malden	109 yd
Smokings Kitchen	234 Kingston Road, New Malden	132 yd
Madeira Beach	222 Kingston Road, New Malden	188 yd
Cafe Hanok	203 Kingston Road, New Malden	202 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
The Berrylands	The Berrylands Hotel, 107 Chiltern Drive		669 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Nobiani Kitchen	Unit 221 Building B, Kingspark Business Centre	377 yd
Bab	Unit 229, Kingspark Business Centre	377 yd
Noyel's Kitchen	Unit 217 Building B, Kingspark Business Centre	377 yd
Wings Factory Kingston	Unit 235 Building B, Kingspark Business Centre	377 yd
Kingfish	1 The Triangle, Kingston Upon Thames	654 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Aldi	205-217 Kingston Road, New Malden	284 yd
H Mart Europe Ltd	Unit 1, Leigh Close	659 yd
Tesco	11-14 The Triangle, Kingston Upon Thames	700 yd
Everyday Local	51 Cambridge Road, Kingston Upon Thames	985 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
King'S Oak Primary School DICKERAGE LANE	artificial grass pitch	209 yd
Kingston Road Recreation Ground KINGSTON ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	234 yd
Afc Wimbledon (Kingsmeadow) KINGSMEADOW STADIUM KINGSMEADOW STADIUM JACK GOODCHILD WAY	grass pitches	618 yd
Weir Archer Athletics And Fitness Centre KINGSTON ROAD	artificial grass pitch, athletics tracks, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	658 yd
St James Church Hall GREEN LANE		716 yd
Christchurch Junior School ELM ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	749 yd
Kings College Sports Ground Windsor Avenue	grass pitches, health and fitness suite, squash courts, tennis courts	981 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	86.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	200 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	200 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	8.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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