First Avenue, West Molesey, KT8 2QP

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding KT8 2QP has a slightly higher male population, with 52.9% 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	50.2%	47.1%	-3.1%	51.0%	-3.9%
Male	49.8%	52.9%	3.1%	49.0%	3.9%

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	32.6%	37.9%	5.3%	37.9%	0.0%
Married: Opposite sex	48.1%	43.8%	-4.3%	44.2%	-0.4%
Married: Same sex	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	1.7%	2.5%	0.8%	2.2%	0.3%
Divorced	11.2%	10.4%	-0.8%	9.1%	1.3%
Widowed	5.6%	5.4%	-0.2%	6.1%	-0.7%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	49.8%	42.9%	-6.9%	48.4%	-5.5%
Good health	31.7%	39.7%	8.0%	33.6%	6.1%
Fair health	13.8%	13.5%	-0.3%	12.7%	0.8%
Bad health	3.1%	2.9%	-0.2%	4.0%	-1.1%
Very bad health	1.6%	1%	-0.6%	1.2%	-0.2%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	27.5%	18.8%	-8.7%	18.2%	0.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	17.2%	13.3%	-3.9%	9.6%	3.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	18.9%	12.1%	-6.8%	13.4%	-1.3%
Apprenticeship	3.4%	9.2%	5.8%	5.3%	3.9%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.3%	20%	9.7%	16.9%	3.1%
Degree or Similar	17.2%	23.8%	6.6%	33.8%	-10.0%
Other	5.6%	2.9%	-2.7%	2.8%	0.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 88.4% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	1.3%	2.3%	1.0%	1.1%	1.2%
Chinese	0%	1%	1.0%	0.7%	0.3%
Indian	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	3.1%	-3.1%
Other Asian	1.9%	1.9%	0.0%	1.6%	0.3%
Black African	0%	0.3%	0.3%	2.5%	-2.2%
Black Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	1.0%	-0.7%
Mixed White and Asian	1.6%	0.3%	-1.3%	0.8%	-0.5%
Mixed White and African	0%	1%	1.0%	0.4%	0.6%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.3%	0.6%	-0.7%	0.9%	-0.3%
Mixed Other	0%	1%	1.0%	0.8%	0.2%
White	92.5%	88.4%	-4.1%	81.4%	7.0%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.1%	-0.1%
Arab	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Other	0.3%	2.3%	2.0%	1.6%	0.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, 83.9% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	87.5%	83.9%	-3.6%	83.2%	0.7%
European Union	4.4%	9%	4.6%	6.1%	2.9%
Rest of Europe	0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%	0.8%	-0.5%
Africa	1.6%	1.6%	0.0%	2.7%	-1.1%
Middle East and Asia	3.4%	4.8%	1.4%	5.6%	-0.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.5%	0%	-2.5%	1.3%	-1.3%
Oceania	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	87.1%	84.2%	-2.9%	83.2%	1.0%
10+ Years	2.8%	13.5%	10.7%	9.8%	3.7%
5-10 Years	0%	1.9%	1.9%	2.9%	-1.0%
2-5 Years	4.1%	0.3%	-3.8%	2.2%	-1.9%
Less than 2 years	6%	0%	-6.0%	1.9%	-1.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	78.6%	76.7%	1.9%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
France	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Italy	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Poland	0.6%	1.3%	-0.7%
Other EU countries	4.5%	1.5%	3.0%
Turkey	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
North Africa	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
South and Eastern Africa	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
South-East Asia	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
No passport held	12.9%	13.5%	-0.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	40.2%	37.2%	3.0%
Christian	48.9%	46.2%	2.7%
Buddhist	1.9%	0.5%	1.4%
Hindu	1.9%	1.7%	0.2%
Jewish	1%	0.5%	0.5%
Muslim	3.5%	6.5%	-3.0%
Other religion	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Not answered	1.9%	6.0%	-4.1%

Safety

Is First Avenue Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around First Avenue was 86.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 29.3% higher than the Molesey East average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

First Avenue has the 15th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Molesey East and the 77th highest crime rate of 403 local areas in Elmbridge .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 48.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -28.2%.

🔎 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. 86% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£58,100

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in KT8 2QP, 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 3/10 (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 - 6/10 (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 - 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) - 6/10 (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) - 6/10 (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 First Avenue are based on 259 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Elmbridge.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for First Avenue, West Molesey, KT8 2QP

Estimated Average Property Prices for KT8 2QP

Average Price
£454,061

Semi-Detached
£451,909

Terraced
£479,882

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for First Avenue

Average Price
£405,606

Semi-Detached
£447,071

Terraced
£382,415

Detached
£379,107

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on First AvenueStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
117 First Avenue, West Molesey, Surrey Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£440,000	2025-03-20	£448,352
135 First Avenue, West Molesey, Surrey Terraced, an established residential building	£476,000	2022-08-12	£491,527
125 First Avenue, West Molesey, Surrey Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£335,000	2019-08-23	£414,684
149 First Avenue, West Molesey, Surrey Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£380,000	2019-06-28	£476,167
139 First Avenue, West Molesey, Surrey Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£425,000	2017-07-28	£538,509

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for KT8 2QP

Employment

KT8 2QP area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 2% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 20% 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.

KT8 2QP area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 2% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	77
Self-Employed	48
Part-Time Employee	41
Retired	28
Looking after home or family	15
Other	8
Student (economically inactive)	8
Long-Term Sick or disabled	6
Unemployed	5
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	4

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	27
Construction	19
Education	15
Human health and social work activities	13
Transport and storage	12
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	11
Other	10
Manufacturing	10
Information and communication	9
Administrative and support service activities	8
Financial and insurance activities	6
Accommodation and food service activities	5
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	3
Professional, scientific and technical activities	3
Real estate activities	3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Chandlers Field Primary School High Street , KT8 2LX	3out of 4	437 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hurst Park Primary School Hurst Road , KT8 1QS	3out of 4	905 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Alban's Catholic Primary School Beauchamp Road , KT8 2PG	3out of 4	1,023 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Lawrence CofE Aided Junior School, East Molesey Church Road , KT8 9DR	3out of 4	1,669 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's Hampton Church of England Primary Oldfield Road , TW12 2HP	3out of 4	1,896 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Esher Church of England High School More Lane , KT10 8AP	3out of 4	2,958 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Catholic College Manor Lane , TW16 6JE	4out of 4	3,441 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Hampton High Hanworth Road , TW12 3HB	3out of 4	3,594 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Three Rivers Academy Bell Farm Way , KT12 5EJ	3out of 4	3,827 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sunbury Manor School Nursery Road , TW16 6LF	3out of 4	3,887 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Esher Sixth Form College Weston Green Road , KT7 0JB	- not rated	2,793 yd	Academy 16-19 converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Beech House School 413 Walton Road , West Molesey KT8 2EJ	- not rated	549 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Twickenham Preparatory School 43 High Street , TW12 2SA	- not rated	2,149 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Hampton Court House Hampton Court House , Hampton Court Road KT8 9BS	- not rated	2,753 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Weston Green Preparatory School Weston Green Road , KT7 0JN	- not rated	2,930 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Jack and Jill School 30 Nightingale Road , TW12 3HX	- not rated	3,167 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
Central Cafe	5 Central Parade, Central Avenue	448 yd
Il Cavaliere	508 Walton Road, West Molesey	486 yd
St. Peters Church	St Peters Church, Walton Road	514 yd
Molesey (Henrietta Parker) Adult Learning Centre	Henrietta Parker Centre, Ray Road	537 yd
Bomonti	370 Walton Road, West Molesey	794 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Cannon Public House	The Cannon, 17 High Street	483 yd
The Royal Oak	317 Walton Road, West Molesey	514 yd
Island Barn Reservoir Sailing Club	Island Barn Sailing Club, Island Barn Reservoir	537 yd
Molesey Football Club	Site Of 412, Walton Road	643 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Nice Buns	2 Central Parade, Central Avenue	448 yd
Oriental Express	7 Central Parade, Central Avenue	448 yd
Harry's Fish Bar	512 Walton Road, West Molesey	486 yd
New Golden River	368 Walton Road, West Molesey	794 yd
Pizza on Thames	362 Walton Road, West Molesey	794 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Daily Fresh Molesey	3 Central Parade, Central Avenue		448 yd
Sainsbury's	464 Walton Road, West Molesey		702 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Physique Warehouse 112A 112A DOWN STREET	health and fitness suite	223 yd
Molesey Centre MOLESEY CENTRE FOR THE COMMUNITY MOLESEY CENTRE FOR THE COMMUNITY BISHOP FOX WAY		541 yd
Molesey Football Club MOLE PLACE	grass pitches	578 yd
Hurst Park Primary School HURST ROAD	grass pitches	778 yd
West Molesey Recreation Ground MOLESHAM WAY	grass pitches	904 yd
The Wilderness THE WILDERNESS SPORTS GROUND THE WILDERNESS SPORTS GROUND MOLESEY PARK ROAD	grass pitches	1,071 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	200 Mbit/s
Average download speed	212.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	600 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	600 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	24.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	75 Mbit/s

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