Kingston upon Thames

9°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 11° / 9° · 24% rain
• Tomorrow: 12° / 8° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:59Sunset 16:29

9h 30m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

61US AQI · Moderate

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Merton - Merton Road, United Kingdom

• 8.3 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 6.2% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

225 reported · August 2026▼ 14% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences77
• Anti-social behaviour65
• Vehicle crime22
• Public order13

2 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Alexandra · Metropolitan

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

252 reported road collisions (2025)

61 killed or seriously injured · 286 casualties · 15 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

500+ food businesses within 2 miles

• 400 rated 4–5 ★ (327 top)
• 17 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500

• Nearest station: Berrylands (1.2 km)
• 39 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, TfL, National Rail

£597,587 average▲ 4.9% YoY

Across Kingston upon Thames · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,811 average monthly rent▼ 1.2% YoY

• 1 bed £1,379
• 2 bed £1,755
• 3 bed £2,154

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

12.7× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 12.7 times median annual pay (12.4× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

1,702 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

• Cheapest petrol: 154.9p · BP (10.4 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 147.8p · AppleGreen (11.2 km)

17 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

150 charging locations within ~8 km

• 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 50 kW
• Nearest: Derby Road (0.7 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres10
• Gyms3
• Sports pitches67
• Playgrounds6

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

168,064 residents in Kingston upon Thames · 4,512/km²

• Under 16: 19%
• 16–64: 66%
• 65+: 14%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK15,455
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK16,822
• Net moves−1,367

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 259 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£2,609 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band D (30% of 70,420)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

64 schools · 30,040 pupils

34 primary · 11 secondary · 19 other

Ofsted: 21 of 21 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (100%)

51 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Kingston upon Thames

203 CQC-registered services

• Care homes44
• GP practices38
• Dentists60
• Homecare agencies47
• Hospitals & hospices4

CQC ratings: 95% of rated services Good or Outstanding

Source: Care Quality Commission · Kingston upon Thames

• Not in the Green Belt
• 16 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

326 applications decided

82.5% granted · 269 granted, 57 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Ed Davey

Liberal Democrat

Kingston and Surbiton

Source: UK Parliament

Liberal Democrat majority

• Con 1
• LD 44
• Oth 3

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools14
• GPs & clinics7
• Pharmacies4
• Supermarkets3
• Parks & greens23
• Restaurants & cafés44

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

9,435 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

808 jobs advertised · £42,699 avg

e.g. Tenancy Support Worker, Plumbing Engineer, Specialist Support Worker - Community Integration lead

Source: Adzuna

£953 median full-time weekly pay

3.2% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£35,290 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

42% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 86,340 certificates

8.4% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

44% low-carbon electricity

Gas 56% · Wind 34% · Nuclear 6% · Biomass 4%

224 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity

Latest estimate for South East England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 86.6 yrs women · 82.6 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 67 women · 66.9 men

55% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.6
• Feeling worthwhile7.5
• Happiness yesterday7.3
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.6

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

5 GP surgeries · 1 pharmacy in KT5

• Sunray Surgery
• Your Healthcare Comm. Pract
• Your Healthcare Non Med Pres

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Kingston and Surbiton:

• Ensure new sewage treatment infrastructure meets higher standards as in the EU3,204 local signatures · 48,100 nationwide
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases286 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks248 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Permanent driving ban on intoxicated drivers guilty of causing death238 local signatures · 29,985 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND236 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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  Edith Gardens · 0.2 km

  Edith Gardens is a 0.44 hectares Local Nature Reserve and Site of Local Importance for Nature Conservation in Berrylands in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames in London. It was designated in 1992.

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  Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames · 0.2 km

  The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames is a borough in southwest London. The main town is Kingston upon Thames and it includes Chessington, Malden Rushett, New Malden, Surbiton and Tolworth. It is the oldest of the…

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  Surbiton Lagoon · 0.3 km

  Surbiton Lagoon was an open air swimming pool located in Surbiton, London, England.

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  Raeburn Open Space · 0.5 km

  Raeburn Open Space, locally known as Berrylands Nature Reserve, is a 5-hectare Local Nature Reserve and Site of Borough Importance for Nature Conservation, Grade 1, in Berrylands in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon…

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  Berrylands · 0.6 km

  Berrylands is a residential neighbourhood in Surbiton, London, originally forming part of the Municipal Borough of Surbiton, and since 1965 is part of the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames. It is a suburban develo…

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  Elmbridge Open Space · 0.7 km

  Elmbridge Open Space or Elmbridge Meadows is a Local Nature Reserve (LNR) in Berrylands in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames in London. It is a linear open space along the western bank of the Hogsmill River wh…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)