Richmond upon Thames

9°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 11° / 9° · 22% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 8° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:01Sunset 16:27

9h 26m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

14US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: coarse particles (PM10)

Source: WAQI · Richmond Upon Thames - Castelnau, 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

154 reported · August 2026▼ 27% YoY

• Anti-social behaviour45
• Violence & sexual offences34
• Vehicle crime16
• Shoplifting13

Neighbourhood team: Ham, Petersham and Richmond Riverside · Metropolitan

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

355 reported road collisions (2025)

106 killed or seriously injured · 394 casualties · 18.2 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

500+ food businesses within 2 miles

• 415 rated 4–5 ★ (349 top)
• 12 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500

• Nearest station: Twickenham (1.1 km)
• 26 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£813,931 average

Across Richmond upon Thames · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£2,333 average monthly rent▲ 4.4% YoY

• 1 bed £1,732
• 2 bed £2,222
• 3 bed £2,684

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

17.6× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 17.6 times median annual pay (16.0× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

2,352 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: 157.9p · Esso (5.8 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 188.9p · Esso (5.8 km)

26 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

150 charging locations within ~8 km

• 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 50 kW
• Nearest: 70 Meadlands Drive (0.7 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres6
• Gyms11
• Swimming pools8
• Sports pitches108
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds17

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

195,279 residents in Richmond upon Thames · 3,402/km²

• Under 16: 20%
• 16–64: 64%
• 65+: 16%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK16,317
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK16,882
• Net moves−565

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

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 282 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£2,486 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band D (24% of 85,800)

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

85 schools · 39,001 pupils

45 primary · 11 secondary · 29 other

Ofsted: 25 of 25 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (100%)

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

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

212 CQC-registered services

• Care homes42
• GP practices45
• Dentists78
• Homecare agencies27
• Hospitals & hospices1

CQC ratings: 97% of rated services Good or Outstanding

Source: Care Quality Commission · Richmond upon Thames

• In a conservation area (Ham House)
• Not in the Green Belt
• 236 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

450 applications decided

85.8% granted · 386 granted, 64 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Liberal Democrat majority

• LD 54

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

• Schools17
• GPs & clinics12
• Pharmacies10
• Supermarkets6
• Parks & greens77
• Restaurants & cafés134

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

13,530 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

501 jobs advertised · £39,932 avg

e.g. Tyre Fitter, Nursery Practitioner L3 - Part Time, Environmental Advisor

Source: Adzuna

£1,057 median full-time weekly pay

2.6% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£51,388 disposable income per head (2024)

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

39% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 93,778 certificates

7.5% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

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

Life expectancy: 87.2 yrs women · 83.6 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 70.3 women · 69.3 men

43% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.3
• Feeling worthwhile7.7
• Happiness yesterday7.2
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.7

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

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Richmond Park:

• Ensure new sewage treatment infrastructure meets higher standards as in the EU6,664 local signatures · 48,100 nationwide
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks350 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND186 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills162 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
• End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately144 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide

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

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  Ham House · 0.2 km

  Ham House is a 17th-century house set in formal gardens on the bank of the River Thames in Ham, south of Richmond in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. The original house was completed in 1610 by Thomas Vavas…

• Richmond & Kew F.C. · 0.3 km

  Richmond & Kew Football Club is a football club based in Ham, England. They are currently members of the Surrey Premier County Football League.

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  Hammerton's Ferry · 0.4 km

  Hammerton's Ferry is a pedestrian and cycle ferry service across the River Thames in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, London, England. The ferry links the river's northern bank near Marble Hill House in Twi…

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  Orleans House · 0.4 km

  Orleans House was a Palladian villa built by the architect John James in 1710 near the Thames at Twickenham, England, for the politician and diplomat James Johnston. It was subsequently named after Louis-Phillipe, Duk…

• Ham Polo Club · 0.5 km

  Ham Polo Club is a Hurlingham Polo Association polo club situated in Richmond in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, south-west London, England. It is one of the oldest polo clubs in the United Kingdom and the…

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  Beaufort House · 0.5 km

  Beaufort House is an 18th-century Grade II listed house in Ham in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)