Kingston upon Thames
Kingston upon Thames is a town in Surrey, England, with a population of around 10,001. It has around 2 GP surgeries, 1 pharmacy, 1 supermarket, and around 13 restaurants and cafés, with 10 bus stops and Chessington North railway station 1.5 km away. The average sold house price is around £785,442, and there were around 575 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Kingston upon Thames area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Elmbridge area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 138,754 residents at roughly 1,460 people per km².
My Area Score
Excellent
Ranked 37th of 294 English council areas — better than 87% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
19°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 26° / 17° · 47% rain
- Tomorrow: 22° / 15° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:33Sunset 19:20
12h 47m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
13US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · London Teddington Bushy Park, United Kingdom
Crime
Road safety
280 reported road collisions (2024)
74 killed or seriously injured · 331 casualties · 20.2 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
500+ food businesses within 2 miles
- 413 rated 4–5 ★ (342 top)
- 15 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Kingston (0.3 km)
- 90 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Kingston (0.3 km):
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Live buses at Cromwell Road Bus Station:
- 281 → Tolworth · 1 min
- 406 → Epsom · 3 min
- 65 → Kingston · 7 min
- 281 → Tolworth · 11 min
Source: OpenStreetMap, TfL, National Rail
House prices
£743,525 average▼ 2.1% YoY
Across Elmbridge · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,867 average monthly rent▲ 1.1% YoY
- 1 bed £1,247
- 2 bed £1,569
- 3 bed £1,912
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
15.7× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 15.7 times median annual pay (15.2× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 154.9p · BP (11.7 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 147.8p · AppleGreen (11.8 km)
47 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
150 charging locations within ~8 km
- 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 50 kW
- Nearest: Canbury Park Road (0.1 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres11
- Gyms5
- Swimming pools13
- Sports pitches71
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds22
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
138,754 residents in Elmbridge · 1,460/km²
- Under 16: 22%
- 16–64: 61%
- 65+: 18%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Among the least deprived areas in England
Ranked 310 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,558 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band D (24% of 60,100)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
56 schools · 23,537 pupils
28 primary · 5 secondary · 23 other
Ofsted: 12 of 12 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (100%)
37inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Hinchley Wood SchoolOutstanding
- Esher Church of England High School
- Heathside School
- Heathside Walton-on-Thames
- Three Rivers Academy
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Elmbridge
Care & health services
1,391 CQC-registered services
- Care homes390
- GP practices202
- Dentists356
- Homecare agencies296
- Hospitals & hospices38
CQC ratings: 91% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 3 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Surrey
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 114 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
351 applications decided
76.6% granted · 269 granted, 82 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Ed Davey
Liberal Democrat
Kingston and Surbiton
Recent votes:
- NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- NoClosure motion
- AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
- NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Liberal Democrat / Independent coalition
- Con 9
- LD 20
- Ref 2
- Oth 16
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools25
- GPs & clinics8
- Pharmacies5
- Supermarkets9
- Parks & greens62
- Restaurants & cafés154
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
9,340 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
1,489 jobs advertised · £38,101 avg
e.g. Head Chef, Head of Health and Safety, Customer Sales Manager
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£970 median full-time weekly pay
2.4% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£51,161 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
44% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 66,061 certificates
7.8% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
15% low-carbon electricity
Gas 47% · Imports 39% · Solar 5% · Wind 5%
206 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity
Latest estimate for South East England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 86.8 yrs women · 83.1 yrs men
56% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.6
- Feeling worthwhile7.6
- Happiness yesterday7.3
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.0
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Kingston and Surbiton:
- Ensure new sewage treatment infrastructure meets higher standards as in the EU2,577 local signatures · 35,924 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership400 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership351 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s343 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases285 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Kingston upon Thames?
- Kingston upon Thames is a town in Surrey, England, in the Elmbridge local authority.
- What is the population of Kingston upon Thames?
- Kingston upon Thames has an approximate settlement population of 10,001.
- How deprived is Kingston upon Thames?
- The Elmbridge local authority, which includes Kingston upon Thames, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.