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Richmond upon Thames

Richmond upon Thames is a town or village in Surrey, England, with 1 GP & clinic, 1 pharmacy, 7 restaurants and cafés, and 11 bus stops, with Hampton railway station 1.1km away. There were around 123 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 Richmond upon Thames area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Spelthorne area is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 102,955 residents at roughly 2,294 people per km².

Council
Spelthorne
County
Surrey
Constituency
Spelthorne
Police force
Surrey
43/ 100

My Area Score

Mixed

Ranked 196th of 294 English council areas — better than 33% of them.

Low crime44
Home affordability10
Affordable rents11
Good schools58
Life expectancy72
Low deprivation63
Employment41
Low council tax26

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

141 reported · July 2026 18% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences58
  • Anti-social behaviour39
  • Shoplifting9
  • Public order7

5 stop & searches · mostly offensive weapons

Neighbourhood team: Sunbury · Surrey

Local policing priorities

  • Anti-social behaviour
  • Violence against Women and Girls (VAWG)

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

Road safety

197 reported road collisions (2024)

47 killed or seriously injured · 246 casualties · 19.1 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

376 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 303 rated 4–5 ★ (239 top)
  • 10 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Hampton (1.1 km)
  • 11 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Hampton (1.2 km):

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Live buses at Stain Hill West Reservoir:

  • 216Kingston · 1 min
  • 216Kingston · 30 min

Source: OpenStreetMap, TfL, National Rail

House prices

£429,916 average 4.7% YoY

Across Spelthorne · to 2026-06

Detached£777,762
Semi-detached£522,630
Terraced£417,015
Flat£265,888

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£1,661 average monthly rent 3.1% YoY

  • 1 bed £1,206
  • 2 bed £1,549
  • 3 bed £1,801

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

Affordability

12.2× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 12.2 times median annual pay (12.8× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 157.9p · Esso (11.3 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 188.9p · Esso (11.3 km)

40 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

150 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 11 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 160 kW
  • Nearest: Little Waitrose Hampton (1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres4
  • Gyms1
  • Swimming pools4
  • Sports pitches31
  • Playgrounds8

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

102,955 residents in Spelthorne · 2,294/km²

  • Under 16: 19%
  • 16–64: 63%
  • 65+: 18%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 201 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,526 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band D (34% of 44,710)

A £1,684
B £1,965
C £2,246
D £2,526
E £3,088
F £3,649
G £4,211
H £5,053

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

Schools

34 schools · 14,893 pupils

21 primary · 5 secondary · 8 other

Ofsted: 9 of 10 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (90%)

28inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • Thomas Knyvett CollegeRequires improvement
  • St Paul's Catholic College
  • Thamesmead School
  • The Bishop Wand Church of England School
  • The Matthew Arnold School

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Spelthorne

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

  • Within the Green Belt
  • 52 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

Planning decisions

123 applications decided

78.9% granted · 97 granted, 26 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Council control

Liberal Democrat (minority)

  • Lab 6
  • Con 14
  • LD 11
  • Grn 1
  • Oth 7

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools12
  • GPs & clinics2
  • Pharmacies2
  • Supermarkets3
  • Parks & greens28
  • Restaurants & cafés19

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

5,190 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

1,413 jobs advertised · £41,857 avg

e.g. Superflex Roadside Mechanic, Superflex Roadside Patrol, Superflex Roadside Technician

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£877 median full-time weekly pay

3.5% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£28,756 disposable income per head (2024)

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

Energy efficiency

45% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 48,886 certificates

7.7% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

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

Health

Life expectancy: 85.2 yrs women · 81 yrs men

68% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.2
  • Feeling worthwhile6.6
  • Happiness yesterday7.4
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)5.2

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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Spelthorne:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Kenton Court Meadow · 0.2 km

    Kenton Court Meadow is a cricket ground in Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey. First established in 1957, the first recorded match on the ground was in 1967, when Sunbury played South Hampstead.

  • Stain Hill Reservoirs · 0.4 km

    The Stain Hill Reservoirs in London, England with embankments occupy 0.175 square kilometres. They are a pair which sit high between others; Kempton Nature Reserve; riverside houses in Sunbury-on-Thames; and a low are…

  • Grand Junction Isle · 0.5 km

    Grand Junction Isle is a small island in the River Thames on the reach above Molesey Lock at Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey, England. It is just downstream of Sunbury Court Island, which is three times longer and also clos…

  • Sunbury Court · 0.7 km

    Sunbury Court is a historic building in Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey, England. Since the 1920s the court has been owned by The Salvation Army and has been the meeting place of the High Council of The Salvation Army

  • Sunnyside Reservoir · 0.8 km

    Sunnyside Reservoir is a reservoir forming part of the Hampton Water Treatment Works within the London Borough of Richmond-upon-Thames.

  • Sunbury Court Island · 0.8 km

    Sunbury Court Island is a long, pedestrianised residential island of houses and bungalows in the River Thames in England on the 'Sunbury and Hampton' or 'Molesey' reach, above Molesey Lock in Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Richmond upon Thames?
Richmond upon Thames is a town in Surrey, England, in the Spelthorne local authority.
How deprived is Richmond upon Thames?
The Spelthorne local authority, which includes Richmond upon Thames, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.