City Profile • Local Authority

Kingston upon Thames

Kingston upon Thames is a local authority district comprising 9 postcode areas. The current median house price across the city is £663k, reflecting a upward trend of 1.1% over the past year. Crime levels sit at a moderate 83 per 1,000 residents, typical for an area of this size and population density.

Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.

Population Trajectory

Annual residents (1991 – 2022)

168,302
Residents (2022)

Constituent Districts

9 Areas

Population Composition

Detailed breakdown of the residents within the Kingston upon Thames authority according to the Census 2021.

Top Ethnicities

White: English53.7%
White: Other White12.7%
Other Asian7.6%
Indian4.6%
Any other ethnic group3.5%
Pakistani2.6%

Age Profile

40-44 years8.0%
35-39 years7.7%
45-49 years7.6%
30-34 years7.3%
50-54 years6.9%
20-24 years6.6%

Top Occupations

Professional28.5%
Managers and directors17.4%
Associate professional15.6%
Administrative and secretarial8.5%
Caring and leisure7.1%
Skilled trades6.8%

Housing Tenure

Owned: Mortgage32.6%
Owned: Outright28.2%
Private rented: Landlord25.2%
Social rented: Council7.1%
Social rented: Other4.0%
Private rented: Other2.1%

Area DNA

family4/10
health9/10
safety5/10
homeown3/10
transit3/10
affluence10/10
diversity9/10
employment8/10
investment8/10