City Profile • Local Authority

Richmond upon Thames

Richmond upon Thames is a local authority district comprising 16 postcode areas. The current median house price across the city is £937k, reflecting a upward trend of 0.8% over the past year. Crime levels sit at a moderate 69 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)

194,894
Residents (2022)

Constituent Districts

16 Areas

Population Composition

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

Top Ethnicities

White: English63.0%
White: Other White14.7%
Indian3.7%
White: Irish2.5%
Other Asian2.5%
Any other ethnic group2.4%

Age Profile

40-44 years8.4%
45-49 years8.3%
50-54 years7.9%
35-39 years7.3%
55-59 years7.0%
10-14 years6.8%

Top Occupations

Professional31.2%
Managers and directors23.6%
Associate professional18.0%
Administrative and secretarial7.1%
Caring and leisure5.6%
Skilled trades4.6%

Housing Tenure

Owned: Mortgage32.0%
Owned: Outright30.4%
Private rented: Landlord22.8%
Social rented: Other9.8%
Social rented: Council2.3%
Private rented: Other2.0%

Area DNA

health9/10
safety7/10
transit3/10
investment6/10