Kingston upon Thames: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£1,304,915

Semi-detached

£812,491

Terraced

£591,784

Flat or maisonette

£364,805

First-time buyers

£473,349

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  136,062 in 1991 → 172,692 in 2024 (+26.9%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £264,507 in 2005 → £591,555 in 2026 (+123.6%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £517 in 2008 → £810 in 2025 (+56.8%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  73.9% in 2004 → 80.1% in 2023 (+8.4%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  1.2% in 2001 → 3.3% in 2025 (+175.0%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £14,374 in 1997 → £35,290 in 2024 (+145.5%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for Kingston upon Thames; 33 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• GCSE English and maths · Education & skills85.8% (2024/25) · 3rd highest of 313
• No qualifications · Education & skills2.4% (2023) · 12th lowest of 293
• Obesity in Year 6 · Health & wellbeing14.6% (2024/25) · 13th lowest of 292
• Healthy life expectancy, men · Health & wellbeing66.9 years (2022 to 2024) · 9th highest of 195

Where it ranks worst

• Housing affordability · Housing11.5× earnings (April 2025) · 293rd lowest of 316
• Anxiety · Health & wellbeing3.6 out of 10 (2022/23) · 328th lowest of 363
• Home gas use · Environment11,170 kWh (2024/25) · 306th lowest of 347
• New homes · Housing6.0 per 1,000 (2024/25) · 206th highest of 296

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)82.6 years · England 80.0 · 8th highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)86.6 years · England 83.8 · 4th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)66.9 years · England 60.9 · 6th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)67.0 years · England 61.3 · 8th highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)211.8 per 100k · England 321.0 · 1st lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)7.8% · England 10.4 · 24th lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)55.1% · England 64.6 · 13th lowest of 153

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)71.8% · England 68.3 · 21st highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)56.9 score · England 46.0 · 3rd highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)2.7% · England 5.8 · 15th lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)8.0% · England 19.8 · 5th lowest of 153