Richmond upon Thames: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£1,814,548

Semi-detached

£1,192,249

Terraced

£915,886

Flat or maisonette

£487,215

First-time buyers

£636,085

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

  166,629 in 1991 → 196,678 in 2024 (+18.0%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £347,389 in 2005 → £803,249 in 2026 (+131.2%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £643 in 2008 → £862 in 2025 (+34.2%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  71.0% in 2004 → 78.5% in 2023 (+10.6%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  1.2% in 2001 → 2.6% in 2025 (+116.7%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £20,922 in 1997 → £51,388 in 2024 (+145.6%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

39 official indicators are published for Richmond upon Thames; 32 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

• Qualified to A level or above · Education & skills89.1% (2023) · 1st highest of 348
• Adult obesity · Health & wellbeing10.5% (2024/25) · 2nd lowest of 296
• Preventable heart deaths · Health & wellbeing15.7 per 100,000 (2022 to 2024) · 2nd lowest of 292
• Disposable income per head · Economy & work£51,388 (2024) · 6th highest of 361

Where it ranks worst

• New homes · Housing1.0 per 1,000 (2024/25) · 296th highest of 296
• Housing affordability · Housing12.6× earnings (April 2025) · 308th lowest of 316
• Anxiety · Health & wellbeing3.7 out of 10 (2022/23) · 334th lowest of 363
• Home gas use · Environment11,183 kWh (2024/25) · 308th lowest of 347

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)83.6 years · England 80.0 · 2nd highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)87.2 years · England 83.8 · 2nd highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)69.3 years · England 60.9 · 1st highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)70.3 years · England 61.3 · 1st highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)212.4 per 100k · England 321.0 · 4th lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)9.3% · England 10.4 · 53rd lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)43.1% · England 64.6 · 2nd lowest of 153

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)77.0% · England 68.3 · 4th highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)59.1 score · England 46.0 · 2nd highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)2.3% · England 5.8 · 9th lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)5.2% · England 19.8 · 1st lowest of 153