Kingston upon Thames: local statistics
Kingston upon Thames is a London borough in London, home to an estimated 172,761 people (mid-2025). This page brings together 10 official figures for the area, each with its period, publisher and the address it was read from. See also who has power over Kingston upon Thames, from the council up to the G20.
Key figures
What the figures show
For 2026-27 the average Band D council tax bill in Kingston upon Thames is £2,609.20, up £119.86 on 2025-26. That makes it the highest in London. In 2016-17 the figure was £1,683.24, so it has risen 55%.
The claimant count for Kingston upon Thames stood at 3,675 in August 2026, or 3.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 (London: 5.5%). That compares with 3.3% a year before. Over the last five years it peaked at 4.2% in August 2021 and was lowest at 2.5% in February 2023.
The ONS counted 9,435 VAT or PAYE-registered businesses in Kingston upon Thames in March 2026, 1% more than in 2016. That is 55 for every 1,000 residents, close to the middle of all 33 council areas in London (14th highest).
An estimated 80.5% of people aged 16 to 64 living in Kingston upon Thames were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, according to the ONS Annual Population Survey (give or take 4.4 points), against 74.8% across London. Its lowest reading in the series was 71.5% and its highest 82.8%.
The police recorded 66.8 crimes per 1,000 residents in Kingston upon Thames in the year to March 2026 (11,533 offences in all), the 28th highest rate of all 33 council areas in London. A year earlier it was 65.0. Across the 11 years shown it ranged from 60.6 to 76.4 per 1,000. Fraud is not included.
The median full-time employee living in Kingston upon Thames was paid £953.20 a week before tax in April 2025 (£46,871 a year). It is the 11th highest of all 32 council areas in London, and 5.6% more than across London. For full-time jobs located in Kingston upon Thames the median is £851.30 a week (−£101.90 on the residents' figure). In 2015 the residents' median was £710.20, so it has risen 34% before inflation.
Life expectancy at birth in Kingston upon Thames is 85.4 years for women and 82.0 years for men (2022 to 2024) (England: 83.3 and 79.5). For women that is 1.0 years more than in 2012 to 2014; for men, 0.3 more. It is the 11th highest for women of all 32 council areas in London.
The average house price in Kingston upon Thames was £591,555 in July 2026, up 3.3% on July 2025. That is the 13th highest of all 33 council areas in London; the average for London was £550,037. Prices are 13% above July 2016 and at their highest July level in the series. Dividing the average price by the median annual pay of full-time employees living in Kingston upon Thames (£46,871) gives a ratio of 12.6. That ratio is the 12th highest ratio of 32 in London.
Kingston upon Thames had an estimated 172,761 residents in mid-2025, down 0.1% on mid-2024. Over ten years, since mid-2015, it has grown by 3.1%, against +5.4% for London as a whole. That is mid-table in London, 20th of 33. The series peaked at 172,964 in mid-2024.
History
Population (mid-year)
| 2015 | 167,594 |
| 2016 | 168,617 |
| 2017 | 168,781 |
| 2018 | 168,729 |
| 2019 | 169,797 |
| 2020 | 169,770 |
| 2021 | 167,992 |
| 2022 | 169,429 |
| 2023 | 171,356 |
| 2024 | 172,964 |
| 2025 | 172,761 |
Average house price (same month each year)
| July 2016 | £523,616 |
| July 2017 | £521,731 |
| July 2018 | £537,399 |
| July 2019 | £528,200 |
| July 2020 | £512,048 |
| July 2021 | £526,354 |
| July 2022 | £589,248 |
| July 2023 | £565,691 |
| July 2024 | £575,050 |
| July 2025 | £572,427 |
| July 2026 | £591,555 |
Median weekly pay, residents
| 2015 | £710.20 a week |
| 2016 | £707.80 a week |
| 2017 | £706.90 a week |
| 2018 | £736.70 a week |
| 2019 | £742.80 a week |
| 2020 | £759.40 a week |
| 2021 | £766.60 a week |
| 2022 | £808.40 a week |
| 2023 | £872.40 a week |
| 2024 | £844.40 a week |
| 2025 | £953.20 a week |
Average Band D council tax
| 2016-17 | £1,683.24 |
| 2017-18 | £1,757.48 |
| 2018-19 | £1,771.69 |
| 2019-20 | £1,871.70 |
| 2020-21 | £1,945.15 |
| 2021-22 | £2,057.23 |
| 2022-23 | £2,122.86 |
| 2023-24 | £2,247.60 |
| 2024-25 | £2,375.35 |
| 2025-26 | £2,489.34 |
| 2026-27 | £2,609.20 |
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents
| 2015/16 | 60.6 per 1,000 |
| 2016/17 | 63.1 per 1,000 |
| 2017/18 | 68.4 per 1,000 |
| 2018/19 | 75.3 per 1,000 |
| 2019/20 | 76.4 per 1,000 |
| 2020/21 | 61.9 per 1,000 |
| 2021/22 | 74.8 per 1,000 |
| 2022/23 | 73.8 per 1,000 |
| 2023/24 | 73.1 per 1,000 |
| 2024/25 | 65.0 per 1,000 |
| 2025/26 | 66.8 per 1,000 |
Employment rate
| 2015/16 | 73.6% |
| 2016/17 | 71.5% |
| 2017/18 | 75.0% |
| 2018/19 | 73.3% |
| 2019/20 | 78.2% |
| 2020/21 | 78.0% |
| 2021/22 | 82.8% |
| 2022/23 | 81.8% |
| 2023/24 | 80.6% |
| 2024/25 | 79.6% |
| 2025/26 | 80.5% |
Life expectancy, women
| 2012 to 2014 | 84.4 years |
| 2013 to 2015 | 84.3 years |
| 2014 to 2016 | 84.6 years |
| 2015 to 2017 | 84.5 years |
| 2016 to 2018 | 84.6 years |
| 2017 to 2019 | 84.7 years |
| 2018 to 2020 | 84.7 years |
| 2019 to 2021 | 84.7 years |
| 2020 to 2022 | 84.7 years |
| 2021 to 2023 | 85.0 years |
| 2022 to 2024 | 85.4 years |
Registered businesses
| 2016 | 9,350 |
| 2017 | 9,715 |
| 2018 | 9,860 |
| 2019 | 10,125 |
| 2020 | 10,120 |
| 2021 | 10,205 |
| 2022 | 9,705 |
| 2023 | 9,720 |
| 2024 | 9,580 |
| 2025 | 9,385 |
| 2026 | 9,435 |
Questions about Kingston upon Thames
How much is Band D council tax in Kingston upon Thames?
£2,609.20 on average for 2026-27, including police, fire and parish precepts (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government).
How many people claim unemployment-related benefits in Kingston upon Thames?
The ONS claimant count was 3,675 in August 2026, 3.2% of 16 to 64-year-olds. It counts benefit claims, not unemployment.
What is the crime rate in Kingston upon Thames?
Home Office figures show 11,533 offences in the year to March 2026, or 66.8 per 1,000 people, not counting fraud.
What is the average salary in Kingston upon Thames?
£953.20 a week before tax, the median for full-time employees who live there (April 2025, ONS).
What is life expectancy in Kingston upon Thames?
85.4 years for women and 82.0 for men (2022 to 2024, ONS).
What is the average house price in Kingston upon Thames?
HM Land Registry's figure for July 2026 is £591,555.
What is the population of Kingston upon Thames?
172,761 in mid-2025, the latest ONS mid-year estimate.
Who has power over Kingston upon Thames
Every body that makes decisions for Kingston upon Thames, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
- Kingston upon Thames council spending, reserves, debt and council tax
- Kingston upon Thames in official figures this page
Level 4: County councils, combined authorities and metro mayors
- Greater London Authority Greater London Authority
- Metropolitan Police Service police force
- Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust NHS
- NHS South West London Integrated Care Board NHS
- London in official figures
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Kingston and Surbiton: Ed Davey (Liberal Democrat) MP
- Richmond Park: Sarah Olney (Liberal Democrat) MP
- Wimbledon: Mr Paul Kohler (Liberal Democrat) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
Each value above links to the official file or query it was read from, on 14 October 2026. What each figure measures.
- Recorded crime: Years before April 2020 come from the earlier Home Office table.
More on this area and these figures
- Council money: spending, reserves and debt
- Figures for the whole region: London
- UK figures: UK unemployment rate · UK employment rate · Crime Survey for England and Wales: headline crime
- Other council areas in London: Camden · Hammersmith and Fulham · Kensington and Chelsea · Richmond upon Thames · Sutton · Westminster
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