Richmond upon Thames: local statistics
Richmond upon Thames is a London borough in London, home to an estimated 196,713 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 Richmond upon Thames, from the council up to the G20.
Key figures
What the figures show
The median full-time employee living in Richmond upon Thames was paid £1,056.60 a week before tax in April 2025, or £57,233 over a year. It is the highest of all 32 council areas in London, and 17.0% more than across London. For full-time jobs located in Richmond upon Thames the median is £796.00 a week (−£260.60 on the residents' figure). Ten years earlier, in 2015, it was £743.90: a change of +42% before inflation.
The police recorded 57.3 crimes per 1,000 residents in Richmond upon Thames in the year to March 2026 (11,267 offences in all), the lowest rate in London. That compares with 60.7 per 1,000 the year before. Across the 11 years shown it ranged from 55.0 to 67.0 per 1,000. Fraud is not included.
2.6% of Richmond upon Thames residents aged 16 to 64 (3,180 people) were on the claimant count in August 2026, compared with 5.5% in London. A year earlier the rate was 2.5%. The five-year high was 3.6% (August 2021); the low was 2.3% (June 2024).
Life expectancy at birth in Richmond upon Thames is 86.8 years for women and 82.7 years for men (2022 to 2024), compared with 83.3 and 79.5 years across England. Since 2012 to 2014 it has changed by +1.2 years for women and +0.6 for men. It is the 2nd highest for women of all 32 council areas in London.
Homes in Richmond upon Thames sold for an average of £803,249 in July 2026, down 0.8% on July 2025. That is the 4th highest of 33 in London; the average for London was £550,037. The July peak was £809,634 in 2025, and prices are 12% above July 2016. The average price is 14.0 times the median annual pay of full-time employees who live in Richmond upon Thames. That ratio is 7th of 32 in London, counting from the highest ratio.
For 2026-27 the average Band D council tax bill in Richmond upon Thames is £2,486.10, up £114.03 on 2025-26. It is the 4th highest of all 33 council areas in London. Ten years earlier, in 2016-17, it was £1,582.39.
196,713 people lived in Richmond upon Thames in mid-2025, according to the ONS, down 0.1% on mid-2024. That is 1,747 more people than in mid-2015, a rise of 0.9% (London: +5.4%). That is 27th of 33 in London, counting from the fastest growth. The series peaked at 198,185 in mid-2019.
In March 2026, 13,530 VAT or PAYE-registered businesses were based in Richmond upon Thames, 5% fewer than in 2016. There are 69 per 1,000 residents, 8th of 33 in London, counting from the highest.
An estimated 72.7% of people aged 16 to 64 living in Richmond upon Thames were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, according to the ONS Annual Population Survey, with a margin of error of 5.5 points either way, against 74.8% across London. Its lowest reading in the series was 72.7% and its highest 82.9%.
History
Population (mid-year)
| 2015 | 194,966 |
| 2016 | 196,293 |
| 2017 | 196,849 |
| 2018 | 197,119 |
| 2019 | 198,185 |
| 2020 | 197,797 |
| 2021 | 195,315 |
| 2022 | 195,674 |
| 2023 | 196,764 |
| 2024 | 196,975 |
| 2025 | 196,713 |
Average house price (same month each year)
| July 2016 | £718,234 |
| July 2017 | £715,656 |
| July 2018 | £702,892 |
| July 2019 | £694,748 |
| July 2020 | £732,249 |
| July 2021 | £750,257 |
| July 2022 | £785,721 |
| July 2023 | £806,590 |
| July 2024 | £782,133 |
| July 2025 | £809,634 |
| July 2026 | £803,249 |
Median weekly pay, residents
| 2015 | £743.90 a week |
| 2016 | £784.60 a week |
| 2017 | £739.90 a week |
| 2018 | £799.40 a week |
| 2019 | £820.30 a week |
| 2020 | £885.00 a week |
| 2021 | £818.30 a week |
| 2022 | £837.20 a week |
| 2023 | £892.30 a week |
| 2024 | £960.50 a week |
| 2025 | £1,056.60 a week |
Average Band D council tax
| 2016-17 | £1,582.39 |
| 2017-18 | £1,638.54 |
| 2018-19 | £1,706.94 |
| 2019-20 | £1,803.72 |
| 2020-21 | £1,871.64 |
| 2021-22 | £1,958.66 |
| 2022-23 | £2,021.53 |
| 2023-24 | £2,141.21 |
| 2024-25 | £2,263.66 |
| 2025-26 | £2,372.07 |
| 2026-27 | £2,486.10 |
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents
| 2015/16 | 55.0 per 1,000 |
| 2016/17 | 60.1 per 1,000 |
| 2017/18 | 67.0 per 1,000 |
| 2018/19 | 65.3 per 1,000 |
| 2019/20 | 64.3 per 1,000 |
| 2020/21 | 58.9 per 1,000 |
| 2021/22 | 58.1 per 1,000 |
| 2022/23 | 60.0 per 1,000 |
| 2023/24 | 60.5 per 1,000 |
| 2024/25 | 60.7 per 1,000 |
| 2025/26 | 57.3 per 1,000 |
Employment rate
| 2015/16 | 77.6% |
| 2016/17 | 78.8% |
| 2017/18 | 76.4% |
| 2018/19 | 77.2% |
| 2019/20 | 82.9% |
| 2020/21 | 75.4% |
| 2021/22 | 75.8% |
| 2022/23 | 77.2% |
| 2023/24 | 73.7% |
| 2024/25 | 74.4% |
| 2025/26 | 72.7% |
Life expectancy, women
| 2012 to 2014 | 85.6 years |
| 2013 to 2015 | 85.3 years |
| 2014 to 2016 | 85.8 years |
| 2015 to 2017 | 85.5 years |
| 2016 to 2018 | 86.2 years |
| 2017 to 2019 | 86.0 years |
| 2018 to 2020 | 86.1 years |
| 2019 to 2021 | 85.8 years |
| 2020 to 2022 | 85.8 years |
| 2021 to 2023 | 86.3 years |
| 2022 to 2024 | 86.8 years |
Registered businesses
| 2016 | 14,170 |
| 2017 | 14,505 |
| 2018 | 14,485 |
| 2019 | 14,690 |
| 2020 | 14,780 |
| 2021 | 14,550 |
| 2022 | 14,195 |
| 2023 | 13,615 |
| 2024 | 13,620 |
| 2025 | 13,350 |
| 2026 | 13,530 |
Questions about Richmond upon Thames
What is the average salary in Richmond upon Thames?
Median pay for full-time employees living in Richmond upon Thames was £1,056.60 a week in April 2025 (£57,233 a year), from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
What is the crime rate in Richmond upon Thames?
Home Office figures show 11,267 offences in the year to March 2026, or 57.3 per 1,000 people, not counting fraud.
How many people claim unemployment-related benefits in Richmond upon Thames?
3,180 in August 2026 (2.6% of residents aged 16 to 64), on the ONS claimant count, which is not the unemployment rate.
What is life expectancy in Richmond upon Thames?
For 2022 to 2024 the ONS gives 82.7 years for men and 86.8 for women.
What is the average house price in Richmond upon Thames?
£803,249 in July 2026, on HM Land Registry's UK House Price Index (-0.8% on a year).
How much is Band D council tax in Richmond upon Thames?
£2,486.10 on average for 2026-27, including police, fire and parish precepts (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government).
What is the population of Richmond upon Thames?
196,713 in mid-2025, the latest ONS mid-year estimate.
Who has power over Richmond upon Thames
Every body that makes decisions for Richmond 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
- Richmond upon Thames council spending, reserves, debt and council tax
- Richmond 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
- Brentford and Isleworth: Ruth Cadbury (Labour) MP
- Richmond Park: Sarah Olney (Liberal Democrat) MP
- Twickenham: Munira Wilson (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 average weekly earnings growth · Crime Survey for England and Wales: headline crime · UK unemployment rate
- Other council areas in London: Camden · Hammersmith and Fulham · Kingston upon Thames · Merton · Sutton · Westminster
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