Kingston Town · Kingston upon Thames · Kingston and Surbiton constituency · 51.41255, -0.30723

KT1 1AFKingston Town, Kingston upon Thames

Location and area intelligence for KT1 1AF, Kingston Town, Kingston upon Thames

 

Schools 100%Safety 4/100Transport 35/100Yield 3.64%⚠ Knotweed sites nearby

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Strong schools, limited transport — ideal for car-owning families

Liveability
58
Safety
4
Schools
90
Transport
35
Environment
86
Investment
59

The bottom line

KT1 1AF offers exceptional schools (100% Good/Outstanding) and a green environment — strong value for Most buyers who can accept its trade-offs.

The catches: 50 min to waterloo — above average for this zone and 6 Japanese knotweed sites within 400m — may affect mortgage applications.

Less suited to Families.

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Location

KT1 1AF

Area Profile & Benchmarks

Area identity and London comparisons

Area Identity

Suburban
MediumEstablished mixed
Buyer fit: ExcellentInvestment outlook: NeutralRisk: Low

London Benchmarks

vs London income+23.8% vs London avg
vs London crime+669.0% vs London avg

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How KT1 1AF has changed

Schools

18 Apr

Nearest schools and Ofsted ratings

90

Education score

Excellent for families
★ Top school within 1km

Primary

St John the Baptist Church of England Junior School

Not yet inspected · 7 min walk

KS2: 103.1

★★

Secondary

Teddington School

Good · Inspected Nov 2021 · 15 min walk

P8: +0.26A8: 54.2

100% of local schools rated Good or Outstanding · based on 15 schools within 1.5km

Top 10% — exceptional provision

Childcare

Childcare

Surbiton Hill Nursery School

Not inspected · 33 min walk

4 primaries · 1 secondaries · 0 childcare — within 1km

Safety

13 Jul

Crime rates and local incidents

Very high crime

500.0 incidents per 1,000 residents

Among London's highest crime areas
↑ Rising 328.5%

+752% vs borough

Note: high crime per resident is typical of central London postcodes — daytime population is often 5–10× the resident count.

Crime by type

Other44%
Violence & sexual offences18%
Anti-social behaviour14%
Theft9%
Drug offences8%
Robbery4%
Vehicle crime2%
Burglary1%

Stop & search

12.0

per 1,000 residents

→ Stable

trend

Road safety

100

Road safety score

0

Accidents (5yr)

1

Serious within 200m

Fire risk

LOW

Risk band

0

Incidents (1yr)

0

Incidents (5yr)

Nearest station: Kingston Fire Station · 1.9km

Crime is +669% above London average

Property

Prices, sales volume and market trends

Avg floor area101.3

EPC breakdown

B
1%
C
2%

Based on 3 properties · Confidence: low

LHA rates — Outer South West London

Shared room£592/mo
1 bedroom£1200/mo
2 bedrooms£1495/mo
3 bedrooms£1800/mo
4 bedrooms£2550/mo

Current mortgage rates

2-year fixed4.58%
5-year fixed4.32%
SVR7.25%

Bank of England (monthly average)

Affordability

Energy & construction

Solar yield854 kWh/kWp/yr
Heat pump suitableYes
EPC upgrade costMedium
Rebuild cost estimate£253,250
Rebuild cost per m²£2,500/m²

BCIS London average 2024. Excludes land value. Use for building insurance sum insured guidance only.

Construction era2012
WallsAverage thermal transmittance 0.19 W/m²K
Roof(other premises above)
Heating fuelElectricity: electricity, unspecified tariff
GlazingHigh performance glazing
Council tax band Band DAnnual charge £2,113
Price growth potentialModerate

Market History

Price trajectory, velocity and distribution

Data not yet available for this postcode.

Buyer vs Seller Score

Market conditions index — insufficient data

Data not yet available for this postcode.

Transport

1 Jul

Public transport accessibility and links

PTAL 2

Poor

1a
1b
2
3
4
5
6a
6b
Below London average
Hampton WickWaterloo· 6 tph
37 min

Nearby stations

Hampton WickNational Rail
5 min walk
Richmond (London) Rail StationMildmay · South Western Railway
70 min walk
Richmond Underground StationDistrict
71 min walk
Dundonald Road Tram StopTram
87 min walk
Wimbledon Underground StationDistrict
88 min walk
No bus stops within 400m

67

Walkability score

157

Footpaths (500m)

0

Santander docks (800m)

Central London commute times

London Bridge59 min
Victoria55 min
Waterloo50 min
Canary Wharf69 min
City59 min

▎ marker = outer-London average per hub. ↓ green = below average. ↑ orange = above average. ≈ grey = at average. · Source: TfL Journey Planner (sampled)

Parking & EV

Car parks, spaces and charging points

16

Car parks (800m)

1

EV chargers (800m)

1

Fast chargers (800m)

Nearest car park82m
Santander docks (800m)0
Nearest cycle dock7.1 km

Nearby car parks

🅿️
Car Park A· yes
82m
🅿️
Thames Side· yes
108m
🅿️
Seven Kings Car Park
285m
🅿️
Canbury Place Car Park· yes
409m
🅿️
Ashdown Road
535m
🅿️
Rose Car Park· yes
578m
🅿️
Cattle Market Car Park
584m
🅿️
The Bittoms· yes
727m

Connectivity

Broadband and mobile coverage

100%

Full fibre

0%

Gigabit

100%

5G outdoor

100%

4G outdoor

Mobile operators

EEO2VodafoneThree
Avg download speed100 Mbps
Median download165 Mbps
Superfast coverage100%
All operators 5G55%

Broadband providers

BTSkyTalkTalkVodafoneVirgin Media

Environment

2 Jul

Flood risk, air quality and noise

Flood riskLOW
Low
Minimal flood risk
Surface waterNONE
No assessed surface water flood risk
Air qualityLOW
NO₂: 25.0 µg/m³ · PM2.5: 16.0 µg/m³
Better than 83% of London
NoiseMEDIUM
road
MODERATE
Radon riskLOW
0.5% of local properties affected
ULEZ zone · £12.50/dayCCZ: 14.7 km away✗ Not Green Belt✗ Not AONB100% green spaceTree canopy: 10%
More green space than 99% of London

Nearest SSSI: Bushy Park and Home Park SSSI — 1.9 km

Energy

Solar: 854 kWh/kWp/yrHeat pump: SuitableEPC upgrade: Medium

Ground stability

Geology: CLAY, SILT AND SAND

Subsidence risk: Medium

Shrink-swell: Medium

Running sand risk: Low

Landslide records (2km): 2

Landslide susceptibility: Medium

Insurance risk

Elevated

Cost band

Low

Flood risk

Medium

Subsidence risk

0.5%

Flood claim prob.

Climate

Local weather conditions and energy potential

1,570 hrs/yr

Sunshine

577 mm/yr

Rainfall

23.3°C

Summer avg

2.9°C

Winter avg

Solar yield853.8 kWh/kWp/yr
Heat pump suitableYes
EPC upgrade costMedium

Source: Met Office UK Climate Averages 1991-2020

Health

GP, dental and hospital access

KINGSTON HEALTH CENTRE

10 SKERNE ROAD, KT2 5AD

3 min walk

84%

Recommend GP

84%

Overall GP experience

5

GPs within 1km

13

Dentists within 1km

1

Care homes (1km)

Nearest A&EKINGSTON AND RICHMOND NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · 1.7 km
A&E 4hr targetNHS target: 95% · London avg: ~68%57.7%

Amenities

Shops, restaurants, parks and more

70

Parks (1km)

76

Restaurants (800m)

26

Cafes (800m)

6

Pubs (400m)

1

Pharmacies (800m)

4

Gyms (1km)

12

Sports (1km)

3

Convenience

Nearest supermarketLongdan · 95 m
5 tennis courts1 swimming pools2 sports halls

Nightlife (500m)

0

Nightclubs

6

Late-night venues

C
576 licensed premises in borough215 late-night refreshment licencesHome Office 2023/24

1

Libraries (1km)

2

Cinemas (2km)

296m

Post office

Nearby shops

TGJones223 m
GAIL's284 m
Olivier's Bakery332 m
Sainsbury's Local404 m

Nearby cafes

Patisserie Les 3 Chocolats196 m
Costa199 m
Local Hero204 m
Joe & The Juice218 m

Nearby restaurants

TGI Fridays136 m
Hawkers174 m
McDonald's174 m
fuwa fuwa186 m

Nearby pubs

The Swan249 m
The Bishop256 m
The Gazebo291 m
The Foresters Arms297 m

Nearby gyms

Nuffield Health Fitness & Wellbeing437 m
The Gym469 m
PureGym516 m
David Lloyd535 m

Nearby pharmacies

Boots344 m

Nearby health

Thames Street Dental194 m
Kingston Health Centre221 m
Kingston Dental Clinic372 m
Jiva Dental442 m
Food hygiene (5-star)71% of 272

Business

Local businesses registered here

Active businesses
1
New (last 12 months)
0
Dissolved (last 12 months)
0
Industry diversity
1
3yr survival rate
100.0%
Right-to-buy sales (5yr)
95

High street

A

High street health

Registered businesses

NUTRI STATION LTD

Investment

Investment grade, yield and market outlook

59

Investment score

Good

Score reflects rental yield, demand & liquidity — not capital appreciation. See Price growth potential below.

Avg monthly rent
£1,500London avg: £1,950/mo
Gross yield
3.6% (average)London avg: 3.8%Above average yield
Gentrification score35/100
Right-to-buy sales (5yr)Owner-occupier growth signal95

Rental market

High

Demand

Low

Void risk

Professional renter

Tenant profile

+13.2%

Rent growth (1yr)

Market liquidity

Future outlook

49.3

Price growth score

C
High

Development pressure

Low

New supply risk

Strong gentrification momentum

Infrastructure pipeline

Infrastructure score0/100
Bakerloo Extension route17,110m
Crossrail 2 route7,087m

Demographics

16 Jun

Population, deprivation and income

Decile 7/10

Less deprived than average

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Less deprived than average

Rank: 21,563 nationally

2,908

Est. population

4,827/km²

58%

Employed

59%

Degree educated

£52,000

Median income

4.7%

Claimant rate

SuburbanMedium densityEstablished mixed

31

Community stability

Age profile

15%
42%
20%
13%
Under 1816%
18–3443%
35–4920%
50–6413%
65+9%

Tenure

20%
21%
52%
Own outright20%
Own (mortgage)21%
Private rent52%
Social rent6%
Shared ownership1%
Rent free0%

Ethnicity

44%
22%
17%
White British44%
White Other22%
Asian17%
Black3%
Mixed6%
Other7%

Employment & lifestyle

Managerial / professional41%
Routine / semi-routine9%
No car household46%
Unemployed6%
No qualifications6%

Housing tenure (Census 2021)

Private rent52%
Social rent6%

vs. London

Income vs London+23.8%

Planning

Conservation areas and development

Conservation area
No
Article 4 area
No
Listed buildings (800m)
67
Live planning apps (800m)
11
Development activity
high
Residential apps (800m)
2
Commercial apps (800m)
0
Major developments (800m)
0
Planning apps (12 months)
42
Planning apps (3 years)
9
Local approval rate
69%
Borough approval rate
62%
Opportunity area
No
CIL rate (residential)
£165/m²
Coal mining risk area
No
Japanese knotweed sites (400m)
6

Housing pipeline (800m)

Homes approved
0
Under construction
0
Completed (3yr)
7
Largest scheme
448 homes · ROCKWARE PLASTICS SITE & RAILTRACK LAND, ROCKWARE PLASTICS SITE & RAILTRACK LAND, SKERNE ROAD, KT2 5AE
Pipeline pressure
NONE

Named schemes (500m)

ROCKWARE PLASTICS SITE & RAILTRACK LAND, ROCKWARE PLASTICS SITE & RAILTRACK LAND, SKERNE ROAD, KT2 5AE448 homes
completed
Kingston Power Station, Kingston Power Station, Skerne Road, Kingston Upon Thames, KT2 5UR347 homes
completed
CHARTER QUAY, CHARTER QUAY, HIGH STREET, KINGSTON, KT1224 homes
completed
KINGSTON POWER STATION, KINGSTON POWER STATION, SKERNE ROAD, KT2177 homes
completed
12, 12, Skerne Road, Kingston upon Thames, KT2 5AD124 homes
completed

Politics

Local councillors and MP

Ward majority
Lib Dems
Ward majority vote
14.1%
Election year
2026
MP
Ed Davey (Liberal Democrat)
MP majority
17,235
Constituency
Kingston and Surbiton

Councillors

Roger Mark HayesLib Dems
Nicola Inez NardelliLib Dems
Sabah HamedLib Dems

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Key facts for KT1 1AF

Full postcodeKT1 1AF
Postcode districtKT1
BoroughLondon Borough of Kingston upon Thames
WardKingston Town
Latitude51.412549
Longitude-0.307227
Parliamentary constituencyKingston and Surbiton
CountryEngland
RegionGreater London

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