KT2 5EB is in Kingston Town, in the London Borough of Kingston upon Thames. It is located at coordinates 51.41259, -0.30047.

What borough is KT2 5EB in?

KT2 5EB is in the London Borough of Kingston upon Thames.

Is KT2 5EB in London?

Yes, KT2 5EB is in London. It is located in Kingston Town, in the London Borough of Kingston upon Thames.

KT2 5EB has a very high crime rate (500.0 incidents per 1,000 residents). Crime in this area has been rising. It is in the London Borough of Kingston upon Thames.

How good is transport in KT2 5EB?

KT2 5EB has a PTAL (Public Transport Accessibility Level) of 5, on a scale of 1a (lowest) to 6b (highest). There are 1 bus routes serving the area.

What are the schools like near KT2 5EB?

The nearest primary school to KT2 5EB is St Luke's CofE Primary School rated Good by Ofsted. The nearest secondary school is Tiffin School (Ofsted: Good). LondonIQ shows Ofsted ratings and exam scores for all nearby schools.

What is the liveability score for KT2 5EB?

KT2 5EB has a liveability score of 60/100, placing it in the top 64% of London postcodes. The score combines safety, transport, schools, environment, and amenities data.

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Location

Area Profile & Benchmarks

Area identity and London comparisons

Area Identity

Urban core

MediumYoung professionals

Buyer fit: ExcellentInvestment outlook: NeutralRisk: Medium

London Benchmarks

vs London income+23.8% vs London avg

vs London crime+669.0% vs London avg

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How KT2 5EB has changed

Schools

18 Apr

Nearest schools and Ofsted ratings

Education score

Excellent for families

★ Top school within 1km

★★

Primary

St Luke's CofE Primary School

Good · Inspected Nov 2021 · 6 min walk

KS2: 109.7

★★

Secondary

Tiffin School

Good · Inspected May 2022 · 4 min walk

P8: +0.86A8: 79.2

100% of local schools rated Good or Outstanding · based on 19 schools within 1.5km

Top 10% — exceptional provision

Childcare

Surbiton Hill Nursery School

Not inspected · 32 min walk

6 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

Road safety score

Accidents (5yr)

KSI (5yr)

Serious within 200m

MEDIUM pedestrian risk1 pedestrian casualties (5yr)

Fire risk

LOW

Risk band

Incidents (1yr)

Incidents (5yr)

Nearest station: Kingston Fire Station · 1.9km

Crime is +669% above London average

Property

Prices, sales volume and market trends

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

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

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 5

Very Good

Above London average

Kingston→ Waterloo· 6 tph

33 min

Nearby stations

KingstonNational Rail

1 min walk

Richmond (London) Rail StationMildmay · South Western Railway

70 min walk

Richmond Underground StationDistrict

70 min walk

Dundonald Road Tram StopTram

81 min walk

Wimbledon Underground StationDistrict

83 min walk

1 bus routes · 10 stops within 400m · 701 buses/hr peak

Walkability score

Footpaths (500m)

Santander docks (800m)

Central London commute times

London Bridge59 min ↑

Victoria55 min ↑

Waterloo ★50 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)

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Parking & EV

Car parks, spaces and charging points

Car parks (800m)

EV chargers (800m)

Fast chargers (800m)

Nearest car park167m

Santander docks (800m)0

Nearest cycle dock6.7 km

Nearby car parks

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Canbury Place Car Park· yes

167m

🅿️

Cattle Market Car Park

285m

🅿️

Seven Kings Car Park

359m

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Car Park A· yes

392m

🅿️

Ashdown Road

424m

🅿️

Thames Side· yes

519m

🅿️

Rose Car Park· yes

716m

🅿️

The Bittoms· yes

783m

Connectivity

Broadband and mobile coverage

100%

Full fibre

100%

Gigabit

100%

5G outdoor

100%

4G outdoor

Mobile operators

EEO2VodafoneThree

Avg download speed500 Mbps

Median download450 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 waterMEDIUM

Medium

Air qualityLOW

NO₂: 25.0 µg/m³ · PM2.5: 16.0 µg/m³

Better than 83% of London

NoiseNONE

road · Rail Lden: 60 dB

SEVERE

Radon riskLOW

0.5% of local properties affected

ULEZ zone · £12.50/dayCCZ: 14.3 km away✗ Not Green Belt✗ Not AONB12% green spaceTree canopy: 10%

Above average green space

Nearest SSSI: Bushy Park and Home Park SSSI — 2.4 km

Energy

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

Ground stability

Geology: SAND AND GRAVEL

Subsidence risk: Low

Shrink-swell: Low

Running sand risk: Medium

Landslide records (2km): 4

Landslide susceptibility: Medium

Insurance risk

Standard

Cost band

Low

Flood risk

Low

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

CANBURY & BERRYLANDS SURGERY

1 ELM ROAD, KT2 6HR

4 min walk

78%

Recommend GP

78%

Overall GP experience

GPs within 1km

Dentists within 1km

Nearest A&EKINGSTON AND RICHMOND NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · 1.3 km

A&E 4hr targetNHS target: 95% · London avg: ~68%57.7%

Amenities

Shops, restaurants, parks and more

Parks (1km)

Restaurants (800m)

Cafes (800m)

Pubs (400m)

Pharmacies (800m)

Gyms (1km)

Sports (1km)

Convenience

Nearest supermarketOseyo · 196 m

2 tennis courts3 sports halls

Nightlife (500m)

Nightclubs

Late-night venues

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

Libraries (1km)

Cinemas (2km)

325m

Post office

Nearby shops

Tesco Express15 m

Kingston Food Centre65 m

Sainsbury's Local66 m

Londis287 m

Nearby cafes

SLRP coffee61 m

Take a Sip91 m

Marna208 m

Starbucks209 m

Nearby restaurants

Roosters Piri Piri4 m

PizzaExpress51 m

Five Guys52 m

Sushi Point65 m

Nearby pubs

Whelans50 m

Bonnie Rogues109 m

The Kings Tun141 m

The Grey Horse192 m

Nearby gyms

David Lloyd77 m

The Gym284 m

PureGym291 m

Opening 2027331 m

Nearby pharmacies

Boots445 m

Hawks Pharmacy702 m

Nearby health

Kingston Dental Clinic118 m

Kingston Dental Office271 m

Jiva Dental314 m

Kingston Health Centre357 m

Food hygiene (5-star)71% of 266

Business

Local businesses registered here

Active businesses

New (last 12 months)

Dissolved (last 12 months)

Industry diversity

3yr survival rate

100.0%

Right-to-buy sales (5yr)

High street

High street health

Registered businesses

GO WIRELESS LTD

TECH KINGSTON LTD

Investment

Investment grade, yield and market outlook

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

3.9% (average)London avg: 3.8%Above average yield

Gentrification score32/100

Right-to-buy sales (5yr)Owner-occupier growth signal95

Rental market

Very High

Demand

Very Low

Void risk

Young professional

Tenant profile

+13.2%

Rent growth (1yr)

Market liquidity

Future outlook

Price growth score

Low

Development pressure

Low

New supply risk

Strong gentrification momentum

Infrastructure pipeline

Infrastructure score0/100

Bakerloo Extension route16,715m

Crossrail 2 route6,621m

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

Urban coreMedium densityYoung professionals

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

Article 4 area

Listed buildings (800m)

Live planning apps (800m)

Development activity

low

Residential apps (800m)

Commercial apps (800m)

Major developments (800m)

Planning apps (12 months)

Local approval rate

69%

Borough approval rate

62%

Opportunity area

CIL rate (residential)

£165/m²

Coal mining risk area

Japanese knotweed sites (400m)

Housing pipeline (800m)

Homes approved

Under construction

Completed (3yr)

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

GAS HOLDER SITE, GAS HOLDER SITE, KINGSGATE ROAD, KT2 5BP315 homes

completed

FORMER BRITISH GAS SITE, FORMER BRITISH GAS SITE, RICHMOND ROAD, KT2155 homes

completed

STATION YARD SITE, STATION YARD SITE, SOPWITH WAY, KT2132 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

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 KT2 5EB

Full postcodeKT2 5EB

Postcode districtKT2

BoroughLondon Borough of Kingston upon Thames

WardKingston Town

Latitude51.412587

Longitude-0.300467

Parliamentary constituencyKingston and Surbiton

CountryEngland

RegionGreater London

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KT2 5EB— Kingston Town, Kingston upon Thames

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Property

Market History

Buyer vs Seller Score

Transport

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Connectivity

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Climate

Health

Amenities

Business

Investment

Demographics

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Politics

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