Neighbourhood · Kingston upon Thames · London
Kingston Riverside
Kingston upon Thames 009 · 5 sub-areas · 11,519 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Young professionals (95/100)Watch-out: Families (55/100)Liveability 55/100 · Above medianCommuter neighbourhood
Kingston Riverside is a commuter neighbourhood within Kingston upon Thames — train into London runs in around 8 minutes, and the rhythm of weekday mornings is shaped by it. The rental market is active and turnover is high — people move through rather than stay; a high share of adults are degree-educated, which often shows up in the kind of jobs people commute to.
Liveability
55/100
Above median
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Kingston Riverside?
A snapshot of Kingston Riverside
3 parks are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; food and drink within walking distance is workable but not dense — around 19 restaurants and 2 pubs in five minutes; Crime sits around the national average — neither a notable concern nor a notable selling point; Public transport is genuinely strong; most errands and a fair share of social life don't need a car; rents sit firmly in the upper bracket nationally, with a typical home letting at around £1,796 a month; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
Generated from the latest May 2026 data · refreshed automatically
Figures are aggregated across 5 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Kingston Riverside in Kingston upon Thames
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FAQ
Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Kingston Riverside?
- The median monthly rent across Kingston Riverside is £1,796.
- How safe is Kingston Riverside?
- Kingston Riverside has a safety score of — out of 100, where higher is safer. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, inverted.
- How well-connected is Kingston Riverside?
- Transport score: — out of 100. Combines walking time to the nearest rail station, walking time to the nearest metro stop, and public-transport time to clusters with 5,000+ jobs. The nearest rail station is roughly 8 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Kingston Riverside?
- There are 18 schools within 2 km of Kingston Riverside, of which 29% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 761 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Kingston Riverside?
- The most common council tax band in Kingston Riverside is D, with the typical Band D annual charge around £2,833. Council tax is set by Kingston upon Thames council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Kingston Riverside to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Kingston Riverside to central London is approximately 8 minutes. This is the fastest no-change rail journey from the local area centroid; door-to-door times will vary with walking time to the station.
- Is gigabit broadband available in Kingston Riverside?
- 100% of premises in Kingston Riverside are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Kingston Riverside?
- Kingston Riverside sits in IMD decile 9 of 10, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of local areas nationally and 10 is the least deprived. The Index of Multiple Deprivation combines income, employment, education, health, crime, barriers and environment.
- What's the tenure mix in Kingston Riverside?
- 44% of households in Kingston Riverside are owner-occupied. The remainder is split between private renting and social housing — see the Demographics section for the full breakdown from Census 2021.
- What is the average property price in Kingston Riverside?
- The average property price across Kingston upon Thames (the local authority covering Kingston Riverside) is approximately £569,910, per HM Land Registry's House Price Index. Per-local area prices vary; see the cost-of-living section for medians by property type.
- Is Kingston Riverside a commuter town or workplace hub?
- Commuter town — most working residents travel out for work. (0.44 jobs per working-age resident. Median resident salary £41,833.)
- Which local areas are part of Kingston Riverside?
- Kingston Riverside contains 5 local areas: Kingston upon Thames 009C, Kingston upon Thames 009A, Kingston upon Thames 009B, Kingston upon Thames 009E, Kingston upon Thames 009D.
FAQ
Frequently asked about Kingston Riverside
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Kingston Riverside?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Kingston Riverside is £1,796. This is derived from the council-area ONS rental figure scaled by the local sale-price gradient — see the Cost section for the breakdown by bedroom count and the affordability ratio against local salaries.
- Is Kingston Riverside a safe place to live?
- Kingston Riverside has a safety score of 60/100. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crime per 1,000 residents, inverted so 100 is the safest 1% of England + Wales. The Safety section below shows the breakdown by category.
- What schools are near Kingston Riverside?
- 29% of schools within 2 km of Kingston Riverside are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Kingston Riverside?
- Public-transport commute time from Kingston Riverside to central London is approximately 8 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Kingston Riverside different from the rest of Kingston upon Thames?
- Kingston Riverside contains 5 sub-areas. The "Sub-areas" section below lets you drill into each one individually — they often vary by 20%+ on rent and demographics within the same neighbourhood.
- Where does Kingston Riverside rank in Kingston upon Thames?
- Kingston Riverside scores 55/100 on our composite liveability index. To see how it stacks up against every other neighbourhood in Kingston upon Thames, see the Cities table on the Kingston upon Thames page.
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