Motspur Park
Kingston upon Thames 015 · 5 sub-areas · 8,352 residents
Motspur Park 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. Most homes are owner-occupied, so turnover is low and many residents have been here a long time; a high share of adults are degree-educated, which often shows up in the kind of jobs people commute to.
Overview
What's it like to live in Motspur Park?
3 parks and 3 playgrounds are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; food and drink within walking distance is workable but not dense — around 11 restaurants and 0 pubs in five minutes; The streets feel safe by national standards — police-recorded crime is well below the country-wide median; 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.
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Figures are aggregated across 5 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Motspur Park in Kingston upon Thames
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Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Motspur Park?
- The median monthly rent across Motspur Park is £1,796.
- How safe is Motspur Park?
- Motspur Park 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 Motspur Park?
- 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 Motspur Park?
- There are 17 schools within 2 km of Motspur Park, of which 35% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 1009 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Motspur Park?
- The most common council tax band in Motspur Park is E, with the typical Band D annual charge around £3,246. Council tax is set by Kingston upon Thames council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Motspur Park to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Motspur Park 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 Motspur Park?
- 100% of premises in Motspur Park are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Motspur Park?
- Motspur Park 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 Motspur Park?
- 77% of households in Motspur Park 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 Motspur Park?
- The average property price across Kingston upon Thames (the local authority covering Motspur Park) 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 Motspur Park 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 Motspur Park?
- Motspur Park contains 5 local areas: Kingston upon Thames 015C, Kingston upon Thames 015B, Kingston upon Thames 015A, Kingston upon Thames 015D, Kingston upon Thames 015E.
Frequently asked about Motspur Park
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Motspur Park?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Motspur Park 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 Motspur Park a safe place to live?
- Motspur Park has a safety score of 82/100. 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 Motspur Park?
- 35% of schools within 2 km of Motspur Park are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Motspur Park?
- Public-transport commute time from Motspur Park to central London is approximately 8 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Motspur Park different from the rest of Kingston upon Thames?
- Motspur Park 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 Motspur Park rank in Kingston upon Thames?
- Motspur Park scores 63/100 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.