Southborough
Kingston upon Thames · London · population 8,203 · 5 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #1,349 of 6,856 in England
- #142 of 1,002 in London
- #10 of 20 in Kingston upon Thames
- Least deprived 10-20%
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 30% · Managers & directors 19% · Associate professional 17%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 30% |
| Managers & directors | 19% |
| Associate professional | 17% |
| Administrative | 8% |
| Caring & leisure | 7% |
| Skilled trades | 7% |
| Elementary | 6% |
| Sales & customer service | 5% |
| Process & plant | 3% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 42% · No religion 40% · Muslim 5%
Born outside the UK: 26%
Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.
In summary
Southborough is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #1,349 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #10 of 20 in Kingston upon Thames. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (88) but weak on Living environment (26). Typical homes here, about £685,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 38% in five years (from 78 sales), 25% above the wider Kingston upon Thames median of £550,000. It pairs low deprivation with well-above-average prices, so on our affordability-adjusted measure it lands at #6,150 of 6,851 — you pay for the postcode here. Typical household take-home income is around £58,262 a year, among England's highest. Recorded crime ran at 56 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £685,000 | 78 | +19.1% | +37.7% |
| Detached | £895,000 | 13 | +1.4% | +15.5% |
| Semi-detached | £841,250 | 20 | +9.3% | +29.4% |
| Terraced | £685,000 | 19 | +29.2% | +22.1% |
| Flat | £380,000 | 26 | +5.6% | +8.6% |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Household income
Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →
Affordability-adjusted Score ?
- #6,150 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime ?
Rank #2,542 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 182 |
| Theft | 72 |
| Burglary | 14 |
| Vehicle crime | 83 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 24 |
| Public order & weapons | 38 |
| Drugs | 26 |
| Robbery | 8 |
| Other | 11 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 112 incidents.
Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in Kingston upon Thames
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- Clayhall SouthRedbridge80£640,000
- Bickley WestBromley80£506,000
- Wrington, Felton & DundryNorth Somerset80£441,000
- Huyton West & RobyKnowsley80£271,000
- Fitzjohns & Royal FreeCamden80£1,310,000
- Fulham ReachHammersmith and Fulham80£847,500