Surbiton South

Kingston upon Thames · London · population 8,032 · 5 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

66Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,308 of 6,856 in England
  • #242 of 1,002 in London
  • #16 of 20 in Kingston upon Thames
  • Less deprived (top 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,955
Median age (est.)37
Density7,146per km²
No qualifications11%
Degree or above57%
No car or van37%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 10%25–44 41%45–64 22%65+ 13%

Tenure

Own outright: 17%Mortgage/shared: 26%Social rent: 17%Private rent: 41%
Own outright 17%Mortgage/shared 26%Social rent 17%Private rent 41%

Households

One person: 41%Couple, no children: 21%Couple with children: 17%Lone parent: 8%Other: 12%
One person 41%Couple, no children 21%Couple with children 17%Lone parent 8%Other 12%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 31% · Associate professional 18% · Managers & directors 17%

All occupation groups
Professional31%
Associate professional18%
Managers & directors17%
Administrative7%
Caring & leisure6%
Elementary6%
Skilled trades6%
Sales & customer service5%
Process & plant3%

Ethnic group

White: 75%Asian: 12%Black: 3%Mixed: 5%Other: 4%
White 75%Asian 12%Black 3%Mixed 5%Other 4%

Religion & identity

No religion 40% · Christian 40% · Muslim 6%

Born outside the UK: 33%

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

Surbiton South is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,308 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #16 of 20 in Kingston upon Thames. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (89) but weak on Living environment (31). Typical homes here sold for about £446,312 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+5%) (from 133 sales), 19% below the wider Kingston upon Thames median of £550,000. Typical household take-home income is around £57,621 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.

Income 53 · #3,206
Employment 60 · #2,767
Education 76 · #1,643
Health 66 · #2,301
Crime 68 · #2,164
Housing & access 89 · #766
Living environment 31 · #4,755

House prices ?

£446,312median (12m) · +3.1% yr · n=133
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£446,312133+3.1%+5.0%
Detached£1,982,5006+46.7%+46.9%
Semi-detached£870,00016+9.4%+33.8%
Terraced£675,000250.0%+10.7%
Flat£400,00086+1.7%+5.6%
This area£446,312
Kingston upon Thames£550,000
London£525,512
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£57,621±£8,259 · #289 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£45,988
Price-to-income ?7.7×typical home ÷ net income — similar to the England figure of 7.5×

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 ?

40Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

56 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 450 offences
Kingston upon Thames70
London102
England83

Rank #2,555 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences158
Theft69
Burglary47
Vehicle crime69
Criminal damage & arson40
Public order & weapons34
Drugs20
Robbery8
Other5

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 204 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 →

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