Tolworth

Kingston upon Thames · London · population 9,562 · 5 LSOAs

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

59Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,802 of 6,856 in England
  • #292 of 1,002 in London
  • #18 of 20 in Kingston upon Thames
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,294
Median age (est.)37
Density3,147per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above40%
No car or van21%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 13%25–44 30%45–64 25%65+ 13%

Tenure

Own outright: 26%Mortgage/shared: 38%Social rent: 9%Private rent: 28%
Own outright 26%Mortgage/shared 38%Social rent 9%Private rent 28%

Households

One person: 22%Couple, no children: 14%Couple with children: 34%Lone parent: 12%Other: 18%
One person 22%Couple, no children 14%Couple with children 34%Lone parent 12%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 22% · Managers & directors 12% · Associate professional 12%

All occupation groups
Professional22%
Managers & directors12%
Associate professional12%
Sales & customer service10%
Elementary10%
Caring & leisure10%
Administrative9%
Skilled trades9%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 57%Asian: 27%Black: 4%Mixed: 5%Other: 7%
White 57%Asian 27%Black 4%Mixed 5%Other 7%

Religion & identity

Christian 42% · No religion 26% · Muslim 11%

Born outside the UK: 39%

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

Tolworth is close to the England average for deprivation, ranked #2,802 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #18 of 20 in Kingston upon Thames. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (79) and lowest on Living environment (36). Typical homes here sold for about £512,500 over the past year, up 18% across five years (from 66 sales), 7% below the wider Kingston upon Thames median of £550,000. Typical household take-home income is around £52,146 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 94 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 36 · #4,351
Employment 58 · #2,843
Education 62 · #2,624
Health 75 · #1,739
Crime 48 · #3,576
Housing & access 79 · #1,424
Living environment 36 · #4,406

House prices ?

£512,500median (12m) · +12.6% yr · n=66
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£512,50066+12.6%+18.5%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=3)
Semi-detached£604,00020-8.5%+22.0%
Terraced£475,00031+2.2%+10.5%
Flat£259,97512+4.0%-4.2%
This area£512,500
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)£52,146±£7,429 · #765 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£41,644
Price-to-income ?9.8×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than 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 ?

25Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

94 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 899 offences
Kingston upon Thames70
London102
England83

Rank #4,705 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences385
Theft121
Burglary41
Vehicle crime101
Criminal damage & arson86
Public order & weapons61
Drugs79
Robbery14
Other11

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 203 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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