Ham

Richmond upon Thames · London · population 5,385 · 3 LSOAs

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

69Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,116 of 6,856 in England
  • #224 of 1,002 in London
  • #21 of 23 in Richmond upon Thames
  • Less deprived (top 40%)
Compare this area →

People living here Census 2021

Residents5,413
Median age (est.)42
Density2,952per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above50%
No car or van26%

Age

0–14 22%15–24 10%25–44 23%45–64 29%65+ 16%

Tenure

Own outright: 30%Mortgage/shared: 29%Social rent: 26%Private rent: 15%
Own outright 30%Mortgage/shared 29%Social rent 26%Private rent 15%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 11%Couple with children: 31%Lone parent: 15%Other: 14%
One person 30%Couple, no children 11%Couple with children 31%Lone parent 15%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 29% · Associate professional 16% · Managers & directors 16%

All occupation groups
Professional29%
Associate professional16%
Managers & directors16%
Administrative8%
Caring & leisure8%
Skilled trades7%
Elementary6%
Sales & customer service5%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 78%Asian: 9%Black: 2%Mixed: 6%Other: 5%
White 78%Asian 9%Black 2%Mixed 6%Other 5%

Religion & identity

No religion 41% · Christian 40% · Muslim 8%

Born outside the UK: 32%

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

Ham is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,116 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #21 of 23 in Richmond upon Thames. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (90) and lowest on Employment (46). Typical homes here sold for about £730,000 over the past year, up 12% across five years (from 42 sales), in line with the wider Richmond upon Thames median of £717,500. It pairs low deprivation with well-above-average prices, so on our affordability-adjusted measure it lands at #6,425 of 6,851 — you pay for the postcode here. Typical household take-home income is around £58,466 a year, among England's highest. Recorded crime ran at 42 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 47 · #3,618
Employment 46 · #3,679
Education 80 · #1,335
Health 87 · #917
Crime 57 · #2,966
Housing & access 90 · #677
Living environment 52 · #3,302

House prices ?

£730,000median (12m) · -1.4% yr · n=42
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£730,00042-1.4%+12.3%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=1)
Semi-detached£850,0005-23.4%
Terraced£757,50024+2.2%+13.9%
Flat£433,50012-3.9%+20.4%
This area£730,000
Richmond upon Thames£717,500
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)£58,466±£8,382 · #251 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£44,309
Price-to-income ?12.5×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 ?

6Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

42 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 227 offences
Richmond upon Thames59
London102
England83

Rank #1,435 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences89
Theft24
Burglary35
Vehicle crime16
Criminal damage & arson16
Public order & weapons14
Drugs21
Robbery7
Other5

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 110 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 Richmond upon Thames

Similar areas across England

Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.