Heathfield

Richmond upon Thames · London · population 11,101 · 6 LSOAs

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

52Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,316 of 6,856 in England
  • #364 of 1,002 in London
  • #23 of 23 in Richmond upon Thames
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents11,087
Median age (est.)40
Density5,798per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above39%
No car or van21%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 12%25–44 26%45–64 26%65+ 16%

Tenure

Own outright: 32%Mortgage/shared: 31%Social rent: 21%Private rent: 16%
Own outright 32%Mortgage/shared 31%Social rent 21%Private rent 16%

Households

One person: 23%Couple, no children: 10%Couple with children: 34%Lone parent: 13%Other: 19%
One person 23%Couple, no children 10%Couple with children 34%Lone parent 13%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 22% · Managers & directors 15% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional22%
Managers & directors15%
Associate professional13%
Administrative10%
Caring & leisure9%
Elementary9%
Skilled trades9%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 60%Asian: 26%Black: 4%Mixed: 5%Other: 5%
White 60%Asian 26%Black 4%Mixed 5%Other 5%

Religion & identity

Christian 42% · No religion 25% · Muslim 13%

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

Heathfield sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,316 of 6,856 in England, and #23 of 23 in Richmond upon Thames. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (80) but weak on Living environment (24). Typical homes here sold for about £625,000 over the past year, up 20% across five years (from 86 sales), 13% below the wider Richmond upon Thames median of £717,500. Typical household take-home income is around £53,897 a year, among England's highest. Recorded crime ran at 66 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 35 · #4,461
Employment 45 · #3,775
Education 55 · #3,110
Health 80 · #1,362
Crime 50 · #3,398
Housing & access 80 · #1,362
Living environment 24 · #5,215

House prices ?

£625,000median (12m) · +5.5% yr · n=86
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£625,00086+5.5%+20.2%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=2)
Semi-detached£690,00057+11.7%+23.2%
Terraced£585,00013+1.7%+17.0%
Flat£315,25014+0.1%+8.7%
This area£625,000
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)£53,897±£7,760 · #573 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£44,545
Price-to-income ?11.6×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 →

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Recorded crime ?

66 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 737 offences
Richmond upon Thames59
London102
England83

Rank #3,301 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences257
Theft122
Burglary63
Vehicle crime109
Criminal damage & arson76
Public order & weapons47
Drugs36
Robbery12
Other15

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 186 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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