North Barnes

Richmond upon Thames · London · population 9,916 · 7 LSOAs

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

80Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,403 of 6,856 in England
  • #154 of 1,002 in London
  • #16 of 23 in Richmond upon Thames
  • Less deprived (top 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents10,130
Median age (est.)44
Density3,837per km²
No qualifications8%
Degree or above64%
No car or van26%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 10%25–44 23%45–64 31%65+ 19%

Tenure

Own outright: 32%Mortgage/shared: 25%Social rent: 16%Private rent: 26%
Own outright 32%Mortgage/shared 25%Social rent 16%Private rent 26%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 30%Lone parent: 9%Other: 17%
One person 30%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 30%Lone parent 9%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 31% · Managers & directors 28% · Associate professional 18%

All occupation groups
Professional31%
Managers & directors28%
Associate professional18%
Administrative6%
Caring & leisure6%
Sales & customer service3%
Skilled trades3%
Elementary3%
Process & plant1%

Ethnic group

White: 80%Asian: 8%Black: 2%Mixed: 6%Other: 4%
White 80%Asian 8%Black 2%Mixed 6%Other 4%

Religion & identity

Christian 50% · No religion 33% · Muslim 4%

Born outside the UK: 34%

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

North Barnes is in the less-deprived top third of England, ranked #1,403 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #16 of 23 in Richmond upon Thames. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (100) but weak on Living environment (11). Typical homes here sold for about £1,455,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+4%) (from 110 sales) — roughly 2.0× 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 #6,826 of 6,851 — you pay for the postcode here. Typical household take-home income is around £70,612 a year, among England's highest. Recorded crime ran at 53 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 78 · #1,520
Employment 75 · #1,684
Education 90 · #684
Health 98 · #135
Crime 72 · #1,931
Housing & access 100 · #32
Living environment 11 · #6,085

House prices ?

£1,455,000median (12m) · +16.4% yr · n=110
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£1,455,000110+16.4%+3.9%
Detached£4,600,00011+55.9%+48.4%
Semi-detached£2,225,00028-3.3%-3.9%
Terraced£1,485,00036-18.9%-2.6%
Flat£675,00035-12.7%-3.6%
This area£1,455,000
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)£70,612±£10,470 · #22 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£53,106
Price-to-income ?20.6×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 →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

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Recorded crime ?

53 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 529 offences
Richmond upon Thames59
London102
England83

Rank #2,358 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences148
Theft89
Burglary60
Vehicle crime122
Criminal damage & arson24
Public order & weapons36
Drugs39
Robbery7
Other4

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 183 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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