Whitton

Richmond upon Thames · London · population 8,133 · 5 LSOAs

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

72Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,897 of 6,856 in England
  • #206 of 1,002 in London
  • #20 of 23 in Richmond upon Thames
  • Less deprived (top 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,107
Median age (est.)42
Density6,110per km²
No qualifications15%
Degree or above45%
No car or van22%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 11%25–44 27%45–64 27%65+ 17%

Tenure

Own outright: 35%Mortgage/shared: 34%Social rent: 11%Private rent: 20%
Own outright 35%Mortgage/shared 34%Social rent 11%Private rent 20%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 14%Couple with children: 31%Lone parent: 11%Other: 18%
One person 26%Couple, no children 14%Couple with children 31%Lone parent 11%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 25% · Managers & directors 18% · Associate professional 16%

All occupation groups
Professional25%
Managers & directors18%
Associate professional16%
Administrative9%
Skilled trades8%
Elementary7%
Caring & leisure7%
Sales & customer service5%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 73%Asian: 15%Black: 3%Mixed: 5%Other: 4%
White 73%Asian 15%Black 3%Mixed 5%Other 4%

Religion & identity

Christian 48% · No religion 30% · Muslim 7%

Born outside the UK: 28%

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

Whitton is in the less-deprived top third of England, ranked #1,897 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #20 of 23 in Richmond upon Thames. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (96) but weak on Living environment (16). Typical homes here sold for about £595,000 over the past year, up 18% across five years (from 78 sales), 17% below the wider Richmond upon Thames median of £717,500. Typical household take-home income is around £57,618 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 60 · #2,761
Employment 66 · #2,308
Education 82 · #1,211
Health 87 · #917
Crime 47 · #3,618
Housing & access 96 · #300
Living environment 16 · #5,722

House prices ?

£595,000median (12m) · +0.8% yr · n=78
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£595,00078+0.8%+17.7%
Detached£815,0005+7.2%
Semi-detached£725,00029+20.3%+23.9%
Terraced£581,50025-3.1%+29.6%
Flat£327,50019-1.4%+3.5%
This area£595,000
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)£57,618±£8,394 · #290 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£49,083
Price-to-income ?10.3×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 ?

18Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

53 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 431 offences
Richmond upon Thames59
London102
England83

Rank #2,338 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences134
Theft116
Burglary31
Vehicle crime51
Criminal damage & arson26
Public order & weapons45
Drugs12
Robbery11
Other5

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 126 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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