Kingston upon Thames

The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames is in South West London, forming part of Outer London. It has a population of 167,845 (Census 2021).

The grid below shows how Kingston compares against London overall on key poverty and inequality indicators. Red text denotes the fact that Kingston is worse than the selected comparison group for that indicator, and green means it is better.

Use the dropdown filter on the right to select different types of comparison. You can compare the borough with:

All other London boroughs
The average in the rest of England
Boroughs in the same London Plan area
CIPFA nearest statistical neighbours. This means the boroughs in London that are statistically similar to Kingston, with similar demographics and socio-economic profiles. Find out more about this and which boroughs are Kingston’s statistical nearest neighbours here.

Download borough factsheet

Poverty and living standards

Child poverty rate

Child poverty rate (AHC)

19%

Better compared to all London Boroughs (32%)

Better compared to England (31%)

Average compared to London Planning Area (South - 24.5%)

Better compared to nearest neighbours (26%)

Income deprivation

Income deprivation (relative to London overall)

0.59

Better compared to all London Boroughs ( 1)

Average compared to England (0.8)

Average compared to London Planning Area (South - 0.65)

Average compared to nearest neighbours (0.67)

Pay inequality

80:20 ratio of earnings

2.71

Worse compared to all London Boroughs (2.5)

Worse compared to England (1.72)

Worse compared to London Planning Area (South - 2.5)

Worse compared to nearest neighbours (2.53)

Poverty rate

21%

Average compared to all London Boroughs (25.93%)

Average compared to England (22.01%)

Average compared to London Planning Area (South - 20.5%)

Average compared to nearest neighbours (20%)

Housing and homelessness

Evictions

Repossessions per 1,000 households

1.56

Average compared to all London Boroughs (2.3)

(Data not available)

Average compared to London Planning Area (South - 2.235)

Better compared to nearest neighbours (2.65)

Homeless acceptances

Main homelessness duty owed per 1,000 households

0.4

Better compared to all London Boroughs (1.14)

(Data not available)

Average compared to London Planning Area (South - 0.775)

Better compared to nearest neighbours (0.7)

Housing affordability

Median rent as a percentage of median pay

41.5%

Average compared to all London Boroughs (46.4%)

Worse compared to England (24.9%)

Average compared to London Planning Area (South - 39.8%)

Average compared to nearest neighbours (39%)

Housing delivery

Average net affordable, social and discounted housing completions

Worse compared to all London Boroughs (353)

(Data not available)

Average compared to London Planning Area (South - 152)

Worse compared to nearest neighbours (174)

Rough sleeping

People seen sleeping rough by outreach

120

Better compared to all London Boroughs (219)

(Data not available)

Average compared to London Planning Area (South - 92)

Worse compared to nearest neighbours (86)

Temporary accommodation

Households in temporary accommodation per 1,000

12.84

Average compared to all London Boroughs (17.03)

Average compared to England (4.54)

Average compared to London Planning Area (South - 11.01)

Worse compared to nearest neighbours (6.18)

Work, worklessness and benefits

Benefits

Out-of-work benefits

8.5%

Better compared to all London Boroughs (13.4%)

Better compared to England (13.6%)

Average compared to London Planning Area (South - 10.5%)

Better compared to nearest neighbours (10.5%)

Low pay (resident)

Proportion of borough residents' jobs that are low paid

14%

Average compared to all London Boroughs (16.4%)

(Data not available)

Average compared to London Planning Area (South - 14.1%)

Average compared to nearest neighbours (16.7%)

Unemployment rate

5.4%

Average compared to all London Boroughs (5.1%)

Worse compared to England (3.9%)

Average compared to London Planning Area (South - 5.15%)

Average compared to nearest neighbours (4.9%)

Unemployment rate change

Unemployment rate 1 year change

3.1pts

Worse compared to all London Boroughs (0.8pts)

Worse compared to England (0.2pts)

Average compared to London Planning Area (South - 2.3pts)

Average compared to nearest neighbours (2.1pts)

Health

Infant mortality

Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births

2.3

Average compared to all London Boroughs (3.3)

Better compared to England (3.9)

Better compared to London Planning Area (South - 3.6)

Better compared to nearest neighbours ( 4)

Premature mortality

Deaths of <75 year olds per 100,000

259

Better compared to all London Boroughs (309)

Better compared to England (342)

Average compared to London Planning Area (South - 277.5)

Average compared to nearest neighbours (264)

Education

GCSE attainment

Percentage of pupils who achieved grade 9-4

81%

Better compared to all London Boroughs (71.2%)

Better compared to England (65.4%)

Better compared to London Planning Area (South - 73.55%)

Better compared to nearest neighbours (73.9%)

Qualifications at 19

19 year olds without level 3 qualifications

24.9%

Average compared to all London Boroughs (28.8%)

Better compared to England (34.6%)

Better compared to London Planning Area (South - 31.95%)

Average compared to nearest neighbours (24.9%)

Kingston upon Thames

The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames is in South West London, forming part of Outer London. It has a population of 167,845 (Census 2021).