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Postcode · Kingston upon Thames

Housing in KT1 3LA

What the homes in KT1 3LA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Kingston East & Norbiton West
Council
Kingston upon Thames
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,748 (2024)
Status
No longer in use
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (85.5%). Flats make up 86.8%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

KT1 3LAEngland
Detached0.5%22.9%
Semi-detached5.6%31.5%
Terraced7%23%
Purpose-built flat85.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

13.2% of households in the KT1 3LA area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 13.7% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 7.1% own outright and 6.1% with a mortgage.

KT1 3LA
13%
14%
72%
England
  • Owned13.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.3%1%
  • Private rented13.7%20.5%
  • Social rented71.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free1.2%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

KT1 3LAEngland
Owned outright7.1%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan6.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent12.6%18.2%
Other private rented1.1%2.2%
From the council69.1%8.3%
From a housing association2.4%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 31% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

KT1 3LAEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (22.4%). 39.5% of households include dependent children.

KT1 3LAEngland
Living alone, under 6622.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over8.5%12.8%
Couple, no children6.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children20.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children18.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children8%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.4%9.2%
Sharers and other households8.9%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Kingston upon Thames

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Kingston upon Thames (August 2026, −1.2% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

Kingston upon ThamesEngland
All homes£1,811£1,459
One bedroom£1,379£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,755£1,335
Three bedrooms£2,154£1,489
Four or more£2,836£2,161
Detached£2,682£1,640
Semi-detached£2,359£1,449
Terraced£2,144£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,604£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around KT1 3LA (Kingston East & Norbiton West) (about 1,748 residents).

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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