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Housing in KT5 8BB

What the homes in KT5 8BB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Kingston Riverside
Council
Kingston upon Thames
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,600 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (30.8%). Flats make up 50.5%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

KT5 8BBEngland
Detached13.5%22.9%
Semi-detached30.8%31.5%
Terraced5.1%23%
Purpose-built flat28.8%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house20.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the KT5 8BB area is broadly in line with that, at 61.9%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 32.5% of households against 20.5%. 27.6% own outright and 34.3% with a mortgage.

KT5 8BB
62%
32%
England
  • Owned61.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.1%1%
  • Private rented32.5%20.5%
  • Social rented5.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

KT5 8BBEngland
Owned outright27.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan34.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent31.5%18.2%
Other private rented1%2.2%
From the council1.9%8.3%
From a housing association3.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 29.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

KT5 8BBEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple, no children, at 23.3%. 25% of households include dependent children.

KT5 8BBEngland
Living alone, under 6621.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over8.7%12.8%
Couple, no children23.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children20.9%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households10.2%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. Published by council, not 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 everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood KT5 8BB sits in (Kingston Riverside): about 1,600 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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