Housing in KT5 8BY
What the homes in KT5 8BY 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)
KT5 8BYSurbiton
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (30.8%). Flats make up 50.5%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
61.9% of households in the KT5 8BY area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 32.5% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 27.6% own outright and 34.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned61.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.1%1%
- Private rented32.5%20.5%
- Social rented5.4%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
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.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple without children (23.3%). 25% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around KT5 8BY (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.