Kingston upon Thames

Borough · London · United Kingdom

Riverside south-west London borough around Kingston's market town centre, with Surbiton's fast trains and a large Korean community in New Malden.

Median rent, 2-bed home£1,700 per month
Price level£££££
Good forStudentsFamiliesQuiet & greenEasy commute
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Overview

Good for

Families and students; river and Richmond Park nearby

Watch out for

No Tube

Neighborhoods

  • Kingston
  • Surbiton
  • New Malden
  • Chessington
  • Norbiton

Rent

The median monthly rent of a two-bedroom home in Kingston upon Thames was £1,700 in 2025/26, 17% below the London average. It is the 25th most expensive of 33 boroughs.

Home sizeMedian rent / month
Room£750
Studio£1,150
1 bedroom£1,400
2 bedrooms£1,700
3 bedrooms£2,100
4+ bedrooms£2,663

Median monthly rent of two-bedroom homes let privately, as recorded by Rent Officers (ONS). Rents vary a lot by street and building, and ONS advises caution when comparing areas because the sample is not random. Source: ONS – Private rental market in London, April 2025 to March 2026.

Rent by postcode district in Kingston upon Thames

Median monthly rent recorded in each postcode district (ONS). Districts are placed in the borough that contains their centre and often spill into neighbouring boroughs; small samples make these figures rougher than the borough ones.

DistrictIncludes (wards)1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms
KT1Canbury Gardens, Coombe Vale, Hampton Wick & South Teddington, Kingston Town, Norbiton, St Mark's & Seething Wells£1,450£1,800£2,500
KT2Canbury Gardens, Coombe Hill, Coombe Vale, Ham, Petersham & Richmond Riverside, Kingston Gate, Kingston Town£1,500£1,785£2,500
KT3Coombe Hill, Coombe Vale, Green Lane & St James, Motspur Park & Old Malden East, New Malden Village, Norbiton£1,400£1,500£2,300
KT5Alexandra, Berrylands, King George's & Sunray, Norbiton, St Mark's & Seething Wells, Surbiton Hill£1,350£1,575£1,944
KT6Alexandra, Hook & Chessington North, King George's & Sunray, Kingston Town, Long Ditton, Norbiton£1,375£1,690£1,750
KT9Chessington South & Malden Rushett, Hinchley Wood and Weston Green, Hook & Chessington North, King George's & Sunray–£1,525£1,910
Rent £/month (2-bed)
  1. 1,550–1,700
  2. 1,700–1,800
  3. 1,800–2,000
  4. 2,000–2,350
  5. 2,350–3,563

Who lives here

Who lives hereKingston upon ThamesLondon
Population168,0618,799,725
One-person households27.0%29.3%
Children under 1518.2%18.1%
Aged 15–2412.3%12.3%
Aged 65 and over14.5%11.9%
Social housing rentals11.0%23.1%
Private rentals27.3%30.0%
Owner-occupied homes61.6%46.8%

Source: ONS – Census 2021 (Nomis: TS007A, TS054, TS003) (2021).

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Getting around

  • South Western Railway to Waterloo

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