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KT8 9 in Richmond upon Thames

Richmond upon Thames council area · KT8 9 postcode sector

Explore recorded housing and local services for postcode sector KT8 9 in Richmond upon Thames. Check the data sources, coverage and nearby sectors.

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Area guideKT8 9 · KT8 district6 of 6 evidence categories available

A first look at KT8 9

Start with the home, then the everyday details. These records describe a postcode sector; check the address before deciding.

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Recorded sale median
£743,75080 sales · 2025
Nearest recorded station
0.1 kmUndated · straight line from the approximate centre
Evidence available
6 / 6Data categories, not an area rating

The house median is £1,087,500 from 48 sales; the flat median is £435,000 from 32 sales in KT8 9. These are different property groups, and the transactions are from 2025. Different property mixes can change the medians.

What stands out in the records

  • Mapped parks nearby

    The nearest mapped park is 0.1 km from the KT8 9 sector centre, with 68 mapped parks within 1 km. These are map counts and straight-line distances, not a measure of park quality or access routes.

  • Station and supermarket distances

    From the KT8 9 sector centre, the nearest mapped station is 0.1 km away and supermarket 0.6 km away in a straight line. These are not journey times.

  • Primary school evidence

    2 primary schools appear inside the KT8 9 sector boundary. 100% of those with a recorded Ofsted rating are Good or Outstanding; the rated subset may be smaller than the total. Location does not determine admission eligibility.

Streets and surroundings

See streets and nearby places within about 1 km of the approximate postcode sector centre. The marker does not show a specific address or the sector boundary.

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Housing

What homes have sold for

These are recorded sale medians for KT8 9. They are not current asking prices or valuations.

Hover or tap a bar to see the sales sample.

80 sales in sample
48 sales in sample
17 sales in sample
23 sales in sample
8 sales in sample
32 sales in sample
Land Registry source

Transfers dated 2025. A small sample can move the median sharply.

The dated rent series below covers a wider local authority, not this postcode sector. Use live rental searches below to check current asking rents.

How prices have changed nearby

ONS monthly averages for Richmond upon Thames local authority. This is a wider area than the postcode sector above, whose recorded sale figures are medians for 2025.

This sector overlaps more than one council area

ONS boundaries dated December 2025 put the largest share of the mapped sector overlap in Richmond upon Thames, about 68.3%. This compares land area, not homes or addresses.

Other overlaps of at least 5%: Elmbridge 31.7%. The charts cover Richmond upon Thames only.

The boundaries cover about 100% of the stored sector shape. Coastlines, simplified boundaries and source dates can leave gaps or small overlaps. ONS boundary source, Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025.

Average monthly private rent

£2,333Latest observed month · Aug 2026

Average monthly private rent, Sept 2020 to Aug 2026Monthly values from £1,710 to £2,333. Missing months leave gaps. Tap the chart or use the month slider to inspect an observation.£2.3k£2k£1.7k202020232026
Aug 2026£2,333

Sept 2020 to Aug 2026 · Latest figure provisional · Not a current asking rent.

How to read these figures

The ONS rent measure includes new and existing tenancies. Missing source months remain gaps. No later months are estimated.

ONS release: 16 September 2026. Read the source data.

View all 72 monthly figures
Average monthly private rent, Sept 2020 to Aug 2026
MonthAverage
Aug 2026£2,333
Jul 2026£2,318
Jun 2026£2,310
May 2026£2,305
Apr 2026£2,307
Mar 2026£2,302
Feb 2026£2,276
Jan 2026£2,254
Dec 2025£2,232
Nov 2025£2,229
Oct 2025£2,224
Sept 2025£2,230
Aug 2025£2,235
Jul 2025£2,230
Jun 2025£2,222
May 2025£2,202
Apr 2025£2,184
Mar 2025£2,163
Feb 2025£2,153
Jan 2025£2,143
Dec 2024£2,125
Nov 2024£2,102
Oct 2024£2,072
Sept 2024£2,051
Aug 2024£2,019
Jul 2024£1,995
Jun 2024£1,969
May 2024£1,962
Apr 2024£1,952
Mar 2024£1,920
Feb 2024£1,887
Jan 2024£1,856
Dec 2023£1,853
Nov 2023£1,859
Oct 2023£1,869
Sept 2023£1,875
Aug 2023£1,870
Jul 2023£1,854
Jun 2023£1,841
May 2023£1,827
Apr 2023£1,824
Mar 2023£1,820
Feb 2023£1,818
Jan 2023£1,812
Dec 2022£1,804
Nov 2022£1,798
Oct 2022£1,795
Sept 2022£1,791
Aug 2022£1,786
Jul 2022£1,781
Jun 2022£1,777
May 2022£1,771
Apr 2022£1,765
Mar 2022£1,760
Feb 2022£1,755
Jan 2022£1,749
Dec 2021£1,743
Nov 2021£1,732
Oct 2021£1,721
Sept 2021£1,710
Aug 2021£1,717
Jul 2021£1,728
Jun 2021£1,745
May 2021£1,748
Apr 2021£1,753
Mar 2021£1,750
Feb 2021£1,752
Jan 2021£1,753
Dec 2020£1,753
Nov 2020£1,751
Oct 2020£1,749
Sept 2020£1,747

Average house price

£803,249Latest observed month · Jul 2026

Average house price, Aug 2020 to Jul 2026Monthly values from £712,508 to £821,466. Missing months leave gaps. Tap the chart or use the month slider to inspect an observation.£821.5k£767k£712.5k202020232026
Jul 2026£803,249

Aug 2020 to Jul 2026 · Latest figure provisional · Not a current asking price or valuation.

How to read these figures

The UK House Price Index uses a geometric mean for this local authority. It differs from the sector sale median above in geography, period and calculation. Missing source months remain gaps. No later months are estimated.

ONS release: 16 September 2026. Read the source data.

View all 72 monthly figures
Average house price, Aug 2020 to Jul 2026
MonthAverage
Jul 2026£803,249
Jun 2026£812,598
May 2026£801,304
Apr 2026£798,488
Mar 2026£788,426
Feb 2026£790,509
Jan 2026£798,296
Dec 2025£799,464
Nov 2025£802,024
Oct 2025£810,793
Sept 2025£816,340
Aug 2025£814,323
Jul 2025£809,634
Jun 2025£821,466
May 2025£808,949
Apr 2025£812,984
Mar 2025£809,608
Feb 2025£812,705
Jan 2025£814,174
Dec 2024£802,051
Nov 2024£820,875
Oct 2024£813,431
Sept 2024£812,469
Aug 2024£788,602
Jul 2024£782,133
Jun 2024£776,909
May 2024£772,124
Apr 2024£763,104
Mar 2024£742,784
Feb 2024£744,019
Jan 2024£745,945
Dec 2023£769,592
Nov 2023£782,090
Oct 2023£797,528
Sept 2023£804,673
Aug 2023£803,791
Jul 2023£806,590
Jun 2023£794,037
May 2023£783,798
Apr 2023£779,862
Mar 2023£788,886
Feb 2023£793,350
Jan 2023£781,274
Dec 2022£776,649
Nov 2022£790,818
Oct 2022£810,329
Sept 2022£807,418
Aug 2022£806,213
Jul 2022£785,721
Jun 2022£790,924
May 2022£781,326
Apr 2022£786,180
Mar 2022£786,474
Feb 2022£785,690
Jan 2022£777,653
Dec 2021£780,848
Nov 2021£764,837
Oct 2021£769,075
Sept 2021£765,961
Aug 2021£764,873
Jul 2021£750,257
Jun 2021£721,954
May 2021£722,292
Apr 2021£712,988
Mar 2021£712,508
Feb 2021£713,312
Jan 2021£729,428
Dec 2020£730,716
Nov 2020£733,238
Oct 2020£731,525
Sept 2020£731,719
Aug 2020£731,550
Everyday life

Connections and nearby services

Service distances are straight lines from an approximate sector centre. They do not measure a route or journey time.

Broadband and mobile

  • Gigabit availability across postcodesEstimate81.1%Mean across 116 residential postcode percentages · January 2026
  • 4G outdoor coverage100%Local authority: Richmond Upon Thames; 89,765 premises; at least one operator · January 2026
  • 5G outdoor coverage100%Local authority: Richmond Upon Thames; 89,765 premises; at least one operator · January 2026
Sources and limits
  • Gigabit availability across postcodesMean across 116 residential postcode percentages · January 2026Source: Ofcom Connected Nations · Source dataUnweighted mean of postcode availability percentages, not the percentage of sector premises. Check availability at the address.
  • 4G outdoor coverageLocal authority: Richmond Upon Thames; 89,765 premises; at least one operator · January 2026Source: Ofcom Connected Nations · Source dataPredicted percentage of local-authority premises with outdoor coverage from at least one operator. Not every network or a sector-level estimate.
  • 5G outdoor coverageLocal authority: Richmond Upon Thames; 89,765 premises; at least one operator · January 2026Source: Ofcom Connected Nations · Source dataHigh-confidence predicted outdoor coverage of local-authority premises from at least one operator. Check the actual network and address.

Broadband is a mean of residential postcode percentages, not a sector premises rate. Mobile figures describe outdoor coverage from at least one operator across the named local authority. Check your network and address.

Transport and amenities

Scale: 0 to 3 km · Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshot

  • Nearest train station0.1 km
  • Nearest supermarket0.6 km
  • Nearest post office0.9 km
  • Nearest GP practice1 km
  • Nearest hospital2.6 km
  • Nearest gym0.1 km
  • Nearest restaurant0 km
  • Nearest community centre0.8 km
  • Nearest mapped free parking0.7 km
  • Nearest Waitrose2.6 km
  • Mapped pubs in sector2 pubsInside postcode sector boundary · Undated snapshot
Sources and limits
  • Nearest train stationStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap rail stationsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest supermarketStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap supermarketsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest post officeStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap post officesDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest GP practiceStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: Government GP practice locationsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest hospitalStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: Government hospital locations in EnglandDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest gymStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap gymsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest restaurantStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap restaurantsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest community centreStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap community centresDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest mapped free parkingStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap parkingDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest WaitroseStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: Waitrose and OpenStreetMap location dataDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Mapped pubs in sectorInside postcode sector boundary · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap pubsA mapped venue count, not a guarantee that venues are currently open.

Outdoor access

Scale: 0 to 3 km · Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshot

  • Nearest park0.1 km
  • Distance-weighted green space within 1 km0 weighted haWithin 1 km of sector centroid · Undated snapshot
  • Parks within 1 km68 parksWithin 1 km of sector centroid · Undated snapshot
Sources and limits
  • Nearest parkStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap parksDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Distance-weighted green space within 1 kmWithin 1 km of sector centroid · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap-derived sector statisticsWeighted access measure, not the actual land area of the sector.
  • Parks within 1 kmWithin 1 km of sector centroid · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap-derived sector statisticsCounts mapped parks near the sector centre.
Local details

Places in the records

Explore named places in the available records. Map links appear only where the source includes a location.

Supermarket brand distances

Waitrose
2.58 km
Tesco
0.89 km
Sainsbury's
1.80 km
Aldi
3.05 km
Lidl
3.72 km
M&S
2.83 km

Straight-line distance from the sector centre. A nearby shop may be outside the sector.

About these records

SourceStored supermarket brand locations, mainly OpenStreetMap; Waitrose also uses a brand location file

Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. A value under 1 km does not prove a shop is inside the boundary. Locations and opening status are undated.

Listed buildings

Recorded listed buildings
79
Grade I
15
Grade II*
5
Grade II
59

Recorded points inside this sector. The dataset covers England.

About these records

SourceHistoric England listed-building points

Recorded points inside this sector. The source covers England; absence of this block does not establish that there are no listed buildings.

Mapped bathing-water site

The Serpentine - Hyde Park
16.61 km

Nearest mapped bathing-water site, not necessarily the nearest beach. No current water-quality claim.

About these records

SourceEnvironment Agency bathing-water locations in England

Nearest site in this dataset, measured in a straight line from the sector centre. It is not necessarily the nearest beach. The stored classification has no verified year, so no current water-quality claim is made.

Named pubs recorded in the sector

Prince of Wales
Mapped in sectorSee location
The Mute Swan
Mapped in sectorSee location

Undated map records. Check that a pub still exists and is open before visiting.

About these records

SourceOpenStreetMap pub locations

Up to six names from an undated map snapshot. Check whether a venue still exists or is open before visiting.

Schools

School evidence

Recorded school locations, not catchment areas or a promise of admission.

2Primaryrecorded inside sector
Nearest recorded in England dataset0.5 kmStraight line from approximate sector centre
Historical inspection ratings

100% of rated schools in the source dataset were rated Good or better. The rated-school denominator and inspection dates are unknown, so this is not a current rating for the schools counted above.

0Secondaryrecorded inside sector
Nearest recorded in England dataset2.8 kmStraight line from approximate sector centre
0Grammarrecorded inside sector
Nearest recorded in England dataset11.6 kmStraight line from approximate sector centre
1Independentrecorded inside sector
Nearest recorded in England dataset0.7 kmStraight line from approximate sector centre

This dataset does not establish school coverage outside England. A school inside the sector or nearby does not establish admission eligibility. Check current inspection reports and admissions rules with the school or local authority.

Recorded crime

Undated crime records

The observation period is unknown. These figures cannot tell you current crime levels or personal safety.

For a current picture, check police information for the address. Services and coverage vary across the UK.

View undated recorded incidents

These are raw counts, not population-adjusted risk rates. Coverage is not fully verified and counts depend on reporting and police recording practices.

314recorded incidents in the available dataset
Violence and sexual offences
80
Anti-social behaviour
55
Vehicle crime
30
Public order
26
Criminal damage and arson
25
Other theft
24
Shoplifting
22
Drugs
16
Burglary
13
Bicycle theft
7
Possession of weapons
5
Theft from the person
5
Other crime
4
Robbery
2

Current listings

See what is on the market

These links open live searches on external property sites. They search the wider KT8 postcode district, which contains other sectors. Listing availability and prices change on those sites.

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Places to compare

These are evidence matches from across the nationwide postcode sector dataset. Some may be far from KT8 9. Compare the recorded measures and distance before deciding which guides to open.

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Postcode sectorSale median (2025)Sales in sampleFrom KT8 9Shared evidence
KT8 9Thames DittonThis area · Elmbridge
£743,750
80
This area
Reference sector
KT3 4KT3 4 in Kingston upon Thames area guideKingston upon Thames
£738,500£5,250 lower than this area
84
6.4 km
MeasureHereThere
Gigabit availability81%83%
Nearest park0.1 km0.1 km
W6 0W6 0 in Hammersmith and Fulham area guideHammersmith and Fulham
£745,000£1,250 higher than this area
153
12.8 km
MeasureHereThere
Nearest park0.1 km0.1 km
Gigabit availability81%84%
W2 2W2 2 in Westminster area guideWestminster
£790,000£46,250 higher than this area
85
17 km
MeasureHereThere
Nearest station0.1 km0.1 km
Nearest park0.1 km0 km
Nearest supermarket0.6 km0.5 km
KT23 3KT23 3 in Mole Valley area guideMole Valley
£727,630£16,120 lower than this area
67
13.1 km
MeasureHereThere
Gigabit availability81%79%
Nearest park0.1 km0 km

Recorded sales cover 2025; these medians are not current asking prices. Distances are straight lines between approximate sector centres, not travel routes. Missing values remain unknown.

How these comparisons were made

Sale medians come from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data for England and Wales. Suggestion reasons use the available sale medians, Ofcom January 2026 residential broadband availability, calculated as an unweighted mean of postcode percentages and undated OpenStreetMap station, supermarket and park locations. Distances to mapped places are also straight lines from approximate sector centres. A suggestion shares several measures with this sector; it is not a suitability score.

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About the evidence

Sources and limits

This guide covers postcode sector KT8 9, not the whole of Richmond upon Thames. 6 of 6 evidence categories are available. Missing values mean unknown.

See metric sources and dates

Sector sale medians come from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data for England and Wales. The guide shows standard residential transactions for 2025, grouped by property type, with at least five sales per published median. School locations were processed from Get Information about Schools with OpenStreetMap fallback where needed. Check current English school inspection reports with Ofsted. Recorded crime counts use Police.uk open data; the processed sector file does not retain an observation period.

  • Gigabit availability across postcodes. Ofcom Connected Nations; January 2026; Mean across 116 residential postcode percentages. Unweighted mean of postcode availability percentages, not the percentage of sector premises. Check availability at the address.
  • 4G outdoor coverage. Ofcom Connected Nations; January 2026; Local authority: Richmond Upon Thames; 89,765 premises; at least one operator. Predicted percentage of local-authority premises with outdoor coverage from at least one operator. Not every network or a sector-level estimate.
  • 5G outdoor coverage. Ofcom Connected Nations; January 2026; Local authority: Richmond Upon Thames; 89,765 premises; at least one operator. High-confidence predicted outdoor coverage of local-authority premises from at least one operator. Check the actual network and address.
  • Nearest train station. OpenStreetMap rail stations; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest supermarket. OpenStreetMap supermarkets; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest post office. OpenStreetMap post offices; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest GP practice. Government GP practice locations; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest hospital. Government hospital locations in England; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest park. OpenStreetMap parks; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest gym. OpenStreetMap gyms; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest restaurant. OpenStreetMap restaurants; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest community centre. OpenStreetMap community centres; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest mapped free parking. OpenStreetMap parking; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest Waitrose. Waitrose and OpenStreetMap location data; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Mapped pubs in sector. OpenStreetMap pubs; Undated snapshot; Inside postcode sector boundary. A mapped venue count, not a guarantee that venues are currently open.
  • Distance-weighted green space within 1 km. OpenStreetMap-derived sector statistics; Undated snapshot; Within 1 km of sector centroid. Weighted access measure, not the actual land area of the sector.
  • Parks within 1 km. OpenStreetMap-derived sector statistics; Undated snapshot; Within 1 km of sector centroid. Counts mapped parks near the sector centre.

Housing figures are recorded sale medians. Service distances, where shown, are straight lines from an approximate postcode-sector centre. School ratings may have changed. Crime figures are raw recorded counts with no verified period in this model.

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