Area guide

Living in KT7, Elmbridge

What the open data says about house prices, schools, crime and flood risk around KT7 in Elmbridge. Built from the same sources as every property report on this site, not opinion or marketing copy.

Figures gathered 10 October 2026, each from the source named in its section.

House prices

Average price in Elmbridge: £748,080, up 1.9% on a year ago (July 2026). The wider South East average is £380,878.

Check sold prices for a specific address in KT7 →
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Council tax at Band D in Elmbridge: £2,558 a year (2026-27). Running costs by postcode: council tax, energy, tenure, and the estate charge no listing shows →

Compare KT7 with another district

Sold prices, the price trend, schools, flood zone, Band D council tax and crime for KT7 against any other district, each from the source the section below names.

What actually sold around KT7

99 recorded home sales on the streets around central KT7 in the last 2 years, with a median of £765,000 and a range from £262,500 to £3,100,000. Mostly flats and maisonettes.

AddressTypeSold forDate
9 Claygate Lane, KT7 0DL Terraced £575,000 12 Aug 2026
Flat 9 Gresham House Watts Road, KT7 0BZ Flat or maisonette £500,000 5 Aug 2026
24 Linden Close, KT7 0DG Semi-detached £540,000 10 Jul 2026
3 Gloucester Close, KT7 0EW Flat or maisonette £442,000 30 Jun 2026
2 Ditton Lawn, KT7 0EN Flat or maisonette £360,000 26 Jun 2026
21 Giggs Hill Gardens, KT7 0AT Flat or maisonette £450,000 10 Jun 2026
How to read this

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Every sale of a registered property in England and Wales appears here once it completes, so the most recent weeks are always still filling in.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Schools nearby

67 schools within 3 miles , of which 82% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

Nearest well-rated schoolsStageOfstedDistanceAdmitted from
Long Ditton St Mary's CofE (Aided) Junior School Primary Outstanding 0.6 mi away 0.91 mi 2026/27
Hinchley Wood School Secondary Outstanding 0.7 mi away 0.92 mi 2026/27
Tolworth Infant and Nursery School Primary Outstanding 1.9 mi away no figure
Tolworth Girls' School and Sixth Form Secondary Outstanding 1.9 mi away no figure
Hampton Wick Infant and Nursery School Primary Outstanding 2.3 mi away no figure
Hampton Junior School Primary Outstanding 2.6 mi away no figure

Schools in KT7 with a published admission distance

How far away the last child offered a place lived, as the council published it. Tightest first; each name opens the school's page and its postcode checker.

SchoolStageAdmitted fromRound
Long Ditton St Mary's CofE (Aided) Junior School Primary 0.91 mi 2026/27

42 state primary and 10 state secondary schools within range, plus 10 fee-paying schools.

See the full school breakdown for KT7 →

Private schools

10 fee-paying schools within 3 miles: Claremont Fan Court School, Educare Small School, Hampton Court House, Kingston Grammar School, Milbourne Lodge School, Rowan Preparatory School and others.

All 10 fee-paying schools near KT7, with ages and admissions →

Fee-paying schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted, and the ISI publishes no open data feed. That is why they carry no rating here. A missing grade means we cannot see one, not that the school was judged poorly.

Universities

1 higher education institution within 3 miles: Kingston University.

Relevant beyond study: a large student population shapes rental demand, and term-time letting is a different market from family letting.

What people here do for work

The most common occupations among working residents, from the 2021 Census. This is occupation rather than industry: it says what people do, not which industries employ them.

Occupation groupShare of workers
Professional occupations29.5%
Managers, directors and senior officials25.7%
Associate professional and technical17.8%
Administrative and secretarial7.2%
Skilled trades5.6%

Source: ONS Census 2021, table TS063, for this district's small area.

How KT7 has changed since 2011

The biggest move: degree-level adults, up 5.6 points since 2011, with England's change beside each line.

How to read this

The census neighbourhood at the centre of KT7 (E01030352, 1,634 residents in 2021, up 4.7% on 2011) on the 2011 and 2021 censuses, with England's own change over the same decade for scale. Each line is a share of the neighbourhood's households or residents, so a growing area and a shrinking one compare fairly. The biggest move here: degree-level adults, up 5.6 points.

Measure20112021ChangeEngland
Households that own their home 75.7% 73.1% -2.6 pts -2.0 pts
Households renting privately 10.7% 12.6% +1.9 pts +3.7 pts
Households renting socially 11.2% 13.5% +2.3 pts -0.6 pts
Residents under 15 22.0% 20.3% -1.7 pts -0.3 pts
Residents 65 and over 18.0% 19.0% +1.0 pts +2.1 pts
Adults with a degree or equivalent 51.9% 57.5% +5.6 pts +6.5 pts
Residents born outside the UK 13.7% 15.9% +2.2 pts +3.6 pts
Residents in good or very good health 87.2% 87.6% +0.4 pts +0.8 pts
Residents in a white ethnic group 93.3% 88.7% -4.6 pts -4.4 pts

Office for National Statistics, Census 2011 and Census 2021, Open Government Licence. A district holds many neighbourhoods; the full report for an address shows the one it sits in.

Crime

84 crimes recorded within roughly a mile of central KT7 in August 2026, most commonly violent crime.

Flood risk

Zone 1 (low probability). This is the Environment Agency's flood zone for the area's centre point, an individual property's own risk can differ, especially near a specific watercourse.

Deprivation

This area falls in decile 9 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation (least deprived nationally), based on Elmbridge's figures.

Buses from the centre of KT7

Best-served stop: Angel Road, with 3.0 buses an hour on weekday daytimes.

Evenings, Sundays and routes

The best-served stop within 800 m of the centre of KT7 is Angel Road: 3.0 buses an hour on a weekday daytime, 1.2 in the evening and 1.0 on Sunday daytime; first bus 06:09, last 22:16. Routes there: 458, 715, 714. 5 stops with a scheduled service within that distance.

Departures a passenger can board, from the timetables operators publish to the Department for Transport's Bus Open Data Service, for Tuesday 8 Sep 2026 and Sunday 13 Sep 2026. Scheduled, not observed. Two stops on opposite sides of a road are two stops. The full report does this for the stops within 500 m of an address.

Source: operators' timetables on the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport)

GP practices and A&E

3 GP practices within 3.0 km of the centre of KT7. The nearest, Thorkhill Surgery, has 4,631 registered patients and 2,331 patients per fully qualified GP, against an England median of 2,186.

PracticeFrom the centrePatientsPer qualified GP
Thorkhill Surgery0.4 mi4,6312,331
The Groves Hinchley Wood0.9 mi6,1341,893
Glenlyn Medical Centre1.2 mi15,5532,372

Nearest A&E: University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust, where 58.1% of type 1 attendances were seen within four hours in July 2026; then East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust at 61.8%.

How to read this

NHS England: patients registered at a GP practice (1 Aug 2026), the general practice workforce (July 2026), and A&E attendances by provider, monthly. Fully qualified GPs exclude trainees. Practices are matched by postcode.

Source: NHS England, monthly releases

Council tax and the council's finances

A Band D household in Elmbridge pays £2,558 for 2026-27, all precepts included, a rise of 4.7% on the year before against an England median rise of 4.8%. Every band for Elmbridge, and how it compares.

Band D bill a year at Elmbridge, all precepts included, from MHCLG. Every year and its rise is in the table below.
YearBand D billRise
2021-22£2,067+2.9%
2022-23£2,159+4.5%
2023-24£2,230+3.3%
2024-25£2,334+4.7%
2025-26£2,443+4.7%
2026-27£2,558+4.7%

No exceptional financial support from government since 2020-21 and no section 114 notice on record for Elmbridge, as at 7 Sep 2026.

How to read this

A home's own band is on its council tax bill, free to look up at gov.uk/council-tax-bands; the report shows every band's bill at the council beside the home's other checks.

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, live council tax tables (Band D, area averages) and the Exceptional Financial Support lists published each year; section 114 notices as published by the councils.

Source: MHCLG live council tax tables and Exceptional Financial Support lists

Common questions about KT7

What is the average house price in KT7?

The average sold price in Elmbridge is £748,080 as of July 2026, according to the UK House Price Index.

Are house prices rising in KT7?

Prices in Elmbridge are up 1.9% on a year ago (UK House Price Index).

What do houses actually sell for in KT7?

The median of 99 recorded sales around central KT7 in the last 2 years is £765,000, ranging from £262,500 to £3,100,000 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data).

Are the schools good in KT7?

67 schools sit within 3 miles of central KT7, and 82% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

How much crime is there in KT7?

84 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central KT7 in August 2026, most commonly violent crime (Police.uk).

Is KT7 at risk of flooding?

Central KT7 sits in Zone 1 (low probability) for river and sea flooding (Environment Agency). Individual addresses vary, so check the full report for a specific property.

Is KT7 a good place to live?

That depends on what you need, so here is what the official data says rather than an opinion: 82% of nearby schools are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted; the median home sells for £765,000; the area sits in decile 9 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation; 84 crimes were recorded within about a mile. Every one of those figures names its source on this page.

Is KT7 safe?

84 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central KT7 in August 2026, according to Police.uk. The most common category was violent crime. Crime counts follow how many people are around, so a busy district records more than a quiet one of the same size.

Neighbouring districts

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