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Southborough

Middle area

West Kingston upon Thames. 8,440 people in 1.2 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Southborough live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£685,000
Joint 280th most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,093
Joint 3,382nd most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
91.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Southborough

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Southborough at a rate of 71.8 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 87.4 per 1,000 people across Kingston upon Thames.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences215
Anti-social behaviour115
Other crime94
Vehicle crime84
Shoplifting38
Drug offences25
Criminal damage and arson13
Burglary12
Robbery6
Theft from the person4

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Southborough compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

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Median sale price20 middle areas, Kingston upon Thames · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Kingston upon Thames20 areas from £432,500 to £1,200,000. The middle area is £626,250. Southborough is £685,000.
£685,0005th most expensive
Population20 middle areas, Kingston upon Thames · 2021
Population: every middle area in Kingston upon Thames20 areas from 6,061 to 11,904. The middle area is 8,173. Southborough is 8,093.
8,093joint 9th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares20 middle areas, Kingston upon Thames · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Kingston upon Thames20 areas from 0.0% to 0.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Southborough is 0.0%.
0%
Gigabit broadband coverage20 middle areas, Kingston upon Thames · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Kingston upon Thames20 areas from 80.7% to 98.4%. The middle area is 91.8%. Southborough is 91.6%.
91.6%9th lowest

Is Southborough safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Southborough at a rate of 71.8 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 87.4 per 1,000 people across Kingston upon Thames.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 48 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Southborough.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (215), anti-social behaviour (115) and other crime (94).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Kingston upon Thames

These figures are published for the whole of Kingston upon Thames, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Kingston upon Thames and not Southborough alone. See Kingston upon Thames

Average house price
£591,555
Up 3.3% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£46,871
32nd highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
12.6×
Joint 15th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
11.1
37th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Southborough in brief

The median price paid for a home in Southborough was £685,000 in 2025.

Southborough had 8,093 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Southborough live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Southborough, 91.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.