# KT1

Postcode district covering Kingston upon Thames, Norbiton and Hampton Wick, in Kingston upon Thames and Richmond upon Thames.

KT1 is a postcode district covering Kingston upon Thames, Norbiton and Hampton Wick, in Kingston upon Thames and Richmond upon Thames.

Postcode district. Code KT1. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [KT](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/kt)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an KT1 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £537,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in KT1 was £537,500 in 2025. 222nd most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/kt1#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 24,229** (2021). KT1 had 24,229 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 1,216th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/kt1#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in KT1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/kt1#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 88.6%** (January 2026). In KT1, 88.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/kt1#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=KT1) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in KT1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=KT1) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 282 homes were sold in KT1 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=KT1) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for KT1.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=KT1) (Census 2021, England and Wales): KT1 had 24,229 usual residents at the census.

## How KT1 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | KT1 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £537,500 | 6th cheapest | 24 postcode districts, KT · 2025 |
| Population | 24,229 | 10th most populated | 24 postcode districts, KT · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 24 postcode districts, KT · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 88.6% | 12th lowest | 24 postcode districts, KT · Jan 2026 |

## Is KT1 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in KT1 at a rate of 208.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 73.8 per 1,000 people across the KT postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 540 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in KT1.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,314), anti-social behaviour (1,029) and shoplifting (1,024).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in KT1 was 215.0 per 1,000 people.
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.

## Deprivation in KT1, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so KT1 has no single figure. Of its 12 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in KT1

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Kingston upon Thames 005A](https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-thames/neighbourhood/e01002964) | 2,513 | 208.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 93.4% |
| [Kingston upon Thames 005B](https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-thames/neighbourhood/e01002969) | 1,892 | 66.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 97.8% |
| [Kingston upon Thames 005C](https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-thames/neighbourhood/e01002971) | 1,800 | 69.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 92.8% |
| [Kingston upon Thames 005E](https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-thames/neighbourhood/e01002974) | 2,058 | 43.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 93.9% |
| [Kingston upon Thames 006B](https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-thames/neighbourhood/e01002960) | 1,591 | 46.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.3% |
| [Kingston upon Thames 006D](https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-thames/neighbourhood/e01002970) | 1,808 | 91.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 87.0% |
| [Kingston upon Thames 006E](https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-thames/neighbourhood/e01002973) | 1,579 | 77.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 96.2% |
| [Kingston upon Thames 009A](https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-thames/neighbourhood/e01002965) | 2,521 | 94.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 86.6% |
| [Kingston upon Thames 009C](https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-thames/neighbourhood/e01002968) | 2,908 | 1,025.6 per 1,000 | 7 | 81.0% |
| [Kingston upon Thames 010C](https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-thames/neighbourhood/e01002966) | 1,983 | 46.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 98.9% |
| [Richmond upon Thames 022A](https://openindex.co.uk/richmond-upon-thames/neighbourhood/e01003834) | 1,600 | 81.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 71.8% |
| [Richmond upon Thames 022F](https://openindex.co.uk/richmond-upon-thames/neighbourhood/e01003839) | 2,282 | 52.2 per 1,000 | 8 | 89.7% |

## Your MP

- [Kingston and Surbiton](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/kingston-and-surbiton): Ed Davey (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024. 88% of the people here.
- [Twickenham](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/twickenham): Munira Wilson (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024. 11% of the people here.
- [Richmond Park](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/richmond-park): Sarah Olney (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024. 1.0% of the people here.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Middle areas in KT1

[Kingston East & Norbiton West](https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-thames/kingston-east-and-norbiton-west), [Kingston Riverside](https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-thames/kingston-riverside), [Norbiton East](https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-thames/norbiton-east)

## Postcode sectors in KT1

[KT1 1 (109 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/kt1-1), [KT1 2 (216 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/kt1-2), [KT1 3 (232 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/kt1-3), [KT1 4 (75 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/kt1-4), [KT1 9 (55 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/kt1-9)

## Councils KT1 covers

[Kingston upon Thames](https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-thames), [Richmond upon Thames](https://openindex.co.uk/richmond-upon-thames)

## Towns in KT1

[Kingston upon Thames](https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-thames), [Richmond upon Thames](https://openindex.co.uk/richmond-upon-thames)

## Postcode districts next to KT1

[KT2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/kt2), [KT3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/kt3), [KT5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/kt5), [KT6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/kt6), [KT8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/kt8), [TW11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tw11)

## Nearest rail stations

[Kingston (800 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.3012,51.4128), [Hampton Wick (1.1 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.3125,51.4145), [Surbiton (1.5 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.3040,51.3925), [Norbiton (1.6 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.2840,51.4124)

## More in the KT postcode area

[All KT postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/kt), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## KT1 in brief

KT1 is a postcode district covering Kingston upon Thames, Norbiton and Hampton Wick, in Kingston upon Thames and Richmond upon Thames.
About 25,667 people lived in KT1 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £537,500 in 2025 across 282 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 208.5 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in KT1 was £537,500 in 2025.
KT1 had 24,229 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in KT1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In KT1, 88.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: KT1
- Postcode area: [KT](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/kt)
- Constituency: [Kingston and Surbiton †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/kingston-and-surbiton)
- Council: [Kingston upon Thames †](https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-thames)
- Area: 4.30 km²
- People, mid-2024: 25,667*
- Neighbourhoods: 12
- Output areas: 72

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[KT2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/kt2), [KT3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/kt3), [KT8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/kt8), [KT5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/kt5), [TW11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tw11), [KT6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/kt6)

## Latest updates for KT1

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/KT1

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/kt1, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/kt1#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/kt1