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KT12

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Walton-on-Thames, Hersham and Rydens, in Elmbridge.

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 KT12 postcode. How census figures are added up

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Gigabit coverage by postcode district

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In KT12, 88.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Median sale price
£550,000
197th most expensive of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
40,145
451st most populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
88.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How KT12 compares

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

KT12Middle
Median sale price24 postcode districts, KT · 2025
Median sale price: every postcode district in KT24 areas from £440,000 to £925,000. The middle area is £572,500. KT12 is £550,000.
£550,000joint 9th cheapest
Population24 postcode districts, KT · 2021
Population: every postcode district in KT24 areas from 8,934 to 40,427. The middle area is 21,994. KT12 is 40,145.
40,1452nd most populated
Gigabit broadband coverage24 postcode districts, KT · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode district in KT24 areas from 70.7% to 97.4%. The middle area is 88.7%. KT12 is 88.1%.
88.1%9th lowest
Claimant rate24 postcode districts, KT · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every postcode district in KT24 areas from 1.2% to 3.9%. The middle area is 2.5%. KT12 is 3.3%.
3.3%4th highest

Is KT12 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in KT12 at a rate of 70.0 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 73.8 per 1,000 people across KT.

In August 2026 alone, 267 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in KT12.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,103), other crime (607) and anti-social behaviour (385).

A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in KT12 was 71.8 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 KT12, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

  • Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so KT12 has no single figure. Of its 24 neighbourhoods with a rank:
  • Decile 3: 3 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 8: 4 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 9: 4 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 8 neighbourhoods

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

Neighbourhoods in KT12

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Elmbridge 004A2,29075.4 per 1,000895.8%
Elmbridge 004B1,45792.0 per 1,000398.1%
Elmbridge 004C1,87465.9 per 1,000687.3%
Elmbridge 004D1,63055.2 per 1,000399.4%
Elmbridge 007A1,635148.5 per 1,0001083.9%
Elmbridge 007B1,59741.2 per 1,000985.1%
Elmbridge 007D1,707120.9 per 1,0001082.7%
Elmbridge 007E1,002196.0 per 1,000426.7%
Elmbridge 007F1,587178.0 per 1,000887.3%
Elmbridge 008A1,82891.3 per 1,000395.2%
Elmbridge 008B1,44831.1 per 1,0001092.6%
Elmbridge 008C1,44525.9 per 1,0009100.0%
Elmbridge 008D1,53359.0 per 1,0001099.1%
Elmbridge 008E1,66229.1 per 1,0001095.3%
Elmbridge 010A2,17450.9 per 1,000898.3%
Elmbridge 010B1,76231.8 per 1,0001094.0%
Elmbridge 010C1,95676.3 per 1,000878.3%
Elmbridge 010D1,64053.1 per 1,0001095.7%
Elmbridge 014A1,56648.8 per 1,000596.8%
Elmbridge 014B1,50858.4 per 1,000699.7%
Elmbridge 014C1,71829.6 per 1,000999.4%
Elmbridge 014D1,67117.1 per 1,0001099.7%
Elmbridge 014E1,96595.7 per 1,000987.5%
Elmbridge 014F1,50037.5 per 1,000755.6%

MPs for KT12

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

Middle areas in KT125

Postcode sectors in KT126

Council1

Towns in KT122

Postcode districts next to KT127

Nearest rail stations4

More in the KT postcode area2

KT12 in brief

KT12 is a postcode district covering Walton-on-Thames, Hersham and Rydens, in Elmbridge.

About 42,068 people lived in KT12 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £550,000 in 2025 across 585 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 70.0 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).

The median price paid for a home in KT12 was £550,000 in 2025.

KT12 had 40,145 usual residents at the census.

In KT12, 88.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In KT12, 3.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.