# KT8

Postcode district covering West Molesey and East Molesey, in Elmbridge.

KT8 is a postcode district covering West Molesey and East Molesey, in Elmbridge. Median sale price £542,500 in 2025. Recorded crime 56.2 per 1,000 people.

Postcode district. Code KT8. 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 KT8 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £542,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in KT8 was £542,500 in 2025. Joint 212th 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/kt8#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 20,739** (2021). KT8 had 20,739 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,343rd least 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/kt8#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in KT8 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/kt8#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 94.3%** (January 2026). In KT8, 94.3% 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/kt8#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=KT8) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in KT8 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=KT8) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 322 homes were sold in KT8 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=KT8) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for KT8.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=KT8) (Census 2021, England and Wales): KT8 had 20,739 usual residents at the census.

## How KT8 compares

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

| Measure | KT8 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £542,500 | 8th cheapest | 24 postcode districts, KT · 2025 |
| Population | 20,739 | 9th least 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 | 94.3% | 5th highest | 24 postcode districts, KT · Jan 2026 |

## Is KT8 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in KT8 at a rate of 56.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 73.8 per 1,000 people across the KT postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 82 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in KT8.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (482), other crime (245) and anti-social behaviour (173).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in KT8 was 59.4 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 KT8, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so KT8 has no single figure. Of its 12 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 3 neighbourhoods

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

## Neighbourhoods in KT8

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Elmbridge 001A](https://openindex.co.uk/elmbridge/neighbourhood/e01030330) | 1,651 | 52.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 85.5% |
| [Elmbridge 001B](https://openindex.co.uk/elmbridge/neighbourhood/e01030331) | 1,640 | 50.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.7% |
| [Elmbridge 001C](https://openindex.co.uk/elmbridge/neighbourhood/e01030332) | 1,618 | 39.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 96.2% |
| [Elmbridge 001D](https://openindex.co.uk/elmbridge/neighbourhood/e01030333) | 1,443 | 59.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.2% |
| [Elmbridge 002A](https://openindex.co.uk/elmbridge/neighbourhood/e01030326) | 1,722 | 90.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 93.8% |
| [Elmbridge 002B](https://openindex.co.uk/elmbridge/neighbourhood/e01030327) | 1,974 | 90.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 95.4% |
| [Elmbridge 002C](https://openindex.co.uk/elmbridge/neighbourhood/e01030328) | 1,679 | 33.8 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.9% |
| [Elmbridge 002D](https://openindex.co.uk/elmbridge/neighbourhood/e01030329) | 1,590 | 22.3 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.3% |
| [Elmbridge 003A](https://openindex.co.uk/elmbridge/neighbourhood/e01030334) | 1,542 | 51.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 92.1% |
| [Elmbridge 003B](https://openindex.co.uk/elmbridge/neighbourhood/e01030335) | 1,860 | 37.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 98.7% |
| [Elmbridge 003C](https://openindex.co.uk/elmbridge/neighbourhood/e01030336) | 2,008 | 66.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.1% |
| [Elmbridge 003D](https://openindex.co.uk/elmbridge/neighbourhood/e01030337) | 1,804 | 76.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 97.4% |

## Your MP

- [Esher and Walton](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/esher-and-walton): Monica Harding (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024. 96% of the people here.
- [Twickenham](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/twickenham): Munira Wilson (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024. 4.4% 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 KT8

[East Molesey](https://openindex.co.uk/elmbridge/east-molesey), [West Molesey North](https://openindex.co.uk/elmbridge/west-molesey-north), [West Molesey South](https://openindex.co.uk/elmbridge/west-molesey-south)

## Postcode sectors in KT8

[KT8 0 (60 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/kt8-0), [KT8 1 (80 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/kt8-1), [KT8 2 (161 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/kt8-2), [KT8 8 (9 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/kt8-8), [KT8 9 (124 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/kt8-9)

## Council

[Elmbridge](https://openindex.co.uk/elmbridge)

## Towns in KT8

[West Molesey](https://openindex.co.uk/town/west-molesey)

## Postcode districts next to KT8

[KT1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/kt1), [KT6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/kt6), [KT7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/kt7), [KT10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/kt10), [KT12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/kt12), [TW11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tw11), [TW12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tw12), [TW16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tw16)

## Nearest rail stations

[Hampton Court (950 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.3427,51.4026), [Thames Ditton (1.5 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.3392,51.3891), [Esher (2.1 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.3533,51.3799), [Hampton (London) (2.2 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.3721,51.4159)

## 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)

## KT8 in brief

KT8 is a postcode district covering West Molesey and East Molesey, in Elmbridge.
About 21,093 people lived in KT8 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £542,500 in 2025 across 322 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 56.2 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in KT8 was £542,500 in 2025.
KT8 had 20,739 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in KT8 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In KT8, 94.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: KT8
- Postcode area: [KT](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/kt)
- Constituency: [Esher and Walton †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/esher-and-walton)
- Council: [Elmbridge †](https://openindex.co.uk/elmbridge)
- Area: 9.29 km²
- People, mid-2024: 21,093*
- Neighbourhoods: 12
- Output areas: 64

* 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

[KT12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/kt12), [KT7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/kt7), [KT10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/kt10), [TW11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tw11), [TW12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tw12), [KT1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/kt1)

## Latest updates for KT8

- 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/KT8

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/kt8, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/kt8#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/kt8