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Surbiton Hill
Kingston upon Thames, London
PocketsSurbiton South (east · Fishponds Park · Upper Brighton Road · south-west · The Wood)Southborough (Ditton Road · Kingsdowne Road)Surbiton North
Surbiton Hill sits on the rising ground south of Surbiton station in Kingston, a late-Victorian and Edwardian suburb whose character is set by brick villas and tree-lined avenues. Around forty-three per cent of the ward sits inside a conservation area. The sixteen listed buildings are headed by the Grade II Christ Church of 1862–63 by Charles Luck, with stained glass by Clayton and Bell and by Edward Burne-Jones, along with the Grade II Penton and the Grade II Sessions House. Twenty-seven Ofsted outstanding rated schools fall within reach, and safety and air quality both sit above the London median. Fishponds Park and the ward's local greens add up to around eleven hectares. Transport is moderate, with Surbiton on the fast South Western Railway into Waterloo and Berrylands at the edge. The honest downsides are thin cultural depth beyond local pubs and cafés, a limited food offer with around forty eating places, and a market score that sits in the mid range rather than the top.
- Strongest76Air & Quiet
Clean air and low ambient noise by London standards
- Also strong66Safety
Low recorded crime relative to the rest of London
- Watch out5Area development
Little recent major-development activity
At a glance
- Moderate public-transport access
- 16 listed buildings
- 43.1% covered by a conservation area
- 5 schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted within 1 km
- Largest green space: Fishponds Park (5.2 hectares)
- 100 open venues (38 food and drink, 62 other)
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Christ Church Surbiton Hill was built in 1862–63 to a design by Charles Lock Luck, with its east window by Clayton and Bell and its central window by Edward Burne-Jones.
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Scores as of 23 Aug 2026 · prices to 2026 · crime to Jun 2026 · air 2022 · sources
Property prices & growth
60Better than 79% of London
How scores work - Purchase affordability45
- Rent affordability70
- Price momentum (5yr)51
- Activity (turnover)76
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£ per square foot to buy, an estimated 2-bed rent, and decades of sale-price history for this ward.
For Surbiton Hill: 163 sales recorded (2025)32-yr price trend £—
Safety
66Better than 82% of London
- Personal safety70
- Property crime63
- Anti-social behaviour64
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Connectivity
44Better than 49% of London
Median public-transport access is moderate (TfL PTAL 3.0 of 8 across this ward).
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Air & Quiet
76Better than 90% of London
- Air quality78
- Quietness73
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Cultural Signal
28Better than 62% of London
- Nightlife7
- Dining14
- Arts & culture14
- Retail & shops7
- Sports & recreation14
- Independent scene64
- Vitality (openings, diversity)50
100 open venues nearby — 38 food & drink, 62 other.
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Education
62Better than 87% of London
- Primary schools58
- Secondary schools68
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For Surbiton Hill: 4 schools, each with its inspection record
Heritage
37Better than 50% of London
16 listed buildings · 43% under a conservation area
- PentonGrade II
- Christ ChurchGrade II
- Sessions HouseGrade II
From Historic England's National Heritage List for England.
Nature Access
44Better than 10% of London
- Green spaces49
- Waterways50
Largest green space: Fishponds Park (5 ha). ~11 ha of green space in total.
Area development
5Better than 58% of London
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- Is Surbiton Hill safe?
- Surbiton Hill scores 66 for safety, based on street-level recorded crime (police.uk) — safer than most of London. The score weighs personal safety, property crime and anti-social behaviour separately rather than ranking on one raw total, so the mix of crime matters as well as the volume.
- Is Surbiton Hill a good place to live?
- Surbiton Hill scores 47 overall when all nine data layers are weighted equally. The London comparison beside the score shows how that number ranks against every ward. Its strongest suits are air & quiet (76) and safety (66); its weakest is area development (5). Whether it suits you depends on what you weight — the same data re-ranked around your own priorities can read very differently.
- How well connected is Surbiton Hill?
- Moderate public-transport access: Transport for London rates the typical spot in Surbiton Hill 3 on its 0–8 public-transport access scale, which puts the ward at 44 for connectivity relative to the rest of London.
- Is Surbiton Hill expensive to buy in?
- Relative to the rest of London, Surbiton Hill is mid-priced by London standards: its purchase-affordability score is 9/20, where higher means cheaper per square foot (HM Land Registry sold prices matched to floor areas).
- What are the schools like near Surbiton Hill?
- Surbiton Hill scores 62 for education, based on Ofsted ratings and walking distance to the nearest rated primary and secondary schools. 5 schools within a kilometre hold an Outstanding rating.
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