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Ham, Petersham & Richmond Riverside
Richmond upon Thames, London
PocketsHam (Riverside Drive · King George's Field · Broughton Avenue)Richmond Park, Sheen Gate & Petersham (Sidmouth Wood · Ham Common)Richmond Central
Ham, Petersham and Richmond Riverside stretches from the Thames at Richmond down through the water meadows at Petersham and across the western edge of Richmond Park. Nearly 80 per cent of the ward sits inside a conservation area and the 150 listed buildings include three at Grade I: Ham House, the seventeenth-century Stuart mansion on the river; the paired listing of The Wick and Wick Cottage two kilometres away at the top of Richmond Hill; and the eighteenth-century Sudbrook Park, now Richmond Golf Club. Green space dominates — Richmond Park alone accounts for nearly 470 hectares within the ward boundary, with the meadows, Ham Common and Petersham fields adding to it. The physical setting — Georgian houses looking across meadows that Turner painted — is effectively unique in Greater London. The obvious trade-off is reach: public transport here is almost non-existent by London standards, with no Tube, no Overground, and the nearest rail stations sitting on the far side of Richmond town, so residents drive or cycle. Housing is also expensive for what you get.
- Strongest90Nature Access
Strong access to green space and waterways
- Also strong65Heritage
Dense with listed buildings and conservation-area coverage
- Watch out3Area development
Little recent major-development activity
At a glance
- Limited public-transport access
- 150 listed buildings
- 78.6% covered by a conservation area
- 12 schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted within 1 km
- Largest green space: Richmond Park (467.1 hectares)
- 172 open venues (43 food and drink, 129 other)
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Ham House was the seat of the Duke and Duchess of Lauderdale, power brokers of Charles II's Restoration court; Elizabeth Murray installed one of the earliest indoor bathrooms in the country, and the so-called Cabal Room is said to have hosted meetings of the secretive 'Cabal' ministry in the 1670s.
Richmond Park was walled in by Charles I between 1632 and 1637, an eight-mile brick perimeter thrown up to pen a deer herd of around 2,000 fallow and red deer; the king's fencing of common land was deeply unpopular, but the descendants of his herd still roam the park.
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Scores as of 23 Aug 2026 · prices to 2026 · crime to Jun 2026 · air 2022 · sources
Property prices & growth
44Better than 36% of London
How scores work - Purchase affordability25
- Rent affordability35
- Price momentum (5yr)51
- Activity (turnover)60
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£ per square foot to buy, an estimated 2-bed rent, and decades of sale-price history for this ward.
For Ham, Petersham & Richmond Riverside: 126 sales recorded (2025)32-yr price trend £—
Safety
65Better than 80% of London
- Personal safety65
- Property crime69
- Anti-social behaviour60
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Connectivity
21Among the lowest in London
Median public-transport access is limited (TfL PTAL 1.0 of 8 across this ward).
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Air & Quiet
57Better than 64% of London
- Air quality75
- Quietness30
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Cultural Signal
16Better than 26% of London
- Nightlife0
- Dining0
- Arts & culture7
- Retail & shops0
- Sports & recreation7
- Independent scene36
- Vitality (openings, diversity)50
172 open venues nearby — 43 food & drink, 129 other.
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Education
55Better than 60% of London
- Primary schools46
- Secondary schools66
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For Ham, Petersham & Richmond Riverside: 6 schools, each with its inspection record
Heritage
65Better than 84% of London
150 listed buildings · 79% under a conservation area
- Ham House Grade I
- The Wick and Wick CottageGrade I
- Richmond Golf Club Sudbrook ParkGrade I
From Historic England's National Heritage List for England.
Nature Access
90Highest in London
- Green spaces104
- Waterways85
Largest green space: Richmond Park (467 ha). ~688 ha of green space in total.
Area development
3Better than 48% of London
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Ham, Petersham & Richmond Riverside, quick answers
- Is Ham, Petersham & Richmond Riverside safe?
- Ham, Petersham & Richmond Riverside scores 65 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 Ham, Petersham & Richmond Riverside a good place to live?
- Ham, Petersham & Richmond Riverside scores 46 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 nature access (90) and heritage (65); its weakest is area development (3). 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 Ham, Petersham & Richmond Riverside?
- Limited public-transport access: Transport for London rates the typical spot in Ham, Petersham & Richmond Riverside 1 on its 0–8 public-transport access scale, which puts the ward at 21 for connectivity relative to the rest of London.
- Is Ham, Petersham & Richmond Riverside expensive to buy in?
- Relative to the rest of London, Ham, Petersham & Richmond Riverside is among London's pricier areas: its purchase-affordability score is 5/20, where higher means cheaper per square foot (HM Land Registry sold prices matched to floor areas).
- What are the schools like near Ham, Petersham & Richmond Riverside?
- Ham, Petersham & Richmond Riverside scores 55 for education, based on Ofsted ratings and walking distance to the nearest rated primary and secondary schools. 12 schools within a kilometre hold an Outstanding rating.
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