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Richmond upon Thames
Local Authority · London, England · population ~198k · 60 state-funded schools
High pay comes with very high housing costs. Richmond upon Thames offers the highest median weekly earnings in London at £1,056.60, and its schools are outstanding with 100% of pupils in Good or Outstanding places. However, this comes at a steep price: median house prices are £720,000, 13.1 times annual pay, and monthly rents take a substantial 50.3% of gross median earnings. While crime is the lowest in the region at 57.5 per 1,000, and deprivation is also the lowest, the sheer cost of living here means it suits those with exceptionally high incomes or substantial existing capital.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
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How Richmond upon Thames ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£54,943/yr
Very high
Better than 100% of UK LAs
House price
£720,000
Very expensive
Worse than 99% of UK LAs
Rent
£2,302/mo
Very expensive
Worse than 97% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,486/yr
Expensive
Worse than 65% of UK LAs
Crime
57.5/1k
Low
Better than 75% of UK LAs
Deprivation
9.4
Least deprived
Better than 93% of UK LAs
Schools
100.0%
Very strong
Better than 96% of UK LAs
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
60 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
60 of 60 (100%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. How we count →
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60 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 60 schools, sortable and filterable.
Schools in Richmond upon Thames →Places with similar signatures
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Commute times · GP appointment availability · broadband speeds · air quality at LA level · green-space proximity · public transport coverage. These matter for a relocation decision. We'll add them when the source data is reliable nationally and consistent across LA boundaries.