London boroughsHounslow vs Kingston upon Thames
Hounslow vs Kingston upon Thames: which borough suits you?
Hounslow is more central AND £80k cheaper on the average sold price.
Hounslow
#8 of 33
Kingston upon Thames
#15 of 33
Travelcard zone
Zone 4
Zone 6
Average house price
£460k
£540k
Price to local earnings
Years of the local authority's median wage
10.7x
12.8x
Crime index
0–100, lower is safer
75
74
Broadband
Average available download speed, from Ofcom
975 Mb
1012 Mb
Life satisfaction
ONS, 0–10
7.6
7.6
Historic landmarks
Protected sites within 3 miles
67
114
Parks and fields
Hectares within 3 miles
1274 ha
2461 ha
Places to eat and drink
Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles
719
813
Estimates only. Prices from HM Land Registry (August 2025 to July 2026), crime from police.uk (August 2025 to July 2026); broadband, life satisfaction and train times from Ofcom, ONS and National Rail, reviewed periodically. A tinted figure is the better of the two on that row alone, not an overall verdict.
The full picture on each
Living in Kingston upon Thames
Greater London · zone 6 · average sold price £540k.
Read the Kingston upon Thames report