Strong on schools, with safety to consider
Tolworth at a glance
- House prices
- £636,500
- Higher prices96th percentile
- Schools
- 91st percentile
- Strong
- Transport
- 72nd percentile
- Middle
- Crime rate
- 95.7 per 1,000 residents
- Weak27th percentile
- Flood risk
- 6.3% of the area in flood zones
- Middle57th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Tolworth a good place to live?
Tolworth may be a good fit for people who value stronger school performance. The available data also shows the share of land in flood zones is around the middle for England. Crime data appears weaker and house prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Kingston upon Thames below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- Families who care about school performance
Watch out for
- Crime data appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
- House prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Tolworth
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 95.7 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 27th percentile nationally
Recorded crime is relatively higher; higher percentiles indicate lower crime.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Tolworth
House prices
- Median sale price
- £636,500
- Percentile
- 96th percentile nationally
House prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally.
Median of 72 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Tolworth
Schools
91st percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Tolworth
Flood risk
6.3% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 2.8% of the area. That is the 57th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Tolworth
Transport
72nd percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Tolworth a good place to live?
Tolworth may be a good fit for people who value stronger school performance. The available data also shows the share of land in flood zones is around the middle for England. Crime data appears weaker and house prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Tolworth safe?
Tolworth ranks in the 27th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Tolworth?
The median sale price was £636,500 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 96th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Tolworth?
Schools rank in the 91st percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Tolworth?
Nearby public profiles include Green Lane & St. James in Kingston upon Thames and Kingston Gate in Kingston upon Thames.
