Richmond upon Thames

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Points of note

There are points of note about Richmond upon Thames in the following indicators:

• Working age out-of-work benefits by ward
• Income inequalities within London boroughs
• Working-age adults lacking work by borough
• Infant deaths by borough
• Adult ill-health by borough
• Low-paid residents by borough
• Attainment at age 11 by borough
• Newly homeless households by borough
• Underage conception by borough

Borough profile

The outer London borough of Richmond upon Thames was formed in 1965 by the merger of the Municipal Boroughs of Twickenham, Richmond and Barnes. Lying southwest of the city, Richmond upon Thames is bordered by Hammersmith and Wandworth to the north east, Kingston upon Thames to the east Hounslow to the west and Surrey to the south. It is the only London borough to straddle the Thames with districts on both sides of the river.

There are about a dozen towns and villages within the borough, including Hampton, Teddington, Twickenham, St Margarets, Whitton, Kew, Mortlake, Barnes and, of course, Richmond itself. Population density is low, more than a third of Richmon upon Thames’ land is green and open space, including Richmond Park, Hampton Court Park and Kew Gardens, and the borough is ranked as having the highest quality natural environment in London.

Estimates for 2007 put the current population at around 180,000, which is on the small side for London boroughs. Richmond is one of the least ethnically diverse boroughs in London, with a non-white population similar to the average for England & Wales at just over 9%, the largest of which is Indian at 2.5%.

Richmond upon Thames is a prosperous place - not a single ward in the borough has an aobve average proportion of adults recceiving out of work benefits. On many of the indicators in this report, whether unemployment, health, or low pay it is at the “good” end of the spectrum.

One slightly anomalous result is the relatively high proportion of 16 year olds in its schools who do not attain 5 GCSEs. (See this indicator)

LB Richmond website

Comparisons

Compare Richmond upon Thames's overall performance against other boroughs

Indicators where Boroughs are compared:

• Attainment at Age 11 by borough
• Attainment at Age 16 by borough
• Adult ill-health by borough
• Infant deaths by borough
• Premature death by borough
• Overcrowding by borough
• Newly homeless households by borough
• Households in temporary accommodation by boroughh
• Low-paid jobs by borough
• Low-paid residents by borough
• Working-age adults lacking work by borough
• Working age out-of-work benefits by ward
• Pay inequalities within London
• Income inequalities within London boroughs
• Pensioners receiving the Pension Credit Guarantee
• Children in households receiving out-of-work benefits

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