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On Ruskin Avenue, in Kew Gardens
What it's like at TW9 4DR: every home that has sold on Ruskin Avenue since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
Sales and extensions on Ruskin Avenue; planning applications within 500 m (Planning London Datahub); new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 19 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 1, Ruskin AvenueTerraced | Jan 2001 | £422,000 | 162 m² | £2,605/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3, Ruskin AvenueTerraced | Apr 1998 | £292,500 | – | – | 2 |
| 5, Ruskin AvenueTerraced | Jul 1997 | £289,700 | 146 m² | £1,984/m² | 1 |
| 9, Ruskin AvenueFlat | Dec 2023 | £507,000 | 61 m² | £8,311/m² | 4 |
| First Floor Flat, 9, Ruskin AvenueFlat | May 2026 | £515,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 11, Ruskin AvenueDetached | Oct 2020 | £1,475,000 | 160 m² | £9,219/m² | 2 |
| 15, Ruskin AvenueTerraced | Aug 2024 | £1,325,000 | 118 m² | £11,229/m² | 1 |
| 17, Ruskin AvenueTerraced | Sept 2015 | £1,150,000 | 172 m² | £6,686/m² | 1 |
| 19, Ruskin AvenueTerraced | Apr 2022 | £1,050,000 | 109 m² | £9,633/m² | 1 |
| 21, Ruskin AvenueTerraced | Dec 2016 | £1,250,000 | 168 m² | £7,440/m² | 3 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 68% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Kew Gardens, a few minutes' walk (450 m), with 1.4m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Richmond (London).
The nearest bus stop is Kew Retail Park, 150 m away, with a bus about every 16 minutes on weekdays (route R68).
Central London is 12 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is The King's Church of England Primary School, a few minutes' walk (350 m); 88% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Strand-on-the-Green Junior School (1.4 km).
The nearest secondary is Chiswick School, 1.5 km away; Attainment 8: 54.5 · 18% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Christ's Church of England Comprehensive Secondary School (1.9 km) and Gunnersbury Catholic School (2.6 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: The Tiffin Girls' School (5.6 km) and Tiffin School (7.1 km).
The nearest supermarket is Mums Wholefood, 1.0 km away, with Sports Direct closer still (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Richmond Medical Group (200 m), with Boots the closest pharmacy (250 m).
For a haircut, Ben Forrest is 400 m away.
The nearest full A&E is West Middlesex University Hospital, 2.4 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 72% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 69% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 12 weeks).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 49 restaurants and cafés and 7 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
The Original Maids of Honour is the closest café or restaurant (150 m), and Tap on the Line the nearest pub (400 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 65 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
Much of it is protected: 76% of postcodes sit in a conservation area (Kew Gardens, Kew Green).
There are 95 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 40% flats and 10% detached houses.
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 63% were built before 1919.
The nearest park is St Luke's Open Space, 650 m away; for exercise, Cat on the Mat (500 m).
A swim is a short trip away: The Serpentine - Hyde Park, 9.0 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
46 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
Richmond Park constituency: Sarah Olney MP (Liberal Democrat), since December 2019. 2024 general election: LD hold, majority 17,155 (32.9%), turnout 70%. Vote shares: Liberal Democrat 55%, Conservative 22%, Labour 10%, Green Party 7%.
58 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near TW9 4DR →
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 17.0 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Heathrow is 11 km away.
Most households own their home, 30% rent privately.
It's highly educated: 72% of adults have a degree.
The nearest university is Richmond, the American International University in London, 1.5 km away (TEF Bronze).
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Ruskin Avenue in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 12 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 0 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.3% | 0.5% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.6% | 0.9% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 91.1% | 87.7% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.0% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 7.7% | 7.7% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.4% | 3.5% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
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