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The Council Plan
Find out about the Council Plan, which sets the framework for how we make decisions about services and allocate resources to achieve our aims of being greener, fairer and safer.
About the Borough
The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames is a borough in southwest London. It includes the main town of Kingston and local centres including Surbiton, Chessington, Malden Rushett, New Malden, Old Malden and Tolworth.
- 168,000 people in 65,600 households (the third smallest population of any London borough)
- A growing population, increasing by 5% over 10 years, with 19% growth in those aged over 65.
- Area of approximately 37km2
- The oldest of the four royal boroughs in England, where the coronation of the first kings of all England - including the first, King Athelstan in 925 - took place.