Kingston Local Information
Practical local information for Kingston: bin collection days, parking, council tax bands and planning, each one linked back to the official source.
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Kingston Roadworks This Week: Lamberts Road and Hook Road
Lamberts Road in Surbiton is shut 24 hours to 13 November and Hook Road signals run to 25 October. Every live Kingston job, the new ones and the weekend trains.
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Kingston Bin Collection Days: Bank Holidays Normal
Kingston collects on every bank holiday bar Christmas, Boxing Day and New Year's Day. Garden waste is £104 a year, bulky waste £48, and the tip needs booking.
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Parking in Kingston: Town Centre Charges Never Stop
Kingston's town centre car parks charge 24 hours a day, bank holidays included. All ten tariffs, where parking is really free, permits and station rates.
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Kingston Council Tax Bands: £2,608.12 at Band D
Band D in Kingston is £2,608.12 for 2026/27, the highest bill of any London borough. Full A to H charges, the Wimbledon Common levy, and every discount.
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Kingston House Prices: £553,350 Median, Ward by Ward
The typical Kingston borough home sold for £553,350, from 1,270 Land Registry sales. Ward medians run from £900,000 in Tudor to £410,000 in Surbiton Hill.
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Kingston Train Times to London: 30 Mins, £2,512 a Year
Kingston to Waterloo takes 30 minutes and an annual season costs £2,512. Times, zones and fares for all ten borough stations, and when contactless is cheaper.
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Things to Do in Kingston: Free Museum, £34 Chessington
A free museum, a Saxon coronation church open daily, a rewilded 42 hectare nature reserve and Chessington from £34.13. Every price checked in August 2026.
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Kingston Planning: 1.48 Years of Land, 20,000 Homes
Kingston can show 1.48 years of housing land against the five it needs, and its new Local Plan wants 20,000 homes. Comments close 11.59pm on 4 September 2026.
Bins
Kingston Christmas Bin Collections 2026: What Changes
Kingston has not published its Christmas 2026 bin dates. Last time every round slipped one to three days and normal service took until 13 January. Details.
Schools
Kingston School Term Dates 2026/27: Half Terms and Christmas
Kingston schools break for Christmas on Friday 18 December and return on 4 January. October half term is one week or two, depending on the school. Full dates.
Half term
Kingston October Half Term 2026: Dates and What's On
Kingston's October half term is 26 to 30 October, but Tiffin and Kingston Grammar break from 19 October. Room on the Broom, Howl'o'ween and more that week.
Trains
Kingston Christmas Trains 2026: Last Trains and Closures
No trains run from Kingston on Christmas Day. SWR has not published its 2026 plan; last year Christmas Eve trains ended before 10pm and Waterloo shut two days.