Surbiton

Surbiton
Victoria Road, Surbiton's high street
Surbiton Location within Greater London
Area	7.18 km2 (2.77 sq mi)
Population	45,132
• Density	6,286/km2 (16,280/sq mi)
OS grid reference	TQ180673
London borough	Kingston
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Region	London
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SURBITON
Postcode district	KT5, KT6
Dialling code	020
Police	Metropolitan
Fire	London
Ambulance	London
UK Parliament	Kingston & Surbiton
London Assembly	South West
List of places UK England London 51°23′38″N 0°18′25″W / 51.394°N 0.307°W / 51.394; -0.307

Surbiton is a suburban neighbourhood in South West London, within the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames (RBK). It is next to the River Thames, 11 miles (18 km) southwest of Charing Cross. Surbiton was in the historic county of Surrey and since 1965 it has been in Greater London. Surbiton comprises four of the RBK's wards: Alexandra, Berrylands, St. Mark's, and Surbiton Hill.^[1]

Founded originally as Kingston-upon-Railway when the area was first developed in the 1840s,^[2] Surbiton possesses a mixture of grand 19th-century townhouses, Art Deco courts, and more recent residential blocks blending in with semi-detached 20th-century housing estates. With a population of 45,132 in 2016, it accounts for approximately 25% of the total population of the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames.^[3] Surbiton extends over an area of 7.18 km² (2.77 sq mi).^[4]