Elmbridge
Elmbridge is in Surrey, England, and offers around 22 restaurants & cafés, 2 GPs & clinics, 2 pharmacies, and 1 schools, with 20 bus stops and the nearest railway station being Hersham, 1.1 km away. There were around 95 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly Violence & sexual offences. Covers 11 towns with local open-data for the whole authority.
On deprivation, Elmbridge is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2025). It is home to around 138,754 residents at roughly 1,460 people per km².
My Area Score
Excellent
Ranked 37th of 294 English council areas — better than 87% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
10°COvercast
- Today: 12° / 8° · 19% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 7° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:01Sunset 16:28
9h 27m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
33US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · London Harlington, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 7.7 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 5.8% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
86 reported · August 2026▲ 23% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences28
- Criminal damage & arson12
- Anti-social behaviour9
- Public order9
4 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs
Neighbourhood team: Esher & Claygate · Surrey
Local policing priorities
- Tackling Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) is a priority across the Borough. ASB can have a significant impact on local communities and include…
- Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) remains a key borough-wide priority. Encompassing a broad range of offences and harmful behaviour…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
264 reported road collisions (2025)
72 killed or seriously injured · 327 casualties · 19 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
263 food businesses within 2 miles
- 198 rated 4–5 ★ (151 top)
- 15 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Hersham (1.1 km)
- 20 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Hersham (1.1 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, TfL, National Rail
House prices
£735,548 average▲ 0.7% YoY
Across Elmbridge · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,891 average monthly rent▲ 2.6% YoY
- 1 bed £1,264
- 2 bed £1,589
- 3 bed £1,937
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
15.7× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 15.7 times median annual pay (15.2× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Property sales
1,862 property sales in the last 12 months
12 months to May 2026
A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.
Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 156.9p · Esso (8.2 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 190.9p · Esso (8.2 km)
9 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
150 charging locations within ~8 km
- 19 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 150 kW
- Nearest: Lidl - Hersham (0.7 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres4
- Gyms1
- Swimming pools2
- Sports pitches38
- Golf courses3
- Playgrounds8
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
138,754 residents in Elmbridge · 1,460/km²
- Under 16: 22%
- 16–64: 61%
- 65+: 18%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK11,017
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK10,513
- Net moves+504
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Among the least deprived areas in England
Ranked 292 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,558 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band D (24% of 60,100)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
56 schools · 23,537 pupils
28 primary · 5 secondary · 23 other
Ofsted: 12 of 12 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (100%)
37 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Hinchley Wood SchoolOutstanding
- Esher Church of England High School
- Heathside School
- Heathside Walton-on-Thames
- Three Rivers Academy
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Elmbridge
Care & health services
1,403 CQC-registered services
- Care homes393
- GP practices201
- Dentists359
- Homecare agencies299
- Hospitals & hospices38
CQC ratings: 90% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 7 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Surrey
Heritage & planning
- Within the Green Belt
- 63 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
608 applications decided
84% granted · 511 granted, 97 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Council control
Liberal Democrat / Independent coalition
- Con 9
- LD 20
- Ref 2
- Oth 16
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools8
- GPs & clinics4
- Pharmacies2
- Supermarkets3
- Parks & greens26
- Restaurants & cafés27
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
9,455 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
13 jobs advertised · £35,000 avg
e.g. Commercial Cleaners, Technical Support Engineer, IT Technician
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£970 median full-time weekly pay
2.5% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£51,161 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
44% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 66,061 certificates
7.8% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Health
Life expectancy: 86.8 yrs women · 83.1 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy (Surrey): 66.4 women · 65.1 men
56% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.6
- Feeling worthwhile7.6
- Happiness yesterday7.3
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.0
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Esher and Walton:
- Ensure new sewage treatment infrastructure meets higher standards as in the EU5,706 local signatures · 48,100 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases262 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND255 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks245 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Make statutory maternity pay 90% of wage for first 12 weeks & minimum wage after181 local signatures · 58,157 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
West End, Esher · 0.7 kmWest End is a neighbourhood or locality of Esher, Surrey, England centred 0.8 miles (1.3 km) south-west of the town centre.
Wayneflete Tower · 0.9 kmWayneflete Tower, also known as Waynflete's Tower, is a historical gatehouse located in Esher, near London. it was originally part of the Palace of Esher, established in 1462 by Bishop William Waynflete of Winchester,…
Esher Place · 1.0 kmEsher Place is a Grade-II listed country house, since 1953 used as a college by the trade union Unite, in Esher, Surrey, United Kingdom. The building is at least the fourth on approximately the same site and mainly da…
- Hersham railway station · 1.1 km
Opened on 28 September 1936, Hersham railway station is on the London to Woking line and operated by South Western Railway. The station is 0.7 miles (1.1 km) north of Hersham village centre, adjoined to one side by ho…
Moore Place · 1.1 kmMoore Place was a historic mansion in Surrey, England. It was known as the "gateway to Esher", the town in which it stood. It was demolished in 2010, having stood for around a century.
Hundred of Elmbridge · 1.1 kmThe Hundred of Elmbridge or Elmbridge/Emley Hundred was a geographic subdivision in the north of the county of Surrey, England. The majority of its area forms the modern Borough of Elmbridge, with the remainder formin…
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