Runnymede
Runnymede is a local area in Surrey, England. It has around 1 restaurant and café, 6 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Virginia Water, 1.9 km away. There were around 30 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly Anti-social behaviour. Covers 17 towns with local open-data for the whole authority.
On deprivation, Runnymede is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2025). It is home to around 88,079 residents at roughly 1,129 people per km².
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 124th of 294 English council areas — better than 58% 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
9°COvercast
- Today: 11° / 7° · 26% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 6° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:02Sunset 16:28
9h 26m 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)
- 7.6 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 5.7% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
36 reported · August 2026▲ 29% YoY
- Anti-social behaviour12
- Violence & sexual offences10
- Public order5
- Criminal damage & arson4
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
213 reported road collisions (2025)
50 killed or seriously injured · 279 casualties · 24.2 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
200 food businesses within 2 miles
- 170 rated 4–5 ★ (150 top)
- 3 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Virginia Water (1.9 km)
- 6 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Virginia Water (1.9 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£472,507 average▼ 1.2% YoY
Across Runnymede · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,586 average monthly rent▼ 0.7% YoY
- 1 bed £1,084
- 2 bed £1,394
- 3 bed £1,672
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
9.8× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 9.8 times median annual pay (10.7× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Property sales
1,076 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: 157.9p · Esso (10.3 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Esso (11.7 km)
14 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
65 charging locations within ~8 km
- 20 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 175 kW
- Nearest: Thorpe Park (2.1 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools18
- Sports pitches21
- Playgrounds9
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local news
- Runnymede reaches important milestone in preparing new Local Plan· 2 Nov 2026
- Students serve up sustainable cooking inspiration for Runnymede· 29 Oct 2026
- Have your say on Heathrow expansion proposals· 27 Oct 2026
- £200,000 extra for Runnymede carpark improvements· 19 Oct 2026
- Views sought on proposed Council Tax Reduction schemes· 8 Oct 2026
Source: Runnymede Council
Population
88,079 residents in Runnymede · 1,129/km²
- Under 16: 17%
- 16–64: 65%
- 65+: 17%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK10,110
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK9,712
- Net moves+398
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 245 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,493 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band D (30% of 39,440)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
41 schools · 15,187 pupils
23 primary · 5 secondary · 13 other
Ofsted: 13 of 15 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (87%)
32 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Chertsey High SchoolGood
- Fullbrook School
- Jubilee High School
- Salesian School, Chertsey
- The Magna Carta School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Runnymede
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
- 50 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
140 applications decided
85% granted · 119 granted, 21 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Council control
Labour / Liberal Democrat / Independent / Green coalition
- Lab 8
- Con 12
- LD 7
- Grn 2
- Ref 3
- Oth 8
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools5
- Parks & greens14
- Restaurants & cafés2
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
5,125 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Local economy
£943 median full-time weekly pay
2.6% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£32,396 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
47% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 42,172 certificates
8.5% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Health
Life expectancy: 85.3 yrs women · 81.3 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy (Surrey): 66.4 women · 65.1 men
58% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.4
- Feeling worthwhile7.5
- Happiness yesterday7.5
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.2
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2021-22
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Runnymede and Weybridge:
- Ensure new sewage treatment infrastructure meets higher standards as in the EU1,328 local signatures · 48,100 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases346 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND284 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth227 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks194 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Borough of Runnymede · 0.3 kmThe Borough of Runnymede is a local government district with borough status in Surrey, England. Its council is based in Addlestone and the borough also includes the towns of Chertsey and Egham. The borough is named af…
Chertsey branch line · 0.4 kmThe Chertsey branch line is a 5-mile-40-chain (8.9 km) railway line in Surrey, England. It runs from the Waterloo–Reading line at Virginia Water station to a triangular junction with the South West Main Line near Weyb…
Thorpe Interchange · 0.5 kmThe Thorpe Interchange is a large motorway free-flow intersection in Surrey, United Kingdom, connecting the M3 with the M25.
Thorpe Park No 1 Gravel Pit · 1.2 kmThorpe Park No 1 Gravel Pit is a 42.5-hectare (105-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) east of Virginia Water in Surrey. It is part of the Thorpe Park theme park.
- Tara, Chertsey · 1.2 km
Tara was a house on St Anns Hill, Chertsey, Surrey owned by the Who's drummer Keith Moon in the 1970s, but was demolished and replaced by a new home in 1990. The press party for the release of the Who's Next album was…
- Lyne, Surrey · 1.2 km
Lyne is a village in the Borough of Runnymede in Surrey, England, approximately 32 km (20 mi) southwest of central London. In the early 13th century, the area was known as la Linde meaning the lime tree.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)