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 (IoD2019). It is home to around 88,079 residents at roughly 1,129 people per km².
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 122nd of 294 English council areas — better than 59% 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
18°COvercast
- Today: 21° / 17° · 71% rain
- Tomorrow: 25° / 15° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:32Sunset 19:23
12h 51m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Crime
36 reported · July 2026▲ 38% YoY
- Anti-social behaviour11
- Violence & sexual offences11
- Criminal damage & arson4
- Other crime4
Neighbourhood team: Row Town, Ottershaw & Foxhills · Surrey
Local policing priorities
- We have recieved information from the community regarding anti-social behaviour in the Strawberry Fields area.
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
240 reported road collisions (2024)
61 killed or seriously injured · 311 casualties · 27.2 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
199 food businesses within 2 miles
- 173 rated 4–5 ★ (154 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
£489,116 average▲ 3.5% YoY
Across Runnymede · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,579 average monthly rent▼ 1.8% YoY
- 1 bed £1,079
- 2 bed £1,388
- 3 bed £1,665
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
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
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 157.9p · Esso (10.3 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 185.9p · Morrisons (9 km)
29 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
64 charging locations within ~8 km
- 19 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
- Consultation opens on a new Local Plan for Runnymede· 7 Sept 2026
- Work begins on new premises for Hythe Medical Centre· 26 Aug 2026
- Civic Centre major building project· 26 Aug 2026
- Have your say on Draft Heathrow Expansion National Policy Statement· 13 Aug 2026
- Finalists announced in the 2026 Runnymede Business Awards· 5 Aug 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)
Deprivation
Among the least deprived areas in England
Ranked 256 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
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%)
32inspected 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
1,391 CQC-registered services
- Care homes390
- GP practices202
- Dentists356
- Homecare agencies296
- Hospitals & hospices38
CQC ratings: 91% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 3 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
144 applications decided
80.6% granted · 116 granted, 28 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Council control
Labour / Liberal Democrat / Independent / Green coalition
- Lab 8
- Con 12
- LD 7
- Grn 2
- Ref 3
- Oth 9
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools5
- Parks & greens14
- Restaurants & cafés2
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
4,975 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Local economy
£943 median full-time weekly pay
2.5% 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
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 EU1,204 local signatures · 35,924 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership403 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office351 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases343 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s301 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
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)