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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.

54/ 100

My Area Score

Good

Ranked 122nd of 294 English council areas — better than 59% of them.

Low crime59
Home affordability30
Affordable rents31
Good schools41
Life expectancy77
Low deprivation81
Employment72
Low council tax34

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

No active flood warnings nearby.

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

Detached£914,477
Semi-detached£501,866
Terraced£437,768
Flat£258,862

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

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)

A £1,662
B £1,939
C £2,216
D £2,493
E £3,047
F £3,601
G £4,155
H £4,986

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:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Borough of Runnymede · 0.3 km

    The 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 km

    The 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 km

    The 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 km

    Thorpe 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)