Spelthorne
Spelthorne is a town in Surrey, England, with a population of around 100,000. It features around 3 GPs & clinics, 6 pharmacies, 3 supermarkets, and 22 restaurants & cafés, along with 14 bus stops and Ashford railway station 1.5 km away. There were around 138 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly Violence & sexual offences. Covers 12 towns with local open-data for the whole authority.
On deprivation, Spelthorne is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). It is home to around 102,955 residents at roughly 2,294 people per km².
My Area Score
Mixed
Ranked 196th of 294 English council areas — better than 33% 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
19°CSunny
- Today: 20° / 11° · 22% rain
- Tomorrow: 22° / 14° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:27Sunset 19:30
13h 3m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
21US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · London Hillingdon Harmondsworth Os, United Kingdom
Crime
148 reported · July 2026▲ 1% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences48
- Shoplifting33
- Anti-social behaviour20
- Public order15
3 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs
Neighbourhood team: Shepperton & Laleham · Surrey
Local policing priorities
- ASB affecting local pubs
- Violence against Women and Girls (VAWG) From our public engagements with the community, it’s been identified that it is early hours of th…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
197 reported road collisions (2024)
47 killed or seriously injured · 246 casualties · 19.1 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
347 food businesses within 2 miles
- 280 rated 4–5 ★ (221 top)
- 13 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Ashford (1.5 km)
- 14 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Ashford Surrey (1.4 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£429,916 average▼ 4.7% YoY
Across Spelthorne · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,661 average monthly rent▲ 3.1% YoY
- 1 bed £1,206
- 2 bed £1,549
- 3 bed £1,801
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
12.2× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 12.2 times median annual pay (12.8× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 157.9p · Esso (6.6 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 185.9p · Asda (11.1 km)
35 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
150 charging locations within ~8 km
- 29 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 250 kW
- Nearest: Fordbridge Road (0.5 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres3
- Gyms2
- Sports pitches38
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds7
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
102,955 residents in Spelthorne · 2,294/km²
- Under 16: 19%
- 16–64: 63%
- 65+: 18%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Less deprived than the average in England
Ranked 201 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,526 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band D (34% of 44,710)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
34 schools · 14,893 pupils
21 primary · 5 secondary · 8 other
Ofsted: 9 of 10 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (90%)
28inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Thomas Knyvett CollegeRequires improvement
- St Paul's Catholic College
- Thamesmead School
- The Bishop Wand Church of England School
- The Matthew Arnold School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Spelthorne
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
- 10 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
123 applications decided
78.9% granted · 97 granted, 26 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Council control
Liberal Democrat (minority)
- Lab 6
- Con 14
- LD 11
- Grn 1
- Oth 7
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools8
- GPs & clinics4
- Pharmacies6
- Supermarkets8
- Parks & greens18
- Restaurants & cafés26
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
5,190 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Local economy
£877 median full-time weekly pay
3.5% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£28,756 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
45% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 48,886 certificates
7.7% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Health
Life expectancy: 85.2 yrs women · 81 yrs men
68% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.2
- Feeling worthwhile6.6
- Happiness yesterday7.4
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)5.2
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Spelthorne:
- Ensure new sewage treatment infrastructure meets higher standards as in the EU710 local signatures · 35,924 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office334 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership320 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s282 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test265 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Spelthorne (constituency) · 0.7 kmSpelthorne is a constituency in Surrey, represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Lincoln Jopp, a Conservative.
Ashford, Surrey · 1.2 kmAshford is a town in the Borough of Spelthorne in Surrey, England, which lies 14 mi (23 km) west of central London. Its name derives from a crossing point of the River Ash, a distributary of the River Colne. Historica…
Spelthorne College · 1.3 kmSpelthorne College was a single-campus sixth form college on Church Road, Ashford, Surrey, England. It was formed in 1975 as a successor to Ashford Sixth Form College and Sunbury Sixth Form College. Its campus was fou…
- Matthew Arnold School, Staines-upon-Thames · 1.3 km
The Matthew Arnold School is a co-educational secondary school with academy status located in Staines-upon-Thames, Surrey, England. The school was opened by Lord Lucan on 24 May 1954 and educates pupils from the age o…
Queen Mary Reservoir · 1.5 kmThe Queen Mary Reservoir is one of the largest of London's reservoirs supplying fresh water to London and parts of surrounding counties, and is located in the Borough of Spelthorne in Surrey. The reservoir covers 707…
HM Prison Bronzefield · 1.5 kmHMP Bronzefield is an adult and young offender female prison located on the outskirts of Ashford in Surrey, England. Bronzefield is the only purpose-built private prison solely for women in the UK, and is the largest…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)