Runnymede
Runnymede is a town in Berkshire, England, with a population of around 15,000. It has around 27 restaurants and cafés, 2 GP surgeries, 1 pharmacy, 1 supermarket, 9 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Egham, 1.4 km away. There were around 112 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence and sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Runnymede area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Windsor and Maidenhead area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 153,497 residents at roughly 781 people per km².
- Council
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- County
- Berkshire
- Constituency
- Windsor
- Police force
- Thames Valley
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 86th of 294 English council areas — better than 71% 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° / 9° · 27% rain
- Tomorrow: 12° / 8° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:59Sunset 16:32
9h 33m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
16US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · London Teddington Bushy Park, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 7.4 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 5.5% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
91 reported · August 2026
- Violence & sexual offences22
- Shoplifting18
- Public order16
- Other theft14
2 stop & searches · mostly stolen goods
Neighbourhood team: Windsor East · Thames Valley
Local policing priorities
- Catapults and other Anti-Social Behaviour
- Road Safety and Traffic Offences
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
176 reported road collisions (2025)
45 killed or seriously injured · 213 casualties · 11.5 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
338 food businesses within 2 miles
- 265 rated 4–5 ★ (222 top)
- 11 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Egham (1.4 km)
- 9 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Egham (1.5 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£583,688 average▼ 0.2% YoY
Across Windsor and Maidenhead · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,800 average monthly rent▲ 0.9% YoY
- 1 bed £1,246
- 2 bed £1,567
- 3 bed £1,916
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
13.3× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 13.3 times median annual pay (13.6× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Property sales
1,715 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 (11.5 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Esso (7.7 km)
20 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
94 charging locations within ~8 km
- 23 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 350 kW
- Nearest: The Runnymede Hotel (0.9 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres2
- Gyms1
- Swimming pools8
- Sports pitches20
- Playgrounds5
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
153,497 residents in Windsor and Maidenhead · 781/km²
- Under 16: 19%
- 16–64: 62%
- 65+: 18%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK11,978
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK11,347
- Net moves+631
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 285 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£1,953 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band D (25% of 67,630)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
83 schools · 27,804 pupils
46 primary · 10 secondary · 27 other
Ofsted: 21 of 25 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (84%)
66 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Charters SchoolGood
- Holyport CollegeGood
- Cox Green SchoolRequires improvement
- Windsor Girls' SchoolRequires improvement
- Altwood Church of England School
- Churchmead Church of England (VA) School
- Desborough College
- Furze Platt Senior School
- Newlands Girls' School
- The Windsor Boys' School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Windsor and Maidenhead
Care & health services
190 CQC-registered services
- Care homes43
- GP practices46
- Dentists44
- Homecare agencies31
- Hospitals & hospices11
CQC ratings: 87% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 2 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Windsor and Maidenhead
Heritage & planning
- Within the Green Belt
- 51 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
291 applications decided
71.8% granted · 209 granted, 82 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Jack Rankin
Conservative
Windsor
Recent votes:
- NoDraft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026
- NoWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- NoDraft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process
- NoDraft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Liberal Democrat majority
- Con 8
- LD 21
- Ref 1
- Oth 11
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools1
- GPs & clinics3
- Pharmacies1
- Supermarkets3
- Parks & greens25
- Restaurants & cafés37
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
10,220 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Local economy
£952 median full-time weekly pay
2.5% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£38,211 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 · 71,997 certificates
8.2% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
48% low-carbon electricity
Gas 48% · Wind 25% · Biomass 13% · Nuclear 10%
206 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity
Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 85.3 yrs women · 81.2 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy: 68.9 women · 67.3 men
59% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.6
- Feeling worthwhile7.7
- Happiness yesterday7.5
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.4
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Health services
1 GP surgery · 4 pharmacies in TW19
- St David'S Family Practice
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Windsor:
- Ensure new sewage treatment infrastructure meets higher standards as in the EU339 local signatures · 48,100 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks163 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases154 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND138 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Make catapult attacks against animals a standalone criminal offence131 local signatures · 55,084 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
- The Island, Hythe End · 0.1 km
The Island is an inhabited island in the River Thames in England on the reach above Bell Weir Lock, a part of the Hythe End part of Wraysbury village and civil parish, Berkshire. It is connected to that side of the r…
- Wraysbury Skiff and Punting Club · 0.2 km
Wraysbury Skiff and Punting Club (WSPC) is an English skiff and punting club founded in 1931 based on the River Thames at the start of the Surrey section of the right bank – between the rest of Runnymede and Bell Weir…
- Bell Weir Lock · 0.7 km
Bell Weir Lock is a lock on the River Thames in England by the right bank, Runnymede which is a water meadow associated with Egham of importance for the constitutional Magna Carta. It is upstream of the terrace of a h…
Ankerwycke Priory · 0.8 kmAnkerwycke Priory was a priory of Benedictine nuns in the historic county of Buckinghamshire, England. The Grade II listed ruins are now located in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, in Berkshire.
Ankerwycke Yew · 0.8 kmThe Ankerwycke Yew is an ancient yew tree close to the ruins of St Mary's Priory, the site of a Benedictine nunnery built in the 12th century, near Wraysbury in Berkshire, England. It is a male tree with a girth of 8…
- Colne Brook · 0.9 km
The Colne Brook is a river in England that is a distributary of the River Colne which runs from Uxbridge Moor, there forming the western border of Greater London, to the River Thames just below Bell Weir Lock in Hythe…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Runnymede?
- Runnymede is a town in Berkshire, England, in the Windsor and Maidenhead local authority.
- How deprived is Runnymede?
- The Windsor and Maidenhead local authority, which includes Runnymede, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.