Ascot
Ascot is a town in Surrey, England, with a population of around 17,899. It has around 2 GP surgeries, 1 pharmacy, and around 8 restaurants and cafés, with 4 bus stops and Sunningdale railway station 1.6 km away. The average sold house price is around £985,301, and there were around 72 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Ascot area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Runnymede area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has 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
10°COvercast
- Today: 12° / 8° · 36% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 7° · 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
24US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
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
47 reported · August 2026▲ 47% YoY
- Anti-social behaviour14
- Violence & sexual offences13
- Criminal damage & arson5
- Other theft5
Neighbourhood team: Ascot · Thames Valley
Local policing priorities
- ASB involving youths gathering and creating noise late at night around Flame and Tesco's in Sunninghill, the Queens Road Car Park, South…
- Residents reporting increase in crime and ASB in the area such as pulling fences out of grounds, breaking windows and shouting abusive co…
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
119 food businesses within 2 miles
- 93 rated 4–5 ★ (79 top)
- 4 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Ascot (0.5 km)
- 16 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Ascot (0.5 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 (11.1 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Esso (7.8 km)
10 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
48 charging locations within ~8 km
- 9 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 150 kW
- Nearest: Bar 1 Ascot (0.1 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres3
- Gyms2
- Swimming pools11
- Sports pitches21
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds6
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
- Not in the Green Belt
- 16 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
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
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
- GPs & clinics3
- Pharmacies1
- Parks & greens1
- Restaurants & cafés11
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
5,125 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
320 jobs advertised · £37,105 avg
e.g. Level 3 Nursery Practitioner, Host/Hostess, Lodge Manager
Source: Adzuna
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
Grid electricity
52% low-carbon electricity
Gas 43% · Wind 28% · Biomass 14% · Nuclear 11%
188 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity
Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO
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
Health services
4 GP surgeries · 5 pharmacies in SL5
- Kings Corner Surgery
- Magnolia House Surgery
- Green Meadows Surgery
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
Ascot Gold Cup · 0.3 kmThe Gold Cup is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Ascot over a distance of 2 miles 3 furlongs and 210 yards, and it is scheduled to take place each year i…
Ascot, Berkshire · 0.4 kmAscot is a town in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, in Berkshire, England. It is 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Windsor, 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Bracknell and 25 miles (40 km) west of London.
Ascot Heath House · 0.5 kmAscot Heath House was an English country house. The house was located directly across the road from the grandstand at Ascot Racecourse in Ascot, Berkshire and played an important role in activities at the racecourse d…
Ascot railway station (Berkshire) · 0.5 kmAscot railway station serves the town of Ascot, in Berkshire, England. It is 28 miles 79 chains (46.7 km) down the line from London Waterloo. The station and all trains serving it are operated by South Western Railway…
Ascot Racecourse · 0.6 kmAscot Racecourse is a dual-purpose British racecourse, located in Ascot, Berkshire, England, about 25 miles west of London. Ascot is used for thoroughbred horse racing, and it hosts 13 of Britain's 36 annual Flat Grou…
- 2016 Red Bull Air Race of Ascot · 0.6 km
The 2016 Red Bull Air Race of Ascot was the fifth round of the 2016 Red Bull Air Race World Championship season, the eleventh season of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship. The event was held at the Ascot Racecou…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Ascot?
- Ascot is a town in Surrey, England, in the Runnymede local authority.
- What is the population of Ascot?
- Ascot has an approximate settlement population of 17,899.
- How deprived is Ascot?
- The Runnymede local authority, which includes Ascot, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.