Ashford Common
Ashford Common is a village in Surrey, England, with a population of around 2,500. It has around 2 pharmacies, 1 supermarket, and 16 restaurants and cafés, with 25 bus stops and Upper Halliford railway station 1.1 km away. There were around 192 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 Ashford Common area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Spelthorne area is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 102,955 residents at roughly 2,294 people per km².
- Council
- Spelthorne
- County
- Surrey
- Constituency
- Spelthorne
- Police force
- Surrey
My Area Score
Mixed
Ranked 194th of 294 English council areas — better than 34% 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: 11° / 9° · 23% rain
- Tomorrow: 12° / 8° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:00Sunset 16:30
9h 30m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
28US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · London Harlington, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 7.8 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 5.9% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
188 reported · August 2026▲ 19% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences58
- Anti-social behaviour33
- Public order21
- Shoplifting18
3 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs
Neighbourhood team: Shepperton & Laleham · Surrey
Local policing priorities
- Anti-Social Behaviour
- Shoplifting
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
214 reported road collisions (2025)
52 killed or seriously injured · 251 casualties · 20.8 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
372 food businesses within 2 miles
- 318 rated 4–5 ★ (266 top)
- 8 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Upper Halliford (1.1 km)
- 25 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Upper Halliford (1.2 km):
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Live buses at Norman Road:
- 216 → Kingston · 16 min
Source: OpenStreetMap, TfL, National Rail
House prices
£440,812 average▼ 1.6% YoY
Across Spelthorne · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,696 average monthly rent▲ 5.6% YoY
- 1 bed £1,232
- 2 bed £1,582
- 3 bed £1,839
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
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
Property sales
1,153 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 (6.7 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · BP (11.1 km)
15 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
150 charging locations within ~8 km
- 23 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 160 kW
- Nearest: Texaco Herds Garage (0.4 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Gyms1
- Sports pitches30
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds8
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)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK8,504
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK8,146
- Net moves+358
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Less deprived than the average in England
Ranked 196 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
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
35 schools · 14,893 pupils
21 primary · 6 secondary · 8 other
Ofsted: 9 of 10 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (90%)
28 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Thomas Knyvett CollegeRequires improvement
- St Paul's Catholic College
- Sunbury Manor School
- Thamesmead School
- The Bishop Wand Church of England School
- The Matthew Arnold School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Spelthorne
Care & health services
1,403 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
- Within the Green Belt
- 3 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
143 applications decided
82.5% granted · 118 granted, 25 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Lincoln Jopp
Conservative
Spelthorne
Recent votes:
- NoBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge
- NoBudget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty
- NoBudget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas
- NoBudget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief)
Source: UK Parliament
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
- Pharmacies2
- Supermarkets5
- Parks & greens11
- Restaurants & cafés24
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
5,335 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
4 jobs advertised · £35,182 avg
e.g. Production Manager, Machine Operator, Junior IT Support Analyst
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£877 median full-time weekly pay
3.6% 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
Grid electricity
32% low-carbon electricity
Gas 67% · Wind 16% · Biomass 7% · Nuclear 6%
271 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity
Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 85.2 yrs women · 81 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy (Surrey): 66.4 women · 65.1 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
Health services
7 GP surgeries · 6 pharmacies in TW15
- Studholme Medical Centre
- Fordbridge Medical Centre
- Stanwell Road Surgery
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Spelthorne:
- Ensure new sewage treatment infrastructure meets higher standards as in the EU850 local signatures · 48,100 nationwide
- Remove the grey belt planning rules364 local signatures · 12,329 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND268 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases197 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth182 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Spelthorne Sports F.C. · 0.1 kmSpelthorne Sports F.C. is a football club based in the borough of Spelthorne. They play in the Combined Counties League Division One.
Queen Mary Reservoir · 0.9 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…
Sunbury-on-Thames · 1.1 kmSunbury-on-Thames, known locally as Sunbury, is a town on the north bank of the River Thames in the Borough of Spelthorne, Surrey, England, 13 mi (21 km) southwest of central London. Sunbury and other surrounding town…
Upper Halliford railway station · 1.1 kmUpper Halliford railway station serves the village of Upper Halliford in Surrey, England. It is 17 miles 34 chains (28.0 km) down the line from London Waterloo.
Thames Water Ring Main · 1.2 kmThe Thames Water Ring Main is a system of approximately 80 km (50 mi) of concrete tunnels which transfer drinking water from water treatment works in the Thames and River Lea catchments for distribution within central…
Sunbury-on-Thames Urban District · 1.4 kmSunbury on Thames Urban District, also known as Sunbury Urban District, was a local government district from 1894 to 1974 comprising the town and parish of Sunbury-on-Thames and from 1930 also the parishes of Littleto…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Ashford Common?
- Ashford Common is a town in Surrey, England, in the Spelthorne local authority.
- How deprived is Ashford Common?
- The Spelthorne local authority, which includes Ashford Common, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2025.