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Ashford (Spelthorne)

Ashford (Spelthorne) is a town in Surrey, England. It has 3 GPs & clinics, 5 pharmacies, 3 supermarkets, 21 restaurants and cafés, 28 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Ashford, 0.5 km away. In June 2026, there were around 179 recorded street crimes, 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 (Spelthorne) area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Spelthorne area is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). 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
43/ 100

My Area Score

Mixed

Ranked 196th of 294 English council areas — better than 33% of them.

Low crime44
Home affordability10
Affordable rents11
Good schools58
Life expectancy72
Low deprivation63
Employment41
Low council tax26

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° / 11° · 36% rain
  • Tomorrow: 23° / 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

197 reported · July 2026 3% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences66
  • Shoplifting35
  • Anti-social behaviour29
  • Public order18

3 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Ashford · Surrey

Local policing priorities

  • Anti-social vehicle driving
  • Shoplifting and acquisitive crime

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

381 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 311 rated 4–5 ★ (252 top)
  • 18 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Ashford (0.5 km)
  • 28 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Ashford Surrey (0.6 km):

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Live buses at Ashford War Memorial:

  • 117Isleworth, West Middlesex Hospital · 4 min
  • 290Twickenham · 11 min
  • 117Isleworth, West Middlesex Hospital · 24 min
  • 216Kingston · 26 min

Source: OpenStreetMap, TfL, National Rail

House prices

£429,916 average 4.7% YoY

Across Spelthorne · to 2026-06

Detached£777,762
Semi-detached£522,630
Terraced£417,015
Flat£265,888

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 (5.5 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 186.9p · ESSO (10.5 km)

34 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

150 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 32 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 250 kW
  • Nearest: SUCC St Matthews Church 1 (0.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres2
  • Gyms2
  • Sports pitches56
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds10

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)

A £1,684
B £1,965
C £2,246
D £2,526
E £3,088
F £3,649
G £4,211
H £5,053

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

  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 8 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

Your MP

Lincoln Jopp

Conservative

Spelthorne

Recent votes:

  • NoMotion to sit in private
  • NoRepresentation of the People Bill: Third Reading
  • NoRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88
  • AyeRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67

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
  • GPs & clinics5
  • Pharmacies5
  • Supermarkets9
  • Parks & greens14
  • Restaurants & cafés28

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

Grid electricity

44% low-carbon electricity

Gas 53% · Wind 28% · Biomass 10% · Nuclear 5%

221 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity

Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO

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

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:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Ashford, Surrey · 0.1 km

    Ashford 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 · 0.2 km

    Spelthorne 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…

  • Ashford railway station (Surrey) · 0.6 km

    Ashford railway station serves the town of Ashford, Surrey, in the borough of Spelthorne in South East England. It is 17 miles 40 chains (28.2 km) down the line from London Waterloo.

  • St David's School, Middlesex · 0.7 km

    St David's School was an independent girls' school in Ashford, England. The school was originally established in London in 1716 as the British Charity School or Welsh Charity School. It was located in a purpose-built…

  • Thomas Knyvett College · 1.0 km

    Thomas Knyvett College is a medium sized mixed school with Academy Converter status educating students aged 11–16 in Ashford, Surrey, England. The college is part of the Howard Schools Trust which includes the Howard…

  • Ashford Hospital · 1.4 km

    Ashford Hospital is a general hospital in Ashford, Surrey. It is managed by the Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Ashford (Spelthorne)?
Ashford (Spelthorne) is a town in Surrey, England, in the Spelthorne local authority.
How deprived is Ashford (Spelthorne)?
The Spelthorne local authority, which includes Ashford (Spelthorne), is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.