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Ashtead

Ashtead is a town in Surrey, England, with a population of around 13,494. There are around 1 supermarket, 1 park & greens and 11 restaurants and cafés, along with 9 bus stops. The nearest railway station is Ashtead, 2.4 km away, the average sold house price is around £773,847, and there were around 37 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 Ashtead area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Epsom and Ewell area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 80,936 residents at roughly 2,375 people per km².

Council
Epsom and Ewell
County
Surrey
Constituency
Epsom and Ewell
Police force
Surrey
61/ 100

My Area Score

Good

Ranked 73rd of 294 English council areas — better than 75% of them.

Low crime70
Home affordability7
Affordable rents15
Good schools62
Life expectancy98
Low deprivation94
Employment88
Low council tax25

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: 20° / 17° · 77% rain
  • Tomorrow: 24° / 15° · Mist

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:30Sunset 19:24

12h 55m 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 Teddington Bushy Park, United Kingdom

Crime

29 reported · July 2026 36% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences13
  • Other theft4
  • Anti-social behaviour2
  • Burglary2

Neighbourhood team: Ashtead · Surrey

Local policing priorities

  • Burglaries
  • Anti-social Behaviour

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

Road safety

114 reported road collisions (2024)

39 killed or seriously injured · 132 casualties · 14.1 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

203 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 182 rated 4–5 ★ (173 top)
  • 3 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Ashtead (1.2 km)
  • 16 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Ashtead (1.2 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, TfL, National Rail

House prices

£568,810 average 1.3% YoY

Across Epsom and Ewell · to 2026-06

Detached£980,829
Semi-detached£649,775
Terraced£490,851
Flat£301,786

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£1,694 average monthly rent 1% YoY

  • 1 bed £1,184
  • 2 bed £1,482
  • 3 bed £1,873

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

Affordability

13.2× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 13.2 times median annual pay (13.1× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 152.9p · Esso (9.5 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 182.9p · Esso (9.5 km)

22 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

87 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 18 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 350 kW
  • Nearest: Brewery Inn (0.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres3
  • Swimming pools20
  • Sports pitches76
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds5

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

80,936 residents in Epsom and Ewell · 2,375/km²

  • Under 16: 20%
  • 16–64: 62%
  • 65+: 18%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 299 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,531 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band D (28% of 33,280)

A £1,687
B £1,968
C £2,250
D £2,531
E £3,093
F £3,656
G £4,218
H £5,062

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

Schools

31 schools · 16,318 pupils

19 primary · 5 secondary · 7 other

Ofsted: 10 of 11 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (91%)

25inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • Glyn SchoolOutstanding
  • Nonsuch High School for GirlsGood
  • Blenheim High School
  • Epsom and Ewell High School
  • Rosebery School

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Epsom and Ewell

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
  • 57 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

Planning decisions

150 applications decided

74% granted · 111 granted, 39 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Helen Maguire

Liberal Democrat

Epsom and Ewell

Recent votes:

  • AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Independent majority

  • Lab 4
  • Con 4
  • LD 2
  • Oth 25

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

Amenities nearby

  • Schools10
  • GPs & clinics1
  • Pharmacies2
  • Supermarkets1
  • Parks & greens15
  • Restaurants & cafés12

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

4,065 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

81 jobs advertised · £36,659 avg

e.g. Amazon Flex Delivery Driver - Earn £14 - £18 per hour*, Sister/Charge Nurse - Theatre, Support Worker KT2

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£935 median full-time weekly pay

2.1% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£33,443 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Energy efficiency

43% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 33,231 certificates

8.2% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

Grid electricity

27% low-carbon electricity

Imports 58% · Wind 24% · Gas 16% · Nuclear 2%

106 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for South East England · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 85.8 yrs women · 83.8 yrs men

55% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.1
  • Feeling worthwhile7.5
  • Happiness yesterday7.0
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.2

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2021-22

Health services

10 GP surgeries · 2 pharmacies in KT18

  • Headley Medical Rehabilitation Centre
  • Ashley Centre Surgery
  • Tattenham Health Centre

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Epsom and Ewell:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Epsom Rural District · 0.1 km

    Epsom was a rural district of Surrey from 1894 to 1933.

  • Ashtead · 0.1 km

    Ashtead is a village in the Mole Valley district of Surrey, England, approximately 16 miles south of central London. Ashtead is on the single-carriageway A24 between Epsom and Leatherhead. The village is on the northe…

  • Parsons Mead School · 0.5 km

    Parsons Mead School was a private girls school founded by Jessie Elliston in Ashtead, Surrey, England, which existed from 1897 to 2006.

  • Ashtead Park · 0.8 km

    Ashtead Park is a 24.2-hectare (60-acre) Local Nature Reserve in Ashtead in Surrey. It is owned by Mole Valley District Council. It contains several important listed buildings. The Park itself has remains of a Roman b…

  • City of London Freemen's School · 0.9 km

    City of London Freemen's School (CLFS) is a co-educational private school for day and boarding pupils, located at Ashtead Park in Surrey, England. It is a partner school of the City of London School and the City of Lo…

  • Ashtead railway station · 1.2 km

    Ashtead railway station is in Ashtead, Surrey, England. It is 16 miles 19 chains (26.1 km) down the line from London Waterloo.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Ashtead?
Ashtead is a town in Surrey, England, in the Epsom and Ewell local authority.
What is the population of Ashtead?
Ashtead has an approximate settlement population of 13,494.
How deprived is Ashtead?
The Epsom and Ewell local authority, which includes Ashtead, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.