Byfleet
Byfleet is a village in Surrey, England, with a population of around 3,000. It has 1 GP surgery, 1 pharmacy, and around 6 restaurants and cafés, along with 12 bus stops and Weybridge railway station 0.9 km away. There were around 73 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 Byfleet area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Elmbridge area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 138,754 residents at roughly 1,460 people per km².
My Area Score
Excellent
Ranked 37th of 294 English council areas — better than 87% 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
9°COvercast
- Today: 10° / 8° · 22% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 5° · Sunny
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
29US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · London Harlington, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 7.7 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 5.8% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
84 reported · August 2026▲ 27% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences30
- Anti-social behaviour15
- Shoplifting10
- Criminal damage & arson8
1 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs
Neighbourhood team: Byfleet, West Byfleet & Pyrford · Surrey
Local policing priorities
- Anti-social behaviour in Byfleet Village - Youth related ASB / vehicle use such as speeding and reckless driving, and e-Scooters
- Drug related offences - including possession with intent to supply, standard possession, drug driving, and psychoactive substances.
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
264 reported road collisions (2025)
72 killed or seriously injured · 327 casualties · 19 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
160 food businesses within 2 miles
- 130 rated 4–5 ★ (99 top)
- 11 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Byfleet and New Haw (1.2 km)
- 29 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Byfleet & New Haw (1.2 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, TfL, National Rail
House prices
£735,548 average▲ 0.7% YoY
Across Elmbridge · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,891 average monthly rent▲ 2.6% YoY
- 1 bed £1,264
- 2 bed £1,589
- 3 bed £1,937
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
15.7× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 15.7 times median annual pay (15.2× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Property sales
1,862 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: 156.9p · Esso (10.7 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Esso (10.4 km)
8 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
55 charging locations within ~8 km
- 14 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 350 kW
- Nearest: High Road Byfleet (0.2 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres2
- Gyms2
- Swimming pools11
- Sports pitches22
- Golf courses2
- Playgrounds11
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
138,754 residents in Elmbridge · 1,460/km²
- Under 16: 22%
- 16–64: 61%
- 65+: 18%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK11,017
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK10,513
- Net moves+504
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 292 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,558 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band D (24% of 60,100)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
56 schools · 23,537 pupils
28 primary · 5 secondary · 23 other
Ofsted: 12 of 12 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (100%)
37 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Hinchley Wood SchoolOutstanding
- Esher Church of England High School
- Heathside School
- Heathside Walton-on-Thames
- Three Rivers Academy
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Elmbridge
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
- 22 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
608 applications decided
84% granted · 511 granted, 97 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Mr Will Forster
Liberal Democrat
Woking
Recent votes:
- NoBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge
- NoBudget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty
- AyeBudget 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 / Independent coalition
- Con 9
- LD 20
- Ref 2
- Oth 16
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools2
- GPs & clinics1
- Pharmacies2
- Supermarkets4
- Parks & greens47
- Restaurants & cafés24
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
9,455 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
64 jobs advertised · £33,325 avg
e.g. Operations Coordinator - Import & Export, Assistant Store Manager, Vacant Property Cleaners
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£970 median full-time weekly pay
2.5% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£51,161 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 · 66,061 certificates
7.8% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
40% low-carbon electricity
Gas 59% · Wind 31% · Nuclear 6% · Biomass 4%
238 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity
Latest estimate for South East England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 86.8 yrs women · 83.1 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy (Surrey): 66.4 women · 65.1 men
56% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.6
- Feeling worthwhile7.6
- Happiness yesterday7.3
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.0
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Health services
3 GP surgeries · 2 pharmacies in KT14
- Madeira Medical
- Parishes Bridge Med.Pract
- Wey Family Practice
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Woking:
- Ensure new sewage treatment infrastructure meets higher standards as in the EU273 local signatures · 48,100 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND264 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks206 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Make statutory maternity pay 90% of wage for first 12 weeks & minimum wage after184 local signatures · 58,157 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases162 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Byfleet · 0.2 kmByfleet is a village in Surrey, England. It is located in the far east of the borough of Woking, around 1.5 miles (2.4 km) east of West Byfleet, from which it is separated by the M25 motorway and the Wey Navigation.
- British Aerospace Company Ground · 0.9 km
British Aerospace Company Ground was a cricket ground in Byfleet, Surrey. The ground was built as a works venue for the Vickers-Armstrongs factory in Brooklands. In 1920 a factory side was established, although the fi…
Brooklands · 1.0 kmBrooklands was a 2.767-mile (4.453 km) motor racing circuit and aerodrome built near Weybridge in Surrey, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1907 and was the world's first purpose-built 'banked' motor racing circui…
1912 Brooklands Flanders Monoplane crash · 1.0 kmThe 1912 Brooklands Flanders Monoplane crash was the first aviation accident in which an investigation was made into the cause of the accident and a report subsequently published, thus marking the start of aviation ac…
Byfleet Manor · 1.1 kmByfleet Manor is a Grade II* listed house in Byfleet, Surrey, England. Byfleet Manor has been used as a filming location in three television series, most notably Downton Abbey.
- Byfleet & New Haw railway station · 1.2 km
Byfleet & New Haw railway station is on the South West Main Line, operated by South Western Railway and generally served by trains on the London to Woking route. The station is at the northern edge of Byfleet with the…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Byfleet?
- Byfleet is a town in Surrey, England, in the Elmbridge local authority.
- How deprived is Byfleet?
- The Elmbridge local authority, which includes Byfleet, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.