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Chobham

Chobham is a village in Surrey, England, with a population of around 2,835. There are 9 restaurants & cafés, 2 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Longcross, 3.7 km away. There were around 21 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly anti-social behaviour. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Chobham area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Surrey Heath area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 90,452 residents at roughly 951 people per km².

Council
Surrey Heath
County
Surrey
Constituency
Surrey Heath
Police force
Surrey
65/ 100

My Area Score

Good

Ranked 45th of 294 English council areas — better than 85% of them.

Low crime84
Home affordability13
Affordable rents21
Good schools75
Life expectancy92
Low deprivation97
Employment82
Low council tax15

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

22°CLight rain shower

  • Today: 22° / 16° · 87% rain
  • Tomorrow: 24° / 14° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:32Sunset 19:23

12h 51m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

14US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · London Harlington, United Kingdom

Crime

36 reported · July 2026 57% YoY

  • Public order10
  • Violence & sexual offences8
  • Anti-social behaviour6
  • Criminal damage & arson4

Neighbourhood team: The Six Villages · Surrey

Local policing priorities

  • Violence Against Women and Girls
  • Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) and Drug activity in Bagshot

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

Road safety

191 reported road collisions (2024)

40 killed or seriously injured · 243 casualties · 21.1 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

61 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 51 rated 4–5 ★ (41 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Longcross (4.2 km)
  • 12 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Longcross (4.1 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£461,396 average 6.1% YoY

Across Surrey Heath · to 2026-06

Detached£798,573
Semi-detached£461,210
Terraced£373,148
Flat£235,244

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£1,508 average monthly rent 1.8% YoY

  • 1 bed £1,040
  • 2 bed £1,339
  • 3 bed £1,618

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

Affordability

11.8× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 11.8 times median annual pay (11.6× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 157.9p · Esso (3.5 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 187.9p · Asda (10.6 km)

21 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

33 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 8 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 175 kW
  • Nearest: Macs Automobile Service LTD (4.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Swimming pools15
  • Sports pitches36
  • Playgrounds1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

90,452 residents in Surrey Heath · 951/km²

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

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 309 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,585 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band D (26% of 38,650)

A £1,723
B £2,011
C £2,298
D £2,585
E £3,160
F £3,734
G £4,309
H £5,170

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

Schools

36 schools · 12,674 pupils

25 primary · 4 secondary · 7 other

Ofsted: 13 of 14 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (93%)

32inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • Tomlinscote SchoolOutstanding
  • Kings International CollegeGood
  • Collingwood College
  • Gordon's School

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Surrey Heath

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

  • Within the Green Belt
  • 58 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

Planning decisions

128 applications decided

85.9% granted · 110 granted, 18 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Dr Al Pinkerton

Liberal Democrat

Surrey Heath

Recent votes:

  • NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • NoClosure motion
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Liberal Democrat majority

  • Lab 2
  • Con 6
  • LD 23
  • Grn 1
  • Oth 3

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools2
  • GPs & clinics1
  • Supermarkets1
  • Parks & greens18
  • Restaurants & cafés11

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

5,145 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

47 jobs advertised · £36,983 avg

e.g. Sign Up To Drive With Uber - Flexible Alternative To Driving Jobs, Driving For Cash? Sign Up To Drive With Uber And Earn Flexibly Instead, Executive Chef

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£915 median full-time weekly pay

2.3% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£34,840 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 · 38,488 certificates

6.8% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

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

Grid electricity

14% low-carbon electricity

Imports 67% · Gas 19% · Solar 7% · Wind 6%

138 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for South East England · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 85.4 yrs women · 82.7 yrs men

63% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction8.0
  • Feeling worthwhile7.8
  • Happiness yesterday7.9
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.3

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Surrey Heath:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Chobham · 0.2 km

    Chobham is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Surrey Heath in Surrey, England.

  • Church of St Lawrence, Chobham · 0.3 km

    St Lawrence is a Church of England church located in Chobham, Surrey. It serves the parishes of St Lawrence Chobham and St Saviour Valley End in the Diocese of Guildford. Founded in 1080, the church is listed as a gra…

  • Milford Green and Coxhill Green · 1.8 km

    Milford Green and Coxhill Green is a 15-hectare (37-acre) nature reserve south-east of Chobham in Surrey. It is owned by Surrey County Council and managed by the Surrey Wildlife Trust.

  • Gracious Pond · 2.4 km

    Gracious Pond is a 14-hectare (35-acre) nature reserve in Chobham in Surrey. It is managed by the Surrey Wildlife Trust. It is part of Chobham Common Site of Special Scientific Interest.

  • Mizens Railway · 2.5 km

    Mizens Railway is a 7¼ inch gauge miniature railway located in a 10-acre site near Woking in Surrey, England. The railway comprises three routes, the longest being nearly 1 mile long. A variety of locomotives are in u…

  • Chobham Common · 2.7 km

    Chobham Common is a 655.7-hectare (1,620-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Chobham in Surrey. It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I and a national nature reserve. It is part of t…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Chobham?
Chobham is a town in Surrey, England, in the Surrey Heath local authority.
What is the population of Chobham?
Chobham has an approximate settlement population of 2,835.
How deprived is Chobham?
The Surrey Heath local authority, which includes Chobham, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.