Cobham (Elmbridge)
Cobham (Elmbridge) is a town or village in Surrey, England. It has 10 bus stops, 1 pharmacy, around 3 restaurants and cafés, and the nearest railway station is Oxshott, 0.6 km away. In June 2026, there were around 23 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 Cobham (Elmbridge) 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
12°CSunny
- Today: 13° / 6° · 17% rain
- Tomorrow: 12° / 7° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:54Sunset 16:35
9h 41m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
41US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · London Teddington Bushy Park, 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
13 reported · August 2026▲ 18% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences5
- Public order3
- Anti-social behaviour2
- Criminal damage & arson2
Neighbourhood team: Cobham & Oxshott · Surrey
Local policing priorities
- Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) remains a key borough-wide priority. Encompassing a broad range of offences and harmful behaviour…
- Tackling Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) is a priority across the Borough. ASB can have a significant impact on local communities and include…
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
86 food businesses within 2 miles
- 76 rated 4–5 ★ (66 top)
- 1 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Oxshott (0.6 km)
- 10 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Oxshott (0.7 km):
Loading live departures…
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 (3.9 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 190.9p · Esso (3.9 km)
9 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
112 charging locations within ~8 km
- 21 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 350 kW
- Nearest: Beaufield Homes LTD (1.5 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres2
- Swimming pools65
- Sports pitches57
- Playgrounds3
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
- 16 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
Dr Ben Spencer
Conservative
Runnymede and Weybridge
Recent votes:
- NoDraft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026
- NoWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- NoDraft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process
- NoDraft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
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
- Schools3
- GPs & clinics2
- Pharmacies1
- Parks & greens5
- Restaurants & cafés3
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
9,455 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
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
23% low-carbon electricity
Gas 63% · Imports 14% · Nuclear 11% · Biomass 7%
262 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
15 GP surgeries · 5 pharmacies in KT22
- Oxshott Medical Practice
- Molebridge Practice
- Leatherhead Cau
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Runnymede and Weybridge:
- Ensure new sewage treatment infrastructure meets higher standards as in the EU1,328 local signatures · 48,100 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases346 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND284 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth227 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks194 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Colony Bog and Bagshot Heath · 0.5 kmColony Bog and Bagshot Heath is a 1,130.5-hectare (2,794-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest between Camberley and Woking in Surrey, England. Part of it is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I.…
Oxshott railway station · 0.6 kmOxshott railway station serves the village of Oxshott, in Surrey, England. It is 16 miles 79 chains (27.3 km) down the line from London Waterloo. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by South Western R…
Oxshott · 0.7 kmOxshott is a suburban village in the borough of Elmbridge in Surrey, England. Oxshott includes hilly acidic heath which is partly wooded and occupies the land between the large towns of Esher and Leatherhead. The Oxsh…
Little Heath, Surrey · 0.7 kmLittle Heath, sometimes spelt as "Littleheath", is an area of Cobham in the borough of Elmbridge in Surrey, England. It borders the nearby villages of Oxshott and Stoke d'Abernon.
Oxshott Heath and Woods · 0.9 kmOxshott Heath and Woods is an area of woods and heathland in Oxshott, Surrey, England covering approximately 200 acres (81 ha), as an area of common land. It is owned by a local authority, however historic rights of a…
- Reed's School · 1.1 km
Reed's School is an independent secondary day and boarding school for boys with a co-educational sixth form located in Cobham, Surrey, England. There are currently around 700 day pupils and 100 full-time boarders. The…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Cobham (Elmbridge)?
- Cobham (Elmbridge) is a town in Surrey, England, in the Elmbridge local authority.
- How deprived is Cobham (Elmbridge)?
- The Elmbridge local authority, which includes Cobham (Elmbridge), is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.