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 (IoD2019). 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
19°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 20° / 16° · 91% rain
- Tomorrow: 25° / 17° · Mist
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:31Sunset 19:22
12h 51m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
8US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · London Teddington Bushy Park, United Kingdom
Crime
11 reported · July 2026▼ 21% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences4
- Anti-social behaviour3
- Drugs2
- Public order1
1 stop & searches · mostly stolen goods
Neighbourhood team: Cobham & Oxshott · Surrey
Local policing priorities
- Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) is a Borough-wide priority. VAWG describes behaviours which are committed primarily, although not…
- Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) is a Borough-wide priority. ASB is behaviour that causes harassment, alarm or distress to other people. It ca…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
280 reported road collisions (2024)
74 killed or seriously injured · 331 casualties · 20.2 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
89 food businesses within 2 miles
- 79 rated 4–5 ★ (70 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):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, TfL, National Rail
House prices
£743,525 average▼ 2.1% YoY
Across Elmbridge · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,867 average monthly rent▲ 1.1% YoY
- 1 bed £1,247
- 2 bed £1,569
- 3 bed £1,912
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
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
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 156.9p · Esso (3.9 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 187.9p · Asda (11.5 km)
23 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)
Deprivation
Among the least deprived areas in England
Ranked 310 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
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%)
37inspected 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
1,391 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
- 16 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
351 applications decided
76.6% granted · 269 granted, 82 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Dr Ben Spencer
Conservative
Runnymede and Weybridge
Recent votes:
- NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- NoClosure motion
- AyeSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
- NoDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) 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
9,340 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Local economy
£970 median full-time weekly pay
2.4% 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
8% low-carbon electricity
Imports 71% · Gas 21% · Wind 8% · Hydro 0%
147 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity
Latest estimate for South East England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 86.8 yrs women · 83.1 yrs 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
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Runnymede and Weybridge:
- Ensure new sewage treatment infrastructure meets higher standards as in the EU1,204 local signatures · 35,924 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership403 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office351 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases343 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s301 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
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)
Nearby towns
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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 IoD2019.