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Epsom

Epsom is a town in Surrey, England, with a population of around 31,489. It has around 49 restaurants and cafés, 2 schools, 9 GP surgeries, 3 pharmacies, and 3 supermarkets, along with 47 bus stops and Epsom railway station 0.1 km away. The average sold house price is around £603,566, and there were around 237 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 Epsom 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

22°COvercast

  • Today: 24° / 14° · 12% rain
  • Tomorrow: 23° / 17° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:29Sunset 19:24

12h 55m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

24US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · London Teddington Bushy Park, United Kingdom

Crime

248 reported · July 2026 5% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences96
  • Anti-social behaviour46
  • Public order22
  • Criminal damage & arson18

24 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Epsom & Ewell Central · Surrey

Local policing priorities

  • ASB. Anti-Social behaviour, including that associated with the use of Motorbikes, E-bikes where the riders are often wearing balaclavas w…
  • Shoplifting and offences against retailers within Epsom & Ewell.

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

379 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 295 rated 4–5 ★ (255 top)
  • 2 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Epsom (0.4 km)
  • 53 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Epsom (0.4 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 (10.2 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 179.7p · Asda (11.1 km)

32 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

150 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 21 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 175 kW
  • Nearest: NCP Epsom High Street (0.5 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres3
  • Gyms5
  • Swimming pools4
  • Sports pitches63
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds8

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
  • 189 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

  • Schools16
  • GPs & clinics12
  • Pharmacies3
  • Supermarkets4
  • Parks & greens17
  • Restaurants & cafés69

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

4,065 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

697 jobs advertised · £40,014 avg

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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

43% low-carbon electricity

Imports 39% · Solar 22% · Gas 18% · Wind 18%

92 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

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 (constituency) · 0.1 km

    Epsom was a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. From its creation i…

  • Epsom Playhouse · 0.1 km

    Epsom Playhouse is the main theatre in Epsom and Ewell, Surrey, England.

  • The Ashley Centre · 0.2 km

    The Ashley Centre is a shopping centre, in Epsom, Surrey.

  • Epsom riot · 0.3 km

    The Epsom riot took place on 17 June 1919 when between 300 and 800 Canadian soldiers rioted and attacked the police station in Epsom, Surrey, England. Station Sergeant Thomas Green, a British police officer, was injur…

  • Epsom · 0.3 km

    Epsom is a town in the borough of Epsom and Ewell in Surrey, England, about 14 miles south of central London. The town is first recorded as Ebesham in the 10th century and its name probably derives from that of a Saxo…

  • Epsom railway station · 0.4 km

    Epsom railway station serves the town of Epsom in Surrey, England. It is located off Waterloo Road and is less than two minutes' walk from the town's high street. It is 14 miles 18 chains (22.9 km) down the line from…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Epsom?
Epsom is a town in Surrey, England, in the Epsom and Ewell local authority.
What is the population of Epsom?
Epsom has an approximate settlement population of 31,489.
How deprived is Epsom?
The Epsom and Ewell local authority, which includes Epsom, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.