Epsom

8°CCloudy

• Today: 12° / 8° · 12% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 8° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:59Sunset 16:29

9h 30m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

57US AQI · Moderate

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Merton - Merton Road, United Kingdom

• 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

265 reported · August 2026

• Violence & sexual offences82
• Anti-social behaviour61
• Shoplifting36
• Public order25

14 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Epsom & Ewell Central · Surrey

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

127 reported road collisions (2025)

28 killed or seriously injured · 158 casualties · 15.7 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

373 food businesses within 2 miles

• 290 rated 4–5 ★ (251 top)
• 5 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

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

Source: OpenStreetMap, TfL, National Rail

£566,163 average▲ 3.2% YoY

Across Epsom and Ewell · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,690 average monthly rent▲ 1.6% YoY

• 1 bed £1,182
• 2 bed £1,479
• 3 bed £1,870

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

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

949 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

• Cheapest petrol: 152.9p · Esso (10.2 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 182.9p · Esso (10.2 km)

13 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

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

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

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

80,936 residents in Epsom and Ewell · 2,375/km²

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

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK6,312
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK6,273
• Net moves+39

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 293 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£2,531 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band D (28% of 33,280)

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

30 schools · 16,282 pupils

19 primary · 5 secondary · 6 other

Ofsted: 10 of 11 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (91%)

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

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Epsom and Ewell

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

• Not in the Green Belt
• 189 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

135 applications decided

84.4% granted · 114 granted, 21 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Helen Maguire

Liberal Democrat

Epsom and Ewell

Source: UK Parliament

Independent majority

• Lab 4
• Con 4
• LD 2
• Oth 25

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

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

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

4,095 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

575 jobs advertised · £41,315 avg

e.g. Gopuff Delivery Drivers or Riders - Work when you want!, English Lecturer, Digital Learning Technologist

Source: Adzuna

£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

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

57% low-carbon electricity

Wind 47% · Imports 24% · Gas 20% · Nuclear 6%

111 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for South East England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 85.8 yrs women · 83.8 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy (Surrey): 66.4 women · 65.1 men

55% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• 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

10 GP surgeries · 2 pharmacies in KT18

• Headley Medical Rehabilitation Centre
• Ashley Centre Surgery
• Tattenham Health Centre

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Epsom and Ewell:

• Permanent driving ban on intoxicated drivers guilty of causing death447 local signatures · 29,985 nationwide
• Ensure new sewage treatment infrastructure meets higher standards as in the EU388 local signatures · 48,100 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND275 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases263 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks243 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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  Epsom (constituency) · 0.1 km

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  Epsom Playhouse · 0.1 km

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

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  The Ashley Centre · 0.2 km

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

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  Epsom riot · 0.3 km

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  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…

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  Epsom railway station · 0.4 km

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