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Esher

Esher is a town in Surrey, England, with a population of around 52,392. It has around 2 GP surgeries, 1 pharmacy, around 20 restaurants and cafés, 27 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Esher, 1.5 km away. The average sold house price is around £1,015,683, and there were around 54 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence and sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Esher 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.

Council
Elmbridge
County
Surrey
Constituency
Esher and Walton
Police force
Surrey
66/ 100

My Area Score

Excellent

Ranked 37th of 294 English council areas — better than 87% of them.

Low crime84
Home affordability1
Affordable rents8
Good schools95
Life expectancy99
Low deprivation99
Employment74
Low council tax20

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

10°COvercast

  • Today: 11° / 9° · 20% rain
  • Tomorrow: 12° / 9° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:00Sunset 16:30

9h 30m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

22US 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

37 reported · August 2026▼ 14% YoY

  • Anti-social behaviour10
  • Violence & sexual offences10
  • Other theft5
  • Drugs3

13 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Esher & Claygate · Surrey

Local policing priorities

  • Tackling Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) is a priority across the Borough. ASB can have a significant impact on local communities and include…
  • Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) remains a key borough-wide priority. Encompassing a broad range of offences and harmful behaviour…

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

225 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 175 rated 4–5 ★ (136 top)
  • 10 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Esher (1.5 km)
  • 27 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Esher (1.4 km):

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Live buses at Esher High Street:

  • K3 → Roehampton Vale · 16 min

Source: OpenStreetMap, TfL, National Rail

House prices

£735,548 average▲ 0.7% YoY

Across Elmbridge · to 2026-08

Detached£1,566,899
Semi-detached£714,818
Terraced£573,804
Flat£345,639

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 (7.8 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 190.9p · Esso (7.8 km)

9 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

150 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 14 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 150 kW
  • Nearest: Esher (0.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres10
  • Gyms1
  • Swimming pools4
  • Sports pitches70
  • Golf courses6
  • Playgrounds6

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)

A £1,705
B £1,989
C £2,274
D £2,558
E £3,126
F £3,695
G £4,263
H £5,116

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

  • In a conservation area (Esher)
  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 73 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

Monica Harding

Liberal Democrat

Esher and Walton

Recent votes:

  • NoBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge
  • NoBudget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty
  • NoBudget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging)
  • AyeBudget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas

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

  • Schools7
  • GPs & clinics3
  • Pharmacies1
  • Supermarkets1
  • Parks & greens19
  • Restaurants & cafés23

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

9,455 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

258 jobs advertised · £38,999 avg

e.g. Delivery Driver - Wimbledon, Gopuff Delivery Drivers or Riders - Work when you want!, Assistant Manager

Source: Adzuna

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

41% low-carbon electricity

Gas 58% · Wind 31% · Nuclear 6% · Biomass 3%

231 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

5 GP surgeries · 4 pharmacies in KT10

  • Littleton Surgery
  • Esher Green Surgery
  • Capelfield Surgery

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Esher and Walton:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Esher · 0.1 km

    Esher is a town in the borough of Elmbridge in north Surrey, England, to the east of the River Mole.

  • Esher Urban District · 0.1 km

    Esher Urban District was an urban district in Surrey, England, created by merging two urban districts and adding two parishes to the south-west. It existed from 1933 to 1974 and was governed by the elected Esher Urban…

  • St George's Church, Esher · 0.1 km

    St George's Church, Esher is a Grade I listed Anglican church in Esher, Surrey, England. Built in the 16th century, it was Esher's parish church for 300 years, though later worshippers included Queen Victoria. However…

  • Esher Theatre · 0.2 km

    Esher Theatre in Esher opened on 4 September 2021. It features a 200-seat main theatre with 350 standing.

  • Borough of Elmbridge · 0.3 km

    Elmbridge is a local government district with borough status in Surrey, England. Its council is based in Esher, and other notable towns and villages include Cobham, Walton-on-Thames, Weybridge and Molesey. The borough…

  • Sandown House · 0.3 km

    Sandown House, known as Esher Town Hall during much of the 20th century, is a historic building in the High Street in Esher, a town in Surrey, in England. The building, which has been converted into flats, is a Grade…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Esher?
Esher is a town in Surrey, England, in the Elmbridge local authority.
What is the population of Esher?
Esher has an approximate settlement population of 52,392.
How deprived is Esher?
The Elmbridge local authority, which includes Esher, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.