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 (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°CSunny
- Today: 20° / 17° · 75% rain
- Tomorrow: 26° / 17° · Patchy rain nearby
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
10US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · London Teddington Bushy Park, United Kingdom
Crime
42 reported · July 2026▲ 27% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences19
- Anti-social behaviour6
- Other theft4
- Public order4
Neighbourhood team: Esher & Claygate · Surrey
Local policing priorities
- Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) is a Borough-wide priority. ASB is behaviour that causes harassment, alarm or distress to other people. It ta…
- Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) is a Borough-wide priority. VAWG describes behaviours which are committed primarily, although not…
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
232 food businesses within 2 miles
- 176 rated 4–5 ★ (137 top)
- 9 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
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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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 (7.8 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Asda (10.4 km)
28 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)
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
- 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
351 applications decided
76.6% granted · 269 granted, 82 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Monica Harding
Liberal Democrat
Esher and Walton
Recent votes:
- NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- NoClosure motion
- NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
- AyeDraft 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
- Schools7
- GPs & clinics3
- Pharmacies1
- Supermarkets1
- Parks & greens19
- Restaurants & cafés23
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
9,340 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
351 jobs advertised · £38,721 avg
e.g. Mobile Vehicle Technician - South East, Roadside Technician - London and Greater London, Mobile Vehicle Technician - London and Greater London
Source: Adzuna
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
9% low-carbon electricity
Imports 67% · Gas 24% · Wind 7% · Solar 1%
156 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 Esher and Walton:
- Ensure new sewage treatment infrastructure meets higher standards as in the EU5,139 local signatures · 35,924 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s349 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership345 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership344 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office262 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Esher · 0.1 kmEsher 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 kmSandown 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)
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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 IoD2019.