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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 (IoD2019). 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 rents9
Good schools95
Life expectancy99
Low deprivation98
Employment78
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

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

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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Source: OpenStreetMap, TfL, National Rail

House prices

£743,525 average 2.1% YoY

Across Elmbridge · to 2026-06

Detached£1,564,668
Semi-detached£722,021
Terraced£576,486
Flat£356,229

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)

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%)

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:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

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 IoD2019.