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Ewell

Ewell is a town in Surrey, England, with a population of around 39,994. It has 34 bus stops, 1 GP & clinic, 2 pharmacies, 1 park & green, and 11 restaurants and cafés, with the nearest railway station being Ewell West, 0.3 km away. There were around 208 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 Ewell 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

19°COvercast

  • 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

53US AQI · Moderate

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Wandsworth - Putney High Street, United Kingdom

Crime

176 reported · July 2026 6% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences45
  • Anti-social behaviour44
  • Shoplifting17
  • Vehicle crime15

9 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Epsom & Ewell East · Surrey

Local policing priorities

  • ASB. Anti-Social behaviour, including that associated with the use of Motorbikes and E-bikes. The ASB riders are often wearing balaclavas…
  • Retail Crime. 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

500+ food businesses within 2 miles

  • 390 rated 4–5 ★ (322 top)
  • 2 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Ewell West (0.5 km)
  • 27 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Ewell West (0.5 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 (11.6 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 147.8p · AppleGreen (11.5 km)

38 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: 175 kW
  • Nearest: SHELL RECHARGE ETWELLE (0.6 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Gyms1
  • Sports pitches45
  • Playgrounds9

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

  • In a conservation area (Ewell Village)
  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 94 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

  • Schools10
  • GPs & clinics2
  • Pharmacies2
  • Supermarkets1
  • Parks & greens13
  • Restaurants & cafés18

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

4,065 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

240 jobs advertised · £43,823 avg

e.g. Kitchen Assistant - Care Home, Handy Person, Advanced Level Physiotherapist (ALP)

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

12% low-carbon electricity

Imports 74% · Gas 14% · Wind 12% · Hydro 1%

125 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

  • Ewell · 0.1 km

    Ewell is a town in the Epsom and Ewell district, in Surrey, England, 12 miles south of central London and two miles northeast of Epsom. At the 2011 census, it had a population of 34,872. The majority (73%) was in the…

  • Ewell Castle School · 0.2 km

    Ewell Castle School is a 3–18 mixed, private day school and sixth form in Ewell, Epsom, Surrey, England. It was founded in 1926 by Herbert Budgell as a boarding school and became fully mixed in September 2015. It cons…

  • Surrey College of Music · 0.3 km

    The Surrey College of Music was founded in 1946 by music teacher and educational composer John Longmire (1902-1986) with composer and organist Reginald Jevons (1901-1981). It was based at Fitznells Manor in Ewell, an…

  • Fitznells Manor · 0.4 km

    Fitznells Manor is the last surviving manor house in the borough of Epsom and Ewell in Surrey, England. It is a Grade II listed building.

  • St Mary's Church, Ewell · 0.5 km

    The Anglican Church of St Mary the Virgin, Ewell is the civic church of the borough of Epsom and Ewell in the county of Surrey in South East England.

  • Ewell West railway station · 0.5 km

    Ewell West railway station is one of two stations serving the town of Ewell in Surrey, England. The station is served by South Western Railway. It is 12 miles 78 chains (20.9 km) down the line from London Waterloo.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Ewell?
Ewell is a town in Surrey, England, in the Epsom and Ewell local authority.
What is the population of Ewell?
Ewell has an approximate settlement population of 39,994.
How deprived is Ewell?
The Epsom and Ewell local authority, which includes Ewell, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.