Hatchford
Hatchford is a village in Surrey, England, with a population of around 1,000. The nearest railway station is Effingham Junction, 2.1 km away. There were around 3 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 Hatchford 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
18°CMist
- Today: 20° / 16° · 91% rain
- Tomorrow: 25° / 17° · Mist
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:32Sunset 19:23
12h 51m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
6US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · London Teddington Bushy Park, United Kingdom
Crime
4 reported · July 2026▲ 33% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences2
- Anti-social behaviour1
- Public order1
Neighbourhood team: Cobham & Oxshott · Surrey
Local policing priorities
- Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) is a Borough-wide priority. VAWG describes behaviours which are committed primarily, although not…
- Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) is a Borough-wide priority. ASB is behaviour that causes harassment, alarm or distress to other people. It ca…
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
77 food businesses within 2 miles
- 66 rated 4–5 ★ (58 top)
- 2 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Effingham Junction (2.1 km)
- 0 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Effingham Junction (2.1 km):
Loading live departures…
Source: OpenStreetMap, 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 (7.3 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 187.9p · Asda (7.3 km)
18 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
38 charging locations within ~8 km
- 10 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 350 kW
- Nearest: IONITY Cobham (1.9 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools11
- Sports pitches17
- Golf courses1
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
- Within the Green Belt
- 12 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
Dr Ben Spencer
Conservative
Runnymede and Weybridge
Recent votes:
- NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- NoClosure motion
- AyeSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
- NoDraft 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
- Schools1
- Parks & greens5
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
9,340 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
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
12% low-carbon electricity
Imports 63% · Gas 25% · Wind 7% · Solar 5%
158 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 Runnymede and Weybridge:
- Ensure new sewage treatment infrastructure meets higher standards as in the EU1,204 local signatures · 35,924 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership403 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office351 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases343 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s301 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Hatchford · 0.5 kmHatchford is a hamlet in the English county of Surrey outside the town of Cobham ; it traditionally includes the contiguous hamlet of Pointers Green.
Chatley Heath · 0.9 kmChatley Heath is part of a 336 hectares (1.3 sq mi) reserve including Wisley Common, Ockham and parts of Hatchford in Surrey. It is an area consisting of mixed habitats including heathland, ancient woodland and conif…
Cobham services · 1.7 kmCobham services is a motorway service area on the M25 motorway in Surrey between junctions 9 and 10. It is operated by Extra and was opened for business on 13 September 2012. Its planned opening date was scheduled to…
Wisley Airfield · 1.7 kmWisley Airfield is a former wartime airfield located in the Parish of Ockham near Wisley in Surrey, England. Originally a grass airstrip used to test aircraft built at Weybridge by Vickers, the runway was converted to…
Downside, Surrey · 1.8 kmDownside is a small village in the English county of Surrey, in the local government district of Elmbridge, centred on Downside Common which is 18 miles (29 km) southwest of London and 8.4 miles (13.5 km) northeast of…
Ockham and Wisley Commons · 1.9 kmOckham and Wisley Commons is a 266-hectare (660-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Woking in Surrey. It is also a Local Nature Reserve and part of the Thames Basin Heaths Special Protection A…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Hatchford?
- Hatchford is a town in Surrey, England, in the Elmbridge local authority.
- How deprived is Hatchford?
- The Elmbridge local authority, which includes Hatchford, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.