Hersham

19°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 22° / 18° · 85% rain
• Tomorrow: 25° / 16° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:32Sunset 19:23

12h 51m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

21US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · London Teddington Bushy Park, United Kingdom

90 reported · July 2026▼ 28% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences53
• Anti-social behaviour8
• Criminal damage & arson8
• Vehicle crime5

5 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Hersham · Surrey

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

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)

312 food businesses within 2 miles

• 222 rated 4–5 ★ (172 top)
• 18 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Walton-on-Thames (1.0 km)
• 33 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, TfL, National Rail

£743,525 average▼ 2.1% YoY

Across Elmbridge · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£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

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

• Cheapest petrol: 156.9p · Esso (8.8 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 186.9p · ESSO (8.4 km)

30 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

150 charging locations within ~8 km

• 25 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 350 kW
• Nearest: Lidl - Hersham (0.5 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Gyms1
• Swimming pools5
• Sports pitches30
• Golf courses4
• Playgrounds5

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

138,754 residents in Elmbridge · 1,460/km²

• Under 16: 22%
• 16–64: 61%
• 65+: 18%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 310 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£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

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)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Elmbridge

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

• Not in the Green Belt
• 14 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

351 applications decided

76.6% granted · 269 granted, 82 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Monica Harding

Liberal Democrat

Esher and Walton

Source: UK Parliament

Liberal Democrat / Independent coalition

• Con 9
• LD 20
• Ref 2
• Oth 16

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools8
• GPs & clinics5
• Pharmacies2
• Supermarkets2
• Parks & greens15
• Restaurants & cafés20

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

9,340 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

156 jobs advertised · £40,499 avg

e.g. Reception & Clinic Administrator, HGV Class 2 Driver, Retail Shift Manager

Source: Adzuna

£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

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

17% low-carbon electricity

Imports 67% · Wind 16% · Gas 16% · Nuclear 1%

123 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for South East England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 86.8 yrs women · 83.1 yrs men

56% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• 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

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

• Hersham · 0.1 km

  Hersham is a suburban village in Surrey, within the M25 and the Greater London Built-up Area. It has a mixture of low and high rise housing and has four technology/trading estates. Hersham is contiguous with Walton-on…

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  Hundred of Elmbridge · 0.3 km

  The Hundred of Elmbridge or Elmbridge/Emley Hundred was a geographic subdivision in the north of the county of Surrey, England. The majority of its area forms the modern Borough of Elmbridge, with the remainder formin…

• Three Rivers Academy, Surrey · 0.5 km

  Three Rivers Academy is a mixed, secondary school situated on Hersham Road, between Hersham and Walton-on-Thames in Surrey, England. The school has been awarded Specialist Business and Enterprise College status.

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  Walton-on-Thames railway station · 1.0 km

  Walton-on-Thames railway station is at the southern edge of the town of Walton-on-Thames in Surrey, England and borders Burwood Park, Hersham. It is 17 miles 6 chains (27.5 km) from London Waterloo and is situated bet…

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  Hersham railway station · 1.3 km

  Opened on 28 September 1936, Hersham railway station is on the London to Woking line and operated by South Western Railway. The station is 0.7 miles (1.1 km) north of Hersham village centre, adjoined to one side by ho…

• Stompond Lane Sports Ground · 1.5 km

  The Sports Ground, Stompond Lane was a stadium located in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey. It was where Walton & Hersham F.C. played their home matches and it was also used by the Walton Athletic Club.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)