Hersham

9°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 11° / 9° · 24% rain
• Tomorrow: 12° / 8° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:00Sunset 16:30

9h 30m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

36US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · London Harlington, United Kingdom

• 7.7 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 5.8% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

100 reported · August 2026▲ 23% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences31
• Public order13
• Criminal damage & arson11
• Anti-social behaviour9

6 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Hersham · Surrey

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

264 reported road collisions (2025)

72 killed or seriously injured · 327 casualties · 19 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

307 food businesses within 2 miles

• 220 rated 4–5 ★ (170 top)
• 20 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

£735,548 average▲ 0.7% YoY

Across Elmbridge · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,891 average monthly rent▲ 2.6% YoY

• 1 bed £1,264
• 2 bed £1,589
• 3 bed £1,937

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

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

1,862 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

• Cheapest petrol: 156.9p · Esso (8.8 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 190.9p · Esso (8.8 km)

8 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)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK11,017
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK10,513
• Net moves+504

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 292 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£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%)

37 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Elmbridge

1,403 CQC-registered services

• Care homes393
• GP practices201
• Dentists359
• Homecare agencies299
• Hospitals & hospices38

CQC ratings: 90% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 7 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Surrey

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

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

608 applications decided

84% granted · 511 granted, 97 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

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)

9,455 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

160 jobs advertised · £41,903 avg

e.g. SEN / SEND Tutor, Surrey, SEMH Learning Support Assistant, Care Supervisor - DAYS

Source: Adzuna

£970 median full-time weekly pay

2.5% 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

41% low-carbon electricity

Gas 58% · Wind 33% · Nuclear 6% · Biomass 3%

231 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for South East England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 86.8 yrs women · 83.1 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy (Surrey): 66.4 women · 65.1 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

8 GP surgeries · 7 pharmacies in KT12

• Fort House Surgery
• Hersham Surgery
• The Red Practice Walton

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Esher and Walton:

• Ensure new sewage treatment infrastructure meets higher standards as in the EU5,706 local signatures · 48,100 nationwide
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases262 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND255 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks245 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Make statutory maternity pay 90% of wage for first 12 weeks & minimum wage after181 local signatures · 58,157 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

• 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)