Laleham
Laleham is a town or village in Surrey county of England. It has around 9 restaurants and cafés, 2 GP surgeries, 2 pharmacies, 22 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Staines, 1.9 km away. There were around 28 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 Laleham area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Spelthorne area is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 102,955 residents at roughly 2,294 people per km².
- Council
- Spelthorne
- County
- Surrey
- Constituency
- Spelthorne
- Police force
- Surrey
My Area Score
Mixed
Ranked 196th of 294 English council areas — better than 33% 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°COvercast
- Today: 21° / 18° · 82% rain
- Tomorrow: 24° / 15° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:30Sunset 19:25
12h 55m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
13US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · London Harlington, United Kingdom
Crime
30 reported · July 2026▼ 17% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences10
- Anti-social behaviour8
- Public order4
- Burglary2
Neighbourhood team: Shepperton & Laleham · Surrey
Local policing priorities
- ASB affecting local pubs
- Violence against Women and Girls (VAWG) From our public engagements with the community, it’s been identified that it is early hours of th…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
197 reported road collisions (2024)
47 killed or seriously injured · 246 casualties · 19.1 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
401 food businesses within 2 miles
- 335 rated 4–5 ★ (275 top)
- 10 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Staines (2.7 km)
- 9 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Staines (2.7 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, TfL, National Rail
House prices
£429,916 average▼ 4.7% YoY
Across Spelthorne · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,661 average monthly rent▲ 3.1% YoY
- 1 bed £1,206
- 2 bed £1,549
- 3 bed £1,801
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
12.2× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 12.2 times median annual pay (12.8× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 157.9p · Esso (10.6 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 185.9p · Morrisons (11.7 km)
34 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
119 charging locations within ~8 km
- 28 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 175 kW
- Nearest: Penton Hook Marina (1.3 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Swimming pools5
- Sports pitches24
- Playgrounds3
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
102,955 residents in Spelthorne · 2,294/km²
- Under 16: 19%
- 16–64: 63%
- 65+: 18%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Less deprived than the average in England
Ranked 201 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,526 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band D (34% of 44,710)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
34 schools · 14,893 pupils
21 primary · 5 secondary · 8 other
Ofsted: 9 of 10 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (90%)
28inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Thomas Knyvett CollegeRequires improvement
- St Paul's Catholic College
- Thamesmead School
- The Bishop Wand Church of England School
- The Matthew Arnold School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Spelthorne
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 (Laleham Conservation Area)
- Not in the Green Belt
- 24 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
123 applications decided
78.9% granted · 97 granted, 26 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Lincoln Jopp
Conservative
Spelthorne
Recent votes:
- NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- NoMotion to sit in private
- NoRepresentation of the People Bill: Third Reading
- NoRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Liberal Democrat (minority)
- Lab 6
- Con 14
- LD 11
- Grn 1
- Oth 7
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools2
- Parks & greens8
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
5,190 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
35 jobs advertised · £45,217 avg
e.g. Occupational Therapist, Speech and Language Therapist, Amazon Flex Delivery Driver - Earn £14 - £18 per hour*
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£877 median full-time weekly pay
3.5% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£28,756 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
45% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 48,886 certificates
7.7% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
29% low-carbon electricity
Imports 37% · Gas 34% · Wind 15% · Biomass 11%
172 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity
Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 85.2 yrs women · 81 yrs men
68% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.2
- Feeling worthwhile6.6
- Happiness yesterday7.4
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)5.2
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Spelthorne:
- Ensure new sewage treatment infrastructure meets higher standards as in the EU710 local signatures · 35,924 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office334 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership320 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s282 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test265 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Staines & Lammas (Middlesex) F.C. · 0.2 kmStaines & Lammas (Middlesex) Football Club is a football club based in the town of Staines-upon-Thames. The club is affiliated to the Middlesex Football Association. They currently play in the Combined Counties League…
Laleham · 0.3 kmLaleham is a village on the River Thames, in the borough of Spelthorne, about 17 mi (27 km) west of central London, England. Historically part of the county of Middlesex, it was transferred to Surrey in 1965. Laleham…
Burway Rowing Club · 0.6 kmBurway Rowing Club is a rowing club on the River Thames, based at Thameside, Laleham, Borough of Spelthorne, Surrey.
Sir William Perkins's School Boat Club · 0.6 kmSir William Perkins's School Boat Club (SWPSBC) is a rowing club based on the River Thames at Sir William Perkins's School Boathouse, Thameside, Laleham, Surrey.
- Penton Hook Island · 0.9 km
Penton Hook Island is a mainly wooded former peninsula created into a series of three weir-divided islands in the River Thames in England, so created in river modifications since 1815 with a navigable lock and weir st…
- Penton Hook Lock · 0.9 km
Penton Hook Lock is the sixth lowest lock of forty four on the non-tidal reaches of the River Thames in England. It faces an island which was until its construction a pronounced meander and is on the site of its seaso…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Laleham?
- Laleham is a town in Surrey, England, in the Spelthorne local authority.
- How deprived is Laleham?
- The Spelthorne local authority, which includes Laleham, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.