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Leatherhead

Leatherhead is a town in Surrey, England, with a population of around 43,544. It has 31 bus stops, the nearest railway station is Leatherhead (0.3 km), and local amenities include 1 GP surgery, 2 pharmacies, 2 supermarkets, and 22 restaurants and cafés. The average sold house price is around £790,411, and there were around 100 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 Leatherhead area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Mole Valley area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 87,386 residents at roughly 338 people per km².

Council
Mole Valley
County
Surrey
Constituency
Mole Valley
Police force
Surrey
71/ 100

My Area Score

Excellent

Ranked 16th of 294 English council areas — better than 95% of them.

Low crime81
Home affordability14
Affordable rents46
Good schools95
Life expectancy92
Low deprivation93
Employment96
Low council tax27

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°CClear

  • Today: 23° / 12° · 13% rain
  • Tomorrow: 23° / 16° · 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

17US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · London Teddington Bushy Park, United Kingdom

Crime

163 reported · July 2026 7% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences50
  • Anti-social behaviour27
  • Shoplifting19
  • Criminal damage & arson15

7 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: South Leatherhead · Surrey

Local policing priorities

  • Drug related harm within the Leatherhead area
  • Retail Theft

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

Road safety

197 reported road collisions (2024)

63 killed or seriously injured · 246 casualties · 22.5 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

215 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 196 rated 4–5 ★ (186 top)
  • 2 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Leatherhead (0.3 km)
  • 28 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Leatherhead (0.2 km):

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Live buses at North Street:

  • 465Kingston · 15 min

Source: OpenStreetMap, TfL, National Rail

House prices

£540,160 average 0.7% YoY

Across Mole Valley · to 2026-06

Detached£963,059
Semi-detached£548,710
Terraced£439,432
Flat£279,267

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£1,548 average monthly rent 1.8% YoY

  • 1 bed £1,137
  • 2 bed £1,453
  • 3 bed £1,852

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

Affordability

11.6× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 11.6 times median annual pay (10.9× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 152.9p · Esso (10.6 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 182.9p · Esso (10.6 km)

17 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

69 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 11 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 350 kW
  • Nearest: Great Shott Car Park (0 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres4
  • Gyms1
  • Swimming pools16
  • Sports pitches80
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds10

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local news

Source: Mole Valley Council

Population

87,386 residents in Mole Valley · 338/km²

  • Under 16: 17%
  • 16–64: 59%
  • 65+: 24%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 294 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,520 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band D (21% of 39,780)

A £1,680
B £1,960
C £2,240
D £2,520
E £3,080
F £3,640
G £4,200
H £5,040

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

Schools

42 schools · 14,008 pupils

23 primary · 4 secondary · 15 other

Ofsted: 10 of 10 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (100%)

31inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • St Andrew's Catholic SchoolOutstanding
  • The Ashcombe School
  • The Priory Church of England School
  • Therfield School

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Mole Valley

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

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

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

Planning decisions

165 applications decided

73.3% granted · 121 granted, 44 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

Liberal Democrat majority

  • Con 2
  • LD 31
  • Oth 6

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools13
  • GPs & clinics1
  • Pharmacies3
  • Supermarkets3
  • Parks & greens31
  • Restaurants & cafés24

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

5,710 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

770 jobs advertised · £40,208 avg

e.g. Sign Up To Drive With Uber - Flexible Alternative To Driving Jobs, Female Support Worker, Property Litigation Partner

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£837 median full-time weekly pay

1.9% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£40,280 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Energy efficiency

39% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 38,901 certificates

8.8% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

Grid electricity

51% low-carbon electricity

Wind 39% · Imports 32% · Gas 17% · Nuclear 7%

86 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for South East England · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 85.7 yrs women · 82.4 yrs men

63% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction8.1
  • Feeling worthwhile8.5
  • Happiness yesterday7.7
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.3

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Epsom and Ewell:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Wesley House, Leatherhead · 0.2 km

    Wesley House, formerly the Council Offices, is a former municipal building on Bull Hill, Leatherhead, Surrey, England. The building, which was the headquarters of Leatherhead Urban District Council, is a Grade II list…

  • The Running Horse · 0.3 km

    The Running Horse is a Grade II* listed pub in the town of Leatherhead, Surrey, England. Dating back to 1403, on the bank of the River Mole, the Running Horse is located in one of the oldest buildings in Leatherhead.

  • Leatherhead railway station · 0.3 km

    Leatherhead railway station is in Leatherhead, Surrey, England. It is managed by Southern, with services provided by them and South Western Railway. It is 18 miles 2 chains (29 km) from London Waterloo.

  • Railway Correspondence and Travel Society · 0.3 km

    The Railway Correspondence and Travel Society (RCTS) is a national society founded in Cheltenham, England in 1928 to bring together those interested in rail transport and locomotives.

  • Leatherhead · 0.4 km

    Leatherhead is a town in the Mole Valley district of Surrey, England, about 17 mi (27 km) south of Central London. The settlement grew up beside a ford on the River Mole, from which its name is thought to derive. Duri…

  • Thorndike Theatre · 0.4 km

    The Thorndike Theatre, now known as the Leatherhead Theatre, is a Grade II listed building in Leatherhead, Surrey, England. Roderick Ham designed the theatre for Hazel Vincent Wallace within the shell of the disused 1…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Leatherhead?
Leatherhead is a town in Surrey, England, in the Mole Valley local authority.
What is the population of Leatherhead?
Leatherhead has an approximate settlement population of 43,544.
How deprived is Leatherhead?
The Mole Valley local authority, which includes Leatherhead, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.