Lightwater

9°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 10° / 8° · 29% rain
• Tomorrow: 12° / 7° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:01Sunset 16:31

9h 30m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

33US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · London Harlington, United Kingdom

• 7.2 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 5.4% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

39 reported · August 2026▲ 11% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences12
• Anti-social behaviour7
• Shoplifting6
• Other theft5

2 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: The Six Villages · Surrey

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

143 reported road collisions (2025)

39 killed or seriously injured · 187 casualties · 15.8 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

110 food businesses within 2 miles

• 90 rated 4–5 ★ (83 top)
• 3 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Bagshot (2.1 km)
• 27 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£457,981 average▲ 1.5% YoY

Across Surrey Heath · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,503 average monthly rent▲ 1.5% YoY

• 1 bed £1,037
• 2 bed £1,335
• 3 bed £1,613

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

11.8× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 11.8 times median annual pay (11.6× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

1,190 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: 157.9p · Esso (5.1 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Esso (5.1 km)

11 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

34 charging locations within ~8 km

• 5 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 150 kW
• Nearest: RAW GREENE KING KING'S ARMS 1 (2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres2
• Swimming pools2
• Sports pitches16
• Playgrounds5

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

90,452 residents in Surrey Heath · 951/km²

• Under 16: 18%
• 16–64: 62%
• 65+: 20%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK7,512
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK6,860
• Net moves+652

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

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 290 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£2,585 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band D (26% of 38,650)

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

36 schools · 12,674 pupils

25 primary · 4 secondary · 7 other

Ofsted: 13 of 14 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (93%)

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

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Surrey Heath

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
• 6 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

158 applications decided

88.6% granted · 140 granted, 18 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Dr Al Pinkerton

Liberal Democrat

Surrey Heath

Source: UK Parliament

Liberal Democrat majority

• Lab 2
• Con 6
• LD 23
• Grn 1
• Oth 3

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

• Schools5
• Pharmacies2
• Parks & greens5
• Restaurants & cafés4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

5,240 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

14 jobs advertised · £31,223 avg

e.g. Chef, Commissioning Engineer, Nursery Room Leader

Source: Adzuna

£915 median full-time weekly pay

2.3% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£34,840 disposable income per head (2024)

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

45% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 38,488 certificates

6.8% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

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

44% low-carbon electricity

Gas 54% · Wind 24% · Biomass 11% · Nuclear 9%

225 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity

Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 85.4 yrs women · 82.7 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy (Surrey): 66.4 women · 65.1 men

63% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction8.0
• Feeling worthwhile7.8
• Happiness yesterday7.9
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.3

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

1 GP surgery · 1 pharmacy in GU18

• Lightwater Surgery

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Surrey Heath:

• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND281 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases206 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
• Stop a single Minister having the final say on national infrastructure projects206 local signatures · 15,667 nationwide
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks203 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Permanent driving ban on intoxicated drivers guilty of causing death198 local signatures · 29,985 nationwide

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

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  Lightwater · 0.5 km

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  Windlesham Arboretum · 0.8 km

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• Bagshot Rural District · 1.5 km

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  Brentmoor Heath · 1.5 km

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  Windlesham · 1.6 km

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• Gordon's School · 1.9 km

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