Lightwater

Sunrise 06:33Sunset 19:24

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 Hillingdon Harmondsworth Os, United Kingdom

32 reported · July 2026▼ 20% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences9
• Criminal damage & arson6
• Anti-social behaviour4
• Public order4

1 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: The Six Villages · Surrey

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

191 reported road collisions (2024)

40 killed or seriously injured · 243 casualties · 21.1 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

112 food businesses within 2 miles

• 84 rated 4–5 ★ (73 top)
• 4 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

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

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£461,396 average▲ 6.1% YoY

Across Surrey Heath · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,508 average monthly rent▲ 1.8% YoY

• 1 bed £1,040
• 2 bed £1,339
• 3 bed £1,618

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

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

• Cheapest petrol: 157.9p · Esso (5.1 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 187.9p · Asda (6.3 km)

21 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)

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 309 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£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%)

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

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

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
• 6 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

128 applications decided

85.9% granted · 110 granted, 18 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

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)

5,145 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

24 jobs advertised · £33,453 avg

e.g. Online Drums Tutoring Job in Lightwater – Flexible Schedule, Chef, Amazon Flex Delivery Driver - Earn £14 - £18 per hour*

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

12% low-carbon electricity

Gas 50% · Imports 38% · Biomass 5% · Wind 3%

228 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity

Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 85.4 yrs women · 82.7 yrs 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

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Surrey Heath:

• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership360 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s346 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office294 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test258 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
• Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership233 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide

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

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  Lightwater · 0.5 km

  Lightwater is a village in the Surrey Heath district of Surrey, England, about 27 miles (43 km) southwest of central London. Immediately surrounding towns and villages include Bagshot, Deepcut, Windlesham, Camberley,…

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  Windlesham Arboretum · 0.8 km

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• Bagshot Rural District · 1.5 km

  Bagshot Rural District was a rural district in the administrative county of Surrey, England from 1933 to 1974, covering an area in the north-west of the county.

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  Brentmoor Heath · 1.5 km

  Brentmoor Heath is a 28.6-hectare (71-acre) Local Nature Reserve east of Camberley in Surrey. It is part of Brentmoor Heath and Folly Bog nature reserve, the ownership of which is divided between the Ministry of Defen…

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  Windlesham · 1.6 km

  Windlesham is a geographically-large village in the Surrey Heath borough of Surrey, England, approximately 25 miles (40 km) south west of central London. Its name derives from the Windle Brook, which runs south of the…

• Gordon's School · 1.9 km

  Gordon's School is a secondary school with Academy status in West End, near Woking, Surrey, England. Founded in 1885, it was originally named The Gordon Boys' Home. It converted from being a voluntary aided school to…

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