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Lyne

Lyne is a village in Surrey, England, with a population of around 1,000. There are around 3 restaurants and cafés, 2 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Virginia Water, 2.3 km away. There were around 71 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 Lyne area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Runnymede area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 88,079 residents at roughly 1,129 people per km².

Council
Runnymede
County
Surrey
Constituency
Runnymede and Weybridge
Police force
Surrey
54/ 100

My Area Score

Good

Ranked 122nd of 294 English council areas — better than 59% of them.

Low crime59
Home affordability30
Affordable rents31
Good schools41
Life expectancy77
Low deprivation81
Employment72
Low council tax34

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

20°COvercast

  • Today: 23° / 12° · 20% rain
  • Tomorrow: 23° / 16° · Light rain shower

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

10US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: coarse particles (PM10)

Source: WAQI · London Hillingdon Harmondsworth Os, United Kingdom

Crime

59 reported · July 2026 18% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences32
  • Anti-social behaviour10
  • Public order6
  • Other crime4

1 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Row Town, Ottershaw & Foxhills · Surrey

Local policing priorities

  • We have recieved information from the community regarding anti-social behaviour in the Strawberry Fields area.

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

Road safety

240 reported road collisions (2024)

61 killed or seriously injured · 311 casualties · 27.2 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

202 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 177 rated 4–5 ★ (159 top)
  • 2 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Virginia Water (2.3 km)
  • 2 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Virginia Water (2.2 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£489,116 average 3.5% YoY

Across Runnymede · to 2026-06

Detached£914,477
Semi-detached£501,866
Terraced£437,768
Flat£258,862

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£1,579 average monthly rent 1.8% YoY

  • 1 bed £1,079
  • 2 bed £1,388
  • 3 bed £1,665

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

Affordability

9.8× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 9.8 times median annual pay (10.7× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 157.9p · Esso (9.1 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 185.9p · Morrisons (7.8 km)

22 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

67 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 19 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 175 kW
  • Nearest: Botleys Mansion (1.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Swimming pools13
  • Sports pitches20
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds5

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local news

Population

88,079 residents in Runnymede · 1,129/km²

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

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 256 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,493 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band D (30% of 39,440)

A £1,662
B £1,939
C £2,216
D £2,493
E £3,047
F £3,601
G £4,155
H £4,986

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

Schools

41 schools · 15,187 pupils

23 primary · 5 secondary · 13 other

Ofsted: 13 of 15 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (87%)

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

Secondary schools:

  • Chertsey High SchoolGood
  • Fullbrook School
  • Jubilee High School
  • Salesian School, Chertsey
  • The Magna Carta School

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Runnymede

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

  • Within the Green Belt
  • 22 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

Planning decisions

144 applications decided

80.6% granted · 116 granted, 28 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Dr Ben Spencer

Conservative

Runnymede and Weybridge

Recent votes:

  • NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • NoClosure motion
  • AyeSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • NoDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Labour / Liberal Democrat / Independent / Green coalition

  • Lab 8
  • Con 12
  • LD 7
  • Grn 2
  • Ref 3
  • Oth 9

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools2
  • GPs & clinics2
  • Parks & greens11
  • Restaurants & cafés4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

4,975 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

25 jobs advertised · £28,001 avg

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Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£943 median full-time weekly pay

2.5% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£32,396 disposable income per head (2024)

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

Energy efficiency

47% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 42,172 certificates

8.5% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

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

Grid electricity

50% low-carbon electricity

Imports 38% · Solar 24% · Wind 22% · Gas 12%

68 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for South East England · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 85.3 yrs women · 81.3 yrs men

58% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.4
  • Feeling worthwhile7.5
  • Happiness yesterday7.5
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.2

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2021-22

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Runnymede and Weybridge:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Lyne, Surrey · 0.2 km

    Lyne is a village in the Borough of Runnymede in Surrey, England, approximately 32 km (20 mi) southwest of central London. In the early 13th century, the area was known as la Linde meaning the lime tree.

  • Hardwick Court Farm · 0.7 km

    Hardwick Court Farm, Hardwick Court when a manor, is a large farm with farmhouse in the west of Chertsey, Surrey, England and was first established during the Saxon period. A Saxon main road to Chertsey once ran throu…

  • Borough of Runnymede · 1.1 km

    The Borough of Runnymede is a local government district with borough status in Surrey, England. Its council is based in Addlestone and the borough also includes the towns of Chertsey and Egham. The borough is named af…

  • Chertsey branch line · 1.1 km

    The Chertsey branch line is a 5-mile-40-chain (8.9 km) railway line in Surrey, England. It runs from the Waterloo–Reading line at Virginia Water station to a triangular junction with the South West Main Line near Weyb…

  • Great Cockcrow Railway · 1.4 km

    The Great Cockcrow Railway is a 7+1⁄4 in gauge miniature railway located near Chertsey, Surrey, England. It is usually open on Sunday afternoons from May to October inclusive.

  • Radio Wey · 1.4 km

    Radio Wey is a hospital radio station based at St Peters Hospital in Chertsey, England. It provides entertainment to the patients and staff of Ashford and St Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The station broadcas…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Lyne?
Lyne is a town in Surrey, England, in the Runnymede local authority.
How deprived is Lyne?
The Runnymede local authority, which includes Lyne, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.