Old Windsor and Wraysbury
Old Windsor and Wraysbury is a town in Surrey, England, with a population of around 12,500. There are 2 pharmacies, 1 supermarket, around 4 restaurants and cafés, 14 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Wraysbury, 2.1 km away. There were around 22 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 Old Windsor and Wraysbury 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.
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 122nd of 294 English council areas — better than 59% 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
19°COvercast
- Today: 21° / 11° · 36% rain
- Tomorrow: 23° / 14° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:27Sunset 19:30
13h 3m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
21US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · London Hillingdon Harmondsworth Os, United Kingdom
Crime
29 reported · July 2026
- Violence & sexual offences8
- Anti-social behaviour5
- Burglary3
- Criminal damage & arson3
Neighbourhood team: Englefield Green · Surrey
Local policing priorities
- ASB linked to drug usage.
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
191 food businesses within 2 miles
- 155 rated 4–5 ★ (138 top)
- 5 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Wraysbury (2.1 km)
- 14 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Wraysbury (2.1 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£489,116 average▲ 3.5% YoY
Across Runnymede · to 2026-06
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 (11.9 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 185.9p · Asda (7.7 km)
33 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
82 charging locations within ~8 km
- 22 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 350 kW
- Nearest: Hox Park (1.3 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Gyms1
- Swimming pools9
- Sports pitches38
- Playgrounds5
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local news
- Consultation opens on a new Local Plan for Runnymede· 7 Sept 2026
- Work begins on new premises for Hythe Medical Centre· 26 Aug 2026
- Civic Centre major building project· 26 Aug 2026
- Have your say on Draft Heathrow Expansion National Policy Statement· 13 Aug 2026
- Finalists announced in the 2026 Runnymede Business Awards· 5 Aug 2026
Source: Runnymede Council
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)
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
- 45 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
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
- Schools4
- Pharmacies2
- Supermarkets2
- Parks & greens18
- Restaurants & cafés6
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
4,975 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
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
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 Windsor:
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership333 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s322 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Ensure new sewage treatment infrastructure meets higher standards as in the EU290 local signatures · 35,924 nationwide
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership274 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office268 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
- Pats Croft Eyot · 0.2 km
Pats Croft Eyot is a small island in the River Thames in England on the reach above Bell Weir Lock, near Wraysbury, Berkshire and Runnymede, Surrey. The island is privately owned and is inhabited.
The Jurors · 0.4 kmThe Jurors is an artwork by Hew Locke, installed at Runnymede in Surrey in 2015 to commemorate the 800th anniversary of the sealing of Magna Carta.
- Beaumont College · 0.4 km
Beaumont College was a public school in Old Windsor in Berkshire between 1861 and 1967. Founded and run by the Society of Jesus, it offered a Roman Catholic public school education in rural surroundings, while lying,…
Magna Carta Island · 0.6 kmMagna Carta Island is an ait in the River Thames in England, on the reach above Bell Weir Lock. It is in Berkshire facing water-meadows forming Runnymede. Its civil and ecclesiastical parish is Wraysbury so it was tra…
Runnymede · 0.7 kmRunnymede is a water-meadow alongside the River Thames in the English county of Surrey, bordering Berkshire and just over 20 miles (32 km) west of central London. It is notable for its association with the sealing of…
St John's Beaumont School · 0.9 kmSt John’s Beaumont School is a private co‑educational day and boarding preparatory school for boys and girls aged 3 to 13, located on Priest's Hill, near Old Windsor on the Berkshire - Surrey border in England. Founde…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Old Windsor and Wraysbury?
- Old Windsor and Wraysbury is a town in Surrey, England, in the Runnymede local authority.
- How deprived is Old Windsor and Wraysbury?
- The Runnymede local authority, which includes Old Windsor and Wraysbury, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.