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 (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 88,079 residents at roughly 1,129 people per km².
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 124th of 294 English council areas — better than 58% 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
10°COvercast
- Today: 13° / 9° · 41% rain
- Tomorrow: 12° / 8° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:57Sunset 16:34
9h 37m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
24US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · London Harlington, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 7.6 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 5.7% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
32 reported · August 2026▲ 33% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences13
- Public order5
- Vehicle crime4
- Other theft3
Neighbourhood team: Englefield Green · Surrey
Local policing priorities
- Students have returned to RHUL and some report feeling unsafe.
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
213 reported road collisions (2025)
50 killed or seriously injured · 279 casualties · 24.2 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
185 food businesses within 2 miles
- 157 rated 4–5 ★ (139 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
£472,507 average▼ 1.2% YoY
Across Runnymede · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,586 average monthly rent▼ 0.7% YoY
- 1 bed £1,084
- 2 bed £1,394
- 3 bed £1,672
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
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
Property sales
1,076 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
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 157.9p · Esso (11.9 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Esso (5.9 km)
19 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
- Runnymede reaches important milestone in preparing new Local Plan· 2 Nov 2026
- Students serve up sustainable cooking inspiration for Runnymede· 29 Oct 2026
- Have your say on Heathrow expansion proposals· 27 Oct 2026
- £200,000 extra for Runnymede carpark improvements· 19 Oct 2026
- Views sought on proposed Council Tax Reduction schemes· 8 Oct 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)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK10,110
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK9,712
- Net moves+398
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Among the least deprived areas in England
Ranked 245 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
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%)
32 inspected 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
1,403 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
Heritage & planning
- Within the Green Belt
- 45 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
140 applications decided
85% granted · 119 granted, 21 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Council control
Labour / Liberal Democrat / Independent / Green coalition
- Lab 8
- Con 12
- LD 7
- Grn 2
- Ref 3
- Oth 8
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools4
- Pharmacies2
- Supermarkets2
- Parks & greens18
- Restaurants & cafés6
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
5,125 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Local economy
£943 median full-time weekly pay
2.6% 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
Healthy life expectancy (Surrey): 66.4 women · 65.1 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
Health services
1 GP surgery · 4 pharmacies in TW19
- St David'S Family Practice
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Windsor:
- Ensure new sewage treatment infrastructure meets higher standards as in the EU339 local signatures · 48,100 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks163 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases154 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND138 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Make catapult attacks against animals a standalone criminal offence131 local signatures · 55,084 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
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 IoD2025.