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Runnymede

Runnymede is a town in Surrey, England. It has around 27 restaurants and cafés, 2 GP surgeries, 1 pharmacy, and 1 supermarket, with 16 bus stops and Egham railway station 1.2 km away. There were around 132 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence and sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Runnymede 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

18°CMist

  • Today: 25° / 18° · 42% rain
  • Tomorrow: 22° / 13° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:34Sunset 19:21

12h 47m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

16US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · London Harlington, United Kingdom

Crime

118 reported · July 2026 24% YoY

  • Shoplifting28
  • Violence & sexual offences26
  • Anti-social behaviour22
  • Other theft11

3 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Egham Town · Surrey

Local policing priorities

  • Shoplifting in the town centre.

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

323 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 264 rated 4–5 ★ (222 top)
  • 10 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Egham (1.2 km)
  • 16 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Egham (1.2 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 (11.2 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 187.9p · Asda (9.5 km)

37 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

96 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 23 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 150 kW
  • Nearest: The Runnymede Hotel (0.6 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres4
  • Gyms1
  • Swimming pools12
  • Sports pitches30
  • Playgrounds7

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
  • 47 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

  • Schools1
  • GPs & clinics3
  • Pharmacies1
  • Supermarkets3
  • Parks & greens25
  • Restaurants & cafés37

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

Grid electricity

32% low-carbon electricity

Gas 65% · Wind 15% · Biomass 11% · Nuclear 7%

269 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for South 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

  • The Island, Hythe End · 0.3 km

    The Island is an inhabited island in the River Thames in England on the reach above Bell Weir Lock, a part of the Hythe End part of Wraysbury village and civil parish, Berkshire. It is connected to that side of the r…

  • Wraysbury Skiff and Punting Club · 0.4 km

    Wraysbury Skiff and Punting Club (WSPC) is an English skiff and punting club founded in 1931 based on the River Thames at the start of the Surrey section of the right bank – between the rest of Runnymede and Bell Weir…

  • Bell Weir Lock · 0.5 km

    Bell Weir Lock is a lock on the River Thames in England by the right bank, Runnymede which is a water meadow associated with Egham of importance for the constitutional Magna Carta. It is upstream of the terrace of a h…

  • Colne Brook · 0.7 km

    The Colne Brook is a river in England that is a distributary of the River Colne which runs from Uxbridge Moor, there forming the western border of Greater London, to the River Thames just below Bell Weir Lock in Hythe…

  • Runnymede Bridge · 0.8 km

    Runnymede Bridge and New Runnymede Bridge are two adjacent motorway and A-road bridges crossing the River Thames in Surrey, South East England. The older Runnymede Bridge was originally designed by Edwin Lutyens in 19…

  • Audley Group · 0.8 km

    Audley Group is a builder and manager in the British retirement property industry. The company's based in Egham and has two property brands in the UK - Audley Villages and formerly known as Audley Retirement, and Mayf…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

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