South Ascot
South Ascot is a village in Surrey, England. It has around 1 restaurant and café, 2 bus stops, and is near Ascot railway station, 2.6 km away. There were around 12 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 South Ascot area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Surrey Heath area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 90,452 residents at roughly 951 people per km².
- Council
- Surrey Heath
- County
- Surrey
- Constituency
- Surrey Heath
- Police force
- Surrey
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 45th of 294 English council areas — better than 85% 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
13°CClear
- Today: 23° / 11° · 25% rain
- Tomorrow: 21° / 17° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:31Sunset 19:26
12h 55m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
18US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · London Harlington, United Kingdom
Crime
16 reported · July 2026▲ 129% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences10
- Vehicle crime3
- Other theft2
- Criminal damage & arson1
Neighbourhood team: The Six Villages · Surrey
Local policing priorities
- Violence Against Women and Girls
- Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) and Drug activity in Bagshot
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
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)
Food hygiene
177 food businesses within 2 miles
- 133 rated 4–5 ★ (115 top)
- 8 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Ascot (2.6 km)
- 2 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Bagshot (2.5 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£461,396 average▲ 6.1% YoY
Across Surrey Heath · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£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
Affordability
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
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 157.9p · Esso (8.1 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 185.9p · Asda (11.1 km)
23 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
46 charging locations within ~8 km
- 9 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 150 kW
- Nearest: Nurture Landscapes LTD (1.1 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Swimming pools4
- Sports pitches14
- Golf courses3
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
90,452 residents in Surrey Heath · 951/km²
- Under 16: 18%
- 16–64: 62%
- 65+: 20%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Among the least deprived areas in England
Ranked 309 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£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
Schools
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)
Secondary schools:
- Tomlinscote SchoolOutstanding
- Kings International CollegeGood
- Collingwood College
- Gordon's School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Surrey Heath
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
- 7 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
128 applications decided
85.9% granted · 110 granted, 18 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Council control
Liberal Democrat majority
- Lab 2
- Con 6
- LD 23
- Grn 1
- Oth 3
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools8
- Parks & greens10
- Restaurants & cafés1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
5,145 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
123 jobs advertised · £40,657 avg
e.g. Restaurant Manager 5 Star Hotel Up to £53k Package, Food and Beverage Manager, Assistant Restaurant Manager
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£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
Energy efficiency
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
Health
Life expectancy: 85.4 yrs women · 82.7 yrs men
63% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- 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
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Maidenhead:
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership382 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership360 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s290 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office289 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test282 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
- Hurst Lodge School · 0.5 km
Hurst Lodge School, established in 1945, is an independent school originally based in Ascot, Berkshire, England, for girls and boys aged three to eighteen, with about 250 children of all ages. The school is now locate…
Windlesham Moor · 0.7 kmWindlesham Moor is a country house and, for a time in the 20th century a royal residence, at Windlesham in the English county of Surrey. In its capacity as a royal residence, it was, for nearly two years in the late 1…
- Lilly Research Centre · 1.1 km
The Lilly Research Centre is a medical research centre in Surrey. It is the European headquarters of Eli Lilly and Company.
St Mary's School Ascot · 1.2 kmSt Mary's School Ascot is a Roman Catholic independent day and boarding school for girls in Ascot, Berkshire, England. It is a member of the Girls' Schools Association. It was named 2015 "Public School of the Year" at…

- Charters School · 1.5 km
Charters School is a secondary school and sixth form with academy status located in Sunningdale, Berkshire.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is South Ascot?
- South Ascot is a town in Surrey, England, in the Surrey Heath local authority.
- How deprived is South Ascot?
- The Surrey Heath local authority, which includes South Ascot, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.