Staines-upon-Thames

10°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 11° / 9° · 28% rain
• Tomorrow: 12° / 8° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:00Sunset 16:30

9h 30m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

33US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · London Harlington, United Kingdom

• 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

75 reported · August 2026▲ 14% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences33
• Anti-social behaviour11
• Drugs7
• Other theft7

10 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Thorpe & Hythe · Surrey

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

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)

318 food businesses within 2 miles

• 255 rated 4–5 ★ (216 top)
• 6 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Chertsey (2.1 km)
• 5 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£472,507 average▼ 1.2% YoY

Across Runnymede · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£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

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

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

• Cheapest petrol: 157.9p · Esso (11.9 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Esso (11.8 km)

14 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

85 charging locations within ~8 km

• 22 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 175 kW
• Nearest: Thorpe Park (0.5 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Swimming pools20
• Sports pitches18
• Playgrounds7

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• 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

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

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

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• 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

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 245 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£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

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)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Runnymede

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

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

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

140 applications decided

85% granted · 119 granted, 21 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

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)

• Schools3
• Parks & greens22
• Restaurants & cafés14

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

5,125 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

529 jobs advertised · £41,570 avg

e.g. Christmas Installation Technician, HGV 1 Drivers, Roadside Mechanic in the area of Wembley

Source: Adzuna

£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

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

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

• 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

5 GP surgeries · 3 pharmacies in KT16

• Chertsey Health Centre
• New Ottershaw Surgery
• Nws Integrated Care Services (Nics)

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Runnymede and Weybridge:

• Ensure new sewage treatment infrastructure meets higher standards as in the EU1,328 local signatures · 48,100 nationwide
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases346 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND284 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth227 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks194 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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  Stealth (roller coaster) · 0.2 km

  Stealth is a hydraulically launched steel roller coaster located in the Amity area of Thorpe Park in Surrey, England. Designed and manufactured by Intamin of Switzerland at a cost of £12 million, the Accelerator Coast…

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  The Swarm (roller coaster) · 0.2 km

  The Swarm is a steel roller coaster located at Thorpe Park in the United Kingdom. The Swarm was the world's second Wing Coaster model designed by Swiss roller coaster manufacturer Bolliger & Mabillard and the first on…

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  Nemesis Inferno · 0.2 km

  Nemesis Inferno is a steel inverted roller coaster located at Thorpe Park in Surrey, England. The ride was manufactured by Bolliger & Mabillard.

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  Detonator (Thorpe Park) · 0.2 km

  Detonator is a tower drop ride located at Thorpe Park in Chertsey, Surrey, England. Manufactured by Fabbri, it is classified as a "Mega Drop Tower." The attraction opened in 2001 alongside two other flat rides, Vortex…

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  Tidal Wave (Thorpe Park) · 0.2 km

  Tidal Wave is a giant 'Shoot-the-Chutes' water ride located at Thorpe Park in Surrey, England, UK. It was opened in 2000. It was the Tussauds Group's first major investment in Thorpe Park after acquiring it in 1998.

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  Flying Fish (roller coaster) · 0.3 km

  Flying Fish is a powered steel roller coaster located at Thorpe Park in Surrey, England. The ride originally opened in 1984 under the name Space Station Zero and was relocated outdoors in 1990. It was removed in 2005…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)