Sunbury-on-Thames
Sunbury-on-Thames is a town in Surrey, England, with a population of around 27,784. It has around 1 pharmacy and 14 restaurants and cafés, along with 16 bus stops and the nearest railway station at Sunbury, 2 km away. The average sold house price is around £523,701, and there were around 124 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 Sunbury-on-Thames area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Elmbridge area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 138,754 residents at roughly 1,460 people per km².
My Area Score
Excellent
Ranked 37th of 294 English council areas — better than 87% 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
11°COvercast
- Today: 13° / 9° · 44% rain
- Tomorrow: 12° / 8° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:58Sunset 16:31
9h 33m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
15US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · London Teddington Bushy Park, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 7.7 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 5.8% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
124 reported · August 2026▲ 4% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences52
- Anti-social behaviour20
- Public order14
- Criminal damage & arson11
5 stop & searches · mostly offensive weapons
Neighbourhood team: Sunbury · Surrey
Local policing priorities
- Anti-social behaviour - ASB
- Violence against Women and Girls - VAWG
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
264 reported road collisions (2025)
72 killed or seriously injured · 327 casualties · 19 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
385 food businesses within 2 miles
- 313 rated 4–5 ★ (263 top)
- 12 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Upper Halliford (1.3 km)
- 22 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Upper Halliford (1.3 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, TfL, National Rail
House prices
£735,548 average▲ 0.7% YoY
Across Elmbridge · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,891 average monthly rent▲ 2.6% YoY
- 1 bed £1,264
- 2 bed £1,589
- 3 bed £1,937
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
15.7× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 15.7 times median annual pay (15.2× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Property sales
1,862 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 (8.8 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 192.9p · BP (11 km)
13 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
150 charging locations within ~8 km
- 24 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 160 kW
- Nearest: Park Avenue-Sunbury (1.2 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres3
- Gyms2
- Swimming pools4
- Sports pitches37
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds13
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
138,754 residents in Elmbridge · 1,460/km²
- Under 16: 22%
- 16–64: 61%
- 65+: 18%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK11,017
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK10,513
- Net moves+504
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 292 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,558 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band D (24% of 60,100)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
56 schools · 23,537 pupils
28 primary · 5 secondary · 23 other
Ofsted: 12 of 12 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (100%)
37 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Hinchley Wood SchoolOutstanding
- Esher Church of England High School
- Heathside School
- Heathside Walton-on-Thames
- Three Rivers Academy
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Elmbridge
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
- Not in the Green Belt
- 60 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
608 applications decided
84% granted · 511 granted, 97 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Lincoln Jopp
Conservative
Spelthorne
Recent votes:
- NoDraft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026
- AyeNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12
- NoMotion to sit in private
- AyeHighways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Liberal Democrat / Independent coalition
- Con 9
- LD 20
- Ref 2
- Oth 16
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools10
- GPs & clinics1
- Pharmacies2
- Supermarkets2
- Parks & greens32
- Restaurants & cafés19
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
9,455 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
159 jobs advertised · £42,731 avg
e.g. 12AB Traffic Management Operative, Cook, Deputy Home Manager
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£970 median full-time weekly pay
2.5% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£51,161 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
44% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 66,061 certificates
7.8% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
48% low-carbon electricity
Gas 48% · Wind 26% · Biomass 13% · Nuclear 10%
207 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity
Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 86.8 yrs women · 83.1 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy (Surrey): 66.4 women · 65.1 men
56% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.6
- Feeling worthwhile7.6
- Happiness yesterday7.3
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.0
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Health services
1 GP surgery · 4 pharmacies in TW16
- Sunbury Group Practice
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Spelthorne:
- Ensure new sewage treatment infrastructure meets higher standards as in the EU850 local signatures · 48,100 nationwide
- Remove the grey belt planning rules364 local signatures · 12,329 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND268 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases197 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth182 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Hazelwood (rugby ground) · 0.3 kmThe Hazelwood Centre is a dual-code rugby ground and sports facility in Sunbury-on-Thames in the English county of Surrey. The facility is known as the home of London Irish. The former professional rugby union side Lo…
London Irish Amateur · 0.4 kmLondon Irish Amateur Rugby Football Club, also known as London Irish Wild Geese, is an amateur English rugby union club based in Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey, who play their rugby in Regional 2 Thames– a league at tier 6…
Church of St Mary the Virgin, Sunbury-on-Thames · 0.5 kmThe Church of St Mary the Virgin is a Grade II* listed church of the Church of England in the village of Sunbury next to the river Thames.
Sunbury Lock Ait · 0.6 kmSunbury Lock Ait is the ait (island) in the River Thames in England adjacent to Sunbury Lock between Walton-on-Thames, and Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey. It is unpopulated, but accessible by a footbridge over the lock cut…
Wheatley's Ait · 0.6 kmWheatley's Ait or Wheatley Eyot is an ait (island) in the River Thames of approximately 8 hectares on the reach above Sunbury Lock, close to the northern side and in the post town Sunbury-on-Thames however in the Boro…
Walton Casuals F.C. · 0.7 kmWalton Casuals Football Club was a football club based in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey. Founded in 1948, the club was affiliated to the Surrey County Football Association, and had been a part of the football pyramid since…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Sunbury-on-Thames?
- Sunbury-on-Thames is a town in Surrey, England, in the Elmbridge local authority.
- What is the population of Sunbury-on-Thames?
- Sunbury-on-Thames has an approximate settlement population of 27,784.
- How deprived is Sunbury-on-Thames?
- The Elmbridge local authority, which includes Sunbury-on-Thames, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.