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 (IoD2019). 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
19°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 22° / 18° · 85% rain
- Tomorrow: 25° / 16° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:30Sunset 19:25
12h 55m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
21US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · London Teddington Bushy Park, United Kingdom
Crime
155 reported · July 2026▼ 10% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences64
- Anti-social behaviour24
- Public order14
- Criminal damage & arson13
1 stop & searches
Neighbourhood team: Sunbury · Surrey
Local policing priorities
- Anti-social behaviour
- Violence against Women and Girls (VAWG)
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
280 reported road collisions (2024)
74 killed or seriously injured · 331 casualties · 20.2 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
387 food businesses within 2 miles
- 310 rated 4–5 ★ (256 top)
- 10 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
£743,525 average▼ 2.1% YoY
Across Elmbridge · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,867 average monthly rent▲ 1.1% YoY
- 1 bed £1,247
- 2 bed £1,569
- 3 bed £1,912
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
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
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 157.9p · Esso (8.8 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 186.9p · ESSO (9.7 km)
35 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)
Deprivation
Among the least deprived areas in England
Ranked 310 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
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%)
37inspected 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
1,391 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
- Not in the Green Belt
- 60 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
351 applications decided
76.6% granted · 269 granted, 82 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Lincoln Jopp
Conservative
Spelthorne
Recent votes:
- NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- NoMotion to sit in private
- NoRepresentation of the People Bill: Third Reading
- NoRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88
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
9,340 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
235 jobs advertised · £40,465 avg
e.g. Amazon Flex Delivery Driver - Earn £14 - £18 per hour*, Multimodal Export Supervisor, Mobile Vehicle Technician - Hillingdon
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£970 median full-time weekly pay
2.4% 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
38% low-carbon electricity
Gas 34% · Imports 28% · Wind 21% · Biomass 14%
165 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity
Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 86.8 yrs women · 83.1 yrs 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
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Spelthorne:
- Ensure new sewage treatment infrastructure meets higher standards as in the EU710 local signatures · 35,924 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office334 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership320 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s282 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test265 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
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 IoD2019.