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Tadworth and Epsom Downs

Tadworth and Epsom Downs is a town in Surrey, England, with a population of around 10,000. There are around 2 schools, 3 GP surgeries, 1 pharmacy, 1 supermarket, 1 park, around 10 restaurants and cafés, 21 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Epsom Downs, 0.5 km away. There were around 93 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 Tadworth and Epsom Downs area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Epsom and Ewell area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 80,936 residents at roughly 2,375 people per km².

Council
Epsom and Ewell
County
Surrey
Constituency
Epsom and Ewell
Police force
Surrey
61/ 100

My Area Score

Good

Ranked 73rd of 294 English council areas — better than 75% of them.

Low crime70
Home affordability7
Affordable rents15
Good schools62
Life expectancy98
Low deprivation94
Employment88
Low council tax25

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

22°COvercast

  • Today: 24° / 14° · 12% rain
  • Tomorrow: 23° / 17° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:29Sunset 19:24

12h 55m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

30US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Wandsworth - Putney High Street, United Kingdom

Crime

84 reported · July 2026 6% YoY

  • Anti-social behaviour34
  • Violence & sexual offences22
  • Vehicle crime6
  • Criminal damage & arson4

6 stop & searches · mostly stolen goods

Neighbourhood team: Epsom & Ewell South · Surrey

Local policing priorities

  • ASB. Anti-Social behaviour, including that associated with the use of Motorbikes and E-bikes. The ASB riders are often wearing balaclavas…
  • Retail Crime. Shoplifting and offences against retailers within Epsom & Ewell.

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

Road safety

114 reported road collisions (2024)

39 killed or seriously injured · 132 casualties · 14.1 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

362 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 277 rated 4–5 ★ (233 top)
  • 4 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Epsom Downs (0.5 km)
  • 21 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Epsom Downs (0.2 km):

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Live buses at Epsom Golf Club:

  • 166Epsom Hospital · 8 min

Source: OpenStreetMap, TfL, National Rail

House prices

£568,810 average 1.3% YoY

Across Epsom and Ewell · to 2026-06

Detached£980,829
Semi-detached£649,775
Terraced£490,851
Flat£301,786

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£1,694 average monthly rent 1% YoY

  • 1 bed £1,184
  • 2 bed £1,482
  • 3 bed £1,873

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

Affordability

13.2× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 13.2 times median annual pay (13.1× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 152.9p · Esso (8.7 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 179.7p · Asda (10 km)

34 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

150 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 19 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 175 kW
  • Nearest: Epsom Downs Racecourse (1.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Gyms2
  • Swimming pools6
  • Sports pitches61
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

80,936 residents in Epsom and Ewell · 2,375/km²

  • Under 16: 20%
  • 16–64: 62%
  • 65+: 18%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 299 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,531 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band D (28% of 33,280)

A £1,687
B £1,968
C £2,250
D £2,531
E £3,093
F £3,656
G £4,218
H £5,062

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

Schools

31 schools · 16,318 pupils

19 primary · 5 secondary · 7 other

Ofsted: 10 of 11 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (91%)

25inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • Glyn SchoolOutstanding
  • Nonsuch High School for GirlsGood
  • Blenheim High School
  • Epsom and Ewell High School
  • Rosebery School

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Epsom and Ewell

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
  • 67 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

Planning decisions

150 applications decided

74% granted · 111 granted, 39 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Helen Maguire

Liberal Democrat

Epsom and Ewell

Recent votes:

  • AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Independent majority

  • Lab 4
  • Con 4
  • LD 2
  • Oth 25

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

Amenities nearby

  • Schools11
  • GPs & clinics5
  • Pharmacies1
  • Supermarkets1
  • Parks & greens18
  • Restaurants & cafés11

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

4,065 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Local economy

£935 median full-time weekly pay

2.1% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£33,443 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Energy efficiency

43% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 33,231 certificates

8.2% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

Grid electricity

57% low-carbon electricity

Imports 37% · Wind 27% · Solar 25% · Gas 6%

45 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for South East England · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 85.8 yrs women · 83.8 yrs men

55% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.1
  • Feeling worthwhile7.5
  • Happiness yesterday7.0
  • 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 Epsom and Ewell:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Epsom College · 0.2 km

    Epsom College is a co-educational independent school on Epsom Downs, Surrey, England, for pupils aged 11 to 18. It was founded in 1853 as a benevolent institution which provided a boarding school education for sons of…

  • Epsom Downs railway station · 0.4 km

    Epsom Downs railway station is in the Borough of Reigate and Banstead in Surrey. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by Southern. It is on the Epsom Downs line 18 miles 57 chains down the line from Lo…

  • St Martin of Tours church, Epsom · 1.3 km

    St Martin of Tours church, Epsom is a Grade II* listed building, number 1028592, in Church Street, Epsom, Surrey, KT17 4PX.

  • Beechholme · 1.5 km

    Beechholme was a residential school and children's home in Fir Tree Road, Banstead, Surrey. It was founded in 1879 as the Kensington and Chelsea District School, Banstead, became Banstead Residential School in 1930, b…

  • Tattenham Corner railway station · 1.6 km

    Tattenham Corner railway station is in Surrey, in England. The station and all trains serving it are operated by Southern, and it is the terminus of the Tattenham Corner Line. It is 23 miles 37 chains (37.8 km) from L…

  • Tattenham Corner · 1.6 km

    Tattenham Corner is in north Surrey, England, the name is principally associated with Epsom Racecourse. The railway station of the same name is in the Tattenhams ward of Reigate and Banstead Borough.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Tadworth and Epsom Downs?
Tadworth and Epsom Downs is a town in Surrey, England, in the Epsom and Ewell local authority.
How deprived is Tadworth and Epsom Downs?
The Epsom and Ewell local authority, which includes Tadworth and Epsom Downs, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.