Virginia Water

8°CClear

• Today: 13° / 6° · 31% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 6° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:55Sunset 16:36

9h 40m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

59US AQI · Moderate

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

39 reported · August 2026▲ 105% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences14
• Anti-social behaviour8
• Other theft5
• Public order4

2 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Virginia Water · 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)

108 food businesses within 2 miles

• 90 rated 4–5 ★ (78 top)
• 3 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Virginia Water (0.4 km)
• 12 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 (10.1 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Esso (9.8 km)

13 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

49 charging locations within ~8 km

• 12 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 175 kW
• Nearest: Shell London Road (1.8 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Gyms1
• Swimming pools35
• Sports pitches30
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• 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
• New grant funding released for Runnymede voluntary and community groups· 22 Sept 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

• Not in the Green Belt
• 11 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

Jack Rankin

Conservative

Windsor

Source: UK Parliament

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)

• Schools4
• GPs & clinics1
• Pharmacies1
• Parks & greens12
• Restaurants & cafés8

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

5,125 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

45 jobs advertised · £41,135 avg

e.g. Commercial Cleaners, Technical Support Specialist, Painter

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

34% low-carbon electricity

Gas 59% · Wind 19% · Biomass 8% · Nuclear 8%

245 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO

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

1 GP surgery · 1 pharmacy in GU25

• Virginia Water Medical Practice

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Windsor:

• Ensure new sewage treatment infrastructure meets higher standards as in the EU339 local signatures · 48,100 nationwide
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks163 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases154 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND138 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Make catapult attacks against animals a standalone criminal offence131 local signatures · 55,084 nationwide

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

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  Virginia Water railway station · 0.4 km

  Virginia Water railway station serves the village of Virginia Water, in Surrey, England. It is 23 miles 15 chains (37.3 km) down the line from London Waterloo. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by S…

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  Holloway Sanatorium · 0.5 km

  Holloway Sanatorium was an institution for the treatment of those suffering temporary mental illness, situated on 22 acres (9 ha) of aesthetically landscaped grounds near Virginia Water in Surrey, England, about 22 mi…

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  Riverside Walk, Virginia Water · 0.7 km

  Riverside Walk is a 21.2-hectare (52-acre) local nature reserve in Virginia Water, Surrey. It is owned by Runnymede Borough Council and managed by The Cabrera Trust Committee.

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  Wentworth Estate · 1.4 km

  The Wentworth Estate is a private residential estate in Virginia Water, Borough of Runnymede, Surrey. Set in 2.7 sq mi (7 km2) of woods, it lies on a gently undulating area of coniferous heathland adjacent to Windsor…

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  Virginia Water · 1.6 km

  Virginia Water is a commuter village in the Borough of Runnymede in Surrey, England. It is home to the Wentworth Estate and the Wentworth Club. The area has much woodland and occupies a large minority of the Runnymede…

• 2009 BMW PGA Championship · 1.7 km

  The 2009 BMW PGA Championship was the 55th edition of the BMW PGA Championship, an annual professional golf tournament on the European Tour. It was held 21–24 May at the West Course of Wentworth Club in Virginia Water…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)