My Area UK

Walton-on-Thames

Walton-on-Thames is a town in Surrey, England, with a population of around 22,834. It has around 4 GPs & clinics, 2 pharmacies, 2 supermarkets, and around 44 restaurants and cafés, with 47 bus stops and the nearest railway station at Walton-on-Thames, 1.2 km away. The average sold house price is around £632,338. There were around 186 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 Walton-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.

Council
Elmbridge
County
Surrey
Constituency
Esher and Walton
Police force
Surrey
66/ 100

My Area Score

Excellent

Ranked 37th of 294 English council areas — better than 87% of them.

Low crime84
Home affordability1
Affordable rents9
Good schools95
Life expectancy99
Low deprivation98
Employment78
Low council tax20

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

18°CLight rain shower

  • Today: 22° / 17° · 87% rain
  • Tomorrow: 25° / 15° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:32Sunset 19:23

12h 51m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

8US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · London Teddington Bushy Park, United Kingdom

Crime

204 reported · July 2026 6% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences74
  • Anti-social behaviour33
  • Criminal damage & arson25
  • Public order24

6 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Walton Centre · Surrey

Local policing priorities

  • Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) is a Borough-wide priority. ASB is behaviour that causes harassment, alarm or distress to other people. It ta…
  • Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) is a Borough-wide priority. VAWG describes behaviours which are committed primarily, although not…

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

404 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 305 rated 4–5 ★ (239 top)
  • 19 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Walton-on-Thames (1.5 km)
  • 43 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Walton-On-Thames (1.6 km):

Loading live departures…

Source: OpenStreetMap, TfL, National Rail

House prices

£743,525 average 2.1% YoY

Across Elmbridge · to 2026-06

Detached£1,564,668
Semi-detached£722,021
Terraced£576,486
Flat£356,229

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: 156.9p · Esso (11 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 187.9p · Asda (10.2 km)

31 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: Edward Place (0.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres4
  • Gyms6
  • Swimming pools6
  • Sports pitches30
  • Playgrounds8

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)

A £1,705
B £1,989
C £2,274
D £2,558
E £3,126
F £3,695
G £4,263
H £5,116

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
  • 35 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

Monica Harding

Liberal Democrat

Esher and Walton

Recent votes:

  • NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • NoClosure motion
  • NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026

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

  • Schools6
  • GPs & clinics5
  • Pharmacies3
  • Supermarkets4
  • Parks & greens23
  • Restaurants & cafés60

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

9,340 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

329 jobs advertised · £39,364 avg

e.g. Reliability Maintenance Engineering Technician / Engineering Technician / Electrical Engineer / Maintenance engineer / Service and Maintenance Engineer, AMZL DXW3-RME, Looking For Part-Time Jobs Near Me? Drive With Uber Instead, Retail Shift Manager

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

14% low-carbon electricity

Imports 63% · Gas 24% · Wind 8% · Solar 6%

153 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for South East 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 Esher and Walton:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Walton-on-Thames · 0.0 km

    Walton-on-Thames, known locally as Walton, is a market town on the south bank of the Thames in northwest Surrey, England. It is in the Borough of Elmbridge, about 15 mi (24 km) southwest of central London. Walton form…

  • Walton and Weybridge Urban District · 0.5 km

    Walton and Weybridge Urban District was a local government district in Surrey, England, from 1933 to 1974.

  • Walton Studios · 0.7 km

    Walton Studios, previously named Hepworth Studios and Nettlefold Studios, was a film production studio in Walton-on-Thames in Surrey, England. Hepworth was a pioneering studio in the early 20th century and released th…

  • Thames Valley Skiff Club · 0.7 km

    Thames Valley Skiff Club is an English skiff and punting club, which was founded in 1923. It is based on the River Thames in England, on the Surrey bank between Sunbury Lock and Walton on Thames.

  • No. 2 New Zealand General Hospital · 0.9 km

    The No. 2 New Zealand General Hospital was a World War I military hospital in Walton-on-Thames, England. The hospital opened in 1915 by requisitioning the essentially 15th century Mount Felix estate, a grand house wit…

  • Stompond Lane Sports Ground · 0.9 km

    The Sports Ground, Stompond Lane was a stadium located in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey. It was where Walton & Hersham F.C. played their home matches and it was also used by the Walton Athletic Club.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Walton-on-Thames?
Walton-on-Thames is a town in Surrey, England, in the Elmbridge local authority.
What is the population of Walton-on-Thames?
Walton-on-Thames has an approximate settlement population of 22,834.
How deprived is Walton-on-Thames?
The Elmbridge local authority, which includes Walton-on-Thames, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.