West Molesey
West Molesey is a town in Surrey, England, with a population of around 18,565. It has 1 GP surgery, 1 pharmacy, 1 supermarket, and 35 restaurants and cafés, 28 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Hampton, 1.5 km away. The average sold house price is around £530,130, and there were around 79 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 West Molesey 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
12°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 13° / 9° · 36% rain
- Tomorrow: 13° / 8° · Overcast
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
24US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
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
64 reported · August 2026▼ 34% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences34
- Criminal damage & arson6
- Anti-social behaviour5
- Other theft5
5 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs
Neighbourhood team: West Molesey · Surrey
Local policing priorities
- Tackling Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) is a priority across the Borough. ASB can have a significant impact on local communities and include…
- Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) remains a key borough-wide priority. Encompassing a broad range of offences and harmful behaviour…
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
386 food businesses within 2 miles
- 299 rated 4–5 ★ (227 top)
- 18 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Hampton (1.9 km)
- 19 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Hampton (1.9 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: 156.9p · Esso (11.3 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Esso (11.5 km)
16 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
150 charging locations within ~8 km
- 13 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 150 kW
- Nearest: Tesco Superstore-West Molesey Hurst Road (1.2 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres4
- Gyms1
- Swimming pools5
- Sports pitches26
- Playgrounds10
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
- 46 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
Monica Harding
Liberal Democrat
Esher and Walton
Recent votes:
- AyeOpposition day motion: Support for British farmers
- NoNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading
- AyeNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12
- AyeNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7
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
- Schools5
- Supermarkets1
- Parks & greens146
- Restaurants & cafés4
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
9,455 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
94 jobs advertised · £37,907 avg
e.g. Business Manager, HGV Workshop Manager, Technical Support Engineer
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
49% low-carbon electricity
Gas 43% · Wind 34% · Imports 8% · Solar 8%
176 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity
Latest estimate for South East 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
7 GP surgeries · 2 pharmacies in KT8
- Glenlyn Medical Centre
- Vine Medical Centre
- Community Medical Team - East Elmbridge
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Esher and Walton:
- Ensure new sewage treatment infrastructure meets higher standards as in the EU5,706 local signatures · 48,100 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases262 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND255 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks245 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Make statutory maternity pay 90% of wage for first 12 weeks & minimum wage after181 local signatures · 58,157 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Bessborough Reservoir · 0.5 kmThe Bessborough Reservoir is an embanked storage reservoir south of the River Thames in Surrey adjacent to the Knight Reservoir. To the south lies Queen Elizabeth II Reservoir and to the north the now disused Molesey…
Molesey F.C. · 0.8 kmMolesey Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in West Molesey, Surrey, England. They are currently members of the Combined Counties League Division One and play at Walton Road.
- Knight and Bessborough Reservoirs · 0.9 km
Knight and Bessborough Reservoirs is a 63.4-hectare (157-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Walton-on-Thames in Surrey. It is part of South West London Waterbodies Ramsar site and Special Protecti…
- Knight Reservoir · 0.9 km
The Knight Reservoir is a large pumped storage reservoir located in the Borough of Elmbridge in Surrey. It was inaugurated in 1907 and stores up to 2,180 million litres of raw water abstracted from the River Thames pr…
Molesey Heath · 1.0 kmMolesey Heath is a 17.8-hectare (44-acre) Local Nature Reserve in Molesey in Surrey. It is owned and managed by Elmbridge Borough Council.
- Molesey Reservoirs · 1.0 km
The Molesey Reservoirs were a group of reservoirs in England near Molesey, Surrey, in the western suburbs of London. There was an adjacent water treatment works.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is West Molesey?
- West Molesey is a town in Surrey, England, in the Elmbridge local authority.
- What is the population of West Molesey?
- West Molesey has an approximate settlement population of 18,565.
- How deprived is West Molesey?
- The Elmbridge local authority, which includes West Molesey, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.