Windlesham
Windlesham is a town in Surrey, England, with a population of around 4,194. It has 1 pharmacy, around 4 restaurants and cafés, 14 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Bagshot, 1.9 km away. The average sold house price is around £793,269, and there were around 14 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly anti-social behaviour. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Windlesham area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Surrey Heath area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 90,452 residents at roughly 951 people per km².
- Council
- Surrey Heath
- County
- Surrey
- Constituency
- Surrey Heath
- Police force
- Surrey
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 45th of 294 English council areas — better than 85% 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
21°COvercast
- Today: 23° / 12° · 20% rain
- Tomorrow: 23° / 16° · Light rain shower
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:31Sunset 19:26
12h 55m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
10US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: coarse particles (PM10)
Source: WAQI · London Hillingdon Harmondsworth Os, United Kingdom
Crime
13 reported · July 2026▼ 19% YoY
- Criminal damage & arson4
- Anti-social behaviour3
- Violence & sexual offences3
- Burglary1
Neighbourhood team: The Six Villages · Surrey
Local policing priorities
- Violence Against Women and Girls
- Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) and Drug activity in Bagshot
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
191 reported road collisions (2024)
40 killed or seriously injured · 243 casualties · 21.1 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
102 food businesses within 2 miles
- 78 rated 4–5 ★ (69 top)
- 4 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Bagshot (2.3 km)
- 12 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Bagshot (2.3 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£461,396 average▲ 6.1% YoY
Across Surrey Heath · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,508 average monthly rent▲ 1.8% YoY
- 1 bed £1,040
- 2 bed £1,339
- 3 bed £1,618
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
11.8× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 11.8 times median annual pay (11.6× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 157.9p · Esso (5.8 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 185.9p · ESSO (11.8 km)
22 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
29 charging locations within ~8 km
- 8 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 150 kW
- Nearest: Macs Automobile Service LTD (0.2 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools1
- Sports pitches16
- Golf courses2
- Playgrounds4
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
90,452 residents in Surrey Heath · 951/km²
- Under 16: 18%
- 16–64: 62%
- 65+: 20%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Among the least deprived areas in England
Ranked 309 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,585 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band D (26% of 38,650)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
36 schools · 12,674 pupils
25 primary · 4 secondary · 7 other
Ofsted: 13 of 14 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (93%)
32inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Tomlinscote SchoolOutstanding
- Kings International CollegeGood
- Collingwood College
- Gordon's School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Surrey Heath
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
- 19 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
128 applications decided
85.9% granted · 110 granted, 18 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Dr Al Pinkerton
Liberal Democrat
Surrey Heath
Recent votes:
- NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- NoClosure motion
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Liberal Democrat majority
- Lab 2
- Con 6
- LD 23
- Grn 1
- Oth 3
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools5
- Pharmacies1
- Parks & greens9
- Restaurants & cafés4
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
5,145 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
40 jobs advertised · £46,249 avg
e.g. Amazon Flex Delivery Driver - Earn £14 - £18 per hour*, Customer Sales Manager, Cscs Groundworker
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£915 median full-time weekly pay
2.3% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£34,840 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
45% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 38,488 certificates
6.8% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
73% low-carbon electricity
Solar 34% · Wind 31% · Imports 20% · Gas 7%
42 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity
Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 85.4 yrs women · 82.7 yrs men
63% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction8.0
- Feeling worthwhile7.8
- Happiness yesterday7.9
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.3
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Surrey Heath:
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership360 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s346 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office294 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test258 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership233 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Windlesham · 0.7 kmWindlesham is a geographically-large village in the Surrey Heath borough of Surrey, England, approximately 25 miles (40 km) south west of central London. Its name derives from the Windle Brook, which runs south of the…
Updown Court · 0.8 kmUpdown Court is a Californian style residence situated in the village of Windlesham in Surrey, England. The 103-room mansion has 58 acres (23 ha) of landscaped gardens and private woodland. It was, in 2005, the most e…
- Ribsden Holt · 1.3 km
Ribsden Holt is a former royal residence at Windlesham, Surrey, England. It was the country home of Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll who bequeathed it to Lady Patricia Ramsay.
Windlesham Arboretum · 1.7 kmWindlesham Arboretum is between the villages of Windlesham and Lightwater in Surrey, United Kingdom, just south of Junction 3 on the M3. Founded in 1957 by Major William Spowers following the purchase of 17 acres of W…
Lightwater · 1.8 kmLightwater is a village in the Surrey Heath district of Surrey, England, about 27 miles (43 km) southwest of central London. Immediately surrounding towns and villages include Bagshot, Deepcut, Windlesham, Camberley,…
- Lilly Research Centre · 2.0 km
The Lilly Research Centre is a medical research centre in Surrey. It is the European headquarters of Eli Lilly and Company.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Windlesham?
- Windlesham is a town in Surrey, England, in the Surrey Heath local authority.
- What is the population of Windlesham?
- Windlesham has an approximate settlement population of 4,194.
- How deprived is Windlesham?
- The Surrey Heath local authority, which includes Windlesham, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.