Woodham
Woodham is a village in Surrey, England, with a population of around 2,600. It has around 1 restaurant and café, along with 2 bus stops and the nearest railway station at West Byfleet, 3.2 km away. There were around 77 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 Woodham area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Runnymede area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 88,079 residents at roughly 1,129 people per km².
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 124th of 294 English council areas — better than 58% 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
9°CClear
- Today: 12° / 8° · 41% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 7° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:58Sunset 16:32
9h 34m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
18US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · London Harlington, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 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
Crime
74 reported · August 2026▲ 25% YoY
- Anti-social behaviour18
- Violence & sexual offences17
- Criminal damage & arson14
- Public order6
4 stop & searches · mostly offensive weapons
Neighbourhood team: New Haw & Woodham · Surrey
Local policing priorities
- Shoplifting offences reported from some establishments.
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
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)
Food hygiene
268 food businesses within 2 miles
- 213 rated 4–5 ★ (169 top)
- 11 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: West Byfleet (1.2 km)
- 20 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from West Byfleet (1.2 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, TfL, National Rail
House prices
£472,507 average▼ 1.2% YoY
Across Runnymede · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£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
Affordability
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
Property sales
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
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 157.9p · Esso (8.4 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Esso (8.4 km)
8 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
53 charging locations within ~8 km
- 11 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 175 kW
- Nearest: Nordic Wood LTD (1.8 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Gyms1
- Swimming pools19
- Sports pitches30
- Golf courses4
- Playgrounds10
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local news
- Runnymede reaches important milestone in preparing new Local Plan· 2 Nov 2026
- 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
Source: Runnymede Council
Population
88,079 residents in Runnymede · 1,129/km²
- Under 16: 17%
- 16–64: 65%
- 65+: 17%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- 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
Deprivation
Among the least deprived areas in England
Ranked 245 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£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
Schools
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)
Secondary schools:
- Chertsey High SchoolGood
- Fullbrook School
- Jubilee High School
- Salesian School, Chertsey
- The Magna Carta School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Runnymede
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
- 6 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
140 applications decided
85% granted · 119 granted, 21 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Dr Ben Spencer
Conservative
Runnymede and Weybridge
Recent votes:
- NoDraft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026
- NoWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- NoDraft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process
- NoDraft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
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)
Amenities nearby
- Schools7
- GPs & clinics3
- Pharmacies2
- Supermarkets2
- Parks & greens8
- Restaurants & cafés31
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
5,125 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Local economy
£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
Energy efficiency
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
Grid electricity
41% low-carbon electricity
Gas 54% · Wind 33% · Nuclear 5% · Imports 5%
221 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity
Latest estimate for South East England · National Grid ESO
Health
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
Wellbeing
- 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
Health services
1 GP surgery · 3 pharmacies in KT15
- Crouch Oak Family Practice
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Runnymede and Weybridge:
- Ensure new sewage treatment infrastructure meets higher standards as in the EU1,328 local signatures · 48,100 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases346 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND284 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth227 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks194 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Woodham, Surrey · 0.4 kmWoodham is a suburban village in Surrey next to New Haw and contiguous with two suburbs of Woking: Sheerwater and West Byfleet.
- Fullbrook School · 0.7 km
Fullbrook School is a secondary school and sixth form college in northwest Surrey, England. The school has held Specialist Science, Technology, Mathematics and Computing College status since 2002.
West Byfleet railway station · 1.2 kmWest Byfleet railway station is a railway station serving the village of West Byfleet, which forms part of the borough of Woking in the English county of Surrey.
West Byfleet · 1.4 kmWest Byfleet is a village in Surrey which grew up around its relatively minor stop on the London & South Western Railway: the station, originally Byfleet and Woodham, opened in 1887. More than 1 mile (1.6 km) from the…
New Haw · 1.6 kmNew Haw is a village which is part of the Borough of Runnymede in Surrey, England. It is located approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) south of Addlestone and 20 miles (32 km) southwest by west of London.
- British Aerospace Company Ground · 1.9 km
British Aerospace Company Ground was a cricket ground in Byfleet, Surrey. The ground was built as a works venue for the Vickers-Armstrongs factory in Brooklands. In 1920 a factory side was established, although the fi…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Woodham?
- Woodham is a town in Surrey, England, in the Runnymede local authority.
- How deprived is Woodham?
- The Runnymede local authority, which includes Woodham, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.