Claygate

Elmbridge · South East · population 7,244 · 4 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

97Area Score / 100 ?
  • #211 of 6,856 in England
  • #77 of 1,119 in South East
  • #6 of 18 in Elmbridge
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,265
Median age (est.)46
Density1,542per km²
No qualifications10%
Degree or above56%
No car or van9%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 9%25–44 20%45–64 30%65+ 20%

Tenure

Own outright: 41%Mortgage/shared: 39%Social rent: 9%Private rent: 11%
Own outright 41%Mortgage/shared 39%Social rent 9%Private rent 11%

Households

One person: 23%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 37%Lone parent: 8%Other: 16%
One person 23%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 37%Lone parent 8%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 28% · Managers & directors 26% · Associate professional 17%

All occupation groups
Professional28%
Managers & directors26%
Associate professional17%
Administrative8%
Caring & leisure6%
Skilled trades5%
Sales & customer service4%
Elementary4%
Process & plant2%

Ethnic group

White: 91%Asian: 4%Black: 0%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 91%Asian 4%Black 0%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 55% · No religion 35% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 16%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Claygate is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England — #211 of 6,856 nationally, among the most-advantaged neighbourhoods on the index, and #6 of 18 in Elmbridge. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Health (98) and lowest on Living environment (72). Typical homes here sold for about £800,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+3%) (from 101 sales), 23% above the wider Elmbridge median of £650,000. It pairs low deprivation with well-above-average prices, so on our affordability-adjusted measure it lands at #6,480 of 6,851 — you pay for the postcode here. Typical household take-home income is around £56,841 a year, among England's highest. Recorded crime ran at 30 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 92 · #540
Employment 94 · #430
Education 95 · #327
Health 98 · #163
Crime 86 · #923
Housing & access 72 · #1,917
Living environment 72 · #1,931

House prices ?

£800,000median (12m) · -2.6% yr · n=101
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£800,000101-2.6%+2.6%
Detached£1,092,50038-5.0%+1.5%
Semi-detached£825,00036+5.4%+19.1%
Terraced£731,50011+20.4%+13.4%
Flat£509,00016-11.5%+28.9%
This area£800,000
Elmbridge£650,000
South East£385,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£56,841±£8,737 · #338 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£53,393
Price-to-income ?14.1×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

5Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

30 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 217 offences
Elmbridge53
South East71
England83

Rank #418 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences92
Theft26
Burglary18
Vehicle crime17
Criminal damage & arson24
Public order & weapons28
Drugs7
Robbery1
Other4

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 43 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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