Cobham

Elmbridge · South East · population 10,116 · 6 LSOAs

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

75Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,712 of 6,856 in England
  • #447 of 1,119 in South East
  • #16 of 18 in Elmbridge
  • Less deprived (top 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,940
Median age (est.)44
Density637per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above47%
No car or van11%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 11%25–44 21%45–64 28%65+ 20%

Tenure

Own outright: 35%Mortgage/shared: 32%Social rent: 14%Private rent: 20%
Own outright 35%Mortgage/shared 32%Social rent 14%Private rent 20%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 14%Couple with children: 32%Lone parent: 9%Other: 16%
One person 29%Couple, no children 14%Couple with children 32%Lone parent 9%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Managers & directors 27% · Professional 23% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Managers & directors27%
Professional23%
Associate professional14%
Administrative8%
Caring & leisure7%
Skilled trades7%
Sales & customer service6%
Elementary6%
Process & plant3%

Ethnic group

White: 86%Asian: 6%Black: 2%Mixed: 4%Other: 2%
White 86%Asian 6%Black 2%Mixed 4%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 55% · No religion 32% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 26%

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

Cobham is in the less-deprived top third of England, ranked #1,712 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #16 of 18 in Elmbridge. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Health (96) and lowest on Housing & access (49). Typical homes here sold for about £777,500 over the past year, up 24% across five years (from 174 sales), 20% 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 #6,517 of 6,851 — you pay for the postcode here. Typical household take-home income is around £56,140 a year, among England's highest. Recorded crime ran at 75 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 67 · #2,260
Employment 78 · #1,486
Education 64 · #2,500
Health 96 · #252
Crime 62 · #2,617
Housing & access 49 · #3,480
Living environment 63 · #2,562

House prices ?

£777,500median (12m) · +4.8% yr · n=174
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£777,500174+4.8%+24.4%
Detached£1,532,50070-5.7%+4.6%
Semi-detached£667,50048+6.1%+21.4%
Terraced£548,50024+10.8%+24.7%
Flat£525,00032+18.0%+26.1%
This area£777,500
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)£56,140±£8,415 · #380 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£45,138
Price-to-income ?13.8×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
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

75 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 755 offences
Elmbridge53
South East71
England83

Rank #3,804 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences257
Theft155
Burglary25
Vehicle crime91
Criminal damage & arson93
Public order & weapons91
Drugs20
Robbery6
Other17

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 199 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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