Esher

Elmbridge · South East · population 7,139 · 4 LSOAs

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

91Area Score / 100 ?
  • #642 of 6,856 in England
  • #204 of 1,119 in South East
  • #9 of 18 in Elmbridge
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,099
Median age (est.)45
Density763per km²
No qualifications10%
Degree or above56%
No car or van9%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 10%25–44 21%45–64 30%65+ 20%

Tenure

Own outright: 37%Mortgage/shared: 36%Social rent: 10%Private rent: 18%
Own outright 37%Mortgage/shared 36%Social rent 10%Private rent 18%

Households

One person: 24%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 34%Lone parent: 8%Other: 18%
One person 24%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 34%Lone parent 8%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Managers & directors 30% · Professional 26% · Associate professional 15%

All occupation groups
Managers & directors30%
Professional26%
Associate professional15%
Administrative8%
Caring & leisure6%
Skilled trades5%
Elementary4%
Sales & customer service4%
Process & plant2%

Ethnic group

White: 86%Asian: 7%Black: 1%Mixed: 4%Other: 3%
White 86%Asian 7%Black 1%Mixed 4%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Christian 54% · No religion 32% · Muslim 3%

Born outside the UK: 24%

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

Esher is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #642 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #9 of 18 in Elmbridge. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Health (99) and lowest on Living environment (53). Typical homes here sold for about £845,000 over the past year, down 4% across five years (from 105 sales), 30% 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 #6,591 of 6,851 — you pay for the postcode here. Typical household take-home income is around £58,669 a year, among England's highest. Recorded crime ran at 61 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 90 · #690
Employment 94 · #423
Education 85 · #1,026
Health 99 · #60
Crime 67 · #2,253
Housing & access 60 · #2,761
Living environment 53 · #3,220

House prices ?

£845,000median (12m) · +0.9% yr · n=105
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£845,000105+0.9%-4.5%
Detached£2,052,50040+9.6%+28.3%
Semi-detached£901,25014+9.6%+28.3%
Terraced£604,55019-4.0%+30.0%
Flat£400,00032-4.2%-15.8%
This area£845,000
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)£58,669±£8,801 · #242 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£51,694
Price-to-income ?14.4×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 ?

4Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

61 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 434 offences
Elmbridge53
South East71
England83

Rank #2,919 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences186
Theft69
Burglary20
Vehicle crime24
Criminal damage & arson29
Public order & weapons64
Drugs25
Robbery7
Other10

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 72 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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