Hersham

Elmbridge · South East · population 10,097 · 6 LSOAs

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

82Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,253 of 6,856 in England
  • #358 of 1,119 in South East
  • #15 of 18 in Elmbridge
  • Least deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,925
Median age (est.)42
Density1,059per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above45%
No car or van13%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 9%25–44 25%45–64 26%65+ 20%

Tenure

Own outright: 31%Mortgage/shared: 38%Social rent: 18%Private rent: 13%
Own outright 31%Mortgage/shared 38%Social rent 18%Private rent 13%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 14%Couple with children: 32%Lone parent: 9%Other: 15%
One person 30%Couple, no children 14%Couple with children 32%Lone parent 9%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 24% · Managers & directors 22% · Associate professional 17%

All occupation groups
Professional24%
Managers & directors22%
Associate professional17%
Administrative8%
Caring & leisure8%
Skilled trades8%
Sales & customer service5%
Elementary5%
Process & plant3%

Ethnic group

White: 88%Asian: 5%Black: 1%Mixed: 4%Other: 2%
White 88%Asian 5%Black 1%Mixed 4%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 52% · No religion 36% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 18%

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

Hersham is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #1,253 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #15 of 18 in Elmbridge. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Health (89) and lowest on Income (58). Typical homes here sold for about £560,000 over the past year, up 10% across five years (from 127 sales), 14% below the wider Elmbridge median of £650,000. Typical household take-home income is around £48,446 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 43 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 58 · #2,905
Employment 80 · #1,376
Education 76 · #1,609
Health 89 · #725
Crime 64 · #2,432
Housing & access 84 · #1,102
Living environment 60 · #2,761

House prices ?

£560,000median (12m) · -5.1% yr · n=127
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£560,000127-5.1%+9.9%
Detached£1,300,00027-23.8%-5.8%
Semi-detached£578,75058+2.9%+14.9%
Terraced£485,00023-4.0%+6.6%
Flat£290,00019-6.5%-17.4%
This area£560,000
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)£48,446±£7,031 · #1,366 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£41,524
Price-to-income ?11.6×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 ?

25Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

43 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 431 offences
Elmbridge53
South East71
England83

Rank #1,489 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences206
Theft75
Burglary15
Vehicle crime11
Criminal damage & arson26
Public order & weapons54
Drugs29
Robbery2
Other13

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 74 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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