Long Ditton

Elmbridge · South East · population 6,713 · 4 LSOAs

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

94Area Score / 100 ?
  • #416 of 6,856 in England
  • #147 of 1,119 in South East
  • #8 of 18 in Elmbridge
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,488
Median age (est.)42
Density3,028per km²
No qualifications9%
Degree or above59%
No car or van12%

Age

0–14 21%15–24 10%25–44 24%45–64 29%65+ 15%

Tenure

Own outright: 34%Mortgage/shared: 43%Social rent: 11%Private rent: 12%
Own outright 34%Mortgage/shared 43%Social rent 11%Private rent 12%

Households

One person: 24%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 37%Lone parent: 8%Other: 13%
One person 24%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 37%Lone parent 8%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 32% · Managers & directors 25% · Associate professional 16%

All occupation groups
Professional32%
Managers & directors25%
Associate professional16%
Administrative8%
Skilled trades5%
Caring & leisure5%
Sales & customer service3%
Elementary3%
Process & plant1%

Ethnic group

White: 83%Asian: 9%Black: 1%Mixed: 5%Other: 2%
White 83%Asian 9%Black 1%Mixed 5%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 45% · No religion 41% · Muslim 3%

Born outside the UK: 20%

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

Long Ditton is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #416 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #8 of 18 in Elmbridge. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (99) but weak on Living environment (42). Typical homes here sold for about £875,000 over the past year, up 21% across five years (from 92 sales), 35% 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 #6,657 of 6,851 — you pay for the postcode here. Typical household take-home income is around £62,998 a year, among England's highest. Recorded crime ran at 47 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 83 · #1,150
Employment 83 · #1,150
Education 98 · #121
Health 98 · #128
Crime 58 · #2,898
Housing & access 99 · #87
Living environment 42 · #3,967

House prices ?

£875,000median (12m) · +3.9% yr · n=92
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£875,00092+3.9%+20.7%
Detached£1,310,00022+1.9%+31.3%
Semi-detached£813,60021-14.8%+10.7%
Terraced£718,50040+0.8%+8.1%
Flat£470,0009+4.4%+3.3%
This area£875,000
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)£62,998±£9,558 · #105 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£50,632
Price-to-income ?13.9×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 ?

3Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

47 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 315 offences
Elmbridge53
South East71
England83

Rank #1,868 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences144
Theft37
Burglary13
Vehicle crime32
Criminal damage & arson37
Public order & weapons30
Drugs6
Robbery2
Other14

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 40 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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