Epsom Downs & Common

Epsom and Ewell · South East · population 9,104 · 6 LSOAs

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

97Area Score / 100 ?
  • #183 of 6,856 in England
  • #64 of 1,119 in South East
  • #3 of 9 in Epsom and Ewell
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,058
Median age (est.)43
Density855per km²
No qualifications10%
Degree or above50%
No car or van9%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 11%25–44 21%45–64 29%65+ 18%

Tenure

Own outright: 40%Mortgage/shared: 43%Social rent: 5%Private rent: 11%
Own outright 40%Mortgage/shared 43%Social rent 5%Private rent 11%

Households

One person: 22%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 38%Lone parent: 8%Other: 17%
One person 22%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 38%Lone parent 8%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 30% · Managers & directors 20% · Associate professional 16%

All occupation groups
Professional30%
Managers & directors20%
Associate professional16%
Administrative9%
Caring & leisure7%
Skilled trades7%
Sales & customer service4%
Elementary4%
Process & plant3%

Ethnic group

White: 87%Asian: 7%Black: 1%Mixed: 4%Other: 1%
White 87%Asian 7%Black 1%Mixed 4%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 50% · No religion 38% · Muslim 3%

Born outside the UK: 15%

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

Epsom Downs & Common is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England — #183 of 6,856 nationally, among the most-advantaged neighbourhoods on the index, and #3 of 9 in Epsom and Ewell. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Health (96) and lowest on Living environment (66). Typical homes here sold for about £677,250 over the past year, up 16% across five years (from 110 sales), 24% above the wider Epsom and Ewell median of £547,500. It pairs low deprivation with well-above-average prices, so on our affordability-adjusted measure it lands at #5,943 of 6,851 — you pay for the postcode here. Typical household take-home income is around £57,810 a year, among England's highest. Recorded crime ran at 40 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 96 · #265
Employment 96 · #300
Education 94 · #375
Health 96 · #265
Crime 85 · #1,040
Housing & access 77 · #1,602
Living environment 66 · #2,308

House prices ?

£677,250median (12m) · +14.8% yr · n=110
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£677,250110+14.8%+16.3%
Detached£902,50046+6.8%+20.3%
Semi-detached£645,00035+14.2%+11.5%
Terraced£533,50017-14.3%+8.9%
Flat£362,50012-0.7%+10.5%
This area£677,250
Epsom and Ewell£547,500
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)£57,810±£8,147 · #280 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£45,926
Price-to-income ?11.7×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 ?

13Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

40 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 367 offences
Epsom and Ewell71
South East71
England83

Rank #1,276 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences155
Theft49
Burglary31
Vehicle crime29
Criminal damage & arson32
Public order & weapons42
Drugs19
Robbery1
Other9

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 83 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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