Chertsey

Runnymede · South East · population 8,704 · 5 LSOAs

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

60Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,733 of 6,856 in England
  • #653 of 1,119 in South East
  • #9 of 10 in Runnymede
  • Less deprived (top 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,653
Median age (est.)39
Density2,981per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above35%
No car or van15%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 9%25–44 31%45–64 26%65+ 15%

Tenure

Own outright: 25%Mortgage/shared: 37%Social rent: 18%Private rent: 20%
Own outright 25%Mortgage/shared 37%Social rent 18%Private rent 20%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 11%Other: 13%
One person 32%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 11%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 21% · Associate professional 16% · Managers & directors 15%

All occupation groups
Professional21%
Associate professional16%
Managers & directors15%
Skilled trades11%
Administrative10%
Caring & leisure9%
Elementary8%
Sales & customer service5%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 87%Asian: 6%Black: 2%Mixed: 4%Other: 1%
White 87%Asian 6%Black 2%Mixed 4%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 54% · No religion 36% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 17%

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

Chertsey is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,733 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #9 of 10 in Runnymede. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Health (64) and lowest on Crime (34). Typical homes here sold for about £392,500 over the past year, up 22% across five years (from 132 sales), 15% below the wider Runnymede median of £460,000. Typical household take-home income is around £45,578 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 76 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 50 · #3,405
Employment 58 · #2,891
Education 60 · #2,740
Health 64 · #2,459
Crime 34 · #4,495
Housing & access 64 · #2,473
Living environment 43 · #3,878

House prices ?

£392,500median (12m) · +12.1% yr · n=132
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£392,500132+12.1%+21.7%
Detached£680,0009-1.2%+4.2%
Semi-detached£504,00040+5.0%+17.9%
Terraced£387,50036+6.2%+9.9%
Flat£250,00047+2.0%+11.1%
This area£392,500
Runnymede£460,000
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)£45,578±£6,386 · #1,944 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£37,985
Price-to-income ?8.6×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 ?

49Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

76 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 659 offences
Runnymede73
South East71
England83

Rank #3,867 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences256
Theft142
Burglary20
Vehicle crime39
Criminal damage & arson65
Public order & weapons76
Drugs31
Robbery8
Other22

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 107 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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