Ashford Common

Spelthorne · South East · population 8,870 · 5 LSOAs

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

68Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,157 of 6,856 in England
  • #554 of 1,119 in South East
  • #7 of 13 in Spelthorne
  • Less deprived (top 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,850
Median age (est.)39
Density4,360per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above29%
No car or van14%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 9%25–44 31%45–64 26%65+ 16%

Tenure

Own outright: 32%Mortgage/shared: 39%Social rent: 9%Private rent: 20%
Own outright 32%Mortgage/shared 39%Social rent 9%Private rent 20%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 29%Lone parent: 10%Other: 15%
One person 31%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 29%Lone parent 10%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 17% · Associate professional 15% · Administrative 13%

All occupation groups
Professional17%
Associate professional15%
Administrative13%
Managers & directors12%
Skilled trades12%
Caring & leisure9%
Elementary8%
Process & plant7%
Sales & customer service7%

Ethnic group

White: 79%Asian: 12%Black: 3%Mixed: 4%Other: 3%
White 79%Asian 12%Black 3%Mixed 4%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Christian 51% · No religion 32% · Hindu 4%

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

Ashford Common is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,157 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #7 of 13 in Spelthorne. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Health (71) and lowest on Housing & access (34). Typical homes here sold for about £442,500 over the past year, up 18% across five years (from 102 sales), 5% below the wider Spelthorne median of £466,650. Typical household take-home income is around £45,978 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 55 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 64 · #2,493
Employment 71 · #1,993
Education 46 · #3,727
Health 71 · #1,986
Crime 65 · #2,384
Housing & access 34 · #4,529
Living environment 64 · #2,466

House prices ?

£442,500median (12m) · +5.7% yr · n=102
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£442,500102+5.7%+18.0%
Detached£578,75020-3.1%+16.4%
Semi-detached£476,50032+3.0%+16.2%
Terraced£425,00021+5.5%+20.7%
Flat£260,00029-7.1%-4.1%
This area£442,500
Spelthorne£466,650
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)£45,978±£6,486 · #1,855 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£37,232
Price-to-income ?9.6×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 ?

43Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

55 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 491 offences
Spelthorne76
South East71
England83

Rank #2,515 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences174
Theft122
Burglary18
Vehicle crime33
Criminal damage & arson57
Public order & weapons52
Drugs17
Robbery5
Other13

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 80 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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