Surrey in six numbers: crime, prices, broadband and air, council by council (2026)
The same official figures for every Surrey council area, side by side
Waverley has Surrey's lowest recorded crime (37.5 offences per 1,000) and cleanest air; Spelthorne has the highest crime (75.3), lowest average price (£439,609) and most deprivation. Elmbridge is dearest at £748,080, Epsom and Ewell leads gigabit coverage at 95.9%, Surrey Heath rose most in price (+4.0%) and Tandridge fell most (-5.0%).
In this post
Surrey's 11 council areas can look very different on paper. This post sets the same six official measures side by side for each of them, so you can see how they compare before you narrow a search.
Every figure comes from Jackson's league tables, which are built from official open data. Each one describes a whole council area, not a street.
Recorded crime
Offences per 1,000 residents a year (ONS / Home Office police recorded crime, year ending March 2026). All 11 Surrey areas are ranked.
| Area | Per 1,000 | Rank in England & Wales |
|---|---|---|
| Waverley | 37.5 | 3rd |
| Elmbridge | 51.5 | 39th |
| Surrey Heath | 51.7 | 41st |
| Tandridge | 53.9 | 54th |
| Mole Valley | 54.4 | 55th |
| Reigate and Banstead | 59.8 | 85th |
| Woking | 62.3 | 95th |
| Epsom and Ewell | 67.0 | 112th |
| Runnymede | 71.6 | 133rd |
| Guildford | 72.1 | 136th |
| Spelthorne | 75.3 | 152nd |
Five Surrey areas sit in the lowest-crime 60 of England and Wales. Rates are per resident, so town centres with lots of visitors and workers can read higher than the risk to someone living there. Our guide on checking crime rates explains how to read the numbers for a single street.
Average house price
HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, July 2026. Cheapest to dearest:
- Spelthorne £439,609 · Woking £439,916 · Surrey Heath £457,988 · Runnymede £477,182
- Reigate and Banstead £480,824 · Tandridge £482,599 · Guildford £532,917 · Waverley £553,429
- Mole Valley £555,858 · Epsom and Ewell £568,214 · Elmbridge £748,080
The gap between the cheapest and dearest area is about £308,000: an average Elmbridge home costs about 70% more than an average Spelthorne one. A low average can reflect the mix of homes and demand, so it is a starting point for a search, not a verdict on a place.
Price change over 12 months
Same source. Five of 11 Surrey areas rose; six fell.
- Rising: Surrey Heath +4.0%, Mole Valley +2.4%, Epsom and Ewell +2.0%, Elmbridge +1.9%, Runnymede +1.1%
- Falling: Woking -0.3%, Reigate and Banstead -0.4%, Guildford -2.2%, Waverley -2.6%, Spelthorne -2.9%, Tandridge -5.0%
Gigabit broadband
Share of premises that can get a gigabit-capable connection (Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026). Epsom and Ewell leads at 95.9%, with Spelthorne (92.2%) and Woking (91.5%) next. Waverley is lowest at 71.1%. Coverage can differ street by street, so check the postcode itself.
Air quality (fine particles, PM2.5)
Population-weighted background PM2.5 in µg/m³ (Defra modelled background PM2.5, 2024). Lower is cleaner. Cleanest: Waverley 6.5, Guildford 7.0, Mole Valley 7.1. Highest: Epsom and Ewell 7.7, Spelthorne 7.8. Every Surrey area is above the World Health Organization's guideline of 5 µg/m³, as most of England is.
Deprivation
English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), ranked out of 296 English council areas, where 1 is the most deprived. Least deprived in Surrey: Epsom and Ewell (293), Surrey Heath (292), Elmbridge (291). Most deprived: Spelthorne (203), Tandridge (243), Runnymede (244). Even the most deprived Surrey area is in the less deprived half of England.
What the six numbers say together
Spelthorne has Surrey's highest recorded crime rate, lowest average price, most fine particles in the air and most deprivation. Waverley has Surrey's lowest recorded crime, lowest gigabit coverage and cleanest air. Epsom and Ewell has Surrey's best gigabit coverage and least deprivation. No single measure makes a place right or wrong for you; they tell you what to look at next.
Check a street, not just a district
District figures hide a lot of variation. The free Jackson check reads one postcode for flood risk, recorded crime, noise and the nearest station, and the full league tables for crime, prices, price change, broadband, air and deprivation show where each Surrey area sits across England and Wales. More counties, same six numbers, on the blog. How Jackson scores an area explains the sources.
Data, not advice. Figures are official open data under the Open Government Licence (Ofcom data under Ofcom terms), for England & Wales, with the period shown for each.
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Frequently asked questions
Which Surrey council area has the lowest recorded crime?
Waverley, at 37.5 offences per 1,000 residents a year (ONS / Home Office police recorded crime, year ending March 2026), 3rd lowest in England and Wales.
Where are average house prices lowest in Surrey?
Spelthorne, at an average of £439,609 (HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, July 2026), followed by Woking (£439,916) and Surrey Heath (£457,988).
Where did Surrey house prices change most in the last year?
Surrey Heath rose most, +4.0%; Tandridge fell most, -5.0% (HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, 12 months to July 2026).
Are these figures for my street?
No. They describe a whole council area. A free Jackson check reads one postcode for flood, crime, noise and the nearest station.