Hersham
Elmbridge 014 · 6 sub-areas · 10,119 residents
Elmbridge 014, in the heart of Surrey's Elmbridge district, is home to around 10,100 people and sits firmly in commuter-belt territory — London is roughly 15 minutes away by rail. A typical two-bedroom home lets for around £1,540 a month, and rents here actually edged down slightly over the past year, bucking the trend in much of the South East.
Hersham is a commuter neighbourhood within Elmbridge — train into London runs in around 12 minutes, and the rhythm of weekday mornings is shaped by it. The demographic profile leans family-aged, with a clear share of households with school-age children; a high share of adults are degree-educated, which often shows up in the kind of jobs people commute to.
Overview
What's it like to live in Hersham?
The area is unusually green for its density — 7 parks and 1 playgrounds sit within five minutes' walk of the centroid; The streets feel safe by national standards — police-recorded crime is well below the country-wide median; Public transport is genuinely strong; most errands and a fair share of social life don't need a car; rents sit firmly in the upper bracket nationally, with a typical home letting at around £1,832 a month; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
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Figures are aggregated across 6 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Hersham in Elmbridge
Living in Hersham
Elmbridge 014 is the kind of area that makes sense once you do the commute maths. You're inside 15 minutes of London by public transport, surrounded by green space — roughly two-thirds of residents are within easy walking distance of parkland — and living in a neighbourhood where the crime rate runs well below the national average. For families and established professionals, that combination is hard to argue with.
The cost of entry is high by almost any measure outside central London. The median home price sits at around £790,000, which means saving a deposit takes the better part of a decade at typical local earnings. Renting is more accessible, though still expensive: a two-bedroom home runs about £1,540 a month, and a three-bedroom closer to £1,870. The one piece of good news is that rents dipped around 3% year-on-year, which is unusual for a well-connected Surrey commuter pocket.
The neighbourhood skews strongly towards families and older owner-occupiers. Nearly 70% of homes are owned outright or with a mortgage — a high share even by Surrey standards — and just over a quarter of households are couples with children. The age profile reflects that: almost a quarter of residents are under 18, and the 35–49 bracket is similarly well represented. Young professionals and single renters make up a smaller slice of the mix here than in more urban parts of the South East.
Work-from-home culture has taken firm hold: just over half of residents work from home, and only around 5% use public transport for their commute. That low public-transport mode share partly reflects the car dependency baked into Surrey suburban life — the nearest rail station is roughly 1.2 km away, or about a 15-minute walk. See the streets and sub-areas below for more on how different pockets of this neighbourhood compare.
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Frequently asked
- Is Elmbridge 014 a nice place to live?
- For families and established professionals, it ticks a lot of boxes: low crime, good green space access, and a fast rail link to London in around 15 minutes. The trade-off is cost — renting takes up a large share of take-home pay, and buying requires nearly a decade of saving. It suits people who prioritise space, safety, and a short commute over urban buzz.
- What is the rent in Elmbridge 014?
- A typical one-bedroom lets for around £1,220 a month, a two-bedroom around £1,540, and a three-bedroom roughly £1,870. Rents here are estimated by scaling council-level data using local sale prices. Notably, rents dipped about 3% over the past year — slightly unusual for this part of Surrey.
- Is Elmbridge 014 safe?
- Yes, by most measures. The crime rate runs at around 51 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, well below the UK national figure of roughly 80 per 1,000. The area's low deprivation score and high proportion of owner-occupiers both correlate with the relatively low crime rate here.
- What's the commute from Elmbridge 014 to London?
- The public-transport journey to London takes around 15 minutes from the nearest mainline rail station, which is roughly 1.2 km away — about a 15-minute walk. That makes it one of the quicker commuter connections in Surrey, though over half of residents now work from home entirely.
- Who lives in Elmbridge 014?
- Mostly families and older owner-occupiers. Nearly 70% of homes are owned, over a quarter of households are couples with children, and almost a quarter of residents are under 18. The area has a high degree-educated share at 45% and skews towards settled, professional households rather than younger renters.
- What schools are near Elmbridge 014?
- There are 39 schools within typical catchment distance, though only around 20% are rated Good or Outstanding — a lower share than the national average of approximately 89%. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is just over 2 km away. Families should research individual schools carefully, as ratings vary significantly within the catchment area.
- How affordable is Elmbridge 014 for renters?
- It's stretched. Renters typically spend around 62% of take-home pay on rent, which is high by any standard. The median home price of around £790,000 means saving a deposit takes roughly nine years at typical local earnings. Renting is the more realistic option for most people moving here, though costs are still significant.