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A large town of 28,003 in Surrey, South East.
Egham grades B− overall against UK towns: better than 54% of UK towns, and #56 of 65 in Surrey. Its strongest subject is walkability (A): 26% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. Its weakest is hazard risk (D−): 29% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. The median home sold for £442,500 in the last three years, 6.6 times what households in the Runnymede council area earn in a year.
The 3 things Egham does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Egham is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Historic England lists 64 buildings inside Egham’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade I.
18% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Egham. Best known first.
Garden · National TrustRunnymede500 m outside town, to the north
Historic houseFrogmore House4 km outside town, to the northwest
Historic houseCumberland Lodge1.6 km outside town, to the west
AttractionColossus2.1 km outside town, to the southeast
GardenFrogmore Estate4 km outside town, to the northwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Egham.
In the comparison, Egham comes above both Surrey’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (12%). Children are 14% of the town. Egham has a median age of 31.1.
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Egham | Surrey | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 29% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 21% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 13% | 19% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 3.5% | 4.2% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 32% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 33% | 42% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Surrey and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Three of its 8 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hythe Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 444 | C− |
| The Magna Carta SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 1,042 | C+ |
| St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary SchoolTop results in townPrimary | Primary | 210 | A |
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 40% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Short trips to work, under 5 km: 38%, close to Surrey’s towns (40%) and below England’s towns (45%). Household income averages £66K a year before tax.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
For Egham, that is above both Surrey’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (21%). 56% of households own their home.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £750,000 | 141 |
| Semi-detached | £473,750 | 290 |
| Terraced | £415,000 | 186 |
| Flat or maisonette | £269,750 | 192 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Town centres with shops, stations and nightlife record more crime per resident: police.uk counts crimes where they happen, not where victims live.
Egham sits above both Surrey’s towns (19.3) and England’s towns (22) on this measure. Police recorded 2,195 crimes inside Egham’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 316 reports of anti-social behaviour. Homes see 11.7 burglaries and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year.
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Egham has 64 listed buildings inside its built-up area on Historic England’s list: 1 Grade I, 6 Grade II*. 18% of its homes were built before 1919.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
87% of Egham’s residents described their health as good or very good in 2021, against 87% across Surrey’s towns. These answers aren’t adjusted for age, so young towns look healthier; the Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
| Census 2021 | Egham | Surrey | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 87% | 87% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.3% | 3.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 15% | 14% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL
64 listed buildings in Egham, 1 of them Grade I.
Commonwealth Air Forces Memorial: Photo: Wyrdlight · CC BY 3.0 · Church of Saint John the Baptist: Photo: Colin Smith · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Tower Service Station: Photo: Alan Hunt · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Kings Arms: Photo: Sean Davis · CC BY-SA 2.0
14 notable people were born in Egham.
Frederick James Furnivall: Nora K. Munday, Public domain · George Giffard: Unknown, inherited family photo (Family of Arabella Birdperson), CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hugh Reginald Haweis: Elliott & Fry, Public domain · Walter Coxen: John Longstaff, Public domain · Gary Wolstenholme: Pvt pauline, CC BY-SA 3.0
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egham | 28,003 | — | B− | C | C+ | B |
| Thorpe | 1,226 | 1.6 | — | C− | C+ | B |
| Virginia Water | 5,185 | 2 | A− | D | B− | A+ |
| Old Windsor and Wraysbury | 7,689 | 2.2 | B | C− | B− | A− |
| Staines-upon-Thames | 21,327 | 2.3 | C+ | C− | D | B+ |
| Laleham | 2,521 | 2.6 | B | D | B | A− |
| Lyne | 1,202 | 3 | — | D | A+ | B |
| Stanwell Moor | 1,431 | 3 | — | C− | C− | C |
Thorpe, Lyne and Stanwell Moor have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £442,500, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £269,750, terraced houses £415,000, semi-detached houses £473,750 and detached houses £750,000.
About the middle for its size: 40% of the 645 UK towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people report less crime per resident. Against all UK towns, most of them smaller, it grades C+. Police recorded 2,195 crimes inside Egham’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, 37% of them violence and sexual offences, a police category that includes harassment and stalking.
Large town in Surrey, England
Egham is a built-up area of 28,003 people, in the Runnymede council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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