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A large town of 27,509 in Surrey, South East.
Ewell grades A− overall against UK towns: better than 77% of UK towns, and #39 of 65 in Surrey. Its strongest subject is jobs & income (A+): mean household income £73,895; 2% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits. Its weakest is cost of living (C): median sale £535,000, 7.2 years of area income; rent £1,693 a month.
The 3 things Ewell 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 Ewell is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Historic England lists 86 buildings inside Ewell’s built-up area, and 1 scheduled monument.
6% 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 Ewell. Best known first.
MuseumBourne hallin town
Historic houseNonsuch Palace200 m outside town, to the east
Theme parkChessington World of Adventures2 km outside town, to the west
AttractionDragon's Fury2.3 km outside town, to the west
Historic houseNonsuch Mansion600 m outside town, to the east
AttractionVampire2.1 km outside town, to the westPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ewell.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 42% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Working mainly from home: 42% of workers, close to Surrey’s towns (44%) and above England’s towns (31%).
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Three of its 8 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Danetree Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 912 | C− |
| Glyn SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 1,723 | A |
| Nonsuch High School for GirlsTop results in townSecondary | Secondary | 1,494 | A+ |
86% of Ewell’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 | Ewell | Surrey | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 86% | 87% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3% | 3.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 13% | 14% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL
On this, Ewell is above both Surrey’s towns (70%) and England’s towns (61%). Private renters make up 11% of households.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £850,000 | 269 |
| Semi-detached | £567,500 | 314 |
| Terraced | £495,000 | 173 |
| Flat or maisonette | £332,100 | 226 |
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.
In the comparison, Ewell comes above both Surrey’s towns (10.5) and England’s towns (9.4). Police recorded 1,976 crimes inside Ewell’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 374 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violence and sexual offences were 32% of the crimes; the police category includes harassment and stalking.
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.
Ewell has 86 listed buildings inside its built-up area on Historic England’s list: 0 Grade I, 0 Grade II*. 6% of its homes were built before 1919.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
For Ewell, that is below both Surrey’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (12%). The median resident of Ewell is 43.1 years old. Among adults, 41% have a degree.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Ewell | Surrey | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.9% | 4.2% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 41% | 42% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Surrey and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
86 listed buildings in Ewell.
Former Warehouse behind Nos 46 to 50 High Street: Photo: Bobulous · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Spring Hotel: Photo: Bobulous · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Packhorse Bridge at Ewell Court: Photo: Des Blenkinsopp · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Ewell Castle: Photo: Hugh Craddock · CC BY-SA 2.0
14 notable people were born in Ewell.
Petula Clark: Georges Biard, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Peter Gethin: Fotograaf Onbekend / Anefo, [onbekend], CC0 · Philippa Marrack: Wealthy Oil Tycoon, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Sean Yates: YellowMonkey/Blnguyen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Duncan Tappy: jo3hug, CC BY 2.0 · Dillon Battistini: Jason Roberson, CC BY 2.0
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ewell | 27,509 | — | A− | C | C+ | A− |
| Worcester Park and Stoneleigh | 15,851 | 1 | A+ | C− | A− | A |
| Epsom | 35,857 | 1.4 | A− | C+ | C− | B+ |
| Kingston upon Thames | 166,333 | 3 | A | B | C+ | B+ |
| Banstead | 8,929 | 3.4 | A− | C− | B− | B+ |
| Langley Vale | 1,515 | 3.4 | — | C− | A− | A |
| Sutton | 208,858 | 3.5 | A | A− | C | B− |
| Tadworth and Epsom Downs | 27,095 | 3.5 | A− | C− | C+ | A− |
Langley Vale has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £535,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £332,100, terraced houses £495,000, semi-detached houses £567,500 and detached houses £850,000.
About the middle for its size: 35% 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+.
Band D council tax in Ewell is £2,532 for 2026–27, more than in 72% of UK towns (council, county, police and fire). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
Large town in Surrey, England
Ewell is a built-up area of 27,509 people, in the Epsom and Ewell 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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