Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 2,521 in Surrey, South East.
Laleham grades B overall against UK towns: better than 62% of UK towns, and #52 of 65 in Surrey. Its strongest subject is jobs & income (A): mean household income £68,665; 2.2% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits. Its weakest is hazard risk (D−): 31% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. The median home sold for £600,000 in the last three years, 9.1 times what households in the Spelthorne council area earn in a year.
The 3 things Laleham 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 Laleham is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 22 buildings inside Laleham’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade I.
8% 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 Laleham. Best known first.
Garden · National TrustRunnymede4.6 km outside town, to the northwest
AttractionColossus1.4 km outside town, to the southwest
Abbey or prioryChertsey Abbey1.3 km outside town, to the south
Historic houseOatlands Palace4 km outside town, to the southeast
AttractionThe Swarm1.5 km outside town, to the southwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Laleham.
In the comparison, Laleham comes above both Surrey’s towns (70%) and England’s towns (61%). 9% of households rent privately.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £812,500 | 31 |
| Semi-detached | £562,500 | 24 |
| Terraced | £433,500 | 8 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laleham CofE VA Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 406 | A− |
Women here live to 85.6 on average and men to 81.4 (2019–23). Laleham has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 1 miles away. 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 | Laleham | Surrey | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 86% | 87% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.2% | 3.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 14% | 14% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL
Police recorded 77 crimes inside Laleham’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 15 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violence and sexual offences were 43% of the crimes; the police category includes harassment and stalking, so it runs higher than U.S. “violent crime”.
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 Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 40% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
For Laleham, that is below both Surrey’s towns (23%) and England’s towns (27%). The car carried 81% of commuters at the census.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Laleham sits above both Surrey’s towns (4%) and England’s towns (7%) on this measure. 8% of homes were built before 1919. Laleham’s listed buildings include Church of All Saints, Grade I.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
That puts Laleham above both Surrey’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (18%). Children under 15 make up 15% of residents. Laleham has a median age of 50.3.
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Laleham | Surrey | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.7% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 27% | 19% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5% | 4.2% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 35% | 42% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Surrey and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
22 listed buildings in Laleham, 1 of them Grade I.
Laleham Abbey: Photo: Alan Tupman · CC BY-SA 2.0 · The Turks Head Public House Wisteria Cottage: Photo: Mertbiol · CC0 · Cambridge and the Red Cottage: Photo: Stefan Czapski · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Geograph · Yew Corner: Photo: David Squire · CC BY-SA 2.0
4 notable people were born in Laleham.
Gabrielle Anwar: Kristin Dos Santos, CC BY-SA 2.0
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laleham | 2,521 | — | B | D | B | A− |
| Staines-upon-Thames | 21,327 | 0.9 | C+ | C− | D | B+ |
| Ashford | 22,823 | 1.7 | B | C− | C | B+ |
| Shepperton Green | 4,358 | 1.7 | B | D | B | B |
| Thorpe | 1,226 | 1.9 | — | C− | C+ | B |
| Chertsey | 14,558 | 2.1 | B− | C | D | B− |
| Ashford Common | 8,333 | 2.3 | B+ | C− | B | B |
| Shepperton | 5,917 | 2.5 | A− | D | C+ | A+ |
Thorpe has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets 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 £600,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £433,500, semi-detached houses £562,500 and detached houses £812,500.
That is 3.6 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of All Saints.
Town in Surrey, England
Laleham is a built-up area of 2,521 people, in the Spelthorne 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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