Penton Hook’s story
No listed buildings inside Penton Hook’s built-up area
10% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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Penton HookSurrey
A village of 404 in Surrey, South East.
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Photo: Alan Hunt · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
404
Census 2021 · Runnymede council
Median age
70.2
65% are 65+ · Surrey 19%
Degree level
12%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
14%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Penton Hook a good place to live?
Penton Hook has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real.
What makes Penton Hook stand out
The 3 things Penton Hook does most differently from other towns.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
65% are 65 or over
Against 18% across England’s towns
Degree level, 16+
Education
12% have a degree
Degree-level qualifications, residents 16+ (England’s towns 34%)
Surrey 42%.
Own outright
Housing
96% own outright
of households own their home with no mortgage (England’s towns 32%)
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Thorpe Park and 22 more in and around Penton Hook
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Penton Hook. Best known first.
Theme parkBig drawTheme parkThorpe Park800 m outside town, to the west · 1.6M visitors a year (2024)
Garden · National TrustRunnymede4.9 km outside town, to the northwest
AttractionColossus800 m outside town, to the southwest
Abbey or prioryChertsey Abbey500 m outside town, to the south
AttractionHyperia800 m outside town, to the southwest
AttractionThe Swarm800 m outside town, to the west
Garden · National TrustRunnymede4.9 km outside town, to the northwestAttractionColossus800 m outside town, to the southwestAbbey or prioryChertsey Abbey500 m outside town, to the southAttractionHyperia800 m outside town, to the southwestAttractionThe Swarm800 m outside town, to the westPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (5)
- Runnymede: Wyrdlight, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Colossus: Stefan Scheer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chertsey Abbey: David Hawgood, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hyperia: Suntooooth, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Swarm: Mitchellh1234, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Penton Hook.
Who lives here
Few people in Penton Hook are 15 to 24: 1%, fewer than in Surrey’s towns and England’s towns
For Penton Hook, that is below both Surrey’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (12%). 65% of residents are 65 or over. The median resident of Penton Hook is 70.2 years old.
70.2median age
Penton HookSurreyEngland
Ages · share of residents
65%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications46%
Apprenticeship9%
A levels or similar7%
Degree level12%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 89 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Penton Hook | Surrey | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 0.3% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 1% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 3.2% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 65% | 19% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 46% | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 8.7% | 4.2% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 7.4% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 12% | 42% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Surrey and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commute
Benefit claims run higher in Penton Hook, 3.9% of 16 to 64s, than in Surrey’s towns or across England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 18% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Penton Hook sits above both Surrey’s towns (2.2%) and England’s towns (2.3%) on this measure. 14% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.
14%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving83%
On foot7%
Bus4%
Bicycle4%
49%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
18%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£62K
mean household income, before tax
3.9%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Housing
Most households in Penton Hook own their home: 97%, more than in Surrey’s towns or across England’s towns
That puts Penton Hook above both Surrey’s towns (70%) and England’s towns (61%). Private renters make up 2% of households.
£0Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Penton Hook£0K
Typical UK town£277K
97%
of households own their home · England 61%
2%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,586
average private rent a month, Runnymede council area
£2,493
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Safety
Violent crime runs high in Penton Hook: 36.3 per 1,000 residents a year, above Surrey’s towns and England’s towns
On this, Penton Hook is above both Surrey’s towns (19.4) and England’s towns (22). Police recorded 20 crimes inside Penton Hook’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 5 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violence and sexual offences were 65% of the crimes; the police category includes harassment and stalking.
36.3violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual13
Public order3
Drugs2
Vehicle crime1
Other crime1
Shoplifting0
Damage & arson0
Other theft0
Anti-social5
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.
36.3
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
8.3
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
15.7
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
20
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL
Health
Only 63% of people in Penton Hook say their health is good or very good, fewer than in Surrey’s towns and England’s towns
In the comparison, Penton Hook comes below both Surrey’s towns (87%) and England’s towns (82%). Penton Hook has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 1.3 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.
63%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 63%Fair 24%Bad or very bad 13%
| Census 2021 | Penton Hook | Surrey | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 63% | 87% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 13% | 3.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 28% | 14% | 17% |
79.4
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
82.9
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL
History
Penton Hook has fewer old homes than Surrey’s towns or England’s towns: 10% built before 1919
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
0listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II0
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
10%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
0
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Penton Hook
12pages on Penton Hook
The big questions
Penton Hook’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
LalehamChertseyStaines-upon-ThamesThorpeShepperton GreenAshfordLynePenton Hook
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penton Hook | 404 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Laleham | 2,521 | 0.7 | B | D | B | A− |
| Chertsey | 14,558 | 1.5 | B− | C | D | B− |
| Staines-upon-Thames | 21,327 | 1.5 | C+ | C− | D | B+ |
| Thorpe | 1,226 | 1.6 | — | C− | C+ | B |
| Shepperton Green | 4,358 | 1.7 | B | D | B | B |
| Ashford | 22,823 | 2.3 | B | C− | C | B+ |
| Lyne | 1,202 | 2.3 | — | D | A+ | B |
Thorpe and Lyne have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Penton Hook
How much is council tax in Penton Hook?
Band D council tax in Penton Hook is £2,493 for 2026–27, more than in 62% of UK towns (council, county, police and fire). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
About Penton Hook
Village in Surrey, England
Penton Hook is a built-up area of 404 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
- Population
- 404 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Runnymede
- County
- Surrey
- Region
- South East
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km²)
- ONS code
- E63005138
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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