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A town of 5,917 in Surrey, South East.
Shepperton grades A− overall against UK towns: better than 76% of UK towns, and #42 of 65 in Surrey. Its strongest subject is health (A+): life expectancy 82.5 for men, 86.3 for women. Its weakest is hazard risk (D−): 30% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. The median home sold for £540,000 in the last three years, 8.2 times what households in the Spelthorne council area earn in a year.
The 3 things Shepperton 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 Shepperton is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 12 buildings inside Shepperton’s built-up area.
11% 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 Shepperton. Best known first.
Historic houseOatlands Palace900 m outside town, to the south
AttractionColossus3.7 km outside town, to the west
Abbey or prioryChertsey Abbey2.4 km outside town, to the west
Garden · National TrustNational Trust - Claremont Landscape Gardens5 km outside town, to the southeast
AttractionHyperia3.5 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 Shepperton.
One GP practice serves the town; 85% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. At the census, 3.5% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, about level with Surrey’s towns (3.3%) and below England’s towns (5.2%). The nearest A&E to Shepperton is St Peter's Hospital, 3.7 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Shepperton | Surrey | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 84% | 87% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.5% | 3.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 15% | 14% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · The census answers take no account of age, so a young town looks healthier; the Health Grade relies on age-adjusted measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them.
Some 1,593 pupils attend Shepperton’s one primary and one secondary. Of its 3 schools, two are shown below, each with the reason. Secondary results at the 7 secondary schools within 3 km: an Attainment 8 score of 50.6, with 55% at grade 5 or above in English and maths.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Nicholas CofE Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 539 | B+ |
| Thamesmead SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 1,054 | A− |
4% of households rent from a council or housing body. Private rents average £1,696 a month across the Spelthorne council area. The median sale, £540,000, comes from 283 standard sales inside Shepperton’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £735,000 | 87 |
| Semi-detached | £560,000 | 74 |
| Terraced | £502,500 | 41 |
| Flat or maisonette | £290,000 | 81 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Before 1919: that is when just over one in ten homes were built. For its size, Shepperton has 20 listed buildings per 10,000 residents.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 43% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Households take home £68K a year before tax, on average. The car took 78% of commuters, above both Surrey’s towns (74%) and England’s towns (70%). 37% of commuters travelled under 5 km to work. Of the commuters living in Shepperton, 11% work in the town itself.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Violence and sexual offences made up 36% of the total. A year of reports to August 2026 adds up to 347 offences in Shepperton and 82 cases of nuisance behaviour. There were 11.7 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), above both Surrey’s towns (7.3) and England’s towns (7.8).
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 police category of violence and sexual offences includes harassment and stalking.
15% are under 15, below Surrey’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Aged 15 to 24: nearly one in ten residents. Half the people of Shepperton are older than 49.5. Among adults, 36% have a degree.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Shepperton | Surrey | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.2% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 27% | 19% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.9% | 4.2% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 36% | 42% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Surrey and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
8 notable people were born in Shepperton.
John Boorman: Georges Biard, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Robert Faurisson: Tepa, CC BY 3.0 · Roy Urquhart: Fotograaf Onbekend / Anefo, CC0 · Pat Fry: chdphd, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Liv Dawson: Alexpepperb, CC BY-SA 4.0
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shepperton | 5,917 | — | A− | D | C+ | A+ |
| Upper Halliford | 2,337 | 0.8 | — | D | B− | B |
| Shepperton Green | 4,358 | 0.8 | B | D | B | B |
| Weybridge | 15,918 | 1.6 | A | C | B− | A+ |
| Walton-on-Thames | 27,016 | 1.8 | A− | C+ | C | A− |
| Ashford Common | 8,333 | 1.9 | B+ | C− | B | B |
| Sunbury-on-Thames | 21,476 | 2 | B− | D | C− | B |
| Laleham | 2,521 | 2.5 | B | D | B | A− |
Upper Halliford 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 £540,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £290,000, terraced houses £502,500, semi-detached houses £560,000 and detached houses £735,000.
GCSE results beat 79% of towns in England, and primary results beat 83% (Department for Education, Attainment 8 and Key Stage 2). Shepperton has 3 state schools; places are handled by Surrey council.
About the middle for its size: 61% of the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people report less crime per resident. Against all UK towns, it grades C+.
Town in Surrey, England
Shepperton is a built-up area of 5,917 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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