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In Surrey, South East, this town has 4,358 residents.
One weak subject stands out against an otherwise good record. School results are strong: primary results beat 69% of towns in England; secondary results beat 83% of towns in England. With a B overall, Shepperton Green is better than 62% of UK towns. It ranks #51 of 65 in Surrey. Housing is expensive (D): homes sell for a median £497,500, about 7.6 times local household income. Hazard risk is weaker too: 20.6% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B for safety and B for health.
Figures: prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · flood risk, Environment Agency · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · life expectancy, ONS.
The 3 things Shepperton Green 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 Green is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 4 buildings inside Shepperton Green’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade I, and 1 scheduled monument.
9% 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 Green. Best known first.
Historic houseOatlands Palace2.4 km outside town, to the south
AttractionColossus2.6 km outside town, to the west
Abbey or prioryChertsey Abbey2.1 km outside town, to the west
AttractionHyperia2.6 km outside town, to the west
AttractionStealth2.8 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 Green.
Home ownership stands at three quarters of households. Behind the median of £497,500: 136 standard sales inside Shepperton Green’s built-up area, September 2023 to August 2026. Social housing holds 16% of households.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £622,500 | 20 |
| Semi-detached | £532,500 | 70 |
| Terraced | £420,000 | 38 |
| Flat or maisonette | £284,000 | 8 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Nearly two thirds of pupils at the 19 primary schools within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). One of its 2 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed. Some 542 pupils attend Shepperton Green’s two primaries.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saxon Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 420 | B− |
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Homes built before 1919 account for 9% of the housing. Shepperton Green has one scheduled monument.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Over the year to August 2026, 199 offences were reported in Shepperton Green, along with 30 incidents of anti-social behaviour. 44% of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences. For its size, Shepperton Green records less crime per resident than 67% of the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people.
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.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 34% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
The car carried 85% of commuters at the census. Household income came to £69K a year before tax, about level with Surrey’s towns (£72K) and above England’s towns (£55K). For every resident in work, Shepperton Green has 0.6 jobs. Work in town: 3% of resident commuters.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
At the census, 4.3% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, between Surrey’s towns (3.3%) and England’s towns (5.2%). Shepperton Green has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 0.5 miles away. Disability touches 15% of the town’s population.
| Census 2021 | Shepperton Green | Surrey | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 85% | 87% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.3% | 3.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 15% | 14% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · 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.
People 65 and over make up 20% of the town, above Surrey’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 9.2% of the population. The median resident of Shepperton Green is 44.4 years old.
51% women, 49% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Shepperton Green | Surrey | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.2% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.2% | 4.2% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 30% | 42% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Surrey and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shepperton Green | 4,358 | — | B | D | B | B |
| Shepperton | 5,917 | 0.8 | A− | D | C+ | A+ |
| Upper Halliford | 2,337 | 1.2 | — | D | B− | B |
| Laleham | 2,521 | 1.7 | B | D | B | A− |
| Ashford Common | 8,333 | 1.7 | B+ | C− | B | B |
| Weybridge | 15,918 | 2.1 | A | C | B− | A+ |
| Ashford | 22,823 | 2.1 | B | C− | C | B+ |
| Chertsey | 14,558 | 2.2 | B− | C | D | B− |
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 £497,500, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £284,000, terraced houses £420,000, semi-detached houses £532,500 and detached houses £622,500.
Secondary schools stand out: GCSE results beat 83% of towns in England. Primary results beat 69%. Shepperton Green has 2 state schools; places are handled by Surrey council.
Town in Surrey, England
Shepperton Green is a built-up area of 4,358 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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