Surrey demographics.
Surrey · Census 2023 · latest available data
A data-driven statistical profile of Surrey — town populations, census figures, and key demographic indicators drawn from the latest available official data.
Population
67,736,802
World share: 0.84 %
Median age
40.1
Global rank: #21
Urban population
85.5 %
57,900,076 people
Density
280 / km²
People per km²
Fertility rate
1.57
Births per woman
- 01 / Population
Who lives here, and how that is changing.
Headline population counts, density and household structure, with the six-year growth trend.
- Population basics
- Total population
- 67,736,8022023
- Population density
- 280 / km²UK average
- Yearly change
- 0.34 %227,866
- Urban population
- 85.5 %57,900,076
- Net migration
- 165,790Annual net
- World population
- 0.84 %8,045,311,447
- Population trend
Total resident population in thousands. A rising line means net growth from births and inward migration.
- 02 / Age & gender
The shape of the population pyramid.
Age band distribution split by gender, with dependency and vital statistics.
- Age pyramid
Share of the total population in each age band, split by gender - wide middle bands indicate a strong working-age base.
- Vital statistics
- Median age
- 39.4 yrs40.2 yrs
- Dependency ratio
- 58.456.9
- Male
- 49.3%49.0%
- Female
- 50.7%51.0%
- Aged 65+
- 16.4%18.4%
- 03 / Housing & households
Tenure, dwelling type and household composition.
Census 2021 housing indicators for the area, benchmarked against England.
- Tenure & conditions
- Home ownership
- 61.0%62.5%
- Social rented
- 17.0%17.1%
- Private rented
- 22.0%20.4%
- Overcrowded households
- 6.1%8.4%
- No central heating
- 1.3%1.5%
- Property type mix
Composition of the housing stock by build type, as a share of all dwellings.
- Tenure split
How households occupy their homes - the owned versus rented balance drives local market liquidity.
- 04 / Employment & economy
Where the jobs and the output are.
Labour market headlines and the sector composition of local employment.
- Labour market
- Economically active
- 76.2%75.7%
- Unemployed
- 3.4%3.5%
- Full-time employees
- 42.1%41.6%
- Self-employed
- 11.8%12.4%
- Students (economically active)
- 5.6%5.2%
- Retired
- 20.9%21.6%
- Top employment sectors
Share of total employment by industry - a concentrated profile signals exposure to one sector's cycle.
- 05 / Education & qualifications
Attainment and the local skills base.
School performance and the qualification profile of working-age residents.
- Attainment & schools
- Level 4+ qualification
- 40.2%33.9%
- No qualifications
- 16.0%18.1%
- Apprenticeship
- 5.1%5.3%
- Full-time students 16+
- 8.4%7.9%
- Schoolchildren aged 5–15
- 12.6%12.4%
- Qualification levels
Highest qualification held by residents aged 16+. Level 4+ covers degree-level and above.
- 06 / Health & wellbeing
Life expectancy, access and deprivation.
Population health outcomes alongside primary care capacity and deprivation ranking.
- Health indicators
- Very good health
- 48.6%48.5%
- Good health
- 33.1%33.7%
- Bad or very bad health
- 5.8%5.2%
- Disabled (day-to-day limited)
- 18.2%17.3%
- Provides unpaid care
- 9.1%8.9%
- Life expectancy (male)
- 79.1 yrs79.4 yrs
- Life expectancy (female)
- 82.9 yrs83.1 yrs
- Healthy life expectancy
- 62.4 yrs63.1 yrs
- IMD decile
- 5 of 10-
- Deprivation
5
IMD decile out of 10 (1 = most deprived). The United Kingdom shows variation across regions, with pockets of both high affluence and concentrated deprivation.
- 07 / Ethnicity, language & religion
The cultural make-up of the area.
Census-based breakdowns of ethnic group, country of birth, language and religion.
- Ethnic group
Share of residents by broad census ethnic group.
- Religion
Stated religion at the last census, as a share of residents.
- Origin & language
- Born in the UK
- 83.6%83.2%
- Born outside the UK
- 16.4%16.8%
- English as main language
- 94.2%91.1%
- Cannot speak English well
- 1.4%1.9%
- 08 / Transport & commuting
How people move around.
Commuting modes, journey times, car ownership and network connectivity.
- Mode of travel to work
Primary commute mode for working residents, including those who mainly work from home.
- Network & journey times
- Average commute
- 29 min28 min
- No car or van
- 24.0%23.5%
- 2+ cars or vans
- 34.0%33.1%
- Work mainly from home
- 17.0%21.0%
- Car ownership
Households by number of cars or vans available.
— 09 / Political & administrative
Who governs, and how engaged residents are.
Administrative structure, council tax levels, political control and turnout.
— Governance
- Parliamentary constituencies
- 12
- Council type
- Metropolitan / two-tier
- Council tax (Band D)
- £2,148
- Political control
- Labour majority
- General election turnout
- 62.4%
- Local election turnout
- 31.8%
— 10 / Crime & safety
Recorded crime and its composition.
Police.uk recorded offences, normalised per 1,000 residents and split by offence type.
— Headline rates
- Crime rate per 1,000
- 94.689.7
- Police force
- West Yorkshire Police—
- Year-on-year change
- -2.8%-1.4%
— Crime type breakdown
Share of all recorded offences by category over the last 12 months.
— 11 / Environment & climate
Green space, air quality and climate risk.
Environmental quality indicators and exposure to flooding across the area.
— Environmental indicators
- Green space coverage
- 38.4%40.1%
- NO₂ (annual mean)
- 21 µg/m³18 µg/m³
- PM2.5 (annual mean)
- 9.4 µg/m³9.1 µg/m³
- Area at flood risk
- 6.2%8.0%
- Annual rainfall
- 812 mm838 mm
- Sunshine hours
- 1,4101,493
— 12 / UK Cities
Population of major UK cities.
Top 10 UK cities by population, sourced from the latest available census and administrative data.
| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | London | 7,556,900 |
| 2 | Birmingham | 984,333 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 864,122 |
| 4 | Nottingham | 729,977 |
| 5 | Sheffield | 685,368 |
| 6 | Bristol | 617,280 |
| 7 | Glasgow | 591,620 |
| 8 | Leicester | 508,916 |
| 9 | Edinburgh | 464,990 |
| 10 | Leeds | 455,123 |
— 12b / County Towns
Town populations within the county.
Built-up area populations across the 2001, 2011 and 2021 census years.
| # | Town | 2001 | 2011 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guildford | 66,394 | 73,380 | 77,854 |
| 2 | Woking | 64,086 | 71,268 | 75,666 |
| 3 | West Molesey | 41,576 | 44,821 | 47,129 |
| 4 | Camberley | 31,517 | 34,992 | 36,783 |
| 5 | Epsom | 26,756 | 31,815 | 35,852 |
| 6 | New Haw (/ West Byfleet / Sheerwater) | 30,451 | 31,595 | 33,034 |
| 7 | Redhill | 26,196 | 29,954 | 32,508 |
| 8 | Egham | 25,550 | 25,840 | 27,997 |
| 9 | Ewell | 24,081 | 25,985 | 27,526 |
| 10 | Tadworth (/ Epsom Downs) | 24,802 | 25,302 | 27,088 |
| 11 | Horley | 20,926 | 21,755 | 27,076 |
| 12 | Walton-on-Thames | 23,319 | 24,682 | 27,013 |
| 13 | Ash (/ Ash Vale) | 23,689 | 23,324 | 24,279 |
| 14 | Reigate | 21,265 | 22,552 | 23,788 |
| 15 | Ashford | 19,931 | 21,048 | 22,808 |
| 16 | Caterham | 19,500 | 21,445 | 22,747 |
| 17 | Great Bookham (/ Fetcham) | 20,599 | 21,337 | 21,659 |
| 18 | Sunbury-on-Thames | 17,912 | 19,523 | 21,476 |
| 19 | Staines-upon-Thames | 19,201 | 20,122 | 21,335 |
| 20 | Farnham | 17,313 | 18,852 | 20,491 |
| 21 | Cobham | 16,048 | 16,963 | 17,506 |
| 22 | Dorking | 15,848 | 16,869 | 17,468 |
| 23 | Weybridge | 13,369 | 14,909 | 15,927 |
| 24 | Worcester Park (/ Stoneleigh) | 15,072 | 15,711 | 15,863 |
| 25 | Frimley | 14,481 | 14,819 | 15,106 |
| 26 | Ashtead | 13,494 | 14,169 | 14,837 |
| 27 | Chertsey | 11,621 | 13,054 | 14,553 |
| 28 | Byfleet | 12,467 | 13,772 | 14,191 |
| 29 | Addlestone | 11,487 | 12,117 | 13,747 |
| 30 | Farncombe | 12,641 | 12,890 | 13,251 |
| 31 | Hersham | 10,874 | 11,260 | 12,630 |
| 32 | Haslemere | 10,692 | 11,653 | 11,898 |
| 33 | Stanwell | 9,632 | 10,175 | 11,723 |
| 34 | Leatherhead | 9,203 | 10,799 | 11,495 |
| 35 | Oxted | 10,460 | 10,954 | 11,489 |
| 36 | Weybourne | 10,884 | 11,094 | 11,246 |
| 37 | Godalming | 8,852 | 9,462 | 10,453 |
| 38 | Cranleigh | 9,205 | 9,353 | 10,421 |
| 39 | South Merstham | 7,422 | 9,165 | 9,952 |
| 40 | Esher | 8,819 | 9,244 | 9,481 |
| 41 | Banstead | 8,936 | 9,130 | 8,921 |
| 42 | Warlingham | 8,279 | 8,351 | 8,917 |
| 43 | West End (/ Chobham) | 6,746 | 7,377 | 8,877 |
| 44 | Ashford Common | 7,583 | 8,125 | 8,331 |
| 45 | Wrecclesham | 6,336 | 6,840 | 7,316 |
| 46 | Lightwater | 6,691 | 6,791 | 6,536 |
| 47 | Milford (/ Witley) | 6,084 | 6,437 | 6,486 |
| 48 | Hindhead | 5,715 | 6,232 | 6,445 |
| 49 | Bagshot | 5,247 | 5,430 | 5,932 |
| 50 | Shepperton | 5,407 | 5,693 | 5,916 |
| 51 | East Horsley | 5,661 | 5,866 | 5,840 |
| 52 | Virginia Water | 4,841 | 5,000 | 5,183 |
| 53 | Chipstead (/ Woodmansterne) | 4,162 | 4,560 | 4,519 |
| 54 | Shepperton Green | 4,333 | 4,315 | 4,350 |
| 55 | Bramley (/ Wonersh) | 4,018 | 4,207 | 4,196 |
| 56 | Send | 3,994 | 4,116 | 4,097 |
| 57 | Bisley | 3,323 | 3,678 | 4,044 |
| 58 | Pirbright | 3,560 | 3,034 | 3,918 |
| 59 | Kingswood | 3,112 | 3,314 | 3,762 |
| 60 | Windlesham | 3,784 | 3,841 | 3,699 |
| 61 | Lingfield | 3,304 | 3,553 | 3,622 |
| 62 | Whyteleafe | 2,080 | 2,634 | 3,172 |
| 63 | Godstone | 2,444 | 2,564 | 2,650 |
| 64 | Smallfield | 2,787 | 2,665 | 2,613 |
| 65 | Laleham | 2,525 | 2,534 | 2,522 |
| 66 | Shalford | 2,338 | 2,439 | 2,511 |
| 67 | Bletchingley | 2,287 | 2,221 | 2,374 |
| 68 | Upper Halliford | 2,143 | 2,257 | 2,336 |
| 69 | Dormansland | 2,479 | 2,550 | 2,300 |
| 70 | Westcott | 2,142 | 2,251 | 2,271 |
| 71 | Elstead | 2,180 | 2,257 | 2,265 |
| 72 | Limpsfield | 2,279 | 2,248 | 2,248 |
| 73 | Woldingham | 2,023 | 1,838 | 2,223 |
| 74 | Brockham | 2,191 | 2,275 | 2,198 |
| 75 | Deepcut | 1,264 | 2,128 | 2,165 |
| 76 | Chiddingfold | 2,128 | 2,211 | 2,162 |
| 77 | Felbridge | 1,726 | 1,927 | 2,030 |
| 78 | Lower Kingswood | 1,824 | 1,946 | 2,029 |
| 79 | South Nutfield | 1,878 | 1,922 | 1,948 |
| 80 | Beare Green | 1,863 | 1,881 | 1,941 |
| 81 | Chilworth | 1,764 | 1,852 | 1,916 |
| 82 | Badshot Lea | 1,509 | 1,582 | 1,883 |
| 83 | Salfords | 1,656 | 1,710 | 1,872 |
| 84 | Ripley | 1,673 | 1,620 | 1,710 |
| 85 | Normandy | 1,529 | 1,598 | 1,665 |
| 86 | Wood Street Village | 1,718 | 1,619 | 1,585 |
| 87 | South Godstone | 1,505 | 1,461 | 1,523 |
| 88 | Ewhurst | 1,355 | 1,395 | 1,515 |
| 89 | Langley Vale | 1,343 | 1,470 | 1,514 |
| 90 | Netherne-on-the-Hill | 270 | 1,458 | 1,474 |
| 91 | Chaldon | 1,490 | 1,384 | 1,442 |
| 92 | Brookwood | 1,307 | 1,395 | 1,432 |
| 93 | Stanwell Moor | 1,343 | 1,371 | 1,431 |
| 94 | Tatsfield | 1,218 | 1,280 | 1,381 |
| 95 | West Horsley | 1,272 | 1,276 | 1,377 |
| 96 | Gomshall | 1,174 | 1,228 | 1,376 |
| 97 | Blindley Heath | 1,144 | 1,123 | 1,289 |
| 98 | Box Hill | 1,449 | 1,364 | 1,274 |
| 99 | West Clandon | 1,094 | 1,177 | 1,230 |
| 100 | Thorpe | 985 | 1,138 | 1,229 |
| 101 | Lyne | 1,231 | 1,271 | 1,204 |
| 102 | Shamley Green | 1,157 | 1,146 | 1,199 |
| 103 | Jacobs Well | 1,171 | 1,123 | 1,125 |
| 104 | Fairlands | 1,160 | 1,148 | 1,120 |
| 105 | Hooley | 880 | 978 | 1,011 |
| 106 | Churt | 880 | 973 | 943 |
| 107 | Worplesdon | 915 | 994 | 933 |
| 108 | Charlwood | 861 | 972 | 902 |
| 109 | Capel | 847 | 934 | 860 |
| 110 | Frensham | 826 | 803 | 855 |
| 111 | Alfold Crossways | 775 | 787 | 854 |
| 112 | Peaslake | 788 | 843 | 820 |
| 113 | Holmbury St Mary | 731 | 804 | 799 |
| 114 | Newdigate | 619 | 744 | 763 |
| 115 | Nutfield | 690 | 751 | 750 |
| 116 | Brook | 844 | 720 | 723 |
| 117 | Hookwood | 500 | 625 | 666 |
| 118 | Rowly | 635 | 640 | 660 |
| 119 | Westhumble | 638 | 649 | 597 |
| 120 | Gatton | 439 | 428 | 594 |
| 121 | Ash Green | 510 | 477 | 564 |
| 122 | Wyke | 623 | 565 | 554 |
| 123 | Buckland | 517 | 529 | 542 |
| 124 | Mickleham | 570 | 585 | 513 |
— 13 / English Regions
Regional population comparison.
Population figures for English regions across the 2001, 2011 and 2021 census years.
| Region | 2001 | 2011 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Midlands | 4,172,174 | 4,533,222 | 4,880,054 |
| East of England | 5,388,140 | 5,846,965 | 6,335,074 |
| North East England | 2,515,442 | 2,596,886 | 2,647,013 |
| North West England | 6,729,764 | 7,052,177 | 7,417,397 |
| South East England | 8,000,645 | 8,634,750 | 9,278,065 |
| South West England | 4,928,434 | 5,288,935 | 5,701,186 |
| West Midlands | 5,267,308 | 5,601,847 | 5,950,757 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | 4,964,833 | 5,283,733 | 5,480,777 |
— Data sources
- ONS — population, age, ethnicity, housing
- Nomis — employment, earnings, qualifications
- Census 2021 (Nomis) — area vs England comparisons
- Police.uk — crime data
- MHCLG — Index of Multiple Deprivation
- Postcodes.io / GeoNames — boundary mapping