Epsom and Ewell: local statistics
Epsom and Ewell is a district council area in the South East, home to an estimated 83,370 people (mid-2025). This page brings together 10 official figures for the area, each with its period, publisher and the address it was read from. See also who has power over Epsom and Ewell, from the council up to the G20.
Key figures
What the figures show
Homes in Epsom and Ewell sold for an average of £568,214 in July 2026, a rise of 2.0% in twelve months. That is the 3rd highest of the 64 council areas in the South East; the average for the South East was £380,878. Prices are 21% above July 2016 and at their highest July level in the series. The average price is 11.3 times the median annual pay of full-time employees who live in Epsom and Ewell. That ratio is 8th of 64 in the South East, counting from the highest ratio.
The median full-time employee living in Epsom and Ewell was paid £934.80 a week before tax in April 2025, or £50,121 over a year. It is the 7th highest of the 64 council areas in the South East, and 14.7% more than across the South East. For full-time jobs located in Epsom and Ewell the median is £775.20 a week (−£159.60 on the residents' figure). In 2015 the residents' median was £649.30, so it has risen 44% before inflation.
In 2022 to 2024, women in Epsom and Ewell had a life expectancy at birth of 85.7 years; for men it was 81.4, compared with 83.3 and 79.5 years across England. For women that is 0.2 years more than in 2012 to 2014; for men, 0.1 less. It is the 7th highest for women of the 64 council areas in the South East.
The ONS counted 4,095 VAT or PAYE-registered businesses in Epsom and Ewell in March 2026, 1% more than in 2016. There are 49 per 1,000 residents, close to the middle of the 64 council areas in the South East (32nd highest).
In August 2026, 1,080 people in Epsom and Ewell were on the claimant count, 2.1% of residents aged 16 to 64; the rate for the South East was 3.1%. That compares with 2.0% a year before. Since August 2021 the rate has ranged between 1.7% (June 2023) and 2.8% (August 2021).
A Band D home in Epsom and Ewell pays an average of £2,530.84 in council tax in 2026-27, up £114.00 on 2025-26. It is the 23rd highest of the 64 council areas in the South East. In 2016-17 the figure was £1,670.54, so it has risen 51%.
In mid-2025 the population of Epsom and Ewell was estimated at 83,370, up 0.2% on a year earlier. The ten-year change since mid-2015 is +5.7% (the South East: +8.1%). That is the 39th fastest growth of the 64 council areas in the South East. No earlier year in the series was higher.
Police recorded 5,584 crimes in Epsom and Ewell in the year to March 2026, 67.0 for every 1,000 residents, mid-table in the South East, 24th of 55. A year earlier it was 62.5. The highest rate in the series was 67.7, in the year to March 2019. Fraud is not included.
The Annual Population Survey estimates that 79.9% of Epsom and Ewell residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026 (give or take 8.6 points), against 78.9% across the South East. Its lowest reading in the series was 73.1% and its highest 89.8%.
History
Population (mid-year)
| 2015 | 78,890 |
| 2016 | 79,386 |
| 2017 | 79,862 |
| 2018 | 80,121 |
| 2019 | 80,685 |
| 2020 | 81,197 |
| 2021 | 81,006 |
| 2022 | 81,404 |
| 2023 | 82,653 |
| 2024 | 83,179 |
| 2025 | 83,370 |
Average house price (same month each year)
| July 2016 | £471,393 |
| July 2017 | £482,053 |
| July 2018 | £479,307 |
| July 2019 | £464,255 |
| July 2020 | £489,743 |
| July 2021 | £505,641 |
| July 2022 | £547,523 |
| July 2023 | £558,898 |
| July 2024 | £534,746 |
| July 2025 | £557,068 |
| July 2026 | £568,214 |
Median weekly pay, residents
| 2015 | £649.30 a week |
| 2016 | £664.90 a week |
| 2017 | £670.80 a week |
| 2018 | £726.70 a week |
| 2019 | £769.10 a week |
| 2020 | £675.90 a week |
| 2021 | £705.70 a week |
| 2022 | £765.20 a week |
| 2023 | £867.50 a week |
| 2024 | £848.10 a week |
| 2025 | £934.80 a week |
Average Band D council tax
| 2016-17 | £1,670.54 |
| 2017-18 | £1,743.14 |
| 2018-19 | £1,840.46 |
| 2019-20 | £1,912.43 |
| 2020-21 | £1,985.34 |
| 2021-22 | £2,042.91 |
| 2022-23 | £2,135.17 |
| 2023-24 | £2,205.25 |
| 2024-25 | £2,308.34 |
| 2025-26 | £2,416.84 |
| 2026-27 | £2,530.84 |
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents
| 2015/16 | 53.0 per 1,000 |
| 2016/17 | 59.4 per 1,000 |
| 2017/18 | 65.0 per 1,000 |
| 2018/19 | 67.7 per 1,000 |
| 2019/20 | 64.1 per 1,000 |
| 2020/21 | 53.6 per 1,000 |
| 2021/22 | 59.6 per 1,000 |
| 2022/23 | 64.4 per 1,000 |
| 2023/24 | 61.8 per 1,000 |
| 2024/25 | 62.5 per 1,000 |
| 2025/26 | 67.0 per 1,000 |
Employment rate
| 2015/16 | 81.5% |
| 2016/17 | 83.0% |
| 2017/18 | 75.0% |
| 2018/19 | 80.3% |
| 2019/20 | 84.7% |
| 2020/21 | 84.2% |
| 2021/22 | 83.1% |
| 2022/23 | 73.1% |
| 2023/24 | 89.8% |
| 2024/25 | 83.8% |
| 2025/26 | 79.9% |
Life expectancy, women
| 2012 to 2014 | 85.5 years |
| 2013 to 2015 | 85.6 years |
| 2014 to 2016 | 85.4 years |
| 2015 to 2017 | 85.8 years |
| 2016 to 2018 | 86.2 years |
| 2017 to 2019 | 87.0 years |
| 2018 to 2020 | 85.8 years |
| 2019 to 2021 | 85.2 years |
| 2020 to 2022 | 84.8 years |
| 2021 to 2023 | 85.5 years |
| 2022 to 2024 | 85.7 years |
Registered businesses
| 2016 | 4,060 |
| 2017 | 4,180 |
| 2018 | 4,205 |
| 2019 | 4,225 |
| 2020 | 4,260 |
| 2021 | 4,270 |
| 2022 | 4,070 |
| 2023 | 3,975 |
| 2024 | 4,080 |
| 2025 | 4,065 |
| 2026 | 4,095 |
Questions about Epsom and Ewell
What is the average house price in Epsom and Ewell?
HM Land Registry's figure for July 2026 is £568,214.
What is the average salary in Epsom and Ewell?
Median pay for full-time employees living in Epsom and Ewell was £934.80 a week in April 2025 (£50,121 a year), from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
What is life expectancy in Epsom and Ewell?
For 2022 to 2024 the ONS gives 81.4 years for men and 85.7 for women.
How many people claim unemployment-related benefits in Epsom and Ewell?
The ONS claimant count was 1,080 in August 2026, 2.1% of 16 to 64-year-olds. It counts benefit claims, not unemployment.
How much is Band D council tax in Epsom and Ewell?
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government gives an average Band D bill of £2,530.84 for 2026-27.
What is the population of Epsom and Ewell?
The ONS estimates 83,370 people lived in Epsom and Ewell in mid-2025.
What is the crime rate in Epsom and Ewell?
67.0 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to March 2026, excluding fraud (Home Office).
Who has power over Epsom and Ewell
Every body that makes decisions for Epsom and Ewell, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
- Epsom and Ewell council spending, reserves, debt and council tax
- Epsom and Ewell in official figures this page
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Epsom and Ewell: Helen Maguire (Liberal Democrat) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
Each value above links to the official file or query it was read from, on 14 October 2026. What each figure measures.
- Recorded crime: Years before April 2020 come from the earlier Home Office table.
More on this area and these figures
- Council money: spending, reserves and debt
- Figures for the whole region: the South East
- UK figures: UK average house price · UK average weekly earnings growth · Life expectancy at birth (UK)
- Other council areas in the South East: Gosport · Hastings · Mole Valley · Runnymede · Surrey Heath · Tandridge
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