Surrey Heath: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£796,540

Semi-detached

£458,716

Terraced

£370,423

Flat or maisonette

£230,715

First-time buyers

£335,070

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  79,552 in 1991 → 94,492 in 2024 (+18.8%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £237,551 in 2005 → £457,988 in 2026 (+92.8%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £537 in 2008 → £714 in 2025 (+32.9%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  80.6% in 2004 → 84.9% in 2023 (+5.3%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  0.5% in 2001 → 2.2% in 2025 (+340.0%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £14,672 in 1997 → £34,840 in 2024 (+137.5%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for Surrey Heath; 29 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• Fuel poverty · Economy & work5.8% (2024) · 3rd lowest of 296
• Preventable heart deaths · Health & wellbeing17.1 per 100,000 (2022 to 2024) · 7th lowest of 292
• Obesity in Year 6 · Health & wellbeing14.5% (2024/25) · 11th lowest of 292
• Life satisfaction · Health & wellbeing8.0 out of 10 (2022/23) · 11th highest of 363

Where it ranks worst

• Home gas use · Environment12,965 kWh (2024/25) · 342nd lowest of 347
• Housing affordability · Housing10.8× earnings (April 2025) · 282nd lowest of 316
• New homes · Housing5.0 per 1,000 (2024/25) · 223rd highest of 296
• Business births · Economy & work9.2% (2024) · 269th highest of 361

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Surrey, which includes Surrey Heath.

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)82.5 years · England 80.0 · 9th highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)85.8 years · England 83.8 · 10th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)65.1 years · England 60.9 · 17th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)66.4 years · England 61.3 · 14th highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)234.8 per 100k · England 321.0 · 8th lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)7.4% · England 10.4 · 16th lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)59.1% · England 64.6 · 29th lowest of 153

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Surrey, which includes Surrey Heath.

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)74.1% · England 68.3 · 8th highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)51.3 score · England 46.0 · 17th highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)4.9% · England 5.8 · 79th lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)8.3% · England 19.8 · 8th lowest of 153