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Chertsey

Middle area

East Runnymede. 9,227 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.9 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Chertsey live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£382,500
Joint 2,127th most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,654
Joint 2,528th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
87.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Chertsey

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Chertsey at a rate of 88.0 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 85.0 per 1,000 people across Runnymede.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences283
Other crime173
Anti-social behaviour104
Shoplifting82
Criminal damage and arson69
Vehicle crime39
Drug offences26
Burglary24
Robbery10
Theft from the person2

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Chertsey compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

ChertseyMiddle
Median sale price10 middle areas, Runnymede · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Runnymede10 areas from £382,500 to £870,000. The middle area is £470,000. Chertsey is £382,500.
£382,500cheapest
Population10 middle areas, Runnymede · 2021
Population: every middle area in Runnymede10 areas from 5,685 to 12,270. The middle area is 9,204. Chertsey is 8,654.
8,6545th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares10 middle areas, Runnymede · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Runnymede10 areas from 0.0% to 0.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Chertsey is 0.0%.
0%
Gigabit broadband coverage10 middle areas, Runnymede · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Runnymede10 areas from 66.1% to 96.6%. The middle area is 86.9%. Chertsey is 87.1%.
87.1%5th highest

Is Chertsey safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Chertsey at a rate of 88.0 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 85.0 per 1,000 people across Runnymede.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 75 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Chertsey.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (283), other crime (173) and anti-social behaviour (104).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Runnymede

These figures are published for the whole of Runnymede, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Runnymede and not Chertsey alone. See Runnymede

Average house price
£477,182
Up 1.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£46,777
34th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
10.2×
Joint 46th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
12.4
53rd least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Chertsey in brief

The median price paid for a home in Chertsey was £382,500 in 2025.

Chertsey had 8,654 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Chertsey live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Chertsey, 87.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.