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Electoral wardE05011076

Esher ward, Elmbridge

Esher is one of 16 electoral wards of Elmbridge Borough Council, in Surrey (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 9,101 residents in 3,583 households — 901 people per km², the 4th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Esher and Walton constituency; for county elections it is in the East Molesey and Esher and Hersham divisions.

Residents, 20219,101council ward average 8,672
Households3,5832.54 residents per household
Density901/ km²about 10.10 km² · Elmbridge 1,459
Aged 65+18.7%Elmbridge: 17.9% · under 16: 20.0%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.1% · 464
5–96.2% · 564
10–158.7% · 796
16–194.6% · 419
20–244.0% · 362
25–349.5% · 860
35–4922.0% · 2,003
50–6421.2% · 1,927
65–749.6% · 870
75–846.0% · 549
85+3.1% · 286

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van9.8% · 351
1 car or van40.0% · 1,433
2 cars or vans34.1% · 1,221
3 or more16.1% · 578
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; Elmbridge overall: 71.3% owned, 10.1% social rented, 17.5% private rented.

Owned outright34.2% · 1,225
With mortgage35.0% · 1,255
Shared ownership0.7% · 26
Social rented13.3% · 478
Private rented16.7% · 598

Type of home

Detached house41.0% · 1,469
Semi-detached house23.7% · 849
Terraced house13.7% · 491
Purpose-built flat16.9% · 605
Converted house2.7% · 95
Other conversion0.8% · 29
Above shop / office1.2% · 44
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0Census figures for this ward as published on 2022 ward boundaries, which still apply.