Electoral wardE05012898
Thorpe ward, Runnymede
Thorpe is one of 14 electoral wards of Runnymede Borough Council, in Surrey (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 5,806 residents in 2,397 households — 634 people per km², the 12th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Runnymede and Weybridge constituency; for county elections it is in the Chertsey and Egham and Foxhills, Thorpe and Virginia Water divisions.
Residents, 20215,806council ward average 6,291
Households2,3972.42 residents per household
Density634/ km²about 9.15 km² · Runnymede 1,128
Aged 65+24.4%Runnymede: 17.2% · under 16: 14.5%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.7% · 272
5–94.3% · 247
10–155.6% · 325
16–195.5% · 317
20–244.2% · 242
25–3410.9% · 635
35–4918.0% · 1,048
50–6422.4% · 1,302
65–7413.3% · 771
75–848.0% · 463
85+3.2% · 186
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van9.1% · 218
1 car or van36.7% · 880
2 cars or vans36.1% · 866
3 or more18.1% · 433
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Runnymede overall: 66.4% owned, 12.9% social rented, 19.1% private rented.
Owned outright52.1% · 1,249
With mortgage34.4% · 824
Shared ownership0.6% · 14
Social rented1.5% · 35
Private rented11.5% · 275
Lives rent free0.0% · 1
Type of home
Detached house39.6% · 948
Semi-detached house26.6% · 638
Terraced house16.9% · 406
Purpose-built flat1.2% · 28
Converted house1.3% · 30
Other conversion0.1% · 3
Above shop / office0.1% · 2
Caravan, mobile14.2% · 341
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012898- Council
- Runnymede Borough Council
- County council
- Surrey Quarter Sessions
- County division
- Chertsey, Egham, Foxhills, Thorpe and Virginia Water
- Constituency
- Runnymede and Weybridge
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 12 of 14
Other wards in the same constituency
AAddlestone North14.7% aged 65+ · 65.8% owned6,678AAddlestone South19.6% aged 65+ · 62.4% owned6,440CChertsey Riverside12.2% aged 65+ · 61.7% owned6,086CChertsey St Ann's18.0% aged 65+ · 61.6% owned6,825EEgham Hythe13.7% aged 65+ · 58.0% owned7,203EEgham Town13.3% aged 65+ · 51.6% owned7,312LLongcross, Lyne & Chertsey South19.7% aged 65+ · 71.1% owned4,014NNew Haw17.1% aged 65+ · 77.4% owned7,285OOttershaw22.3% aged 65+ · 77.9% owned6,590WWoodham & Rowtown22.9% aged 65+ · 78.4% owned6,044
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.