Area guide

Living in KT17, Epsom and Ewell

What the open data says about house prices, schools, crime and flood risk around KT17 in Epsom and Ewell. Built from the same sources as every property report on this site, not opinion or marketing copy.

Figures gathered 15 October 2026, each from the source named in its section.

House prices

Average price in Epsom and Ewell: £568,214, up 2.0% on a year ago (July 2026). The wider South East average is £380,878.

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See where KT17 ranks across South East →

Council tax at Band D in Epsom and Ewell: £2,531 a year (2026-27). Running costs by postcode: council tax, energy, tenure, and the estate charge no listing shows →

Schools nearby

51 schools within 3 miles , of which 76% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

Nearest well-rated schoolsStageOfstedDistanceAdmitted from
Glyn School Secondary Outstanding 0.4 mi away 1.49 mi 2026/27
Wallace Fields Infant School and Nursery Primary Outstanding 0.4 mi away 0.76 mi 2026/27
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primary Outstanding 1.4 mi away no figure
Rosebery School Secondary Outstanding 1.6 mi away 2.04 mi 2026/27
St Cecilia's Catholic Primary School Primary Outstanding 2.8 mi away no figure
Ewell Grove Primary and Nursery School Primary Good 0.5 mi away 1.73 mi 2026/27

Schools in KT17 with a published admission distance

How far away the last child offered a place lived, as the council published it. Tightest first; each name opens the school's page and its postcode checker.

SchoolStageAdmitted fromRound
Wallace Fields Infant School and Nursery Primary 0.76 mi 2026/27
Meadow Primary School Primary 0.93 mi 2026/27
Glyn School Secondary 1.49 mi 2026/27
Ewell Grove Primary and Nursery School Primary 1.73 mi 2026/27
Wallace Fields Junior School Primary 3.35 mi 2026/27

35 state primary and 7 state secondary schools within range, plus 7 fee-paying schools.

See the full school breakdown for KT17 →

Private schools

7 fee-paying schools within 3 miles: Aberdour Preparatory School, City of London Freemen's School, Epsom College, Ewell Castle School, Kingswood House School, Little Downsend Epsom and others.

All 7 fee-paying schools near KT17, with ages and admissions →

Fee-paying schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted, and the ISI publishes no open data feed. That is why they carry no rating here. A missing grade means we cannot see one, not that the school was judged poorly.

What people here do for work

The most common occupations among working residents, from the 2021 Census. This is occupation rather than industry: it says what people do, not which industries employ them.

Occupation groupShare of workers
Professional occupations30.6%
Managers, directors and senior officials25.2%
Associate professional and technical15.3%
Administrative and secretarial9.8%
Caring, leisure and other service6.4%

Source: ONS Census 2021, table TS063, for this district's small area.

How KT17 has changed since 2011

The biggest move: white residents, down 13.4 points since 2011, with England's change beside each line.

How to read this

The census neighbourhood at the centre of KT17 (E01030396, 2,486 residents in 2021, up 36.1% on 2011) on the 2011 and 2021 censuses, with England's own change over the same decade for scale. Each line is a share of the neighbourhood's households or residents, so a growing area and a shrinking one compare fairly. The biggest move here: white residents, down 13.4 points.

Measure20112021ChangeEngland
Households that own their home 92.9% 85.9% -7.0 pts -2.0 pts
Households renting privately 6.0% 7.3% +1.3 pts +3.7 pts
Households renting socially 0.8% 5.0% +4.2 pts -0.6 pts
Residents under 15 18.2% 21.2% +3.0 pts -0.3 pts
Residents 65 and over 20.9% 18.3% -2.6 pts +2.1 pts
Adults with a degree or equivalent 46.7% 53.5% +6.8 pts +6.5 pts
Residents born outside the UK 14.1% 21.6% +7.5 pts +3.6 pts
Residents in good or very good health 88.2% 89.9% +1.7 pts +0.8 pts
Residents in a white ethnic group 86.4% 73.0% -13.4 pts -4.4 pts

Office for National Statistics, Census 2011 and Census 2021, Open Government Licence. A district holds many neighbourhoods; the full report for an address shows the one it sits in.

Crime

243 crimes recorded within roughly a mile of central KT17 in August 2026, most commonly violent crime.

Flood risk

Zone 1 (low probability). This is the Environment Agency's flood zone for the area's centre point, an individual property's own risk can differ, especially near a specific watercourse.

Deprivation

This area falls in decile 10 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation (least deprived nationally), based on Epsom and Ewell's figures.

Getting around & nearby essentials

7 supermarkets, 3 pharmacies, 72 restaurants and cafés, 13 pubs, 3 hospitals within a mile of central KT17, hospitals within three miles.

Buses from the centre of KT17

Best-served stop: Windmill Lane, with 21.8 buses an hour on weekday daytimes.

Evenings, Sundays and routes

The best-served stop within 800 m of the centre of KT17 is Windmill Lane: 21.8 buses an hour on a weekday daytime, 15.0 in the evening and 14.1 on Sunday daytime; first bus 06:02, last 00:49 after midnight. Routes there: 406, 293, S2, 467, E16. 5 stops with a scheduled service within that distance.

Departures a passenger can board, from the timetables operators publish to the Department for Transport's Bus Open Data Service, for Tuesday 8 Sep 2026 and Sunday 13 Sep 2026. Scheduled, not observed. Two stops on opposite sides of a road are two stops. The full report does this for the stops within 500 m of an address.

Source: operators' timetables on the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport)

GP practices and A&E

3 GP practices within 3.0 km of the centre of KT17. The nearest, Integrated Care Partnership - Och, has 30,622 registered patients and 1,786 patients per fully qualified GP, against an England median of 2,186.

PracticeFrom the centrePatientsPer qualified GP
Integrated Care Partnership - Och0.5 mi30,6221,786
Spring Street Surgery0.7 mi14,8963,997
Fountain Practice0.7 mi8,2841,955

Nearest A&E: University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust, where 58.1% of type 1 attendances were seen within four hours in July 2026; then East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust at 61.8%.

How to read this

NHS England: patients registered at a GP practice (1 Aug 2026), the general practice workforce (July 2026), and A&E attendances by provider, monthly. Fully qualified GPs exclude trainees. Practices are matched by postcode.

Source: NHS England, monthly releases

Council tax and the council's finances

A Band D household in Epsom & Ewell pays £2,531 for 2026-27, all precepts included, a rise of 4.7% on the year before against an England median rise of 4.8%. Every band for Epsom & Ewell, and how it compares.

Band D bill a year at Epsom & Ewell, all precepts included, from MHCLG. Every year and its rise is in the table below.
YearBand D billRise
2021-22£2,043+2.9%
2022-23£2,135+4.5%
2023-24£2,205+3.3%
2024-25£2,308+4.7%
2025-26£2,417+4.7%
2026-27£2,531+4.7%

No exceptional financial support from government since 2020-21 and no section 114 notice on record for Epsom & Ewell, as at 7 Sep 2026.

How to read this

A home's own band is on its council tax bill, free to look up at gov.uk/council-tax-bands; the report shows every band's bill at the council beside the home's other checks.

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, live council tax tables (Band D, area averages) and the Exceptional Financial Support lists published each year; section 114 notices as published by the councils.

Source: MHCLG live council tax tables and Exceptional Financial Support lists

Common questions about KT17

What is the average house price in KT17?

The average sold price in Epsom and Ewell is £568,214 as of July 2026, according to the UK House Price Index.

Are house prices rising in KT17?

Prices in Epsom and Ewell are up 2.0% on a year ago (UK House Price Index).

Are the schools good in KT17?

51 schools sit within 3 miles of central KT17, and 76% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

How much crime is there in KT17?

243 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central KT17 in August 2026, most commonly violent crime (Police.uk).

Is KT17 at risk of flooding?

Central KT17 sits in Zone 1 (low probability) for river and sea flooding (Environment Agency). Individual addresses vary, so check the full report for a specific property.

Is KT17 a good place to live?

That depends on what you need, so here is what the official data says rather than an opinion: 76% of nearby schools are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted; the area sits in decile 10 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation; 243 crimes were recorded within about a mile. Every one of those figures names its source on this page.

Is KT17 safe?

243 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central KT17 in August 2026, according to Police.uk. The most common category was violent crime. Crime counts follow how many people are around, so a busy district records more than a quiet one of the same size.

Neighbouring districts

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