2,788
Households
White Brit. · 86%
Ethnicity
Christian · 53%
Religion
Among the least deprived
Avg IMD
29 · 4.4 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£615,000
Median property price
139
Postcodes
Overview of Lightwater
Coordinates51.3490, -0.6723
Postcodes
139
Population (Census)
6,545
Households (Census)
2,788
Recorded crime · May '26
29 · 4.4 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Lightwater
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Among the least deprived
Mean decile 9.72 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Among the least deprived on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 9.72 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Lightwater
Property sales · Lightwater
HM Land Registry · Lightwater
Average price
£549,943
YoY: +7.5%
Median price: £538,666
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 2 sales · avg £462,500
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£805k£504k£204k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime in Lightwater
Crime trends · Lightwater
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
1161
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
8
YoY +14%
ASB
840
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
3
YoY -50%
Vehicle Crime
840
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY -33%
Burglary
420
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY stable
Criminal damage
530
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%
Demographics in Lightwater
Ethnicity
White Brit.86.0%
Other White4.4%
Indian2.5%
+ other · 7.1%
Religion
Christian53.2%
No religion36.5%
Not answered5.6%
Hindu1.4%
Sikh1.2%
+ 1 other religions · 2.1%
Age groups
50–6424.2%
35–4918.5%
65–7412.4%
25–349.4%
75–848.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.3%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children18.0%
Any member 66+14.6%
All members 66+14.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.7%
Other12.3%
+ 7 other households · 28.2%
Schools in Lightwater
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Lightwater Village Infant School and Nursery
Surrey · GU18 5RD
Good
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–7
Lightwater Village Junior School
Surrey · GU18 5TS
Good
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Lightwater
Postcodes in Lightwater
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