Lightwater Area Guide | £621k Median Price & Crime | Sipuha
Avg IMD
Among the least deprived
Population
6,545
Households
2,788
Crimes · Jun '26
Low · 3.5 per 1k
2,788
Households
White Brit. · 86%
Ethnicity
Christian · 53%
Religion
Among the least deprived
Avg IMD
Low · 3.5 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£621,250
Median property price
139
Postcodes
2,788
Households
White Brit. · 86%
Ethnicity
Christian · 53%
Religion
Among the least deprived
Avg IMD
Low · 3.5 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£621,250
Median property price
139
Postcodes

Sold prices in Lightwater

England & Wales
Property sales · Lightwater
HM Land Registry · Lightwater
Average price
£567,039
YoY: +14.4%
Median price: £515,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 5 sales · avg £457,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£805k£504k£204k
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
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

England & Wales
Crime trends · Lightwater

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
11
YoY —
1161
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
2
YoY —
840
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
840
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
1
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

0 of 5 key categories improving

23
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in Lightwater

No high or medium flood zones in the sample

9 sampled points outside Zones 2 and 3

Not in a flood zoneZone 2Zone 3

None of the sample points sit in published Zone 2 or Zone 3.

Environment Agency flood map for planning · 9-point area sample, not a check on any one property

School applications

We've matched this area to Surrey.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

Surrey Heath is the district council. School applications go through Surrey.

Apply for a primary place via Surrey

GOV.UK is the official apply and admissions handoff. We do not link a generic council homepage. Per-LA composite prospectus URLs are not in the API yet.

Schools in Lightwater

Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.

View all schools in this area

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.

Amenities in Lightwater

GPs make up most of the mapped places

13 GPs · 3 Libraries · 1 Hospitals · 18 in all

  • GPs13
  • Libraries3
  • Hospitals1
  • Museums1

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

Overview of Lightwater

Coordinates51.3490, -0.6723
Postcodes
139
Population (Census)
6,545
Households (Census)
2,788
Recorded crime · Jun '26
Low · 3.5 per 1k

Demographics in Lightwater

Ethnicity

Total residents: 6,535
White Brit.86.0%
Other White4.4%
Indian2.5%
+ other · 7.1%

Religion

Total residents: 6,534
Christian53.2%
No religion36.5%
Not answered5.6%
Hindu1.4%
Sikh1.2%
+ 1 other religions · 2.1%

Age groups

Total residents: 6,545
50–6424.2%
35–4918.5%
65–7412.4%
25–349.4%
75–848.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.3%

Households

Total households: 2,788
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%

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).

Postcode Districts in Lightwater