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Overview

South East · Non-metropolitan district

Epsom and Ewell

2026/27 view

Epsom and Ewell · ONS E07000208

Financial position as at 2026/27 Q1 quarter end

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COUNCIL AT A GLANCE

Who runs the council and its current position

54/ 100
COUNCILMETRICS FINANCIAL HEALTH SCORE

Mixed

Compared only with non-metropolitan district councils using central government returns.

164 councils in peer group Rank 73 of 164 High confidence 2024/25 outturn · 2026/27 Q1 debt How this is calculated
Reserves cover51
Debt burden66
Liquidity74
Debt direction9
YEAR-ON-YEAR CONTEXT Change from the previous reported period Each measure uses its own official reporting timetable.
Net debt £-12.67m 2026/27 Q1 vs 2025/26 Q4
+£2.50m 16.5%
Service expenditure £17.67m 2024/25 vs 2023/24
+£584.0k 3.4%
Unallocated reserves £2.76m 2024/25 vs 2023/24
−£242.0k 8.1%
FIVE-YEAR FINANCIAL TREND

How this council's finances have changed

Official annual outturn. Each line uses its own scale so direction remains easy to read.

Through 2024/25
Service expenditure £17.67m
33.2%
2020/21: £13.27m 2021/22: £14.02m 2022/23: £16.23m 2023/24: £17.09m 2024/25: £17.67m
Net revenue expenditure £12.76m
77.1%
2020/21: £7.20m 2021/22: £4.36m 2022/23: £9.43m 2023/24: £10.92m 2024/25: £12.76m
Council Tax requirement £7.64m
13.7%
2020/21: £6.71m 2021/22: £6.90m 2022/23: £7.09m 2023/24: £7.36m 2024/25: £7.64m
Unallocated reserves £2.76m
18.6%
2020/21: £3.38m 2021/22: £2.85m 2022/23: £3.12m 2023/24: £3.00m 2024/25: £2.76m
COUNCILMETRICS COMMUNITY SCORE Share your experience 0 of 25 responses collected before results are published
Score this council
Political controlNot yet recordedAdministration not identified
Council leaderNot identifiedParty not identified
Resident population83,2882024 estimate
Latest net debt£-12.67m2026/27 Q1 quarter end
WASTE & RECYCLING

What happens to household waste?

Official Defra measures for Epsom and Ewell, with like-for-like comparison against collection authorities.

2024/25
51.3%recycled
Household recycling rate

Recycling rate fell

0.8 percentage points vs 2023/24
40 of 196 peer authorities Peer median 42.1%
Residual waste395.4 kgper household−6.9 kg year on year
Waste collected324.7 kgper resident−15.4 kg year on year
Household waste27,058tonnes collected13,889 tonnes recycled
WHERE HOUSEHOLD WASTE WENT

Recycled versus residual waste

13,889 t recycled, composted or reused 13,169 t not recycled
RECYCLING RATE TREND

10 years of official data

51.3%
2015/16: 45.4%2016/17: 46.8%2017/18: 49.9%2018/19: 54.9%2019/20: 53.5%2020/21: 53.7%2021/22: 54.3%2022/23: 51.8%2023/24: 52.1%2024/25: 51.3%
2015/162024/25
Official Defra waste statistics · Annual local-authority return · Figures may not sum exactly because of published rounding.View source
EDUCATION

Schools and education

Schools, pupil numbers and latest education outcomes across Epsom and Ewell.

2024/25
SCHOOLS & PUPILS

Education at a glance

Explore schools
31 Open schools
16,318 Pupils
17,225 School places
94.7% Capacity utilisation
ATTAINMENT & OUTCOMES

Key Stage 4

Published outcomes for pupils living in Epsom and Ewell.

Attainment 8
56.2
South East 47.0
England 46.1
10.1 points above England
English & maths grade 5+
64.5%
South East 47.9%
England 45.4%
19.1 percentage points above England
EBacc entry
58.4%
South East 41.6%
England 40.5%
17.9 percentage points above England
PROGRESS

Progress 8

0.43

Latest published Progress 8 score, 2023/24.

A score of 0 represents the national average.
TREND

Attainment 8 over time

55.7 18/19
56.9 19/20
59.0 20/21
58.5 21/22
55.4 22/23
55.2 23/24
56.2 24/25
Education context

Epsom and Ewell's latest Key Stage 4 outcomes are above both South East and England benchmarks across all three headline measures.

Department for Education · Key Stage 4 performance · Pupil residency
HOUSING & AFFORDABILITY

Housing costs and local earnings

House prices and affordability for Epsom and Ewell, based on the earnings of local residents.

2025
Median house price
£535,000
+ 12.6% over five years
Median resident earnings
£50,121
+ 37.0% over five years
House price to earnings
10.67×
Improved from 12.99× five years ago
PRIVATE RENTING

Average monthly private rent

Typical private rental cost across all property types in Epsom and Ewell.

£1,694 / month
+ 1.0% in the last year
July 2026
Epsom and Ewell
£1,694
+ 1.0%
South East
£1,419
+ 2.9%
England
£1,451
+ 3.8%
Compared with South East £275 more per month
Compared with England £243 more per month
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

Housing affordability

Median house price as a multiple of median resident earnings. Lower is more affordable.

Epsom and Ewell
10.67×
South East
9.20×
England
7.64×
Compared with South East Less affordable
Compared with England Less affordable
Source: Office for National Statistics · Housing affordability in England and Wales · House prices year ending September · Residence-based earnings
PLANNING & HOUSING DELIVERY

Is development moving through the system?

Quarterly planning decisions and the government's latest three-year Housing Delivery Test.

2026 Q1
Applications received162this quarter+7 vs 2025 Q4
Applications decided150this quarter−7 vs 2025 Q4
Outstanding applications—at quarter end
74.0%approved
Overall approval rate111 granted39 refused−8.8 pts vs previous quarter
DECISION TIMELINESS

Decisions made within time

87.3%
Rank 217 of 294 reporting authoritiesNational median 92.5%

6.3 percentage points lower than 2025 Q4

APPLICATION MIX

Performance by development type

TypeDecisionsApprovedIn time Major366.7%100.0% Minor2951.7%89.7% Other11879.7%86.4%
QUARTERLY FLOW

Applications through the system

Last 8 quarters
2024 Q2: 1772024 Q3: 1592024 Q4: 1462025 Q1: 1912025 Q2: 1502025 Q3: 1512025 Q4: 1552026 Q1: 1622024 Q2: 1782024 Q3: 1702024 Q4: 1392025 Q1: 1422025 Q2: 1832025 Q3: 1492025 Q4: 1572026 Q1: 150
2024 Q2
Received Decided Outstanding
2026 Q1
HOUSING DELIVERY TEST

Homes delivered against requirement

33%
Required1,718homes over three years
Delivered567homes over three years
100% requirement
Presumption in favourHDT 2025 government assessment
CRIME & POLICING

Police-recorded crime

Latest police-recorded crime figures for Epsom and Ewell, excluding fraud.

Year ending Mar 2026
Recorded offences 5,584 Total police-recorded crime excluding fraud
Crime rate 67.0 offences per 1,000 residents
Annual change + 7.4% compared with the previous year
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

Recorded crime rate

Offences per 1,000 residents
Epsom and Ewell Your council
67.0 + 7.4%
South East Region
70.5 − 2.7%
England National
83.4 − 1.5%

Epsom and Ewell has a recorded crime rate 4.9% below South East. It is 19.7% below the England rate.

OFFENCE PROFILE

Recorded crime by category

Surrey
Violence 2,015
24.2 per 1,000 + 8.3%
Theft 1,848
22.2 per 1,000 + 8.8%
Public order 568
6.8 per 1,000 + 0.7%
Criminal damage 485
5.8 per 1,000 − 0.2%
Shoplifting 542
6.5 per 1,000 + 16.1%
Vehicle offences 497
6.0 per 1,000 + 16.7%
Burglary 289
3.5 per 1,000 + 10.7%
Drug offences 263
3.2 per 1,000 + 44.5%
ONS / Home Office · Police-recorded crime · Community Safety Partnership data
SCHOOLS & OFSTED

Schools and inspection outcomes

Open schools, pupil numbers and the latest published Ofsted inspection position for Epsom and Ewell.

31 schools
Open schools 31
Pupils 16,318
School places 17,225
Capacity used 94.7%
Primary 19 schools
6,819 pupils
Other / specialist 6 schools
2,285 pupils
Secondary 5 schools
7,214 pupils
16+ provision 1 school
0 pupils
CURRENT POSITION

Inspection coverage

Latest Ofsted management information
Renewed framework 5
16.1% of open schools
Previous full framework 10
32.3% of open schools
Ungraded inspection 10
32.3% of open schools
No Ofsted record 6
19.4% of open schools
RENEWED FRAMEWORK

Latest inspection standards

5 schools assessed
Achievement 5 assessed
Expected standard 3
Strong standard 2
Attendance & behaviour 5 assessed
Expected standard 2
Exceptional 1
Needs attention 1
Strong standard 1
Curriculum & teaching 5 assessed
Expected standard 2
Strong standard 2
Needs attention 1
Inclusion 5 assessed
Expected standard 3
Strong standard 2
Leadership & governance 5 assessed
Expected standard 2
Strong standard 2
Needs attention 1
Personal development 5 assessed
Strong standard 3
Expected standard 1
Needs attention 1
Safeguarding 5 assessed
Met 5
PREVIOUS FRAMEWORK

Legacy Ofsted ratings

These ratings apply only to schools whose latest full inspection remains under the previous Ofsted framework. Schools assessed under the renewed framework are shown separately above.

Outstanding 2
Good 6
Not judged 2
LOCAL SCHOOLS

School directory

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School Phase Pupils Capacity Latest Ofsted position
Auriol Junior School URN 144387 · KT19 0PJ Primary 342 360 Ungraded inspection
Cuddington Community Primary School URN 143000 · KT4 7DD Primary 182 210 Ungraded inspection
Danetree Primary School URN 138764 · KT19 9SE Primary 912 840 Ungraded inspection
Epsom Primary and Nursery School URN 149286 · KT19 8SD Primary 422 600 Renewed framework
Ewell Grove Primary and Nursery School URN 151129 · KT17 1UZ Primary 440 420 Good
Meadow Primary School URN 145796 · KT17 2LW Primary 585 690 Good
Nonsuch Primary School URN 152302 · KT17 2HQ Primary — 262 Ungraded inspection
Riverview CofE Primary and Nursery School VA URN 131072 · KT19 0JP Primary 162 258 Good
School information: Get Information about Schools (GIAS). Inspection information: Ofsted monthly management information. Inspection frameworks differ over time, so renewed-framework standards and previous overall effectiveness grades are shown separately.
Published expenditure£0.00No spending file imported
Revenue budget£0.00Not imported
Reported overspend£0.00Not imported outturn
Contracts00 active
Identified suppliers0Normalised entities
PEOPLE AND PLACE

Population snapshot

View full People profile
Population 83,288 2024
South East region 9,642,942
Epsom and Ewell represents 0.86% of the region's population
Five-year population change
+2,603 residents ↑ 3.2%
2019: 80,685 residents2020: 81,197 residents2021: 81,006 residents2022: 81,386 residents2023: 82,614 residents2024: 83,288 residents
Epsom and Ewell +3.2%
South East +4.9%
England +4.3%
Growth context

Epsom and Ewell's population grew over five years. Its change was 1.7 percentage points below the South East and 1.0 percentage points below England.

2019–2024 ONS mid-year estimates
Population estimates and labour-market measures from ONS/Nomis.Official profile
BENEFITS & FINANCIAL PRESSURE

How is Universal Credit changing in Epsom and Ewell?

People receiving Universal Credit and how the caseload has changed over the latest 24 months.

DWP · May 2026
PEOPLE ON UNIVERSAL CREDIT 5,286 6.3% of the 2024 resident population May 2026
CHANGE IN 12 MONTHS +9.6% +465 people
LATEST MONTHLY CHANGE +0.4% +23 since April 2026
LOCAL CONTEXT

Universal Credit recipients as a share of population

Comparison using 2024 resident population estimates.

May 2026
Epsom and Ewell LOCAL AUTHORITY
6.3%
South East REGION
9.5%
England COUNTRY
12.3%
Percentage of the resident population receiving Universal Credit. This is not an unemployment rate.
24-MONTH TREND

People receiving Universal Credit

Monthly caseload recorded on the DWP Universal Credit system.

June 2024 May 2026
5,286 4,776 4,265
June 2024 May 2026
What does this measure?

Universal Credit provides financial support to people who are on a low income or out of work. These figures count people receiving Universal Credit, not households and not the number of people who are unemployed.

DWP Stat-Xplore
HOUSING LICENSING

HMOs and property licensing

Coverage not assessedNational HMO explorer
Licensed HMOsAwaiting registerOnly licensed properties will be counted
Register accessNot assessedNo register record available
Identifiable HMO expenditureNot identifiableNot separately described in published transactions
Inspection and enforcement dataAwaiting dataNo activity source imported yet
Coverage note

A licensed HMO register has not yet been located for this council. CouncilMetrics does not estimate HMO expenditure from broad housing or social-care descriptions.

FINANCE

How this council raises and spends money

Comparable official outturn for 2024/25, reported to central government.

MHCLG official outturn
Total service expenditure
£17.67m 2024/25 actual outturn
Net revenue expenditure
£12.76m 2024/25 actual outturn
Council Tax requirement
£7.64m 2024/25 actual outturn
Unallocated reserves
£2.76m 2024/25 actual outturn
Service expenditure per resident £212
Median for councils of the same type £166 28.2% above peer median
2024/25 SERVICE SPENDING

Where the money was spent

Net current expenditure after service income.

Actual outturn
Central services Gross £12.29m · Income £7.66m
£4.63m
Housing Gross £5.23m · Income £988.0k
£4.25m
Culture and related services Gross £7.69m · Income £3.66m
£4.02m
Environmental and regulatory services Gross £6.74m · Income £2.76m
£3.98m
Planning and development Gross £2.75m · Income £797.0k
£1.95m
Adult social care Gross £1.65m · Income £712.0k
£936.0k
Public health Gross £335.0k · Income £11.0k
£324.0k
Highways and transport Gross £2.22m · Income £4.64m
£-2.42m
CORE FUNDING

Selected funding sources

Major financing lines in the central return.

Council Tax requirement£7.64m
Retained business rates£2.04m
Revenue Support Grant£56.0k
UNALLOCATED RESERVES

Financial buffer

General unallocated reserves during the year.

Opening £3.00m
Closing £2.76m
£242.0k decrease during 2024/25
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Revenue Outturn RS and RSX · values shown in pounds Official dataset
BORROWING AND INVESTMENTS

Balance-sheet position

A point-in-time view of debt and liquid investments at the end of 2026/27 Q1.

MHCLG quarterly return
Outstanding borrowing
£64.43m 2026/27 Q1 quarter end
Investments and cash
£77.09m 2026/27 Q1 quarter end
Net debt
£-12.67m 2026/27 Q1 quarter end
Net debt per resident
£-152 Per resident using latest population
This council's net debt per resident £-152
Median for non-metropolitan district councils £95 259.7% lower than the peer median
QUARTERLY TREND

Borrowing, investments and net debt

2020/21 Q1 to 2026/27 Q1.

£2.50m quarterly increase
2020/21 Q12021/22 Q32023/24 Q12024/25 Q32026/27 Q1
Latest quarterly movement +£2.50m +16.5%
Change across the series −£1.40m Net debt since 2020/21 Q1
What changed?

Net debt increased despite borrowing not rising because investments and cash fell during the quarter.

BORROWING COMPOSITION

Where the borrowing sits

PWLB, other longer-term borrowing and short-term borrowing.

2026/27 Q1
Public Works Loan Board£64.43m
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment live table · 2026/27 Q1 · values shown in pounds Official dataset
COUNCIL TAX & COLLECTION

How much council tax remains unpaid?

Council tax collection, outstanding arrears and write-offs reported to central government.

MHCLG 2025/26
Outstanding arrears
£1.92m Total outstanding at financial year-end
Collection rate
98.95% Collected against the in-year debit
Council tax written off
£351,000 Written off during the financial year
Council tax collected
£81.27m Receipts relating to the financial year
FIVE-YEAR TREND

How has unpaid council tax changed?

Outstanding arrears at each financial year-end.

2021/22–2025/26
OUTSTANDING ARREARS 2025/26
£1.92m
CHANGE SINCE 2021/22
− 19.6%
− £469,000
ENGLAND CHANGE
+49.5%
£2.39m 2021/22 £2.23m 2022/23 £1.99m 2023/24 £1.81m 2024/25 £1.92m 2025/26

Figures represent total outstanding council tax balances, including arrears carried forward from earlier years. Changes in council boundaries can affect historical comparisons.

OUTSTANDING ARREARS

Where does the unpaid council tax come from?

Breakdown of outstanding balances at the end of 2025/26.

£1.92m outstanding
CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR £888,000

46.2% of outstanding arrears

EARLIER FINANCIAL YEARS £1.03m

53.8% of outstanding arrears

Current-year arrears Earlier-years arrears

Earlier-years arrears represent unpaid council tax carried forward from previous financial years. These figures do not identify individual households or establish whether balances are recoverable.

COLLECTION PERFORMANCE

How does this council compare?

England 2025/26
In-year collection rate 98.95%

England average: 95.60%  ·  3.35 percentage points above England

Outstanding arrears include unpaid balances from earlier financial years and are not the same as council tax uncollected during 2025/26. Monetary values are rounded for display. Official MHCLG source

SPENDING

Published directorate expenditure

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CONTRACTS

Largest contracts

Explore all 0 contracts
ContractSupplierStatusEnd dateOriginal value
SUPPLIERS

Largest supplier exposure

Dated transactions
SupplierPaymentsPublished expenditure
PROVENANCE

Source documents

39 imported
DocumentDatasetPeriodStatusOfficial source
Housing Delivery Test 2025 results — Epsom and Ewellmhclg housing delivery testHDT 2025–HDT 2025importedOpen
MHCLG district planning application decisions (PS2) — Epsom and Ewellmhclg planning ps21979 Q2–2026 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG district planning application statistics (PS1) — Epsom and Ewellmhclg planning ps11996 Q2–2026 Q1importedOpen
Defra local authority waste statistics — Epsom and Ewell Borough Councildefra local authority waste2010/11–2024/25importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2023/24 — Epsom & Ewellmhclg revenue outturn rsx2023/24importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2023/24 — Epsom & Ewellmhclg revenue outturn rs2023/24importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2022/23 — Epsom & Ewellmhclg revenue outturn rsx2022/23importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2022/23 — Epsom & Ewellmhclg revenue outturn rs2022/23importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2021/22 — Epsom & Ewellmhclg revenue outturn rsx2021/22importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2021/22 — Epsom & Ewellmhclg revenue outturn rs2021/22importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2020/21 — Epsom & Ewellmhclg revenue outturn rsx2020/21importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2020/21 — Epsom & Ewellmhclg revenue outturn rs2020/21importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q4 — Epsom & Ewellmhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q3 — Epsom & Ewellmhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q2 — Epsom & Ewellmhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q1 — Epsom & Ewellmhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q4 — Epsom & Ewellmhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q3 — Epsom & Ewellmhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q2 — Epsom & Ewellmhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q1 — Epsom & Ewellmhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q4 — Epsom & Ewellmhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q3 — Epsom & Ewellmhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q2 — Epsom & Ewellmhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q1 — Epsom & Ewellmhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q4 — Epsom & Ewellmhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q3 — Epsom & Ewellmhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q2 — Epsom & Ewellmhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q1 — Epsom & Ewellmhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q4 — Epsom & Ewellmhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q3 — Epsom & Ewellmhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q2 — Epsom & Ewellmhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q1 — Epsom & Ewellmhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q4 — Epsom & Ewellmhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q3 — Epsom & Ewellmhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q2 — Epsom & Ewellmhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q1 — Epsom & Ewellmhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2026/27 Q1 — Epsom & Ewellmhclg borrowing investment2026/27 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2024/25 — Epsom & Ewellmhclg revenue outturn rsx2024/25importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2024/25 — Epsom & Ewellmhclg revenue outturn rs2024/25importedOpen
How to read these figures and the Financial Health Score

Budget summaries and financial positions retain the reporting year and assurance status of their original source. Draft or unaudited values are labelled separately from audited outturn figures. The Financial Health Score uses reserves cover, net debt per resident, liquidity and quarterly debt direction from central MHCLG returns. Each component is converted to a percentile among councils of the same authority type; available components are weighted 35%, 30%, 20% and 15% respectively. A score is published only when at least three components covering 65% of the weighting are available. It is a comparative financial indicator, not an assessment of service quality or political performance.