AREA DECISION REPORT

Epsom and Ewell area decision report

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Median affordability sits at 10.7x in 2025, which reads as high-cost. Gigabit availability is 95.6% with median download at Unavailable. 4G strong coverage reaches 100% and 5G reaches 87.2% in the current area summary. Nearby planning activity is quiet in the current area radius. 3 featured postcodes are ready for deeper due-diligence follow-up.

Live across price, affordability, connectivity, planning, and postcode follow-upSold prices through 12 Feb 2026 · Affordability year 2025 · Broadband source year 2024 · Mobile source year 2025
Affordability: High-cost at 10.7xSchools: 18 nearby school rowsBroadband: Gigabit 95.6%Mobile: 4G 100% · 5G 87.2%Planning: No nearby planning
  • Median sold price, last 5 years £522,525Based on 6,096 sales · Latest sale in data: 12 Feb 2026
  • Affordability High-costMedian ratio 10.7x in 2025
  • Gigabit availability 95.6%Ofcom source year 2024
  • 4G strong coverage 100%Area-level mobile source year 2025
  • Nearby planning QuietCurrent applications plus recent decisions linked to the area radius

Area summary

Use this summary to decide whether this shortlist survives, then move into postcode-level due diligence where the evidence looks strongest.

Affordability and price

High-cost at 10.7x

Median house-price-to-earnings ratio is 10.7x in 2025, with a median house price of £535,000 and residence earnings of £50,121.

Broadband

Gigabit 95.6%

Gigabit availability is 95.6%, with median download at Unavailable and below-USO share at 0%.

Mobile

4G 100% · 5G 87.2%

4G strong-coverage share is 100%, with 5G at 87.2% in the current area-level summary.

Planning watch

No nearby matches

No nearby planning rows matched Epsom and Ewell in the current live coverage yet.

Schools

18 nearby school rows

18 nearby school rows matched postcode area KT18 7BY for Epsom and Ewell. Use the schools flow to compare them in more detail.

Transport

340 mapped stops

Epsom and Ewell currently links 340 mapped transport stops, including 329 local bus or tram access points and 11 rail or metro stops. Where NaPTAN status is present, 293 stops are marked active and 47 inactive. Top localities include Epsom (114), Stoneleigh (60), Ewell (56).

Local business

Score 100/100

Epsom and Ewell currently links 216 mapped local businesses across 8 tracked categories. Top amenity groups include 83 food and drink, 39 grocery, 32 nightlife. The current amenity availability signal scores 100/100.

Postcode follow-up

3 featured postcodes

3 featured postcodes are ready for deeper due-diligence follow-up under Epsom and Ewell.

Crime

Latest month 503

Epsom and Ewell recorded 503 crimes in Feb 2026. Rolling twelve month context shows 6,172, with no comparable prior twelve month baseline yet and violence and sexual offences as the top recorded type. Surrey Police contributes the largest matched force share in the latest month.

Local business

This area-level OSM snapshot shows the amenity mix currently mapped around Epsom and Ewell, so you can judge everyday convenience before you spend more time on postcode-level checks.

Amenity availability

Convenience score 100/100

Basis: nearest matching geography. Area local-business counts use postcode tags first and nearest-postcode fallback when the OSM record has no usable postcode tag.

Amenity group

Food and drink

83 mapped places currently map into this amenity group, led by restaurant (32), fast food (26), cafe (25).

Amenity group

Grocery

39 mapped places currently map into this amenity group, led by convenience (27), supermarket (6), bakery (3).

Amenity group

Nightlife

32 mapped places currently map into this amenity group, led by pub (26), bar (6).

Amenity group

Personal services

22 mapped places currently map into this amenity group, led by hairdresser (15), beauty (7).

Compare against another area

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Postcodes worth checking next

These are the best current postcode follow-up routes from the live area brief, so use them to move from early shortlist thinking into deeper due diligence.

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KT18 7BY

KT18 7BY has 69 recorded sales with a median sold price of £425,000.

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KT19 9FZ

KT19 9FZ has 44 recorded sales with a median sold price of £582,500.

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KT17 4ER

KT17 4ER has 30 recorded sales with a median sold price of £430,000.

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School comparison

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