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Hersham

Middle area

North west Elmbridge. 10,119 people in 9.4 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Hersham’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£570,000
612th highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
9,928
1,208th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
88.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Hersham compares

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Median sale price18 middle areas, Elmbridge · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Elmbridge18 areas from £450,000 to £1,265,000. The middle area is £665,000. Hersham is £570,000.
£570,000joint 6th lowest
Population18 middle areas, Elmbridge · 2021
Population: every middle area in Elmbridge18 areas from 6,352 to 9,944. The middle area is 7,257. Hersham is 9,928.
9,9282nd highest
Gigabit broadband coverage18 middle areas, Elmbridge · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Elmbridge18 areas from 58.5% to 98.1%. The middle area is 92.4%. Hersham is 88.8%.
88.8%8th lowest
Claimant rate18 middle areas, Elmbridge · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Elmbridge18 areas from 1.3% to 4.7%. The middle area is 2.2%. Hersham is 2.7%.
2.7%6th highest

Figures for the whole of Elmbridge

These figures are published for the whole of Elmbridge, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Elmbridge and not Hersham alone. See Elmbridge

Average house price
£748,080
Up 1.9% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£51,924
10th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
14.4×
6th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
8.0
4th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Hersham in brief

The median price paid for a home in Hersham was £570,000 in 2025.

Hersham had 9,928 usual residents at the census.

In Hersham, 88.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Hersham, 2.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.