# Long Ditton

North east Elmbridge. 6,522 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.1 square kilometres.

Long Ditton had 6,489 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021).

Middle area. Code E02006322. In: [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/south-east) › [Elmbridge](https://openindex.co.uk/elmbridge)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £900,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Long Ditton was £900,000 in 2025. Joint 76th most expensive of 7,259. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/elmbridge/long-ditton#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 6,489** (2021). Long Ditton had 6,489 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 3,508th least populated of 9,448. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/elmbridge/long-ditton#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in Long Ditton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/elmbridge/long-ditton#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 98.1%** (January 2026). In Long Ditton, 98.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/elmbridge/long-ditton#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E02006322) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in Long Ditton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E02006322) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 100 homes were sold in Long Ditton in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E02006322) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Long Ditton.
- [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E02006322) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Long Ditton had 6,489 usual residents at the census.

## Recorded crime in Long Ditton

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Long Ditton at a rate of 57.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 61.0 per 1,000 people across Elmbridge.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

| Kind of crime, 12 months to August 2026 | Count |
| --- | --- |
| Violence and sexual offences | 149 |
| Other crime | 75 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 42 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 38 |
| Vehicle crime | 34 |
| Burglary | 16 |
| Shoplifting | 13 |
| Drug offences | 7 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026.

## How Long Ditton compares

Each middle area against every other middle area the measure covers.

| Measure | Long Ditton | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £900,000 | 4th most expensive | 18 middle areas, Elmbridge · 2025 |
| Population | 6,489 | 2nd least populated | 18 middle areas, Elmbridge · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | – | 18 middle areas, Elmbridge · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 98.1% | joint highest | 18 middle areas, Elmbridge · Jan 2026 |

## Is Long Ditton safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Long Ditton at a rate of 57.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 61.0 per 1,000 people across Elmbridge.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 23 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Long Ditton.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (149), other crime (75) and anti-social behaviour (42).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## 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 Long Ditton alone. [See Elmbridge](https://openindex.co.uk/elmbridge)

- **Average house price: £748,080** (July 2026). Elmbridge’s average house price was £748,080 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 1.9% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £51,924** (2025). Full-time workers living in Elmbridge earned a median of £51,924 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 10th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 14.4×** (2025). A home in Elmbridge costs 14.4 times local full-time pay. 6th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 8.0** (2025). Elmbridge has a deprivation score of 8.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 4th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Long Ditton in brief

The median price paid for a home in Long Ditton was £900,000 in 2025.
Long Ditton had 6,489 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Long Ditton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Long Ditton, 98.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Middle area
- Code: E02006322
- Ward: [Long Ditton †](https://openindex.co.uk/elmbridge/ward/long-ditton)
- Constituency: [Esher and Walton †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/esher-and-walton)
- Council: [Elmbridge](https://openindex.co.uk/elmbridge)
- Region: [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/south-east)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 2.14 km²
- People, mid-2024: 6,522*
- Neighbourhoods: 4
- Output areas: 19

* People: worked out by Open Index by adding up the neighbourhood estimates inside this area.
† Best fit: the ward and constituency this middle area mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Hinchley Wood & Weston Green](https://openindex.co.uk/elmbridge/hinchley-wood-and-weston-green), [Thames Ditton](https://openindex.co.uk/elmbridge/thames-ditton), [Surbiton North](https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-thames/surbiton-north), [Southborough](https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-thames/southborough), [Surbiton South](https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-thames/surbiton-south), [Hampton Village](https://openindex.co.uk/richmond-upon-thames/hampton-village)

## Latest updates for Long Ditton

- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.
- GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Department for Education · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E02006322

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/elmbridge/long-ditton, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/elmbridge/long-ditton#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.8, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23508850. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/elmbridge/long-ditton
