# New Haw, West Byfleet and Sheerwater

Town in Runnymede and Woking, South East.

New Haw, West Byfleet and Sheerwater is a town in Runnymede and Woking, South East. Median sale price £535,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 52.8 per 1,000 people.

Town. Code E63005293. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [Runnymede](https://openindex.co.uk/runnymede)

New Haw, West Byfleet and Sheerwater is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for New Haw, West Byfleet and Sheerwater add up the census output areas (or, for claimants, the neighbourhoods) that sit mostly inside it, so they are close to, but not exactly, the town’s own.

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £535,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in New Haw, West Byfleet and Sheerwater was £535,000 in 2025. Joint 60th most expensive of 1,092. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/new-haw-west-byfleet-and-sheerwater#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 33,035** (2021). New Haw, West Byfleet and Sheerwater had 33,035 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 340th most populated of 1,209. 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/town/new-haw-west-byfleet-and-sheerwater#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in New Haw, West Byfleet and Sheerwater 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/town/new-haw-west-byfleet-and-sheerwater#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 90.6%** (January 2026). In New Haw, West Byfleet and Sheerwater, 90.6% 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/town/new-haw-west-byfleet-and-sheerwater#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=E63005293) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in New Haw, West Byfleet and Sheerwater live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year#place=E63005293) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 465 homes were sold in New Haw, West Byfleet and Sheerwater in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime#place=E63005293) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for New Haw, West Byfleet and Sheerwater.
- [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=E63005293) (Census 2021, England and Wales): New Haw, West Byfleet and Sheerwater had 33,035 usual residents at the census.

## How New Haw, West Byfleet and Sheerwater compares

Each town against every other town the measure covers.

| Measure | New Haw, West Byfleet and Sheerwater | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £535,000 | joint 29th most expensive | 209 towns, South East · 2025 |
| Population | 33,035 | 63rd most populated | 209 towns, South East · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 209 towns, South East · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 90.6% | joint 100th highest | 209 towns, South East · Jan 2026 |

## Is New Haw, West Byfleet and Sheerwater safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in New Haw, West Byfleet and Sheerwater at a rate of 52.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 81.3 per 1,000 people across South East.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 143 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in New Haw, West Byfleet and Sheerwater.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (617), other crime (357) and anti-social behaviour (343).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in New Haw, West Byfleet and Sheerwater was 51.7 per 1,000 people.
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.

## Deprivation in New Haw, West Byfleet and Sheerwater, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so New Haw, West Byfleet and Sheerwater has no single figure. Of its 20 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 7 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in New Haw, West Byfleet and Sheerwater

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Runnymede 007G](https://openindex.co.uk/runnymede/neighbourhood/e01030662) | 1,754 | 50.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 98.9% |
| [Runnymede 008B](https://openindex.co.uk/runnymede/neighbourhood/e01030678) | 1,424 | 41.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 81.8% |
| [Runnymede 008D](https://openindex.co.uk/runnymede/neighbourhood/e01030680) | 1,510 | 64.4 per 1,000 | 9 | 87.2% |
| [Runnymede 009C](https://openindex.co.uk/runnymede/neighbourhood/e01030660) | 2,725 | 45.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 91.7% |
| [Runnymede 009D](https://openindex.co.uk/runnymede/neighbourhood/e01030661) | 2,020 | 68.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 90.5% |
| [Runnymede 010A](https://openindex.co.uk/runnymede/neighbourhood/e01030681) | 1,712 | 77.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 97.4% |
| [Runnymede 010B](https://openindex.co.uk/runnymede/neighbourhood/e01030682) | 1,373 | 30.9 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.3% |
| [Runnymede 010C](https://openindex.co.uk/runnymede/neighbourhood/e01030683) | 1,429 | 95.3 per 1,000 | 9 | 93.5% |
| [Runnymede 010D](https://openindex.co.uk/runnymede/neighbourhood/e01030693) | 1,293 | 47.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.2% |
| [Runnymede 010E](https://openindex.co.uk/runnymede/neighbourhood/e01030694) | 1,355 | 47.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 90.1% |
| [Runnymede 010F](https://openindex.co.uk/runnymede/neighbourhood/e01030695) | 1,214 | 10.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 96.9% |
| [Runnymede 010G](https://openindex.co.uk/runnymede/neighbourhood/e01030696) | 1,562 | 47.0 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.3% |
| [Woking 002A](https://openindex.co.uk/woking/neighbourhood/e01030996) | 1,523 | 20.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 89.1% |
| [Woking 002B](https://openindex.co.uk/woking/neighbourhood/e01030998) | 1,869 | 25.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 94.3% |
| [Woking 002C](https://openindex.co.uk/woking/neighbourhood/e01031002) | 1,756 | 41.4 per 1,000 | 10 | 96.4% |
| [Woking 002D](https://openindex.co.uk/woking/neighbourhood/e01031003) | 1,925 | 45.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 96.7% |
| [Woking 002E](https://openindex.co.uk/woking/neighbourhood/e01031004) | 2,259 | 64.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 84.1% |
| [Woking 003C](https://openindex.co.uk/woking/neighbourhood/e01030965) | 1,517 | 60.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 85.1% |
| [Woking 004E](https://openindex.co.uk/woking/neighbourhood/e01030984) | 2,240 | 56.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 98.5% |
| [Woking 006D](https://openindex.co.uk/woking/neighbourhood/e01030997) | 1,473 | 40.1 per 1,000 | 8 | 88.9% |

## Your MP

- [Runnymede and Weybridge](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/runnymede-and-weybridge): Dr Ben Spencer (Conservative), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Councils New Haw, West Byfleet and Sheerwater sits in

[Runnymede](https://openindex.co.uk/runnymede), [Woking](https://openindex.co.uk/woking)

## Postcode districts covering New Haw, West Byfleet and Sheerwater

[GU21](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gu21), [GU22](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gu22), [KT14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/kt14), [KT15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/kt15), [KT16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/kt16)

## Middle areas in New Haw, West Byfleet and Sheerwater

[New Haw & Woodham](https://openindex.co.uk/runnymede/new-haw-and-woodham), [West Byfleet & Pyrford North](https://openindex.co.uk/woking/west-byfleet-and-pyrford-north)

## Towns near New Haw, West Byfleet and Sheerwater

[Addlestone](https://openindex.co.uk/town/addlestone), [Woking](https://openindex.co.uk/town/woking), [Byfleet](https://openindex.co.uk/town/byfleet), [Chertsey](https://openindex.co.uk/town/chertsey), [Weybridge](https://openindex.co.uk/town/weybridge), [West End and Chobham](https://openindex.co.uk/town/west-end-and-chobham)

## New Haw, West Byfleet and Sheerwater in brief

New Haw, West Byfleet and Sheerwater is a town in Runnymede and Woking, South East.
About 33,879 people lived in New Haw, West Byfleet and Sheerwater in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £535,000 in 2025 across 465 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 52.8 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in New Haw, West Byfleet and Sheerwater was £535,000 in 2025.
New Haw, West Byfleet and Sheerwater had 33,035 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in New Haw, West Byfleet and Sheerwater live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In New Haw, West Byfleet and Sheerwater, 90.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Town
- Code: E63005293
- Constituency: [Runnymede and Weybridge †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/runnymede-and-weybridge)
- Council: [Runnymede †](https://openindex.co.uk/runnymede)
- Region: [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/south-east)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 11.01 km²
- People, mid-2024: 33,879*
- Neighbourhoods: 20
- Output areas: 103

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency and council this town mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Woking](https://openindex.co.uk/town/woking), [Addlestone](https://openindex.co.uk/town/addlestone), [Byfleet](https://openindex.co.uk/town/byfleet), [Chertsey](https://openindex.co.uk/town/chertsey), [Weybridge](https://openindex.co.uk/town/weybridge), [West End and Chobham](https://openindex.co.uk/town/west-end-and-chobham)

## Latest updates for New Haw, West Byfleet and Sheerwater

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E63005293

## How to cite

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