Downside Chertsey, Runnymede
3 addresses across 2 postcodes (KT16), about 160 m long, classed as a restricted local access road. USRN 32910010.
- Flood: 8 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band D; Band D in Runnymede costs £2,493 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Chertsey, about 120 m away in a straight line.
- Green space: There is a small park or garden about 220 m away, and Gogmore Farm Park (6.4 hectares) is about 320 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 14.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.8 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 15 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 3 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Chertsey Health Centre, about 800 m (0.5 miles) away.
- People: About 530 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 78% of households owned their home and 52% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 139 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
Council tax
What each band costs in Runnymede in 2026-27: Band D £2,493 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,662 | £1,939 | £2,216 | £2,493 | £3,047 | £3,601 | £4,155 | £4,986 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band D (42% of about 1,070 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Units 1 and 1a Downside, Chertsey: up to 30 homes, not permissioned (20 m)
- Downside: up to 30 homes, not permissioned (20 m)
- Unit 2, Downside, Chertsey: up to 30 homes, not permissioned (50 m)
- 2 and 2a Guildford Road, Chertsey: up to 48 homes, not permissioned (80 m)
- Land at 24 and 36-38 Station Road, Chertsey: up to 27 homes, permissioned (90 m)
- Land at 24 and 36-38 Station Road, Chertsey: up to 26 homes, permissioned (100 m)
- 1 Guildford Street, Chertsey: up to 6 homes, not permissioned (110 m)
- Global House, Station Place, Fox Lane North, Chertsey: up to 17 homes, permissioned (180 m)
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 8 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 6 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 5 medium, 0 low and 0 very low.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: at least one postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| KT16 9DS | zone 3 | 0 / 1 / 1 | unlikely |
| KT16 9BQ | zone 3 | 0 / 7 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 15 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KT16 9BQ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| KT16 9DS | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Chertsey 638,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 120 m |
| Addlestone 382,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) | |
| Virginia Water 650,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 14 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Chertsey Railway Station | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Elmsleigh Bus Station Staines | 5.1 km (3.2 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Shepperton Ferry Landing | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Chertsey Library Car Park | 350 m |
| EV charging points | 15 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest 17-41 Barker Road | 380 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 9.9 km (6.2 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Chertsey Health Centre | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Honeycomb Chemist | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Chertsey Dental Practice | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| Hospital | Runneymede Hospital | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Police station | Staines Police Station | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | Nisa Local Cashzone | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,520 m² | 220 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Gogmore Farm Park 6.4 ha | 320 m |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 170 m² | 270 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.1 ha | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Barrsbrook Allotments 1.7 ha | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 11 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is 25, Windsor Street, a listed building (Grade II*), 690 m (0.4 miles) north. 81 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| 25, Windsor Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 690 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Church of St Peter | Listed building, Grade II* | 710 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Curfew House | Listed building, Grade II* | 710 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Pyrcroft House | Listed building, Grade II* | 760 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Chertsey Abbey: a Benedictine monastery on the banks of Abbey River | Scheduled monument | 930 m (0.6 miles) north-east |
| St Ann's Court | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| Chertsey Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Large univallate hillfort and 14th century chapel at St Ann's Hill | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-west |
| St Ann's Hill and the Dingle | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Cockcrow Hill | Hill | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) west |
| Monk's Grove | Wood | 1.5 km (1 mile) north-west |
| Abbey Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north |
| St Ann's Hill | Hill | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-west |
| Britannia Arena | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north |
| Penton Hook Island | Island | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.5 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
1 of the street's 3 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 3 from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Runnymede: see them on the Runnymede page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Anne's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 490 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Stepgates Community School | Primary | 2–11 | 710 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Chertsey Nursery School | Nursery | 2–5 | 760 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Pyrcroft Grange Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 840 m (0.5 miles) | Report card (Jul 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Salesian School, Chertsey Roman Catholic | Secondary | 11–18 | 930 m (0.6 miles) | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Chertsey High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Meadowcroft Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Report card (Apr 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| St Paul's CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Jubilee High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longmans KT16 9BQ | Retailers - other | 70 m | 5 Very good | 10 Mar 2026 |
| Compass Group PLC KT16 9BQ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 70 m | 5 Very good | 17 Mar 2026 |
| Bread and Butter KT16 9HL | Retailers - other | 150 m | 5 Very good | 14 May 2025 |
| Pianillo restaurant & bar KT16 9GU | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 160 m | 5 Very good | 18 Oct 2024 |
| Subway (Chertsey) KT16 9GU | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 160 m | 5 Very good | 18 Oct 2024 |
| Chertsey Restaurant KT16 9BE | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 200 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 17 Sep 2025 |
| Jack Sparrow KT16 9BE | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 200 m | 5 Very good | 28 Nov 2025 |
| Jango's / Jango's Pizza KT16 9BE | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 200 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 28 Nov 2025 |
| BUK-A KT16 9BE | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 200 m | 5 Very good | 31 Jul 2025 |
| Londis KT16 9BA | Retailers - other | 250 m | 5 Very good | 20 Feb 2024 |
| Sir William Perkins School - Catering Dept KT16 9BN | School/college/university | 260 m | 5 Very good | 14 May 2025 |
| Stade and Plate KT16 9GF | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 290 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Bubbles and Bakes KT16 9HT | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 300 m | 5 Very good | 8 Sep 2025 |
| Chertsey Social Club KT16 9HN | Pub/bar/nightclub | 300 m | 5 Very good | 25 Mar 2026 |
| Chertsey Bowling Club KT16 9BW | Pub/bar/nightclub | 320 m | 5 Very good | 28 Apr 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 46 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 20 |
| Other theft | 16 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 16 |
| Vehicle crime | 11 |
| Public order | 9 |
| Burglary | 5 |
| Shoplifting | 5 |
| Drugs | 5 |
| Other crime | 4 |
| Bicycle theft | 2 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Fox Lane North (37); On or near Kennett Lane (21); On or near Highcross Place (12); On or near Charles Street (12); On or near Bell Bridge Road (11).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 78% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 15% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 22% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 83% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 6% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 49% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 42% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 59% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 52% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 7% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 92% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 6 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Charles Street · King Street · Highcross Place · Victory Road · Hamilton Close · Fox Lane South · Fox Lane North · Kennett Lane · Bell Bridge Road · Abbots Way · Salesian Gardens · Station Road
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.