Runnymede Borough profile

Runnymede Borough is located in North West Surrey with a population of 89,400 (Source: ONS population estimates from NOMIS July 2020) and covers 7,807 hectares (30.14 square miles), of which 78.63% (6,139 hectares) is Green Belt (Source: RBC Local Plan July 2020). It has a population density of 11.45 persons per hectare and includes the settlements of:

  • Addlestone
  • Chertsey
  • Egham
  • Englefield Green
  • Longcross
  • Lyne
  • New Haw
  • Ottershaw
  • Row Town
  • Thorpe
  • Virginia Water
  • Woodham

Runnymede borders with five neighbouring local authorities and is in close proximity to London and Heathrow Airport. The M25 motorway runs through the borough from north to south and the M3 motorway from west to east. It boasts several high profile attractions such as Thorpe Park, Savill Garden, Wentworth Golf Club, the Magna Carta Memorial, the Air Forces Memorial, Virginia Water Lake, Runnymede Meadows, Runnymede Pleasure Ground and the River Thames for leisure and commercial use