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Affluence in KT22 8HT

How KT22 8HT ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Leatherhead South & Ashtead South
Council
Mole Valley
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,636 (2024)
Status
No longer in use
Deprivation

How well off KT22 8HT is

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the KT22 8HT area scores 8.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of England. Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
8.0/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
By category, lowest first
  • Crime5.0
  • Living environment5.0
  • Income7.0
  • Employment7.0
  • Education and skills8.0
  • Children in low-income families8.0
  • Older people in low-income households8.0
  • Health and disability9.0
  • Barriers to housing and services9.0
Income

Household income

Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.

Annual income
£73,660
Before tax, all sources
England
£55,856
Above the national average
Higher than
88%
Of neighbourhoods in England and Wales
Work

Who is in work

63.6% of adults in the KT22 8HT area are in work, above the England average of 55.7%. 18% are retired and 5.3% are full-time students.

KT22 8HTEngland
Employee, full-time43.2%34.3%
Employee, part-time10.6%11.9%
Self-employed9.8%9.5%
Unemployed2.7%2.9%
Full-time student5.3%7.9%
Retired18%21.5%
Looking after home or family3.2%4.8%
Long-term sick or disabled3.6%4.1%
Other3.5%3.1%
Occupations

Social grade

47.3% of adults in the KT22 8HT area work in managerial or professional jobs, well above the England average of 33.2%.

KT22 8HTEngland
Higher managerial & professional18.8%13.2%
Lower managerial & professional28.5%19.9%
Intermediate13.9%11.4%
Small employers & self-employed9.5%10.6%
Lower supervisory & technical4.2%5.3%
Semi-routine9.8%11.3%
Routine5%12%
Never worked & long-term unemployed5%8.5%
Full-time students5.3%7.7%
Education

Highest qualification

47.6% of adults in the KT22 8HT area hold a degree or equivalent, well above the England average of 33.9%. 10.1% have no qualifications.

KT22 8HTEngland
Degree level or above47.6%33.9%
A level or equivalent16.1%16.9%
GCSE grade 4/C or above11.2%13.3%
Below GCSE grade 4/C7.8%9.7%
Apprenticeship4.5%5.3%
Other qualifications2.7%2.8%
No qualifications10.1%18.1%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around KT22 8HT (Leatherhead South & Ashtead South) (about 1,636 residents).

Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.

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