Elmbridge Local Information
Practical local information for Elmbridge: bin collection days, parking, council tax bands and planning, each one linked back to the official source.
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Elmbridge Roadworks This Week: Couchmore Ave, A3 Painshill
Couchmore Avenue, Esher is shut for up to 12 weeks for a new bridge deck. The A3 Painshill and Wisley slips close overnight until 9 October.
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Elmbridge house prices: £748,080, Oxshott £1.34m
The average Elmbridge home was £748,080 in July 2026, up 1.9%. Median sold prices for 12 places, Oxshott at £1,342,500 down to Walton-on-Thames at £505,000.
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Elmbridge bin collection days: delays run 3 to 4 weeks
Elmbridge collections are running late, with 3 to 4 more weeks expected. The bank holiday is unaffected, and here are the 2026 garden and bulky waste prices.
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Parking in Elmbridge: 10 car parks are free on Sunday
Ten of Elmbridge's 28 council car parks are free on Sundays; the other 18 are not. Full tariffs, permit prices, and the lines enforced since 27 July.
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Elmbridge council tax bands 2026-27: band D is £2,556.87
Band D in Elmbridge is £2,556.87 this year, up 4.7%. The full A to H table, what Claygate adds, and where the money goes between Surrey, police and borough.
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Elmbridge to London: 22 mins from Walton, £2,492 up
Walton reaches Waterloo in 22 minutes, Cobham takes 45. Season ticket prices for all ten Elmbridge stations, and the two that take contactless.
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Things to do in Elmbridge: free Mercedes, £14 Claremont
Mercedes-Benz World is free, Claremont is £14 and Brooklands is £23 until 1 September. Verified 2026 prices for Esher, Cobham, Weybridge and the Moleseys.
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Elmbridge planning: 1 year of housing land, not 5
Elmbridge can show one year of housing land against a five-year requirement, its Local Plan runs out this year, and the council itself disappears in April 2027.
Bins
Elmbridge Christmas bin collections 2026: what is known
Elmbridge has not published its Christmas 2026 bin dates. Rounds move later, not earlier: here is last year's full table, the tip hours and where trees go.
Schools
Elmbridge school term dates 2026/27: a two-week half term
October half term in Elmbridge is two weeks, 19 to 30 October 2026. Term dates for Surrey and ten local schools, with INSET days and who breaks up early.
Recycling
Elmbridge tip opening times: Shepperton, Leatherhead, Epsom
Elmbridge has no tip of its own. Shepperton and Leatherhead open 8am to 4pm daily, Epsom shuts Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and all close at 2pm on Christmas Eve.
Trains
Elmbridge Christmas trains 2026: what SWR has confirmed
South Western Railway has not published its Christmas 2026 plan. Last year: no trains on 25 or 26 December, last Waterloo departures about 9pm Christmas Eve.
Half term
October half term in Elmbridge 2026: two weeks, what's on
Half term in Elmbridge runs 19 to 30 October 2026, two weeks this year. Eleven things on at Painshill, Claremont, Brooklands and Hampton Court, with prices.