Average house price compared with resident median annual pay.
Runnymede Wages, Employment and Property Affordability
Resident earnings, employment, unemployment and affordability context for reading Runnymede prices and rents.
Jan 2025-Dec 2025 / ASHE 2025
Runnymede wages, employment and affordability
Resident earnings and labour-market context help explain local affordability, rental pressure and housing demand.
Resident population
92,118
ONS 2024
Median resident annual pay
£49,057
Runnymede
Median resident weekly pay
£943
Full-time employees
Employment rate
79.1%
Aged 16-64
Unemployment rate
2.8%
Economically active
Average monthly rent compared with estimated monthly earnings.
Labour market rates are from the ONS Annual Population Survey profile shown by Nomis. Where the local APS unemployment value is suppressed, the ONS model-based unemployment estimate is used. Earnings are ONS ASHE resident-analysis median full-time employee earnings. Annual pay is annualised from weekly pay for display context.
Incomes Explain Affordability Pressure
Wage and employment data does not predict house prices by itself. It gives demand-side context: how average prices and rents compare with resident earnings, whether employment conditions support demand, and where affordability pressure may limit the buyer or renter pool.
Runnymede’s labour market profile for 2025 points to a relatively strong earnings and employment backdrop. The borough’s resident population stood at 92,118 in 2024, giving useful context for a local market that is smaller than many UK areas but still substantial enough to show a clear labour picture.