Borough of Runnymede

51°23′42″N 0°32′28″W / 51.395°N 0.541°W / 51.395; -0.541

Borough of Runnymede
Borough and non-metropolitan district
Runnymede Bridge, carrying the A30 and M25 over the River Thames near Egham
Coat of arms
Motto:  In Freedom We Serve
Runnymede shown within Surrey
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	South East England
Non-metropolitan county	Surrey
Status	Non-metropolitan district
Admin HQ	Addlestone
Incorporated	1 April 1974
Government
• Type	Non-metropolitan district council
• Body	Runnymede Borough Council
• MPs	Ben Spencer
Area
• Total	30.1 sq mi (78.0 km2)
• Rank	220th (of 296)
Population  (2022)
• Total	88,524
• Rank	269th (of 296)
• Density	2,900/sq mi (1,100/km2)
Ethnicity (2021) [1]
• Ethnic groups	List 83.5% White 9.2% Asian 3.5% Mixed 1.9% other 1.8% Black
Religion (2021) [1]
• Religion	List 50.4% Christianity 34.8% no religion 6.9% not stated 2.9% Islam 2.3% Hinduism 1.4% Sikhism 0.5% Buddhism 0.5% other 0.3% Judaism
Time zone	UTC0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (BST)
ONS code	43UG (ONS) E07000212 (GSS)
OS grid reference	TQ0149367283

The Borough of Runnymede is a local government district with borough status in Surrey, England. Its council is based in Addlestone and the borough also includes the towns of Chertsey and Egham. The borough is named after Runnymede, a water meadow on the banks of the River Thames near Egham, which is connected with the sealing of Magna Carta by King John in 1215.

It is a prosperous part of the London commuter belt, having some of the most expensive housing in the United Kingdom outside central London, such as the Wentworth Estate at Virginia Water. The M25 motorway which encircles London runs through the borough, with Addlestone, Chertsey and Egham Hythe being inside the M25. At the 2021 Census, the population of the borough was 87,739. With a GDP per capita of £87,277 it is the sixth wealthiest borough in the UK, being the wealthiest outside of London. ^[2] The UK Competitiveness Index ranks it as the 8th most economically competitive area in the UK, with only London boroughs ahead.[1]

The neighbouring districts are Spelthorne, Elmbridge, Woking, Surrey Heath and Windsor and Maidenhead.