Stamp Duty on a Hersham Home
Stamp duty on the £667,000 Hersham benchmark price is £23,350 at standard rates. A first time buyer pays £23,350. A second property or buy to let pays £56,700 once the surcharge is added.
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Stamp duty on the £667,000 Hersham benchmark price is £23,350 at standard rates. A first time buyer pays £23,350. A second property or buy to let pays £56,700 once the surcharge is added.
What you would pay in Hersham
On the £667,000 benchmark, standard residential stamp duty is £23,350. It is due within 14 days of completion.
First time buyer relief brings it to £23,350 at this price. At this price the relief makes no difference, because the property is above the ceiling where it applies.
Stamp duty at the Hersham benchmark
The commercial page for this town sets out the introduction itself: Mortgage advice in Hersham.
The surcharge that catches people out
If you will still own another residential property worth £40,000 or more anywhere in the world after you buy, the additional property surcharge usually applies. On the £667,000 benchmark that adds £33,350, taking the bill to £56,700.
It catches people mid move, when the old home has not sold. You can usually reclaim the surcharge if you sell the previous main residence within the time limit. Budget for it anyway.
Local prices sit above the first time buyer relief ceiling of £500,000, so relief will not help on a typical purchase here. That is a real disadvantage for first buyers in this area.
Where it sits in your cash pile
Stamp duty of £23,350 sits alongside a 10% deposit of £66,700 and legal and survey fees. Together that is roughly £92,550 before you own anything.
Rates are those in force from April 2025. Thresholds change with fiscal events, so confirm the current position on gov.uk before you exchange.
What else Hersham buyers are budgeting for
The schools families ask about here are Three Rivers Academy, Burhill Primary School, Bell Farm Primary School and Cardinal Newman Catholic Primary. 4 local schools were rated Good or Outstanding overall at their most recent graded Ofsted inspection. Ratings age between inspections, so read the latest report before you rely on one.
On getting about: Hersham to London Waterloo takes about 30 to 40 min.
By price, Hersham ranks 23 of the 65 Surrey locations we cover, at £667,000 against a county average of £634,238. Band D council tax here is £2,557, against an average of £2,554 across the towns we cover in the county.
What that price buys in Hersham
The full local guide covers schools, transport and the market in detail: Hersham property and area guide.
| Budget | What it buys here |
|---|---|
| Around £300,000 to £400,000 | Typically a flat or apartment, the more accessible way into the village, popular with first-time buyers, downsizers and investors. |
| Around £600,000 to £850,000 | A family semi or smaller detached house, the heart of the local market for families chasing the schools and the station. |
| £850,000 and above | Larger detached homes and prime houses towards Burwood Park and St George's Hill, the premium end of an affluent market. |
Hersham is known locally for Whiteley Village. The purpose-built retirement community founded from the fortune of department-store pioneer William Whiteley, an octagonal almshouse village in beautiful grounds.
Practical detail for Hersham: the KT12 (shared with Walton-on-Thames) postcode district and hersham station on the South Western Main Line, fast trains to Waterloo ~30 min; Walton-on-Thames station also close.
Hersham has history behind the price. In Prehistoric, Mesolithic flint tools found locally, evidence of very early settlement.
London commuters
People who want village character with a genuine fast-rail commute, Hersham's own station reaches Waterloo in around 30 minutes.
Families
People drawn by the state schools, the green space, the golf and the community, happy to pay the premium of the Elmbridge belt.
Downsizers & upsizers
People moving within affluent Surrey who want a well-connected village near Walton, Esher and Weybridge, from a flat to a prime family home.
Hersham at a glance
| Purchase price | Standard rate |
|---|---|
| £400,000 | £10,000 |
| £535,000 | £16,750 |
| £665,000 | £23,250 |
| £667,000 | £23,350 |
| £835,000 | £31,750 |
| £1,000,000 | £43,750 |
Figures are local averages used for illustration. Confirm your own numbers before acting on them.
Ask about Hersham
Three details is all we need. You are told before anything is passed to a partner firm.
Your checklist
- Stamp duty of £23,350 treated as cash, not borrowing
- Your first time buyer status confirmed in writing
- The surcharge checked if you own anything else
- Current rates verified on gov.uk before exchange
The introduction costs you nothing. If you go ahead, we may be paid a fee by the firm we introduce you to. There is no obligation.
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