Organizations such as Esso, Halliburton Brown and Root, and Dunlop Slazenger have set up new headquarters here joining high tech companies such as Logica, ERA Technology and other international Research and Technology organizations. This influx of affluent professional employees creates opportunities for the smaller retailer, particularly those offering up-market products and services.

The local economy is buoyant, with unemployment levels amongst the lowest in the UK. Studies by the Henley Centre show that the District performs well in terms of key drivers of economic growth such as industrial structure, quality of the labour force and social capital.

The District Council provides stable and balanced local government with no one political faction exercising overall control. Continuous development of Leatherhead town centre and of the town's leisure facilities rank high on the Council's priorities.