Elmbridge residents paid 200 times more tax than Google Other famous names who have made the borough their home include the retired Liverpool footballer Jamie Redknapp and his model wife Louise, TV presenter Chris Tarrant and Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty. Mark Giddens, the head of private client services at accountancy group UHY Hacker Young that compiled the figures, said: "People assume that foreign 'high net worths' live exclusively in Knightsbridge and Chelsea, but actually the figures suggest many have moved out into Surrey." Other locations that have attracted wealthy individuals include the Hertfordshire city of St Albans, whose residents pay an average £10,900 a year, making them the second highest tax-paying inhabitants. They are followed by Windsor and Maidenhead, in Berkshire, at £10,200, and Guildford, Surrey, at £9,380, the Times reported. London is fifth on the list at £8,580, and all top ten slots were in the southeast of England. John O'Reilly, the leader of Elmbridge Council, said residents should be proud of their taxpaying record, saying: "This is a good community, a diverse community and, like every resident in the country, we should pay what is due. And if we are doing our bit, it is not unreasonable to expect Google to do its bit. As a Conservative, I favour lower rates of tax, but what rates there are should be adhered to. If our residents are the most conscientious in the country, then that's great. The highest-paying tax area beyond the South East is Stratford-upon-Avon at 11th, while the first northern town on the list is Harrogate in 15th place, and Aberdeen is the first area of Scotland in 17th place, where taxpayers pay an average £5,950 a year. Mr Giddens said the tax gap between North and South was considerable, saying: "There is a growing regional mismatch within England and Wales, with wealth and tax bills becoming concentrated within a handful of cities home to lucrative industries, or a collection of leafy suburbs. The pull of the South East, culturally, politically, and financially is still very strong for the highest earners. The report was based on information from HMRC and the Office for National Statistics.