Warlingham
Warlingham is a town in Greater London, England, with a population of around 7,970. There is 1 GP or clinic, 1 pharmacy and 14 restaurants or cafés, along with 14 bus stops and the nearest railway station is Upper Warlingham, 1.6 km away. The average sold house price is around £563,808 and there were around 79 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Warlingham area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Croydon area is more deprived than the average in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 390,719 residents at roughly 4,516 people per km².
- Council
- Croydon
- County
- Greater London
- Constituency
- Croydon South
- Police force
- Metropolitan Police
My Area Score
Challenged
Ranked 278th of 294 English council areas — better than 5% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
8°CMist
- Today: 12° / 7° · 38% rain
- Tomorrow: 12° / 8° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:53Sunset 16:34
9h 41m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
73US AQI · Moderate
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · London Honor Oak Park, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 8.4 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 6.3% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
66 reported · August 2026▼ 7% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences19
- Anti-social behaviour13
- Vehicle crime8
- Criminal damage & arson7
4 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs
Neighbourhood team: Warlingham, Woldingham, Chelsham, Farleigh & Tatsfield · Surrey
Local policing priorities
- Anti Social driving involving E-Bikes and E-Scooters in Warlingham and the surrounding area causing alarm and distress to other road user…
- The Warlingham area in the north of the borough has recently seen the majority of recorded burglary offences, likely due to the vicinity…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
937 reported road collisions (2025)
150 killed or seriously injured · 1,067 casualties · 24 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
138 food businesses within 2 miles
- 118 rated 4–5 ★ (106 top)
- 3 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Upper Warlingham (1.4 km)
- 20 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Upper Warlingham (1.4 km):
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Live buses at Warlingham Green:
- 403 → West Croydon · 10 min
- 403 → West Croydon · 30 min
Source: OpenStreetMap, TfL, National Rail
House prices
£396,718 average▼ 1.5% YoY
Across Croydon · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,582 average monthly rent▲ 3.2% YoY
- 1 bed £1,265
- 2 bed £1,573
- 3 bed £1,858
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
10.6× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 10.6 times median annual pay (10.5× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Property sales
3,567 property sales in the last 12 months
12 months to May 2026
A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.
Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 154.9p · BP (10.3 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 187.9p · BP (10.3 km)
12 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
94 charging locations within ~8 km
- 28 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 250 kW
- Nearest: MFG Warlingham (0.3 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres7
- Swimming pools4
- Sports pitches45
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds3
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
390,719 residents in Croydon · 4,516/km²
- Under 16: 21%
- 16–64: 66%
- 65+: 14%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK32,080
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK36,566
- Net moves−4,486
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
More deprived than the average in England
Ranked 105 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
3% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,600 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band C (31% of 168,250)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
158 schools · 63,165 pupils
87 primary · 23 secondary · 48 other
Ofsted: 47 of 56 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (84%)
127 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Riddlesdown CollegiateOutstanding
- Ark Blake AcademyGood
- Coombe Wood SchoolGood
- Harris Academy PurleyGood
- Harris Academy South NorwoodGood
- Meridian High SchoolGood
- Shirley High School Performing Arts CollegeGood
- St Joseph's CollegeGood
- Coloma Convent Girls' SchoolRequires improvement
- Oasis Academy ArenaRequires improvement
- The Quest AcademyRequires improvement
- Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School
- Harris Academy Beulah Hill
- Harris City Academy Crystal Palace
- Harris Invictus Academy Croydon
- Norbury High School for Girls
- Oasis Academy Coulsdon
- Oasis Academy Shirley Park
- Orchard Park High School
- St Mary's Catholic High School
- The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy
- Thomas More Catholic School
- Woodcote High School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Croydon
Care & health services
487 CQC-registered services
- Care homes129
- GP practices72
- Dentists89
- Homecare agencies155
- Hospitals & hospices8
CQC ratings: 91% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 3 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Croydon
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 17 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
418 applications decided
74.6% granted · 312 granted, 106 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Claire Coutinho
Conservative
East Surrey
Recent votes:
- NoDraft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026
- NoWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- NoDraft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process
- NoDraft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Conservative majority · directly-elected mayor
- Lab 30
- Con 28
- LD 2
- Grn 8
- Ref 2
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools6
- GPs & clinics1
- Pharmacies2
- Supermarkets2
- Parks & greens37
- Restaurants & cafés25
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
16,610 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
24 jobs advertised · £50,793 avg
e.g. SENCO - (Olympus School - South Croydon), Trainee Teacher - Warlingham Village Primary School, Science Supply Teacher
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£856 median full-time weekly pay
6.4% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£27,407 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
43% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 182,880 certificates
10.2% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
26% low-carbon electricity
Gas 54% · Imports 20% · Wind 14% · Nuclear 6%
232 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity
Latest estimate for South East England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 84.5 yrs women · 80.4 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy: 67.5 women · 66.7 men
61% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.0
- Feeling worthwhile7.6
- Happiness yesterday7.1
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)4.0
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Health services
2 GP surgeries · 1 pharmacy in CR6
- Elizabeth House Medical Practice
- Warlingham Green Med Prac
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in East Surrey:
- Permanent driving ban on intoxicated drivers guilty of causing death695 local signatures · 29,985 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND273 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Criminalise unauthorised development & ban retrospective permission238 local signatures · 7,329 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases237 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks224 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Warlingham · 0.0 kmWarlingham is a village and civil parish in the Tandridge district of Surrey, England, 14 miles (23 km) south of London and 22 miles (35 km) east of Guildford. Warlingham is the centre of a civil parish that includes…
Blanchman's Farm · 0.7 kmBlanchman's Farm is a 9.4-hectare (23-acre) Local Nature Reserve in Warlingham in Surrey. It is owned by Tandridge District Council and managed by the Blanchman's Farm Committee and the Downlands Countryside Project.
Caterham and Warlingham Urban District · 1.1 kmCaterham and Warlingham was an Urban District of Surrey in England until 1974.
Warlingham School · 1.1 kmWarlingham School is a large secondary school with pupils aged 11–16, and also has a sixth form for 16- to 18-year-olds. The school is located in the village of Warlingham, in Surrey, England. It is one of three secon…
- Upper Warlingham railway station · 1.4 km
Upper Warlingham railway station is on the Oxted line serving Warlingham and Whyteleafe in Surrey, England. It is in London fare zone 6, 15 miles 33 chains from London Bridge, although off peak trains run to and from…
Farleigh Rovers F.C. · 1.5 kmFarleigh Rovers Football Club is a football club based in Warlingham, Surrey, England. The club are currently members of the Surrey South Eastern Combination Intermediate Division One and play at Parsonage Field.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Warlingham?
- Warlingham is a town in Greater London, England, in the Croydon local authority.
- What is the population of Warlingham?
- Warlingham has an approximate settlement population of 7,970.
- How deprived is Warlingham?
- The Croydon local authority, which includes Warlingham, is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2025.