Bletchingley

18°CMist

• Today: 20° / 16° · 91% rain
• Tomorrow: 24° / 17° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:30Sunset 19:21

12h 51m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

22US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · London Honor Oak Park, United Kingdom

16 reported · July 2026▲ 100% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences7
• Anti-social behaviour3
• Other theft2
• Criminal damage & arson1

Neighbourhood team: Bletchingley, Nutfield & Godstone · Surrey

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

234 reported road collisions (2024)

79 killed or seriously injured · 339 casualties · 26.6 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

38 food businesses within 2 miles

• 36 rated 4–5 ★ (34 top)
• 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Nutfield (2.7 km)
• 10 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£475,344 average▼ 5.6% YoY

Across Tandridge · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,634 average monthly rent▲ 3.9% YoY

• 1 bed £1,156
• 2 bed £1,464
• 3 bed £1,828

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

13.2× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 13.2 times median annual pay (15.4× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

• Cheapest petrol: 152.9p · Esso (7.1 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 182.9p · Esso (7.1 km)

17 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

18 charging locations within ~8 km

• 8 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 50 kW
• Nearest: EVC Bletchingley Golf Club (0.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Swimming pools6
• Sports pitches20
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

87,874 residents in Tandridge · 354/km²

• Under 16: 19%
• 16–64: 60%
• 65+: 21%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 258 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£2,595 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band D (24% of 38,200)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

47 schools · 15,578 pupils

24 primary · 3 secondary · 20 other

Ofsted: 13 of 13 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (100%)

32inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Tandridge

1,391 CQC-registered services

• Care homes390
• GP practices202
• Dentists356
• Homecare agencies296
• Hospitals & hospices38

CQC ratings: 91% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 3 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Surrey

• In a conservation area (Bletchingley)
• Within the Green Belt
• 65 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

147 applications decided

83.7% granted · 123 granted, 24 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Claire Coutinho

Conservative

East Surrey

Source: UK Parliament

Independent (minority)

• Con 5
• LD 12
• Ref 1
• Oth 25

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools2
• Parks & greens7
• Restaurants & cafés3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

5,320 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

3 jobs advertised

e.g. Online Maths Tutor - Part Time, Become a Maths Tutor in Bletchingley – Flexible & Remote, Online Maths Tutoring Job in Bletchingley – Flexible Schedule

Source: Adzuna

£837 median full-time weekly pay

2.7% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£35,590 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

41% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 39,414 certificates

8.7% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

12% low-carbon electricity

Imports 63% · Gas 25% · Wind 7% · Solar 5%

158 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for South East England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 85.6 yrs women · 81.9 yrs men

66% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.4
• Feeling worthwhile7.7
• Happiness yesterday7.2
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.1

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in East Surrey:

• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership382 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test381 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office298 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s288 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership249 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

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  Bletchingley · 0.1 km

  Bletchingley is a village in Surrey, England. It is on the A25 road to the east of Redhill and to the west of Godstone, has a conservation area with medieval buildings and is mostly on a wide escarpment of the Greensa…

• Bletchingley Castle · 0.6 km

  Bletchingley Castle is a ruined castle and set of earthworks partly occupied by three buildings. The Scheduled Ancient Monument is directly beside the Greensand Way below it to the south in the village of Bletchingley…

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  The Hawthorns School · 1.5 km

  The Hawthorns School is an independent nursery and preparatory school for boys and girls aged 6 months to 13 years in Bletchingley, Surrey, England. It is a member of the Caterham Family of Schools, affiliated with th…

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  Kitchen Copse · 1.7 km

  Kitchen Copse is a 7-hectare (17-acre) nature reserve north of Bletchingley in Surrey. It is managed by the Surrey Wildlife Trust.

• Brewing Industry Research Foundation · 1.9 km

  The Brewing Industry Research Foundation is now part of Campden BRI, a research association serving all sectors of the food and drink industry. The Brewing Division was based next to the M23 at Nutfield, and the other…

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  Graeme Hendrey Wood · 2.0 km

  Graeme Hendrey Wood is a 10-hectare (25-acre) nature reserve east of Bletchingley in Surrey. It is managed by the Surrey Wildlife Trust.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)