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Blindley Heath

Blindley Heath is a village in Surrey, England, with a population of around 1,123. There are 8 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Godstone, 1.8 km away. In June 2026, there were around 6 recorded street crimes, 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 Blindley Heath area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Tandridge area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 87,874 residents at roughly 354 people per km².

Council
Tandridge
County
Surrey
Constituency
East Surrey
Police force
Surrey
63/ 100

My Area Score

Good

Ranked 63rd of 294 English council areas — better than 79% of them.

Low crime88
Home affordability7
Affordable rents10
Good schools95
Life expectancy87
Low deprivation81
Employment65
Low council tax14

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

18°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 21° / 16° · 88% rain
  • Tomorrow: 23° / 14° · Mist

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:30Sunset 19:21

12h 51m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

17US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · London Honor Oak Park, United Kingdom

Crime

13 reported · July 2026 18% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences4
  • Anti-social behaviour3
  • Public order3
  • Burglary1

Neighbourhood team: Bletchingley, Nutfield & Godstone · Surrey

Local policing priorities

  • Anti-Social driving involving E-Bikes and E-Scooters in the local area causing alarm and distress to other road users and pedestrians.
  • All crime relating to our rural communities including poaching, fly grazing and fly tipping.

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

Road safety

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)

Food hygiene

30 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 24 rated 4–5 ★ (23 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Godstone (2.8 km)
  • 12 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Godstone (2.7 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£475,344 average 5.6% YoY

Across Tandridge · to 2026-06

Detached£853,458
Semi-detached£460,542
Terraced£387,546
Flat£243,121

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£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

Affordability

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

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 156.9p · Esso (7.7 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 187.9p · Asda (9.2 km)

12 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

13 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 160 kW
  • Nearest: Lingfield Railway Station (3.6 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres1
  • Swimming pools4
  • Sports pitches20
  • Playgrounds1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

87,874 residents in Tandridge · 354/km²

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

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Among the least deprived areas in England

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

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,595 a year · Band D, 2026-27

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

A £1,730
B £2,018
C £2,307
D £2,595
E £3,171
F £3,748
G £4,325
H £5,190

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

Schools

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)

Secondary schools:

  • de Stafford SchoolGood
  • Oxted SchoolGood
  • Warlingham School

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Tandridge

Care & health services

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

Heritage & planning

  • Within the Green Belt
  • 13 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

Planning decisions

147 applications decided

83.7% granted · 123 granted, 24 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Claire Coutinho

Conservative

East Surrey

Recent votes:

  • NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • NoClosure motion
  • AyeSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • NoDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Independent (minority)

  • Con 5
  • LD 12
  • Ref 1
  • Oth 25

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

Amenities nearby

  • Parks & greens6

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

5,320 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

4 jobs advertised · £29,974 avg

e.g. Kitchen Porter, MEWP Operator, Morning Delivery Driver

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£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

Energy efficiency

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

Grid electricity

9% low-carbon electricity

Imports 67% · Gas 24% · Wind 7% · Solar 1%

156 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for South East England · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 85.6 yrs women · 81.9 yrs men

66% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • 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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in East Surrey:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Blindley Heath SSSI · 0.9 km

    Blindley Heath SSSI is a 26.3-hectare (65-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in the hamlet Blindley Heath, on the southern outskirts of Godstone in Surrey. It is also a Local Nature Reserve. It is ow…

  • British Wildlife Centre · 2.2 km

    The British Wildlife Centre is a zoo in the hamlet of Newchapel near Lingfield, Surrey, England. It was founded in 1997 on the site of a former dairy farm.

  • Lingfield F.C. · 2.3 km

    Lingfield Football Club are a football club based in the village of Lingfield, near East Grinstead, east Sussex, England. The club is affiliated to the Surrey County Football Association. They are currently members of…

  • Crowhurst Place · 2.5 km

    Crowhurst Place, Crowhurst, Surrey, England is a medieval hall house dating from the early 15th century. In the 20th century, the house was reconstructed and enlarged by George A. Crawley, firstly for himself and subs…

  • Godstone railway station · 2.7 km

    Godstone railway station is on the Redhill to Tonbridge Line and serves Godstone in Surrey, England. It is 28 miles 13 chains measured from London Charing Cross via Redhill. The Bletchingley Tunnel, is less than one m…

  • Lingfield Wildlife Area · 2.9 km

    Lingfield Wildlife Area is a 6.3-hectare (16-acre) Local Nature Reserve in Lingfield in Surrey. It is owned by Tandridge District Council and managed by the Lingfield Wildlife Area Committee.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Blindley Heath?
Blindley Heath is a town in Surrey, England, in the Tandridge local authority.
What is the population of Blindley Heath?
Blindley Heath has an approximate settlement population of 1,123.
How deprived is Blindley Heath?
The Tandridge local authority, which includes Blindley Heath, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.