Chaldon
Chaldon is a village in Surrey, England, with a population of around 2,500. It has around 1 pharmacy, 8 bus stops, and Caterham railway station is 2.8 km away. There were around 19 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly anti-social behaviour. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Chaldon area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Tandridge area is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 87,874 residents at roughly 354 people per km².
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 56th of 294 English council areas — better than 81% 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
9°COvercast
- Today: 10° / 7° · 20% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 5° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:58Sunset 16:29
9h 31m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
55US AQI · Moderate
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Merton - Merton Road, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 7.2 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 5.4% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
33 reported · August 2026▼ 17% YoY
- Anti-social behaviour12
- Violence & sexual offences11
- Other theft3
- Public order3
5 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs
Neighbourhood team: Caterham on the Hill, Chaldon, Whyteleafe & Portley · Surrey
Local policing priorities
- The Caterham Hill area has seen a spike in recorded burglary offences, likely due to the vicinity of the strategic road network and cross…
- Anti-Social driving involving E-Bikes and E-Scooters in the local area causing alarm and distress to other road users and pedestrians.
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
261 reported road collisions (2025)
61 killed or seriously injured · 362 casualties · 29.7 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
189 food businesses within 2 miles
- 163 rated 4–5 ★ (147 top)
- 7 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Caterham (2.8 km)
- 8 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Caterham (2.8 km):
Loading live departures…
Source: OpenStreetMap, TfL, National Rail
House prices
£506,774 average▼ 1.1% YoY
Across Tandridge · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,637 average monthly rent▲ 4.4% YoY
- 1 bed £1,159
- 2 bed £1,467
- 3 bed £1,833
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
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
Property sales
1,079 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: 152.9p · Esso (6.8 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 182.9p · Esso (6.8 km)
11 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
51 charging locations within ~8 km
- 24 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 150 kW
- Nearest: Tesco Superstore-Caterham (1.6 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Gyms1
- Swimming pools4
- Sports pitches18
- Golf courses1
- 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)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK6,599
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK6,180
- Net moves+419
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Less deprived than the average in England
Ranked 236 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£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
Schools
47 schools · 15,578 pupils
24 primary · 3 secondary · 20 other
Ofsted: 13 of 13 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (100%)
32 inspected 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
1,403 CQC-registered services
- Care homes393
- GP practices201
- Dentists359
- Homecare agencies299
- Hospitals & hospices38
CQC ratings: 90% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 7 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Surrey
Heritage & planning
- Within the Green Belt
- 16 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
202 applications decided
80.7% granted · 163 granted, 39 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Council control
Independent (minority)
- Con 5
- LD 12
- Ref 1
- Oth 25
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools3
- GPs & clinics1
- Pharmacies1
- Supermarkets1
- Parks & greens6
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
5,460 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
47 jobs advertised · £35,690 avg
e.g. SEN / SEND Tutor, Surrey, General Labourer, Teaching Assistant
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£837 median full-time weekly pay
2.5% 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
Health
Life expectancy: 85.6 yrs women · 81.9 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy (Surrey): 66.4 women · 65.1 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
Health services
4 GP surgeries · 5 pharmacies in CR3
- Caterham Valley Medical Practice
- Caterham Dene Rac
- Cesp Glaucoma (Canterbury)
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
Chaldon · 0.5 kmChaldon is a village and civil parish in the Tandridge District of Surrey, England. The village is situated high on the North Downs, immediately west of Caterham and 15.8 miles (25.4 km) south of Charing Cross, the tr…
Church of St Peter and St Paul, Chaldon · 0.7 kmThe Church of Saints Peter and Paul at Chaldon, Surrey, is a Church of England parish church in the Diocese of Southwark. The building was begun before 1086 and is Grade I listed. It is notable for containing a large…
- St Lawrence's Hospital, Caterham · 1.4 km
St Lawrence's Hospital was a mental health facility in Caterham, Surrey.

- Caterham Common · 1.5 km
Caterham Common near Caterham in Surrey was the venue for three historic cricket matches played from 1767 to 1769. In the 18th century, it was the home venue of the Caterham Cricket Club, run by Henry Rowett.
Caterham Arms pub bombing · 1.6 kmOn 27 August 1975 a Provisional Irish Republican Army bomb exploded without warning at the Caterham Arms public house in Caterham, Surrey, England. There were no fatalities, but 33 people were injured, some severely,…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Chaldon?
- Chaldon is a town in Surrey, England, in the Tandridge local authority.
- How deprived is Chaldon?
- The Tandridge local authority, which includes Chaldon, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2025.