Salfords
Salfords is a town in Surrey, England, with a population of around 4,534. It has around 1 pharmacy, 15 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Salfords, 0.3 km away. There were around 61 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 Salfords area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Reigate and Banstead area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 150,846 residents at roughly 1,168 people per km².
- Council
- Reigate and Banstead
- County
- Surrey
- Constituency
- Reigate
- Police force
- Surrey
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 54th of 294 English council areas — better than 82% 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
17°CMist
- Today: 24° / 17° · 48% rain
- Tomorrow: 22° / 13° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:32Sunset 19:19
12h 47m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
7US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: coarse particles (PM10)
Source: WAQI · Lambeth - Streatham Green, United Kingdom
Crime
65 reported · July 2026▲ 12% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences25
- Criminal damage & arson9
- Public order9
- Anti-social behaviour6
6 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs
Neighbourhood team: Salfords, Earlswood & Whitebushes · Surrey
Local policing priorities
- Anti-Social Behaviour. This can take a number of different forms, however, this behaviour decreases feelings of safety and discourages vi…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
292 reported road collisions (2024)
70 killed or seriously injured · 371 casualties · 19.4 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
110 food businesses within 2 miles
- 81 rated 4–5 ★ (63 top)
- 5 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Salfords (0.6 km)
- 13 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Salfords (0.6 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£480,481 average▲ 0.4% YoY
Across Reigate and Banstead · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,637 average monthly rent▲ 1.8% YoY
- 1 bed £1,140
- 2 bed £1,480
- 3 bed £1,815
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
11.1× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 11.1 times median annual pay (10.5× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 152.9p · Esso (5.5 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 182.9p · Esso (5.5 km)
15 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
32 charging locations within ~8 km
- 9 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 350 kW
- Nearest: Horley Road (1.8 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools5
- Sports pitches27
- Playgrounds5
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
150,846 residents in Reigate and Banstead · 1,168/km²
- Under 16: 20%
- 16–64: 62%
- 65+: 18%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Among the least deprived areas in England
Ranked 276 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,567 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band D (28% of 64,920)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
61 schools · 23,894 pupils
35 primary · 6 secondary · 20 other
Ofsted: 23 of 24 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (96%)
47inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Carrington SchoolGood
- Merstham Park SchoolGood
- Reigate SchoolGood
- The Beacon SchoolRequires improvement
- Oakwood School
- St Bede's School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Reigate and Banstead
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
- Not in the Green Belt
- 15 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
198 applications decided
88.4% granted · 175 granted, 23 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Chris Coghlan
Liberal Democrat
Dorking and Horley
Recent votes:
- AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- AyeClosure motion
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
- NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Conservative (minority)
- Con 16
- LD 4
- Grn 15
- Oth 10
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools2
- Pharmacies2
- Parks & greens59
- Restaurants & cafés10
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
7,760 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
40 jobs advertised · £34,233 avg
e.g. Bank Occupational Therapist - SE Surrey, Become a Law Tutor in Salfords – Flexible & Remote, Yard Operative
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£919 median full-time weekly pay
2.2% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£33,851 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
51% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: C · 71,500 certificates
7.5% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
23% low-carbon electricity
Gas 65% · Imports 12% · Wind 10% · Nuclear 8%
266 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity
Latest estimate for South East England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 85.1 yrs women · 82.5 yrs men
61% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.4
- Feeling worthwhile8.0
- Happiness yesterday7.1
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.5
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Dorking and Horley:
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership382 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s346 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership332 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office311 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test310 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Salfords · 0.3 kmSalfords SAL-fudz) is a village in the borough of Reigate and Banstead in Surrey, England. It lies approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Redhill on the A23 London to Brighton road. The village is within the civil pa…
Salfords railway station · 0.6 kmSalfords railway station serves the village of Salfords in Surrey, England. The station is sometimes shown as Salfords (Surrey) in timetables to differentiate it from the two stations in Salford, Greater Manchester. I…
- Salfords and Sidlow · 1.2 km
Salfords and Sidlow is a civil parish in the Reigate and Banstead borough of Surrey, England. It has a population of 3,069. The parish includes the villages of Salfords and Sidlow.
- Reigate Hundred · 1.6 km
Reigate was a hundred in the historic county of Surrey, England. It was geographically consonant with the southern two thirds of the current Borough of Reigate and Banstead together with two parishes in Tandridge and…
East Surrey Hospital · 1.7 kmEast Surrey Hospital is a National Health Service hospital in the Whitebushes area to the south of Redhill, in Surrey, England. It is managed by the Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust.
Redhill F.C. · 1.7 kmRedhill F.C. is an English football club based in Redhill, Surrey. The club are currently members of the Combined Counties League Premier Division South and play at Kiln Brow. The club is affiliated to the Surrey Coun…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Compare Reigate and Banstead with nearby areas
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Salfords?
- Salfords is a town in Surrey, England, in the Reigate and Banstead local authority.
- What is the population of Salfords?
- Salfords has an approximate settlement population of 4,534.
- How deprived is Salfords?
- The Reigate and Banstead local authority, which includes Salfords, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.