South Godstone
South Godstone is a town or village in Surrey, England. It has 1 restaurant & café, 9 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Godstone, 0.3 km away. There were around 7 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 South Godstone 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.
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 63rd of 294 English council areas — better than 79% 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
11°CClear
- Today: 19° / 10° · 28% rain
- Tomorrow: 22° / 14° · Partly Cloudy
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:25Sunset 19:28
13h 2m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
29US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · London Honor Oak Park, United Kingdom
Crime
15 reported · July 2026▲ 67% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences8
- Anti-social behaviour3
- Burglary1
- Other theft1
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
10 food businesses within 2 miles
- 7 rated 4–5 ★ (6 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Godstone (0.3 km)
- 9 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Godstone (0.4 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£475,344 average▼ 5.6% YoY
Across Tandridge · to 2026-06
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: 152.9p · Esso (11.3 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 182.9p · Esso (11.3 km)
15 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
5 charging locations within ~8 km
- 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 50 kW
- Nearest: The Bell (3.2 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools1
- Sports pitches9
- 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)
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
- 18 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:
- NoDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142
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
- Schools1
- Parks & greens3
- Restaurants & cafés1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
5,320 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
7 jobs advertised · £40,875 avg
e.g. Amazon Flex Delivery Driver - Earn £14 - £18 per hour*, Surveyor/Estimator, Food & Beverage Supervisor
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
64% low-carbon electricity
Wind 48% · Gas 36% · Nuclear 9% · Biomass 7%
148 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:
- 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
Notable places nearby
Godstone railway station · 0.3 kmGodstone 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…
Tilburstow Hill · 2.2 kmTilburstow Hill is a 9-hectare (22-acre) nature reserve south-east of Godstone in Surrey.
Tandridge · 2.3 kmTandridge is a village and civil parish in the Tandridge District, in the county of Surrey, England. Its nucleus is on a rise of the Greensand Ridge between Oxted and Godstone. It includes, towards its middle one name…
Graeme Hendrey Wood · 2.4 kmGraeme Hendrey Wood is a 10-hectare (25-acre) nature reserve east of Bletchingley in Surrey. It is managed by the Surrey Wildlife Trust.
Godstone Ponds · 2.4 kmGodstone Ponds is a 13.6-hectare (34-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Godstone in Surrey. Bay Pond is an educational nature reserve closed to the public which is managed by the Surrey Wildlife T…
Crowhurst Yew · 2.8 kmThe Crowhurst Yew is a yew tree in the churchyard of St George's Church in Crowhurst, Surrey, England.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is South Godstone?
- South Godstone is a town in Surrey, England, in the Tandridge local authority.
- How deprived is South Godstone?
- The Tandridge local authority, which includes South Godstone, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.