Whyteleafe
Whyteleafe is a village in Surrey, England, with a population of around 3,315. The area features 1 pharmacy and 8 restaurants and cafés, along with 32 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Upper Warlingham, 0.3 km away. The average sold house price is around £365,678, and in June 2026, there were around 67 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 Whyteleafe 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
15°COvercast
- Today: 19° / 10° · 25% rain
- Tomorrow: 22° / 14° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:26Sunset 19:28
13h 3m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
10US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: coarse particles (PM10)
Source: WAQI · Lambeth - Streatham Green, United Kingdom
Crime
61 reported · July 2026▼ 26% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences20
- Anti-social behaviour16
- Criminal damage & arson5
- Shoplifting5
1 stop & searches
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
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
299 food businesses within 2 miles
- 259 rated 4–5 ★ (218 top)
- 4 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Whyteleafe (0.3 km)
- 29 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Whyteleafe (0.3 km):
Loading live departures…
Source: OpenStreetMap, TfL, 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 (10.5 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 178.7p · Asda (8 km)
31 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
127 charging locations within ~8 km
- 26 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 250 kW
- Nearest: Whyteleafe Railway Station (0.3 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres4
- Swimming pools6
- Sports pitches22
- Playgrounds2
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
- Not in 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:
- 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
- Schools11
- Pharmacies1
- Parks & greens11
- Restaurants & cafés10
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
5,320 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
32 jobs advertised · £32,660 avg
e.g. Drive with Uber, Make An Uber Account To Drive - Start Earning With The Uber App, Open Driver Account With Uber - Drive And Earn When And Where You Want
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
44% low-carbon electricity
Gas 44% · Wind 29% · Imports 12% · Nuclear 7%
187 gCO₂/kWh · high 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
Whyteleafe · 0.1 kmWhyteleafe is a village in the district of Tandridge, Surrey, England, with a few streets falling inside the London Borough of Croydon. The village, in a dry valley of the North Downs, has three railway stations. Neig…
- Whyteleafe railway station · 0.3 km
Whyteleafe railway station serves the village of Whyteleafe right on the border of Greater London and Surrey, England. It is 17 miles 58 chains (28.5 km) from Charing Cross. The station and all trains serving it are o…
- Upper Warlingham railway station · 0.4 km
Upper Warlingham railway station is on the Oxted line serving Warlingham and Whyteleafe in Surrey, England. It is in London fare zone 6, 15 miles 33 chains from London Bridge, although off peak trains run to and from…
Whyteleafe F.C. · 0.5 kmWhyteleafe Football Club was an English football club based in Whyteleafe, Surrey. The club was established in 1946 and joined the Athenian League in 1981. The club was an FA Chartered Standard club affiliated to the…
Sutton Common Rovers F.C. · 0.5 kmSutton Common Rovers Football Club is a semi-professional football club currently competing in the Combined Counties League Premier Division South. Originally based in sutton common, the club moved southwest to Leathe…
AFC Whyteleafe · 0.5 kmAFC Whyteleafe is an English football club established in 2021 by Chairman Kelly Waters. From the 2026/27 season the club will compete in the Isthmian League Premier Division, having won the South East Division play-o…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Compare Tandridge with nearby areas
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Whyteleafe?
- Whyteleafe is a town in Surrey, England, in the Tandridge local authority.
- What is the population of Whyteleafe?
- Whyteleafe has an approximate settlement population of 3,315.
- How deprived is Whyteleafe?
- The Tandridge local authority, which includes Whyteleafe, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.