RH8 9EE Tandridge
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Oxted North. Region: South East.
Streets
Council tax
What each band costs in Tandridge in 2026-27: Band D £2,595 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,730 | £2,018 | £2,307 | £2,595 | £3,171 | £3,748 | £4,325 | £5,190 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band E (24% of about 940 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, STATION ROAD WEST OXTED (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: 1 protected tree within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Property above 145 and 157 , 149 Station Road East RH8 0QE: up to 6 homes, permissioned (110 m)
- Existing offices at 141, 145, 147, Station Road East, Oxted RH8 0QE: up to 9 homes, permissioned (110 m)
- Oxted Gas Holder, Nursery Way, Station Road East, Oxted, RH8 0BE: up to 111 homes, permissioned (200 m)
- Former Oxted Gasholder Site & Johnsdale Carpark, Station Road East, Oxted: up to 111 homes, permissioned (230 m)
- 19-21 Gresham Road, Limpsfield RH8 0BU: up to 10 homes, permissioned (400 m)
- Planning Application 2 Land At, 26 To 28 Church Lane, Oxted, Surrey, RH8 9LB: up to 26 homes, permissioned (440 m)
- Beach Shaw, West Hill, Oxted RH8 9JD: up to 2 homes, permissioned (610 m)
- Greenheyes, Uvedale Road, Limpsfield RH8 0EN, permissioned (660 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 39 addresses are between 103 m and 106 m above sea level (105 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 92%, gigabit 92% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Oxted 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 60 m |
| Hurst Green 515,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km | |
| Woldingham 349,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m, 21 within 800 m; nearest Oxted Railway Station | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Whyteleafe South - Main Road | 7.1 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest 42 Johnsdale Parking | 240 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 520 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 17.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Oxted Health Centre | 400 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 240 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Priory House Dental Surgery | 190 m |
| Hospital | Oxted & Limpsfield Hospital | 840 m |
| Police station | Caterham Police Station | 5.6 km |
| Cash machines | Esso Old Oxted Cashzone | 870 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 950 m² | 700 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,230 m² | 180 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Master Park 5.4 ha | 130 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 3,360 m² | 1.0 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary the Virgin, a listed building (Grade I), 270 m north-west. 33 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mary the Virgin | Listed building, Grade I | 270 m north-west |
| The Old Bell Inn | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km south-west |
| The Mount, Barrow Green | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km west |
| Home Farm Bridge, Hurst Green | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km south |
| Titsey Place | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.3 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Barnetts Shaw | Wood | 690 m north-west |
| Five Acre Shaw | Wood | 1.1 km north-west |
| Andrew's Wood | Wood | 1.1 km south-east |
| Towland Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km west |
| Pebble Hill | Hill | 1.6 km east |
| The Dell | Valley | 2.4 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.3 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 21 | 7 |
| Under 55 | 18 | 32 |
21 of the postcode's 39 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 7 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 41% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 19% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 59% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 81% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 9% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 40% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 28% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 25% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 58% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 40% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 81% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.