RH8 9LR 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 G (43% of about 650 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 7.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: yes, Tandridge.
Listed buildings
- THE OLD BELL INN, grade II*
- 2-6, GODSTONE ROAD, grade II
- BEAM COTTAGE FORGE COTTAGE OAK COTTAGE, grade II
- BROOK HOUSE, grade II
- BROOK HOUSE COTTAGE, grade II
- LONDON HOUSE, grade II
- THE OLD COTTAGE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 41 Beadles Lane, Oxted, Surrey, RH8 9JG: up to 6 homes, permissioned (360 m)
- Langley House, Church Lane, Oxted RH8 9LH: up to 16 homes, permissioned (370 m)
- Beach Shaw, West Hill, Oxted RH8 9JD: up to 2 homes, permissioned (480 m)
- Planning Application 2 Land At, 26 To 28 Church Lane, Oxted, Surrey, RH8 9LB: up to 26 homes, permissioned (570 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 10 homes the Environment Agency counts, 2 are in areas at high risk, 1 medium, 1 low and 0 very low.
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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 12 addresses are between 90 m and 94 m above sea level (92 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% 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 | 1.1 km |
| Hurst Green 515,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km | |
| Godstone 68,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 7 within 800 m; nearest High Street Old Oxted | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Whyteleafe South - Main Road | 7.0 km |
| Car parks | 42 Johnsdale Parking | 1.2 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 490 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 16.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Oxted Health Centre | 1.4 km |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 1.2 km |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Priory House Dental Surgery | 1.2 km |
| Hospital | Oxted & Limpsfield Hospital | 1.3 km |
| Police station | Caterham Police Station | 5.2 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Esso Old Oxted Cashzone | 190 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 950 m² | 1.3 km |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 460 m² | 230 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest King George's Field 3.8 ha | 230 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 3,360 m² | 1.1 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Old Bell Inn, a listed building (Grade II*), 90 m south-east. 39 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Old Bell Inn | Listed building, Grade II* | 90 m south-east |
| The Mount, Barrow Green | Scheduled monument | 570 m north-west |
| Barrow Green Court | Listed building, Grade I | 860 m north-west |
| Church of St Mary the Virgin | Listed building, Grade I | 930 m north-east |
| Home Farm Bridge, Hurst Green | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Towland Pond | Lake or reservoir | 350 m north-west |
| Furzefield Plantation | Wood | 820 m south-west |
| The Birches | Wood | 920 m south |
| Windmillstadle Wood | Wood | 940 m south-west |
| Beechwood Hill | Hill | 1.2 km south-west |
| The Dell | Valley | 2.9 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 7 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 12 |
11 of the postcode's 12 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 85% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 46% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 9% | 17% |
| Private rented | 6% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 28% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 61% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 28% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 43% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 53% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 6% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 10 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.