RH9 8JB Tandridge
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Godstone. Region: South East.
Streets
- Eastbourne Road, South Godstone: 24 addresses
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 (22% of about 790 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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
- Milestone 23 on the west side of the A22, around 200m north of the junction with Water Lane, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Securit House, Lagham Road, South Godstone RH9 8YZ: up to 9 homes, permissioned (470 m (0.3 miles))
- Oakhurst Nursery, Water Lane, South Godstone RH9 8JX: up to 2 homes, permissioned (500 m (0.3 miles))
- Oakhurst Nursery, Water Lane, South Godstone RH9 8JX: up to 1 home, permissioned (500 m (0.3 miles))
- Westwood Stores, Eastbourne Road, South Godstone RH9 8EZ: up to 8 homes, permissioned (570 m (0.4 miles))
- Woodcote House, Eastbourne Road, South Godstone RH9 8EZ: up to 8 homes, permissioned (590 m (0.4 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 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: 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: 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 24 addresses are between 65 m and 71 m above sea level (68 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Godstone 68,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 390 m |
| Hurst Green 515,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.1 km (3.2 miles) | |
| Lingfield 415,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 8 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest RSPCA Centre South Godstone | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Nutfield Memorial Hall | 6.2 km (3.8 miles) |
| Car parks | Tilburstow Hill car park | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest 47 Lagham Road | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 11.9 km (7.4 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Pond Tail Surgery | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Godstone Pharmacy | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | White House Dental Practice | 3.8 km (2.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Oxted & Limpsfield Hospital | 6.1 km (3.8 miles) |
| Police station | Caterham Police Station | 7.7 km (4.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | Esso Old Oxted Cashzone | 4.9 km (3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,300 m² | 770 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 660 m² | 790 m (0.5 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.5 ha | 880 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Medieval moated site, Lagham Manor, South Godstone, a scheduled monument, 170 m east. 5 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Medieval moated site, Lagham Manor, South Godstone | Scheduled monument | 170 m east |
| Lagham Manor | Listed building, Grade II* | 180 m north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bradford Wood | Wood | 920 m (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Prickle Shaw | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) west |
| Barnfield Shaw | Wood | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) north |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south |
| Hawksnest Ghyll | Valley | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) north-west |
| Park Hill | Hill | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 3 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 4 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 4 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 10 | 24 |
14 of the postcode's 24 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Tandridge: see them on the Tandridge page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 56 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 33% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 73% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 35% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 25% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 33% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 46% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 47% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 48% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Eastbourne Road.