Burstow’s story
No listed buildings inside Burstow’s built-up area
27% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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BurstowSurrey
A village of 238 in Surrey, South East.
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Photo: Robin Webster · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
238
Census 2021 · Tandridge council
Median age
40.5
11% are 65+ · Surrey 19%
Degree level
26%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
8%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Burstow a good place to live?
Burstow has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real.
What makes Burstow stand out
The 3 things Burstow does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
8% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Households renting privately
Housing
of households, against 21% across England’s towns
Homes built before 1919
History
Against 15% in the typical UK town
Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Burstow.
Work & commute
Only 8% of commuters in Burstow go to work without a car, fewer than in Surrey’s towns and across England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 24% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Income per household averages £66K a year, before tax. 30% of commuters travelled under 5 km, below both Surrey’s towns (40%) and England’s towns (45%). By car: that was how 84% of commuters travelled at the census.
8%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving84%
Train3%
On foot2%
Bus2%
Bicycle1%
30%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
24%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£66K
mean household income, before tax
2.5%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Housing
Burstow is a renters’ town: 52% of households rent privately, more than in Surrey’s towns and across England’s towns
Social housing holds 1% of households, lower than both Surrey’s towns (12%) and England’s towns (18%). 47% of households are owner-occupiers. Private rents average £1,637 a month across the Tandridge council area.
£0Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Burstow£0K
Typical UK town£277K
47%
of households own their home · England 61%
52%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,637
average private rent a month, Tandridge council area
£2,625
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Safety
Homes in Burstow see more burglary and damage than in Surrey’s towns or England’s towns: 33.6 per 1,000 a year
36% of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences. Violent crime ran at 56 per 1,000 residents a year, higher than both Surrey’s towns (19.4) and England’s towns (22). Reported offences in Burstow came to 22 over twelve months to August 2026; nuisance and anti-social incidents added 8.
56violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual8
Damage & arson5
Public order4
Weapons2
Other crime2
Vehicle crime1
Shoplifting0
Other theft0
Anti-social8
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
56
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
33.6
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
30.8
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
22
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL · The police category of violence and sexual offences includes harassment and stalking.
Health
In Burstow, 84% say their health is good or very good
There is no GP practice in Burstow: the nearest is 1.5 miles off. At the census, 15% of people here had a disability, higher than Surrey’s towns (14%) yet lower than England’s towns (17%). The nearest A&E to Burstow is East Surrey Hospital, 4.9 miles away.
84%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 84%Fair 11%Bad or very bad 5%
| Census 2021 | Burstow | Surrey | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 84% | 87% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.1% | 3.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 15% | 14% | 17% |
81.2
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
84.7
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Young towns look healthier on these answers, which aren’t adjusted for age; the Health Grade uses measures that are, such as life expectancy and early deaths.
History
Old homes shape Burstow: 27% were built before 1919, more than in Surrey’s towns and across England’s towns
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Historic England’s list has no building inside Burstow’s built-up area.
0listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II0
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
27%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
0
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Who lives here
Fewer people in Burstow hold a degree than in Surrey’s towns or England’s towns: 26%
16% are under 15, lower than both Surrey’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (18%). The 65-and-over age group makes up just over one in ten residents. Half of Burstow is older than 40.5, half younger.
40.5median age
BurstowSurreyEngland
Ages · share of residents
11%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications14%
Apprenticeship10%
A levels or similar20%
Degree level26%
Women and men · all residents
43% women, 57% men
About 76 women for every 100 men. Across England, 51% of residents are women. A large institution, such as a prison, barracks, boarding school, university or care home, can tilt a town’s split: the census counts the people living there as residents.
| Burstow | Surrey | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 31% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 11% | 19% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 10% | 4.2% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 20% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 26% | 42% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Surrey and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Burstow
12pages on Burstow
The big questions
Burstow’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
CopthorneSmallfieldHorleyCrawley DownFelbridgeCrawleySalfordsBurstow
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burstow | 238 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Copthorne | 4,917 | 1.1 | B− | B− | C− | A |
| Smallfield | 2,613 | 1.6 | C− | C | D | B |
| Horley | 27,067 | 2.3 | B | C+ | C+ | B |
| Crawley Down | 5,775 | 3.2 | A+ | B− | A | A |
| Felbridge | 2,031 | 3.7 | — | C− | B+ | A− |
| Crawley | 120,567 | 3.7 | C− | C− | D | C+ |
| Salfords | 1,873 | 3.8 | — | C− | D− | B− |
Felbridge and Salfords have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Burstow
How much is council tax in Burstow?
Band D council tax in Burstow is £2,625 for 2026–27, more than in 90% of UK towns (council, county, police and fire, plus the parish or town council). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
About Burstow
Village in Surrey, England
Burstow is a built-up area of 238 people, in the Tandridge council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
- Population
- 238 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Tandridge
- County
- Surrey
- Region
- South East
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²)
- ONS code
- E63005801
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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