Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The village has 2,160 residents and lies in Surrey, South East. 14% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport.
Chiddingfold is a safe place by the numbers: police record 6.6 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, and 7.6 home and vehicle crimes. Health is a strength (A): men here can expect to live to 83.7, women to 86.4. The weak point is cost of living (C) — a typical home costs £750,000 and rent runs £1,459 a month. Hazards are a real consideration: 2.4% of homes face a high or medium risk of river or sea flooding.
Figures: crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · life expectancy, ONS · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · flood risk, Environment Agency. Chiddingfold is graded on each subject, but towns under 2,500 get no overall grade.
The 3 things Chiddingfold does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Chiddingfold is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Chiddingfold is graded on each subject, but towns under 2,500 get no overall grade.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Historic England lists them inside Chiddingfold’s built-up area.
34% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chiddingfold.
Over the year to August 2026, 37 offences were reported in Chiddingfold, along with 5 incidents of anti-social behaviour. For its size, Chiddingfold records less crime per resident than 90% of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 1.7 reports per 1,000, below Surrey’s towns (7.5) and England’s towns (7.8) alike. Violence and sexual offences made up 38% of the total.
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.
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.
There is one school here; it is shown below. Key Stage 2 results at the one primary school within 3 km: 64% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). 198 pupils attend Chiddingfold’s one primary school.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 198 | B− |
2.5% of residents described their health as bad or very bad, below both Surrey’s towns (3.3%) and England’s towns (5.2%). Disability touches just over a tenth of Chiddingfold’s population. The nearest A&E to Chiddingfold is Royal Surrey County Hospital, 8.8 miles away. Asked at the census, 87% of residents of Chiddingfold said they were in good or very good health.
| Census 2021 | Chiddingfold | Surrey | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 87% | 87% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.5% | 3.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 12% | 14% | 17% |
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.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
At the top of the list, 1 are Grade I and 2 Grade II*. Chiddingfold’s listed buildings include the Church of St. Mary, Grade I. It has 185 listed buildings for every 10,000 residents, above both Surrey’s towns (31) and England’s towns (39).
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The owner-occupied share of households is 76%. Social housing holds 14% of households. 76 standard sales inside Chiddingfold’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 put the median at £750,000.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £1,260,000 | 41 |
| Semi-detached | £625,000 | 27 |
| Terraced | £570,000 | 7 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 52% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
1.3% of 16 to 64s claimed unemployment benefits in 2026, lower than both Surrey’s towns (2.2%) and England’s towns (2.3%). At the census, 85% of commuters went by car. About 8% of its commuters stay in Chiddingfold for work. The census counted 52% of workers working mainly from home.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Under 15: 21% of residents. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 8.5% of residents, below both Surrey’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (12%). Over-65s are just over a fifth of the population. The median resident of Chiddingfold is 44 years old.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Chiddingfold | Surrey | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.5% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 3.3% | 4.2% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 48% | 42% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Surrey and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Chiddingfold. Best known first.
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiddingfold | 2,160 | — | — | C | A+ | A |
| Milford and Witley | 6,489 | 3.3 | A+ | C+ | A− | A− |
| Haslemere | 11,897 | 4.3 | A | C+ | B | B |
| Godalming | 10,450 | 4.7 | A | C+ | B | A |
| Hindhead | 6,444 | 4.9 | A | B− | B+ | B+ |
| Ifold | 1,202 | 5.2 | — | D | A+ | A |
| Elstead | 2,261 | 5.6 | — | C+ | B− | A− |
| Loxwood | 1,026 | 5.8 | — | D | B+ | A |
Ifold, Elstead and Loxwood have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £750,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £570,000, semi-detached houses £625,000 and detached houses £1,260,000.
That is 7.6 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St. Mary.
Band D council tax in Chiddingfold is £2,635 for 2026–27, more than in 91% 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.
Village in Surrey, England
Chiddingfold is a built-up area of 2,160 people, in the Waverley 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
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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