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The town, home to 4,523 people, lies in Surrey, South East.
The everyday basics are strong; the price of a home is the catch. Households here earn well: mean household income £79,308; 1.6% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits. Chipstead and Woodmansterne’s overall grade is A, better than 90% of UK towns. In the ranking it comes #23 of 65 in Surrey. It also does well on schools — primary results beat 86% of towns in England; secondary results beat 86% of towns in England. Prices are high against local incomes: a typical home costs £625,000 and rent runs £1,640 a month. The rest of its grades are middling: B for safety and B for walkability.
Figures: income, ONS · claimants, DWP · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · commuting, Census 2021.
The 3 things Chipstead and Woodmansterne 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 Chipstead and Woodmansterne is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 14 buildings inside Chipstead and Woodmansterne’s built-up area.
9% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Chipstead and Woodmansterne. Best known first.
GardenGrove Park4.1 km outside town, to the north
MuseumWhitehall4.5 km outside town, to the northwest
MuseumLittle Holland House2.8 km outside town, to the north
MuseumHoneywood Museum3.9 km outside town, to the north
FortReigate Fort5 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumCarshalton Water Tower3.9 km outside town, to the northPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chipstead and Woodmansterne.
Seeing a GP means leaving Chipstead and Woodmansterne: the nearest practice is 1.3 miles away. Disability touches just over a tenth of the town’s population. 2.3% of residents described their health as bad or very bad, below Surrey’s towns (3.3%) and England’s towns (5.2%) alike. Men in Chipstead and Woodmansterne can expect to live to 82.3, women to 85 (2019–23).
| Census 2021 | Chipstead and Woodmansterne | Surrey | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 89% | 87% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.3% | 3.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 11% | 14% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · A young population flatters these answers, which are not age-adjusted; the Health Grade instead uses measures that allow for age, such as life expectancy and early deaths.
Social renters account for 5% of households. 8% rent privately, lower than both Surrey’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (21%). The median sale, £625,000, comes from 174 standard sales inside Chipstead and Woodmansterne’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £955,000 | 71 |
| Semi-detached | £587,500 | 55 |
| Terraced | £505,000 | 24 |
| Flat or maisonette | £344,500 | 24 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Before 1919: that is when 9% of homes were built. Per 10,000 residents, Chipstead and Woodmansterne counts 31 listed buildings, about level with Surrey’s towns (31) and below England’s towns (39).
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Violent crime ran at 17.1 per 1,000 residents a year, lower than both Surrey’s towns (19.4) and England’s towns (22). 168 crimes and 33 reports of anti-social behaviour: that is what police recorded inside Chipstead and Woodmansterne’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026. 46% of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences.
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.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 46% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
At the census, just over four in five commuters went by car. Short trips to work, under 5 km: 27%, lower than both Surrey’s towns (40%) and England’s towns (45%). The census counted 46% of workers working mainly from home. Of the commuters living in Chipstead and Woodmansterne, 3% work in the town itself.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Graduates make up 41% of adults. Residents of Chipstead and Woodmansterne have a median age of 44.9. 19% are under 15, close to Surrey’s towns (18%) and above England’s towns (18%).
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Chipstead and Woodmansterne | Surrey | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.1% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 18% | 19% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 9.3% | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.4% | 4.2% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 41% | 42% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Surrey and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipstead and Woodmansterne | 4,523 | — | A | C− | B | A |
| Banstead | 8,929 | 1.6 | A− | C− | B− | B+ |
| Hooley | 1,010 | 1.6 | — | C | C− | A− |
| Netherne on-the-Hill | 1,475 | 1.9 | — | C− | B | A |
| Kingswood | 3,757 | 2.5 | A | D | A− | A |
| Tadworth and Epsom Downs | 27,095 | 2.7 | A− | C− | C+ | A− |
| Lower Kingswood | 2,029 | 3.6 | — | C− | B+ | A |
| Chaldon | 1,441 | 3.7 | — | D | A | B |
Hooley, Netherne on-the-Hill, Lower Kingswood and Chaldon 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 £625,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £344,500, terraced houses £505,000, semi-detached houses £587,500 and detached houses £955,000.
GCSE results beat 86% of towns in England, and primary results beat 86% (Department for Education, Attainment 8 and Key Stage 2). Places are handled by Surrey council.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Town in Surrey, England
Chipstead and Woodmansterne is a built-up area of 4,523 people, in the Reigate and Banstead 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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