Dormans Park’s story
Dormans Park: 33% of homes built before 1919
33% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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Dormans ParkSurrey
A village of 330 in Surrey, South East.
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Photo: David Hillas · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
330
Census 2021 · Tandridge council
Median home
£1.4M
12 sales in 3 years
Median age
50.6
23% are 65+ · Surrey 19%
Degree level
51%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
16%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Dormans Park a good place to live?
Dormans Park has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real.
What makes Dormans Park stand out
The 3 things Dormans Park does most differently from other towns.
Median sale, £ thousands
Housing
5.2 times the typical UK town’s £277K
Standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026.
Homes built before 1919
History
33% of homes built before 1919
Against 15% in the typical UK town
Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period.
Degree level, 16+
Education
Degree-level qualifications, residents 16+ (England’s towns 34%)
Surrey 42%.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Dormans Park.
Who lives here
Degrees are more common in Dormans Park than in Surrey’s towns or across England’s towns: 51% of adults
People 65 and over make up nearly a quarter of the town, above Surrey’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. The share of residents under 15 is 16%. 9.7% of residents are aged 15 to 24.
50.6median age
Dormans ParkSurreyEngland
Ages · share of residents
23%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications7%
Apprenticeship4%
A levels or similar17%
Degree level51%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Dormans Park | Surrey | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.7% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 36% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 23% | 19% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 6.6% | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 4% | 4.2% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 51% | 42% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Surrey and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commute
Only 16% of commuters in Dormans Park go to work without a car, fewer than in Surrey’s towns and England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 57% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Working mainly from home: 57% of workers, higher than both Surrey’s towns (44%) and England’s towns (31%). At the census, just over four in five commuters went by car. Among 16 to 64s, 0.8% claimed unemployment benefits in 2026.
16%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving81%
Train10%
On foot3%
Bus1%
Bicycle1%
33%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
57%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£66K
mean household income, before tax
0.8%
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
A home in Dormans Park sells for £1.4M, more than in Surrey’s towns or England’s towns
Owners make up 93% of households, higher than both Surrey’s towns (70%) and England’s towns (61%). Private tenants account for 6% of households. Council and housing-body homes hold 1% of households.
£1.4Mmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Dormans Park£1.4M
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £1,445,000 | 12 |
93%
of households own their home · England 61%
6%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,637
average private rent a month, Tandridge council area
£2,585
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
Burglary and damage hit Dormans Park harder than Surrey’s towns or England’s towns: 14.1 per 1,000 residents a year
Of all the crimes, 33% were violence and sexual offences. A year of reports to August 2026 adds up to 21 offences in Dormans Park and 1 cases of nuisance behaviour.
21.2violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual7
Burglary4
Vehicle crime4
Other theft3
Damage & arson2
Other crime1
Shoplifting0
Public order0
Anti-social1
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.
21.2
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
14.1
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
7.1
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
21
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
Fewer people in Dormans Park live with a disability than in Surrey’s towns or across England’s towns: 5.5%
At the census, 1.8% of people here described their health as bad or very bad. 91% of Dormans Park’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, above both Surrey’s towns (87%) and England’s towns (82%). Seeing a GP means leaving Dormans Park: the nearest practice is 1.2 miles away.
91%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 91%Fair 7%Bad or very bad 2%
| Census 2021 | Dormans Park | Surrey | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 91% | 87% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 1.8% | 3.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 5.5% | 14% | 17% |
82.3
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
83.8
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
Dormans Park keeps more of its old housing than Surrey’s towns or England’s towns: 33% built before 1919
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 Dormans Park’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
33%
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
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Saint Hill Manor and 8 more in and around Dormans Park
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Dormans Park. Best known first.
Historic houseSaint Hill Manor4.4 km outside town, to the south
CastleStarborough Castle4.1 km outside town, to the northeast
ZooBritish Wildlife Centre3.3 km outside town, to the northwest
Museum · National TrustStanden4.6 km outside town, to the south
Historic houseHammerwood Park4.4 km outside town, to the southeast
MuseumEast Grinstead Museum2.2 km outside town, to the southPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- Saint Hill Manor: Martyn Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Starborough Castle: Wenceslas Hollar, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- British Wildlife Centre: Peter Trimming, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Standen: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hammerwood Park: Zadradr (Uploads), CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- East Grinstead Museum: OrangeStarling1997, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Dormans Park
13pages on Dormans Park
The big questions
Safety21.2 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £1.4M · rent £1,637 a monthHousing2 sold in 12 monthsSchoolsHealthLife expectancy 82.3 (men), 83.8 (women)Work & commute63% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Dormans Park’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
DormanslandEast GrinsteadFelbridgeLingfieldAshurst WoodCrawley DownBlindley HeathDormans Park
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dormans Park | 330 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dormansland | 2,300 | 1.1 | — | C− | A | B |
| East Grinstead | 26,350 | 1.4 | A− | B | B− | A− |
| Felbridge | 2,031 | 1.9 | — | C− | B+ | A− |
| Lingfield | 3,622 | 1.9 | B− | C− | C | B+ |
| Ashurst Wood | 1,508 | 2.9 | — | B− | A− | A |
| Crawley Down | 5,775 | 3.5 | A+ | B− | A | A |
| Blindley Heath | 1,289 | 3.8 | — | C− | B− | C+ |
Dormansland, Felbridge, Ashurst Wood and Blindley Heath have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Dormans Park
Is Dormans Park expensive to live in?
Private rents in the Tandridge council area averaged £1,637 a month in August 2026.
How much is council tax in Dormans Park?
Band D council tax in Dormans Park is £2,585 for 2026–27, more than in 83% 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 Dormans Park
Village in Surrey, England
Dormans Park is a built-up area of 330 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
- 330 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Tandridge
- County
- Surrey
- Region
- South East
- Area
- 0.3 sq mi (0.7 km²)
- ONS code
- E63005810
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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