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A town of 2,648 in Surrey, South East.
Godstone grades C overall against UK towns: better than 32% of UK towns, and #63 of 65 in Surrey. Its strongest subject is jobs & income (B): mean household income £64,092; 2.7% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits. Its weakest is safety (C−): 28.7 violent and sexual offences and 19.8 home and vehicle crimes per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026. Among UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people, it has less crime per resident than 20%. The median home sold for £450,000 in the last three years, 6.4 times what households in the Tandridge council area earn in a year.
The 3 things Godstone 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 Godstone is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 29 buildings inside Godstone’s built-up area, 2 of them Grade II*, and 2 scheduled monuments.
21% 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 Godstone.
Among the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people, Godstone has more crime per resident than 80% of them. The 12 months to August 2026 brought 166 recorded crimes inside the town’s built-up area, and 53 reports of anti-social behaviour. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 17.9 reports per 1,000, above both Surrey’s towns (7.3) and England’s towns (7.8). Violence and sexual offences accounted for 46% of recorded crime.
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. Nearly three in five pupils at the 4 primary schools within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Its one primary school teaches 226 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Godstone Primary and Nursery SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 226 | C |
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
21% of its homes were built before 1919, higher than both Surrey’s towns (13%) and England’s towns (16%). For its size, Godstone has 110 listed buildings per 10,000 residents. Grade II* covers 2 of them.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Renting privately is how just over one in ten households live. Private rents average £1,637 a month across the Tandridge council area. Also worth knowing: 66% of households own their home.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £696,250 | 12 |
| Semi-detached | £475,000 | 23 |
| Terraced | £410,000 | 23 |
| Flat or maisonette | £281,000 | 11 |
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 33% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
27% of commuters travelled under 5 km to work. The car took just over four in five commuters, higher than both Surrey’s towns (74%) and England’s towns (70%). Godstone counts 0.6 jobs per working resident.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Men in Godstone can expect to live to 78, women to 83.1 (2019–23). One GP practice serves the town; 92% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. At the census, 16% of people here had a disability, above Surrey’s towns (14%) but below England’s towns (17%).
| Census 2021 | Godstone | Surrey | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 84% | 87% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.1% | 3.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 16% | 14% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Census health answers are raw, so younger towns score better on them; for the Health Grade we use age-adjusted figures like life expectancy and early deaths.
Under-15s account for 19% of the population. At 43.2, the median resident of Godstone sits in the middle of the age range. A fifth of residents are 65 or over, near Surrey’s towns (19%) and higher than England’s towns (18%). Among adults, 32% have a degree.
54% women, 46% men
About 86 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Godstone | Surrey | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.1% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5% | 4.2% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 32% | 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 Godstone. Best known first.
MuseumCaterham Museum2.9 km outside town, to the northAttractionAttractionGodstone Farm100 m outside town, to the southWater parkWater parkMercer's Park4.3 km outside town, to the westFortFortPilgrims Fort900 m outside town, to the northwestChurchChurchSt Mary's Chapel300 m outside town, to the southeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
29 listed buildings in Godstone.
The Bell Hotel: Photo: David Cumberland · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Godstone Place: Photo: Ian Capper · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Galyers Cottage: Photo: David Anstiss · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Geograph · Thimble Cottage: Photo: David Anstiss · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Geograph
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Godstone | 2,648 | — | C | C | C− | B− |
| Bletchingley | 2,372 | 1.7 | — | C− | C+ | B |
| South Godstone | 1,525 | 2.4 | — | C | B+ | C+ |
| Woldingham | 2,223 | 2.5 | — | D | A+ | A |
| Chaldon | 1,441 | 2.6 | — | D | A | B |
| Caterham | 22,757 | 2.8 | B+ | C | C+ | B |
| Oxted | 11,491 | 3 | B+ | C− | B− | A |
| Limpsfield | 2,247 | 3.3 | — | D | B | A+ |
Bletchingley, South Godstone, Woldingham, Chaldon and Limpsfield have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 4.5 times the typical UK town for its size. It also has 2 scheduled monuments.
Burglary was rare, with 3 reports in the year.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £450,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £281,000, terraced houses £410,000, semi-detached houses £475,000 and detached houses £696,250.
Primary results trail 64% of towns in England (Department for Education, Key Stage 2). One state school is inside the town; places are handled by Surrey council.
Town in Surrey, England
Godstone is a built-up area of 2,648 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
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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