Langley Vale’s story
4 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Langley Vale’s built-up area.
5% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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Langley ValeSurrey
A village of 1,515 in Surrey, South East.
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Photo: Ian Capper · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
1,515
Census 2021 · Epsom and Ewell council
Median home
£625K
57 sales in 3 years
Median age
46.2
18% are 65+ · Surrey 19%
Degree level
43%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
13%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Langley Vale a good place to live?
Langley Vale has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Its strongest subject is jobs & income (A+): mean household income £87,090; 0.9% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits. Its weakest is cost of living (C−): median sale £625,000, 8.4 years of area income; rent £1,690 a month.
What makes Langley Vale stand out
The 3 things Langley Vale does most differently from other towns.
Median sale, £ thousands
Housing
2.3 times the typical UK town’s £277K
Standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
13% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Secondary results, towns in England
Schools
Secondary results beat 99%
of towns in England, on GCSE results (Attainment 8, English and maths)
Primary results beat 90%. Department for Education.
How Langley Vale grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Langley Vale is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Jobs & incomeA+Open →SchoolsPrimary results beat 90% of towns in England; secondary results beat 99% of towns in EnglandA+Open →HealthLife expectancy 82.4 for men, 86.5 for womenAOpen →Hazard risk0% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the seaAOpen →SafetyA−Open →Cost of livingC−Open →WalkabilityC+Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
HistoryDOpen →Outdoors53% live within 400 m of a park; 7% of land within 5 km is National Park or National LandscapeC+Open →Civic life2 local charities per 1,000 residents; 0% live within 1 km of a libraryC−Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Langley Vale.
SchoolsA+
Results at Langley Vale’s schools beat 97% of towns in England
Its one school is below.
A+School Grade
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Vale Primary School and NurseryLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 191 | B− |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsThe Schools page →
Health
Life expectancy in Langley Vale is longer than in 88% of UK towns
Women here live to 86.5 on average and men to 82.4 (2019–23). At the census, 89% of people in Langley Vale called their health good or very good, above both Surrey’s towns (87%) and England’s towns (82%). Langley Vale has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 1.1 miles away.
89%good or very good healthAHealth Grade
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 89%Fair 7%Bad or very bad 4%
| Census 2021 | Langley Vale | Surrey | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 89% | 87% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.6% | 3.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 13% | 14% | 17% |
82.4
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
86.5
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL
History
4 listed buildings, 0 of them Grade I
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Langley Vale has 4 listed buildings inside its built-up area on Historic England’s list: 0 Grade I, 0 Grade II*. 5% of its homes were built before 1919.
4listed buildingsDHistory Grade
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II4
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
5%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
26
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Safety
Langley Vale records less burglary and damage per resident than Surrey’s towns or England’s towns, at 5.7 per 1,000 a year
That puts Langley Vale below both Surrey’s towns (10.6) and England’s towns (9.4). Violence comes to 13.9 per 1,000 residents a year. Police recorded 34 crimes inside Langley Vale’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 11 reports of anti-social behaviour.
13.9violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearA−Safety Grade
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 70% of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people: less crime than most for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual18
Damage & arson4
Public order3
Vehicle crime3
Weapons3
Other theft2
Other crime1
Shoplifting0
Anti-social11
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.
13.9
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
5.7
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
5.3
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
34
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL
HousingCost of living grade C−
Langley Vale is a town of owners: 89% of households own their home, above Surrey’s towns and England’s towns
On this, Langley Vale is above both Surrey’s towns (70%) and England’s towns (61%). 1% of households live in social housing.
£625Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Langley Vale£625K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £650,000 | 29 |
| Semi-detached | £580,050 | 17 |
| Terraced | £690,000 | 5 |
| Flat or maisonette | £371,250 | 6 |
89%
of households own their home · England 61%
10%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,690
average private rent a month, Epsom and Ewell council area
£2,531
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Work & commuteJobs & income grade A+
Only 13% of commuters in Langley Vale 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 48% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
In the comparison, Langley Vale comes below both Surrey’s towns (23%) and England’s towns (27%). 28% of commuters travelled under 5 km to work.
13%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving83%
Train5%
On foot4%
Bicycle2%
Bus1%
Underground, tram1%
28%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
48%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£87K
mean household income, before tax
0.9%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
C+
Walkability: more walkable than 44% of UK towns
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Who lives here
Langley Vale has fewer young adults than Surrey’s towns or England’s towns: 9.5% are 15 to 24
For Langley Vale, that is below both Surrey’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (12%). Half the people of Langley Vale are older than 46.2. Degrees are held by 43% of adults.
46.2median age
Langley ValeSurreyEngland
Ages · share of residents
18%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications11%
Apprenticeship5%
A levels or similar18%
Degree level43%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Langley Vale | Surrey | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.5% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 18% | 19% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.4% | 4.2% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 43% | 42% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Surrey and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Beaverbrook and 6 more in and around Langley Vale
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Langley Vale. Best known first.
Historic houseBeaverbrook4.3 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumLeatherhead Museum of Local History4.2 km outside town, to the west
MuseumBourne hall4.6 km outside town, to the northPark or estatePark or estate · National TrustHeadley Heath4 km outside town, to the southAttractionAttractionEpsom Downs Racecourse600 m outside town, to the northeastZooZooHobbledown4.3 km outside town, to the northPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (3)
- Beaverbrook: Ian Capper, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leatherhead Museum of Local History: Stefan Czapski, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bourne hall: AndyScott, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Langley Vale
14pages on Langley Vale
The big questions
SafetyA−13.9 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingC−Median home £625K · rent £1,690 a monthHousing22 sold in 12 months · busiest street Grosvenor RoadSchoolsA+1 state schoolHealthALife expectancy 82.4 (men), 86.5 (women)Work & commuteA+62% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsA0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
Langley Vale’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
Tadworth and Epsom DownsAshteadEpsomKingswoodLeatherheadBansteadLower KingswoodLangley Vale
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Langley Vale | 1,515 | — | — | C− | A− | A |
| Tadworth and Epsom Downs | 27,095 | 1.4 | A− | C− | C+ | A− |
| Ashtead | 14,830 | 1.9 | A+ | C− | A− | A |
| Epsom | 35,857 | 2.1 | A− | C+ | C− | B+ |
| Kingswood | 3,757 | 2.4 | A | D | A− | A |
| Leatherhead | 11,482 | 2.8 | B+ | B | D | B− |
| Banstead | 8,929 | 3 | A− | C− | B− | B+ |
| Lower Kingswood | 2,029 | 3.3 | — | C− | B+ | A |
Lower Kingswood has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Langley Vale
Is Langley Vale expensive to live in?
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 £371,250, terraced houses £690,000, semi-detached houses £580,050 and detached houses £650,000.
Are schools in Langley Vale good?
Among the strongest in England: GCSE results beat 99% of towns in England, and primary results beat 90% (Department for Education, Attainment 8 and Key Stage 2). One state school is inside the town; places are handled by Surrey council.
Is Langley Vale safe?
Police recorded 34 crimes inside Langley Vale’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, 53% of them violence and sexual offences, a police category that includes harassment and stalking.
About Langley Vale
Village in Surrey, England
Langley Vale is a built-up area of 1,515 people, in the Epsom and Ewell 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
- 1,515 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Epsom and Ewell
- County
- Surrey
- Region
- South East
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
- ONS code
- E63005408
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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