Lingfield grades B− overall against UK towns: better than 54% of UK towns, and #58 of 65 in Surrey. Its strongest subject is walkability (A−): 20% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. Its weakest is cost of living (C−): median sale £487,500, 6.9 years of area income; rent £1,637 a month.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Lingfield is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lingfield.
History
Old homes shape Lingfield: 26% were built before 1919, more than in Surrey’s towns or England’s towns
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
For Lingfield, that is above both Surrey’s towns (13%) and England’s towns (16%). For its size, Lingfield has 105 listed buildings per 10,000 residents. Lingfield’s listed buildings include Church of St Peter and St Paul, Grade I.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Safety
Burglary and damage hit Lingfield harder than Surrey’s towns or England’s towns: 19.1 per 1,000 residents a year
On this, Lingfield is above both Surrey’s towns (10.5) and England’s towns (9.4). Police recorded 267 crimes inside Lingfield’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 143 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violence comes to 25 per 1,000 residents a year.
25violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearCSafety Grade
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 26% of the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people: more crime than most for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
More crimeLess crime
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual98
Damage & arson48
Shoplifting33
Public order33
Vehicle crime20
Other theft13
Burglary6
Other crime6
Anti-social143
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.
25
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
19.1
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
24.6
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL
Health
84% of residents say their health is good or very good
84% of Lingfield’s residents described their health as good or very good in 2021, against 87% across Surrey’s towns. These answers aren’t adjusted for age, so young towns look healthier; the Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL
Who lives here
Older residents shape Lingfield: 22% are 65 or over, above Surrey’s towns and England’s towns
In the comparison, Lingfield comes above both Surrey’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (18%). 9.9% of residents are aged 15 to 24. Half the people of Lingfield are older than 43.7.
43.7median age
LingfieldSurreyEngland
Ages · share of residents
22%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications16%
Apprenticeship5%
A levels or similar17%
Degree level35%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenEnglandMen
About 92 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
Dormansland, Blindley Heath, Felbridge, South Godstone and Marlpit Hill have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Lingfield
How many listed buildings are there in Lingfield?
That is 4.3 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I buildings include Church of St Peter and St Paul. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Is Lingfield expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £487,500, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £244,500, terraced houses £391,750, semi-detached houses £450,000 and detached houses £680,000.
Is Lingfield safe?
It has more crime per resident than most places its size: 74% of the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people report less. Police recorded 267 crimes inside Lingfield’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, 37% of them violence and sexual offences, a police category that includes harassment and stalking.
About Lingfield
Town in Surrey, England
Lingfield is a built-up area of 3,622 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
3,622 (Census 2021)
Council
Tandridge
County
Surrey
Region
South East
Area
0.7 sq mi (1.8 km²)
ONS code
E63005739
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.
