Lingfield Common’s story
3 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Lingfield Common’s built-up area.
18% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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Lingfield CommonSurrey
A village of 420 in Surrey, South East.
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Photo: David Howard · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
420
Census 2021 · Tandridge council
Median age
54.1
28% are 65+ · Surrey 19%
Degree level
25%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
5%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Lingfield Common a good place to live?
Lingfield Common has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real.
What makes Lingfield Common stand out
The 3 things Lingfield Common does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
5% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
27% of commuters travel under 5 km.
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
3 listed buildings
0 Grade II*; 2.9 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Own outright
Housing
56% own outright
of households own their home with no mortgage (England’s towns 32%)
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lingfield Common.
Work & commute
Only 5% of commuters in Lingfield Common 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 37% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
That puts Lingfield Common below both Surrey’s towns (23%) and England’s towns (27%). 93% of commuters drove to work at the census.
5%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving93%
On foot3%
Bus1%
Train1%
Underground, tram1%
27%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
37%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£66K
mean household income, before tax
2.1%
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
Few households rent privately in Lingfield Common: 4%, fewer than in Surrey’s towns and England’s towns
On this, Lingfield Common is below both Surrey’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (21%). 81% of households own their home.
£0Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Lingfield Common£0K
Typical UK town£277K
81%
of households own their home · England 61%
4%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,637
average private rent a month, Tandridge council area
£2,617
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
Lingfield Common records more burglary and damage per resident than Surrey’s towns or England’s towns, at 12.7 per 1,000 a year
In the comparison, Lingfield Common comes above both Surrey’s towns (10.6) and England’s towns (9.4). Police recorded 20 crimes inside Lingfield Common’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 8 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violence and sexual offences were 50% of the crimes; the police category includes harassment and stalking.
20.6violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual10
Damage & arson2
Other theft2
Vehicle crime2
Public order1
Drugs1
Weapons1
Other crime1
Anti-social8
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.
20.6
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
12.7
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
14.3
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
20
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL
Health
In Lingfield Common, 82% say their health is good or very good, against 87% in Surrey’s towns and 82% in England’s towns
4.3% of residents described their health as bad or very bad, above Surrey’s towns (3.3%) but below England’s towns (5.2%). Lingfield Common has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 0.8 miles away. 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.
82%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 82%Fair 14%Bad or very bad 4%
| Census 2021 | Lingfield Common | Surrey | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 82% | 87% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.3% | 3.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 14% | 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
History
3 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.
Lingfield Common has 3 listed buildings inside its built-up area on Historic England’s list: 0 Grade I, 0 Grade II*. 18% of its homes were built before 1919.
3listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II3
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
18%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
71
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Lingfield Common than in Surrey’s towns or England’s towns: 13% are under 15
For Lingfield Common, that is below both Surrey’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (18%). Those 65 and older account for 28% of residents. The median resident of Lingfield Common is 54.1 years old.
54.1median age
Lingfield CommonSurreyEngland
Ages · share of residents
28%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications19%
Apprenticeship6%
A levels or similar18%
Degree level25%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
About 87 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Lingfield Common | Surrey | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 7% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 36% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 28% | 19% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.4% | 4.2% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 25% | 42% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Surrey and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Nearby attractions
All attractions →British Wildlife Centre and 3 more in and around Lingfield Common
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Lingfield Common. Best known first.
ZooBritish Wildlife Centre1.5 km outside town, to the southwest
CastleStarborough Castle3.9 km outside town, to the eastAttractionAttractionLingfield Park Racecourse1.5 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumHaxted Watermill3 km outside town, to the eastPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (2)
- British Wildlife Centre: Peter Trimming, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Starborough Castle: Wenceslas Hollar, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Lingfield Common
12pages on Lingfield Common
The big questions
Lingfield Common’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
LingfieldBlindley HeathDormanslandSouth GodstoneFelbridgeEast GrinsteadEdenbridgeLingfield Common
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lingfield Common | 420 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lingfield | 3,622 | 0.6 | B− | C− | C | B+ |
| Blindley Heath | 1,289 | 1.6 | — | C− | B− | C+ |
| Dormansland | 2,300 | 2 | — | C− | A | B |
| South Godstone | 1,525 | 2.6 | — | C | B+ | C+ |
| Felbridge | 2,031 | 3.1 | — | C− | B+ | A− |
| East Grinstead | 26,350 | 3.7 | A− | B | B− | A− |
| Edenbridge | 7,903 | 4 | C+ | C | C− | B− |
Blindley Heath, Dormansland, South Godstone and Felbridge 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 Common
How many listed buildings are there in Lingfield Common?
3 on Historic England’s list. That is 2.9 times the typical UK town for its size.
How much is council tax in Lingfield Common?
Band D council tax in Lingfield Common is £2,617 for 2026–27, more than in 88% 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 Lingfield Common
Village in Surrey, England
Lingfield Common is a built-up area of 420 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
- 420 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Tandridge
- County
- Surrey
- Region
- South East
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
- ONS code
- E63005714
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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