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A town of 11,491 in Surrey, South East.
Oxted grades B+ overall against UK towns: better than 75% of UK towns, and #44 of 65 in Surrey. Its strongest subject is jobs & income (A): mean household income £76,974; 2% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits. Its weakest is cost of living (C−): median sale £560,000, 8 years of area income; rent £1,637 a month.
The 3 things Oxted 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 Oxted is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Historic England lists 41 buildings inside Oxted’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade I, and 1 scheduled monument.
14% 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 Oxted.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 46% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
In the comparison, Oxted comes below both Surrey’s towns (40%) and England’s towns (45%). 46% of workers worked mainly from home at the census.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary's CofE Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 632 | A− |
| Oxted SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 1,528 | C+ |
Women here live to 85.9 on average and men to 81.8 (2019–23). Oxted has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 0.6 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.
| Census 2021 | Oxted | Surrey | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 85% | 87% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.8% | 3.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 15% | 14% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL
For Oxted, that is below both Surrey’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (21%). 71% of households own their home.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £850,125 | 118 |
| Semi-detached | £580,000 | 130 |
| Terraced | £470,000 | 103 |
| Flat or maisonette | £366,500 | 87 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Oxted has 41 listed buildings inside its built-up area on Historic England’s list: 1 Grade I, 2 Grade II*. 14% of its homes were built before 1919.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Oxted sits above both Surrey’s towns (10.5) and England’s towns (9.4) on this measure. Police recorded 567 crimes inside Oxted’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 145 reports of anti-social behaviour. For its size, Oxted records less crime per resident than 77% of the 645 UK towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people.
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
That puts Oxted above both Surrey’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (18%). People aged 15 to 24 make up 10% of the town. Half the people of Oxted are older than 42.9.
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Oxted | Surrey | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 3.8% | 4.2% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 41% | 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 Oxted. Best known first.
Historic house · National TrustChartwell4.7 km outside town, to the east
Historic houseTitsey Place2 km outside town, to the north
Museum · National TrustQuebec House4.8 km outside town, to the east
MuseumCaterham Museum4.6 km outside town, to the northwestAttractionAttraction · National TrustLimpsfield Common Family and Easy Access Trails2 km outside town, to the eastAttractionAttractionGodstone Farm3.1 km outside town, to the westPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
41 listed buildings in Oxted, 1 of them Grade I.
The Old Bell Inn: Photo: Simon Burchell · CC BY-SA 4.0 · The Old Cottage: Photo: N Chadwick · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Geograph · Court Farm House: Photo: Simon Burchell · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Brook House: Photo: N Chadwick · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Geograph
9 notable people were born in Oxted.
Laura Trott: David Woolfall, CC BY 3.0 · Ernest Benn: Bassano Ltd, Public domain
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxted | 11,491 | — | B+ | C− | B− | A |
| Limpsfield | 2,247 | 0.8 | — | D | B | A+ |
| Woldingham | 2,223 | 2.9 | — | D | A+ | A |
| Godstone | 2,648 | 3 | C | C | C− | B− |
| South Godstone | 1,525 | 3 | — | C | B+ | C+ |
| Westerham | 3,390 | 3.3 | B | C− | C− | A |
| Tatsfield | 1,379 | 3.4 | — | C− | B+ | B+ |
| Marlpit Hill | 1,271 | 3.6 | — | D | C− | B |
Limpsfield, Woldingham, South Godstone, Tatsfield 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.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £560,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £366,500, terraced houses £470,000, semi-detached houses £580,000 and detached houses £850,125.
Against all UK towns, most of them smaller, it grades B−. Police recorded 567 crimes inside Oxted’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, 36% of them violence and sexual offences, a police category that includes harassment and stalking.
Band D council tax in Oxted is £2,569 for 2026–27, more than in 81% 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.
Town in Surrey, England
Oxted is a built-up area of 11,491 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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