Pains-Hill’s story
9 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade II*
Historic England lists them inside Pains-Hill’s built-up area.
33% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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Pains-HillSurrey
250 residents make their home in this village in Surrey, South East.
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Photo: David Howard · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
250
Census 2021 · Tandridge council
Median home
£1.7M
11 sales in 3 years
Median age
52.5
30% are 65+ · Surrey 19%
Degree level
53%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
16%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Pains-Hill a good place to live?
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Pains-Hill is too small for fair grades, though the figures on this page are real. Homes sell for a median £1,700,000. It has 9 listed buildings, 0 of them Grade I. 30% of residents are 65 or over.
What makes Pains-Hill stand out
The 3 things Pains-Hill does most differently from other towns.
Median sale, £ thousands
Housing
6.1 times the typical UK town’s £277K
Standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026.
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
1 Grade II*, including Friars Cottage; 14.8 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
30% are 65 or over
Against 18% across England’s towns
Median age 52.5.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Pains-Hill.
Who lives here
More people in Pains-Hill hold a degree than in Surrey’s towns or England’s towns: 53%
One measure of family life: 14% of residents are under 15. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 7.6% of residents, below both Surrey’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (12%).
52.5median age
Pains-HillSurreyEngland
Ages · share of residents
30%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications7%
Apprenticeship2%
A levels or similar20%
Degree level53%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Pains-Hill | Surrey | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 7.6% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 30% | 19% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 6.5% | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 1.9% | 4.2% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 20% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 53% | 42% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Surrey and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in Pains-Hill work nearby than in Surrey’s towns or England’s towns: 13% travel under 5 km
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 71% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Unemployment benefit claims came to 1.2% of 16 to 64s in 2026, below both Surrey’s towns (2.2%) and England’s towns (2.3%). Working from home was the norm for 71% of workers at the census. 4% of commuters who live in Pains-Hill also work there. By car: that was how 84% of commuters travelled at the census.
16%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving84%
Train16%
13%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
71%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£84K
mean household income, before tax
1.2%
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
Pains-Hill is a town of owners: 82% of households own their home, above Surrey’s towns and England’s towns
Private rents average £1,637 a month across the Tandridge council area. 18% of households rent privately. That is the middle of 11 standard sales inside Pains-Hill’s built-up area over three years, against £277,000 in the typical UK town.
£1.7Mmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Pains-Hill£1.7M
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £2,275,000 | 8 |
82%
of households own their home · England 61%
18%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,637
average private rent a month, Tandridge council area
£2,567
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
Pains-Hill records less burglary and damage per resident than Surrey’s towns or England’s towns, at 2.7 per 1,000 a year
Police recorded 1 crimes inside Pains-Hill’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026. Violence comes to 14.7 per 1,000 residents a year.
14.7violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Burglary1
Violence & sexual0
Shoplifting0
Damage & arson0
Public order0
Other theft0
Drugs0
Vehicle crime0
Anti-social0
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.
14.7
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
2.7
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
2.7
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
1
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
Is Pains-Hill a healthy place? 94% of its people say their health is good, above Surrey’s towns and England’s towns
6% of residents have a disability, lower than both Surrey’s towns (14%) and England’s towns (17%). Pains-Hill has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 1.2 miles away. The nearest A&E to Pains-Hill is Princess Royal University Hospital, 8.2 miles away.
94%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 94%Fair 6%Bad or very bad 0%
| Census 2021 | Pains-Hill | Surrey | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 94% | 87% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 0% | 3.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 6% | 14% | 17% |
84.1
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
87.2
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · These shares come straight from the census, without allowing for age, and young towns benefit; the Health Grade instead weighs age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
History
Old homes shape Pains-Hill: 33% were built before 1919, more than in both Surrey’s towns and England’s towns
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Listed buildings per head: 360 for every 10,000 residents of Pains-Hill.
9listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*1
Grade II8
Among them · Grade II*
- Friars Cottage Grade II*
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
33%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
360
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Chartwell and 3 more in and around Pains-Hill
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Pains-Hill. Best known first.
Historic house · National TrustChartwell3.4 km outside town, to the east
Historic houseTitsey Place2.9 km outside town, to the north
Museum · National TrustQuebec House3.5 km outside town, to the northeastAttractionAttraction · National TrustLimpsfield Common Family and Easy Access Trails700 m 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 (3)
- Chartwell: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Titsey Place: Anthony Whitworth, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Quebec House: Oast House Archive, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Pains-Hill
13pages on Pains-Hill
The big questions
Safety14.7 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £1.7M · rent £1,637 a monthHousing5 sold in 12 monthsSchoolsHealthLife expectancy 84.1 (men), 87.2 (women)Work & commute76% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Pains-Hill’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
LimpsfieldOxtedWesterhamMarlpit HillTatsfieldWoldinghamSouth GodstonePains-Hill
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pains-Hill | 250 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Limpsfield | 2,247 | 0.9 | — | D | B | A+ |
| Oxted | 11,491 | 0.9 | B+ | C− | B− | A |
| Westerham | 3,390 | 2.5 | B | C− | C− | A |
| Marlpit Hill | 1,271 | 3 | — | D | C− | B |
| Tatsfield | 1,379 | 3.2 | — | C− | B+ | B+ |
| Woldingham | 2,223 | 3.5 | — | D | A+ | A |
| South Godstone | 1,525 | 3.7 | — | C | B+ | C+ |
Limpsfield, Marlpit Hill, Tatsfield, Woldingham and South Godstone have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Pains-Hill
How many listed buildings are there in Pains-Hill?
That is 14.8 times the typical UK town for its size.
About Pains-Hill
Village in Surrey, England
Pains-Hill is a built-up area of 250 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
- 250 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Tandridge
- County
- Surrey
- Region
- South East
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km²)
- ONS code
- E63005547
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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