Ripley’s story
43 listed buildings, 2 of them Grade II*
Historic England lists them inside Ripley’s built-up area.
33% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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RipleySurrey
A village of 1,714 in Surrey, South East.
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Photo: Colin Smith · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
1,714
Census 2021 · Guildford council
Median home
£610K
65 sales in 3 years
Median age
49.9
26% are 65+ · Surrey 19%
Degree level
36%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
14%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Ripley a good place to live?
Ripley has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Its strongest subject is health (A): life expectancy 84.2 for men, 86.1 for women. Its weakest is cost of living (D): median sale £610,000, 8.5 years of area income; rent £1,736 a month.
What makes Ripley stand out
The 3 things Ripley does most differently from other towns.
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
2 Grade II*, including Church of St Mary the Virgin; 10.3 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Median sale, £ thousands
Housing
2.2 times the typical UK town’s £277K
Standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
14% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
How Ripley grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Ripley is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
HealthAOpen →SchoolsPrimary results beat 67% of towns in England; secondary results beat 99% of towns in EnglandAOpen →Cost of livingDOpen →Hazard risk2.9% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the seaC−Open →Jobs & incomeMean household income £72,234; 2.5% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefitsA−Open →Safety19.5 violent and sexual offences and 10.3 home and vehicle crimes per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026BOpen →WalkabilityB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
History33% of homes built before 1919AOpen →Outdoors64% live within 400 m of a park; 2% of land within 5 km is National Park or National LandscapeA−Open →Civic life4.1 local charities per 1,000 residents; 0% live within 1 km of a libraryBOpen →
How TownRatings grades towns →
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Send and Ripley History Society Museum and 17 more in and around Ripley
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Ripley. Best known first.
MuseumMuseumSend and Ripley History Society Museumin town
GardenRHS Garden, Wisley1.3 km outside town, to the northeast
Garden · National TrustClandon Park4 km outside town, to the south
Historic house · National TrustHatchlands3.8 km outside town, to the south
GardenPainshill4.8 km outside town, to the northeast
Historic houseWest Horsley Place4.5 km outside town, to the southeast
GardenRHS Garden, Wisley1.3 km outside town, to the northeastGarden · National TrustClandon Park4 km outside town, to the southHistoric house · National TrustHatchlands3.8 km outside town, to the southGardenPainshill4.8 km outside town, to the northeastHistoric houseWest Horsley Place4.5 km outside town, to the southeastPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (5)
- RHS Garden, Wisley: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clandon Park: Murraypaul at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hatchlands: Martinvl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Painshill: Ian Capper, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- West Horsley Place: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ripley.
History
Ripley keeps more of its old housing than Surrey or England’s towns: 33% built before 1919
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
For Ripley, that is above both Surrey’s towns (13%) and England’s towns (16%). Ripley has 251 listed buildings for every 10,000 residents. Ripley has 43 listed buildings on Historic England’s list: 0 Grade I, 2 Grade II*.
43listed buildingsAHistory Grade
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*2
Grade II41
Among them · Grade II*
- Church of St Mary the Virgin Grade II*
- The Talbot Grade II*
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
33%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
251
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Health
Life expectancy in Ripley is longer than in 93% of UK towns
Women here live to 86.1 on average and men to 84.2 (2019–23). Ripley has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 1.3 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.
85%good or very good healthAHealth Grade
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 85%Fair 11%Bad or very bad 4%
| Census 2021 | Ripley | Surrey | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 85% | 87% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.4% | 3.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 16% | 14% | 17% |
84.2
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
86.1
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL
HousingCost of living grade D
Private renting is less common in Ripley than in Surrey’s towns or across England’s towns: 11%
Ripley sits below both Surrey’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (21%) on this measure.
£610Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Ripley£610K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £860,000 | 21 |
| Semi-detached | £600,000 | 18 |
| Terraced | £510,000 | 16 |
| Flat or maisonette | £293,500 | 10 |
69%
of households own their home · England 61%
11%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,736
average private rent a month, Guildford council area
£2,622
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
Ripley has less crime per resident than 56% of UK towns
Police recorded 69 crimes inside Ripley’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 18 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violence and sexual offences were 45% of the crimes; the police category includes harassment and stalking, so it runs higher than U.S. “violent crime”.
19.5violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearBSafety Grade
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 35% of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people: about the middle for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual31
Damage & arson8
Public order8
Burglary6
Other crime6
Other theft4
Vehicle crime3
Weapons2
Anti-social18
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.
19.5
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
10.3
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
10.1
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
69
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL
Work & commuteJobs & income grade A−
Commuters in Ripley travel far: only 24% go under 5 km, fewer than in Surrey’s towns or England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 40% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
That puts Ripley below both Surrey’s towns (40%) and England’s towns (45%). 14% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.
14%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving81%
On foot8%
Train3%
Bicycle2%
Bus1%
24%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
40%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£72K
mean household income, before tax
2.5%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
B−
Walkability: more walkable than 50% of UK towns
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Who lives here
Ripley skews older, with 26% of residents 65 or over, more than Surrey’s towns or England’s towns
On this, Ripley is above both Surrey’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (18%). Under-15s account for 15% of the population. Ripley has a median age of 49.9.
49.9median age
RipleySurreyEngland
Ages · share of residents
26%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications15%
Apprenticeship6%
A levels or similar16%
Degree level36%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Ripley | Surrey | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.6% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 26% | 19% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.4% | 4.2% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 36% | 42% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Surrey and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Ripley
15pages on Ripley
The big questions
SafetyB19.5 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingDMedian home £610K · rent £1,736 a monthHousing13 sold in 12 months · busiest street Newark LaneSchoolsAHealthALife expectancy 84.2 (men), 86.1 (women)Work & commuteA−63% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsC−2.9% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
Famous people from Ripley
3 notable people were born in Ripley.
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Wally Pullen(1919-1977)Photo credits
Eric Clapton: Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0 · Joseph Estlin Carpenter: AnonymousUnknown author, Public domain
Ripley’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
SendWest ClandonEast HorsleyWest HorsleyNew Haw, West Byfleet and SheerwaterWokingByfleetRipley
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ripley | 1,714 | — | — | D | B | A |
| Send | 4,094 | 1.4 | A− | C− | B+ | A |
| West Clandon | 1,233 | 2.5 | — | D | A− | A |
| East Horsley | 5,843 | 3 | A+ | D | A | A+ |
| West Horsley | 1,378 | 3.1 | — | D | A | A+ |
| New Haw, West Byfleet and Sheerwater | 33,035 | 3.3 | A− | D | B | B+ |
| Woking | 75,655 | 3.5 | A− | B− | C | B |
| Byfleet | 14,187 | 3.6 | B+ | C | C+ | B+ |
West Clandon and West Horsley have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Ripley
Is Ripley expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £610,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £293,500, terraced houses £510,000, semi-detached houses £600,000 and detached houses £860,000.
How many listed buildings are there in Ripley?
That is 10.3 times the typical UK town for its size.
Are schools in Ripley good?
Secondary schools stand out: GCSE results beat 99% of towns in England. Primary results are closer to the middle, beating 67%. Places are handled by Surrey council.
Does Ripley flood?
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
About Ripley
Village in Surrey, England
Ripley is a built-up area of 1,714 people, in the Guildford 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
- 1,714 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Guildford
- County
- Surrey
- Region
- South East
- Area
- 0.4 sq mi (1 km²)
- ONS code
- E63005442
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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