South Godstone’s story
No listed buildings inside South Godstone’s built-up area
12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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South GodstoneSurrey
With 1,525 residents, it is a village in Surrey, South East.
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Photo: Nigel Freeman · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
1,525
Census 2021 · Tandridge council
Median home
£448K
52 sales in 3 years
Median age
40.2
18% are 65+ · Surrey 19%
Degree level
31%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
14%
of commuters · England 27%
Is South Godstone a good place to live?
Jobs & income is where it shines: households earn a mean £64,092 a year, and 2% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits. It is a safe place by the numbers: police record 17.1 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, and 9.5 home and vehicle crimes. Prices are high against local incomes (C): homes sell for a median £447,750, about 6.4 times local household income. The rest of its grades are middling: B− for schools, C+ for health and B− for walkability.
Figures: income and life expectancy, ONS · claimants, DWP · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · commuting, Census 2021. South Godstone has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
StrongestAHazard risk
How South Godstone grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far South Godstone is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
South Godstone has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Hazard risk0% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the seaAOpen →Cost of livingBased on what homes cost against what households earnCOpen →Jobs & incomeIncomes and work beat most townsB+Open →SafetyAbove the middle of the towns comparedB+Open →HealthLife expectancy 78 for men, 83.1 for womenC+Open →WalkabilityBased on walking, cycling and transit to everyday placesB−Open →SchoolsPrimary results beat 51% of towns in EnglandB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
History0 listed buildingsDOpen →Outdoors100% live within 400 m of a park; 5% of land within 5 km is National Park or National LandscapeBOpen →Civic life2 local charities per 1,000 residents; 0% live within 1 km of a libraryC−Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
What makes South Godstone stand out
The 3 things South Godstone does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
14% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Median sale, £ thousands
Housing
1.6 times the typical UK town’s £277K
Standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026.
Rent against income, UK towns
Renting
£1,637 a month
Average private rent, 28% of what households in the area earn: more than in 91% of UK towns
ONS private rents, Tandridge council area.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in South Godstone.
History
No listed buildings in South Godstone
0listed buildingsDHistory Grade
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Just over a tenth of its homes were built before 1919, below both Surrey’s towns (13%) and England’s towns (16%). Historic England’s list has no building inside South Godstone’s built-up area.
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II0
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
12%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
0
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
SchoolsB−
South Godstone’s schools outperform 52% of towns in England on results
B−School Grade
At the 2 primary schools within 3 km, 62% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). There is one school here; it is shown below. The town’s primary school has 248 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Stephen's CofE Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 248 | B+ |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsThe Schools page →
HousingCost of living grade C
Few households rent privately in South Godstone: 8%, fewer than in Surrey’s towns and England’s towns
£448Kmedian sale
Households that own their home make up 77%. Social housing holds 15% of households, above Surrey’s towns (12%) but below England’s towns (18%). Private rents average £1,637 a month across the Tandridge council area.
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
South Godstone£448K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £660,000 | 14 |
| Semi-detached | £450,000 | 21 |
| Terraced | £405,000 | 15 |
77%
of households own their home · England 61%
8%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,637
average private rent a month, Tandridge council area
£2,599
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
Per resident, South Godstone sees less crime than 65% of UK towns
17.1violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearB+Safety Grade
In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 63 crimes and 8 reports of anti-social behaviour inside South Godstone’s built-up area. 43% of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences. There were 4.8 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), lower than both Surrey’s towns (7.5) and England’s towns (7.8).
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 44% 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 & sexual27
Other theft10
Vehicle crime6
Damage & arson5
Public order4
Burglary3
Weapons3
Other crime3
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.
17.1
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
9.5
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
4.8
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
63
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL · The police category of violence and sexual offences includes harassment and stalking.
Health
85% of residents say their health is good or very good
85%good or very good healthC+Health Grade
South Godstone has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 2.1 miles away. Men in South Godstone can expect to live to 78, women to 83.1 (2019–23). The nearest A&E to South Godstone is East Surrey Hospital, 5 miles away.
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 85%Fair 11%Bad or very bad 4%
| Census 2021 | South Godstone | Surrey | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 85% | 87% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4% | 3.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 15% | 14% | 17% |
78
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
83.1
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · No age adjustment applies to these census answers, which flatter younger towns; the Health Grade’s measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them, do allow for age.
Work & commuteJobs & income grade B+
Long commutes are the norm in South Godstone: just 12% travel under 5 km, below Surrey’s towns and England’s towns
14%walk, cycle or ride
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 34% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Walking, cycling and public transport carried 14% of commuters at the census. Work in town: 3% of resident commuters. Jobs per working resident: 0.2.
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving82%
Train7%
On foot5%
Bus2%
Underground, tram1%
12%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
34%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£64K
mean household income, before tax
2%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
B−
Walkability: more walkable than 53% of UK towns
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Who lives here
Degrees are less common in South Godstone than in Surrey’s towns or across England’s towns: 31% of adults
40.2median age
Line up the people of South Godstone by age and the one in the middle is 40.2. Children are a fifth of the town. People aged 15 to 24 make up 11% of the town, about level with Surrey’s towns (11%) and below England’s towns (12%).
South GodstoneSurreyEngland
Ages · share of residents
18%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications16%
Apprenticeship6%
A levels or similar17%
Degree level31%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| South Godstone | Surrey | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 18% | 19% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.1% | 4.2% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 31% | 42% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Surrey and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about South Godstone
14pages on South Godstone
The big questions
SafetyB+17.1 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingCMedian home £448K · rent £1,637 a monthHousing22 sold in 12 months · busiest street Lagham ParkSchoolsB−1 state schoolHealthC+Life expectancy 78 (men), 83.1 (women)Work & commuteB+54% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsA0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
Nearby attractions
All attractions →British Wildlife Centre and 4 more in and around South Godstone
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near South Godstone. Best known first.
ZooBritish Wildlife Centre4.8 km outside town, to the southPark or estatePark or estate · National TrustHarewoods4.5 km outside town, to the southwestAttractionAttractionGodstone Farm2.2 km outside town, to the northwestFortFortPilgrims Fort4.9 km outside town, to the northChurchChurchSt Mary's Chapel2.7 km outside town, to the northPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (1)
- British Wildlife Centre: Peter Trimming, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
About South Godstone
Village in Surrey, England
South Godstone is a built-up area of 1,525 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
- 1,525 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Tandridge
- County
- Surrey
- Region
- South East
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.4 km²)
- ONS code
- E63005623
South Godstone’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
Blindley HeathGodstoneBletchingleyOxtedLingfieldLimpsfieldSouth NutfieldSouth Godstone
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Godstone | 1,525 | — | — | C | B+ | C+ |
| Blindley Heath | 1,289 | 1.5 | — | C− | B− | C+ |
| Godstone | 2,648 | 2.4 | C | C | C− | B− |
| Bletchingley | 2,372 | 2.8 | — | C− | C+ | B |
| Oxted | 11,491 | 3 | B+ | C− | B− | A |
| Lingfield | 3,622 | 3.2 | B− | C− | C | B+ |
| Limpsfield | 2,247 | 3.7 | — | D | B | A+ |
| South Nutfield | 1,951 | 3.8 | — | D | A | B |
Blindley Heath, Bletchingley, Limpsfield and South Nutfield have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about South Godstone
Is South Godstone expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £447,750, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £405,000, semi-detached houses £450,000 and detached houses £660,000.
Does South Godstone flood?
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
How much is council tax in South Godstone?
Band D council tax in South Godstone is £2,599 for 2026–27, more than in 85% 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.
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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