Tatsfield’s story
1 listed building
Historic England lists them inside Tatsfield’s built-up area.
20% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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TatsfieldSurrey
A village of 1,379 in Surrey, South East.
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Photo: Stacey Harris · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
1,379
Census 2021 · Tandridge council
Median home
£550K
35 sales in 3 years
Median age
50.5
28% are 65+ · Surrey 19%
Degree level
30%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
12%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Tatsfield a good place to live?
Tatsfield has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Its strongest subject is hazard risk (A): 0% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. Its weakest is schools (D): primary results beat 10% of towns in England; secondary results beat 13% of towns in England. The median home sold for £550,000 in the last three years, 7.8 times what households in the Tandridge council area earn in a year.
What makes Tatsfield stand out
The 3 things Tatsfield does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
12% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Median sale, £ thousands
Housing
2 times the typical UK town’s £277K
Standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
28% are 65 or over
Against 18% across England’s towns
How Tatsfield grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Tatsfield is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
SchoolsPrimary results beat 10% of towns in England; secondary results beat 13% of towns in EnglandDOpen →Hazard riskAOpen →Cost of livingrent £1,637 a monthC−Open →HealthLife expectancy 80.2 for men, 84.2 for womenB+Open →SafetyB+Open →Jobs & incomeMean household income £61,991; 2.7% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefitsBOpen →WalkabilityC+Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
History1 listed buildingC−Open →Outdoors100% live within 400 m of a park; 34% of land within 5 km is National Park or National LandscapeA+Open →Civic life3.6 local charities per 1,000 residents; 0% live within 1 km of a libraryB−Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Tatsfield.
SchoolsD
School results in Tatsfield are weaker than in 93% of towns in England
Attainment 8 at the one secondary school within 3 km averages 41.1, and 31% of pupils get grade 5 or above in English and maths. Its one school is below. Key Stage 2 results at the 4 primary schools within 3 km: just over half of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
DSchool Grade
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tatsfield Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 205 | B |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsThe Schools page →
Who lives here
An older town: 28% of people in Tatsfield are 65 or over, more than in both Surrey’s towns and England’s towns
Degrees are held by 30% of adults. The 15-to-24 age group: 10%, below Surrey’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (12%) alike. Ages in Tatsfield split evenly at 50.5: half are older, half younger.
50.5median age
TatsfieldSurreyEngland
Ages · share of residents
28%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications15%
Apprenticeship6%
A levels or similar16%
Degree level30%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 94 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.
| Tatsfield | Surrey | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 28% | 19% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.7% | 4.2% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 30% | 42% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Surrey and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
HousingCost of living grade C−
Tatsfield is a town of owners: 82% of households own their home, above Surrey’s towns and England’s towns
Social housing holds 9% of households, below Surrey’s towns (12%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Private renters make up 8% of households. Half of the 35 standard sales inside Tatsfield’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 went for more than £550,000.
£550Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Tatsfield£550K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £667,500 | 18 |
| Semi-detached | £505,000 | 6 |
| Terraced | £375,000 | 10 |
82%
of households own their home · England 61%
8%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,637
average private rent a month, Tandridge council area
£2,644
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
History
Tatsfield’s listed buildings: 1, all Grade II
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Homes from before 1919 make up a fifth of the total, above both Surrey’s towns (13%) and England’s towns (16%). Relative to its size, Tatsfield keeps 7 listed buildings per 10,000 residents.
1listed buildingsC−History Grade
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II1
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
20%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
7
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Health
In Tatsfield, 85% say their health is good or very good
Seeing a GP means leaving Tatsfield: the nearest practice is 1.2 miles away. 14% of residents have a disability, about level with Surrey’s towns (14%) and below England’s towns (17%). At the census, 4.1% of people here described their health as bad or very bad.
85%good or very good healthB+Health Grade
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 85%Fair 11%Bad or very bad 4%
| Census 2021 | Tatsfield | Surrey | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 85% | 87% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.1% | 3.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 14% | 14% | 17% |
80.2
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
84.2
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Because the census answers ignore age, a younger population lifts them; that is why the Health Grade is built on age-adjusted measures like life expectancy and early deaths.
Safety
Violent crime runs low in Tatsfield: 13.3 per 1,000 residents a year, under Surrey’s towns and England’s towns
Homes saw 12.1 burglaries and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year, above Surrey’s towns (10.5) and England’s towns (9.4) alike. Police figures for Tatsfield’s built-up area: 43 crimes and 4 anti-social behaviour reports in the 12 months to August 2026. Of all the crimes, 30% were violence and sexual offences.
13.3violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearB+Safety Grade
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 49% 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 & sexual13
Damage & arson11
Vehicle crime7
Public order4
Burglary3
Drugs3
Other theft1
Other crime1
Anti-social4
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.
13.3
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
12.1
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
5.8
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
43
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.
Work & commuteJobs & income grade B
Fewer commuters in Tatsfield walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Surrey’s towns or England’s towns: 12%
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 36% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Jobs per working resident: 0.8. 84% of commuters drove, above Surrey’s towns (74%) and England’s towns (70%) alike. For just over a quarter of commuters, work was under 5 km away.
12%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving84%
On foot4%
Train4%
Bus3%
Bicycle1%
26%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
36%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£62K
mean household income, before tax
2.7%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
C+
Walkability: more walkable than 40% of UK towns
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Down House and 7 more in and around Tatsfield
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Tatsfield. Best known first.
Historic house · English HeritageDown House3 km outside town, to the northeast
Historic houseTitsey Place1.6 km outside town, to the south
Museum · National TrustQuebec House3.8 km outside town, to the southeastAttractionAttraction · National TrustLimpsfield Common Family and Easy Access Trails4.7 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumBiggin Hill Memorial Museum2.2 km outside town, to the northAttractionAttractionChristmas Tree Farm3.4 km outside town, to the northeastPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (3)
- Down House: Anthonyeatworld at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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 Tatsfield
15pages on Tatsfield
The big questions
SafetyB+13.3 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingC−Median home £550K · rent £1,637 a monthHousing10 sold in 12 months · busiest street Paynesfield RoadSchoolsD1 state schoolHealthB+Life expectancy 80.2 (men), 84.2 (women)Work & commuteB57% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsA0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
Tatsfield’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
LimpsfieldWesterhamWoldinghamOxtedWarlinghamSundridgeWhyteleafeTatsfield
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tatsfield | 1,379 | — | — | C− | B+ | B+ |
| Limpsfield | 2,247 | 2.6 | — | D | B | A+ |
| Westerham | 3,390 | 2.6 | B | C− | C− | A |
| Woldingham | 2,223 | 2.9 | — | D | A+ | A |
| Oxted | 11,491 | 3.4 | B+ | C− | B− | A |
| Warlingham | 8,918 | 3.7 | A | C− | B− | A− |
| Sundridge | 1,190 | 4.5 | — | C− | C | A |
| Whyteleafe | 3,174 | 4.6 | A− | B+ | D | A |
Limpsfield, Woldingham and Sundridge have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Tatsfield
Are schools in Tatsfield good?
GCSE results trail 88% of towns in England, and primary results trail 90% (Department for Education, Attainment 8 and Key Stage 2). One state school is inside the town; places are handled by Surrey council.
Is Tatsfield expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £550,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £375,000, semi-detached houses £505,000 and detached houses £667,500.
How much is council tax in Tatsfield?
Band D council tax in Tatsfield is £2,644 for 2026–27, more than in 92% 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 Tatsfield
Village in Surrey, England
Tatsfield is a built-up area of 1,379 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
- 1,379 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Tandridge
- County
- Surrey
- Region
- South East
- Area
- 0.4 sq mi (0.9 km²)
- ONS code
- E63005421
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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