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A town of 8,918 in Surrey, South East.
Warlingham grades A overall against UK towns: better than 85% of UK towns, and #27 of 65 in Surrey. Its strongest subject is jobs & income (A): mean household income £66,872; 2.6% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits. Its weakest is cost of living (C−): median sale £500,000, 7.1 years of area income; rent £1,637 a month.
The 3 things Warlingham 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 Warlingham is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 10 buildings inside Warlingham’s built-up area, 2 of them Grade II*.
11% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Warlingham. Best known first.
Historic houseAddington Palace4.2 km outside town, to the north
Garden · National TrustSelsdon Wood2 km outside town, to the north
Historic houseTitsey Place4.9 km outside town, to the southeast
GardenCroham Hurst3.6 km outside town, to the north
GardenCoombe Wood4.7 km outside town, to the north
MuseumCaterham Museum2 km outside town, to the southwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Warlingham.
Women here live to 85.8 on average and men to 81.8 (2019–23). The nearest A&E to Warlingham is Croydon University Hospital, 5.9 miles away. 2 GP practices serve the town; 93% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey.
| Census 2021 | Warlingham | Surrey | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 84% | 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
Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warlingham Village Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 200 | A− |
| Warlingham SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 1,396 | C+ |
In the comparison, Warlingham comes above both Surrey’s towns (70%) and England’s towns (61%). Private renters make up 11% of households.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £787,500 | 106 |
| Semi-detached | £510,000 | 120 |
| Terraced | £450,000 | 25 |
| Flat or maisonette | £320,000 | 111 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 43% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
For Warlingham, that is below both Surrey’s towns (40%) and England’s towns (45%). At the census, 20% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Warlingham has 10 listed buildings inside its built-up area on Historic England’s list: 0 Grade I, 2 Grade II*.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Warlingham sits above both Surrey’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (18%) on this measure. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 9.5% of the population. The median resident of Warlingham is 46.2 years old.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 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.
| Warlingham | Surrey | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.5% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 24% | 19% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.3% | 4.2% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 34% | 42% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Surrey and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
That puts Warlingham above both Surrey’s towns (10.5) and England’s towns (9.4). Police recorded 397 crimes inside Warlingham’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 84 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violence and sexual offences were 41% of the crimes; the police category includes harassment and stalking.
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
10 listed buildings in Warlingham.
The Vicarage: Photo: Tag Scientist · CC BY-SA 4.0 · The White Lion Public House: Photo: Tag Scientist · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Barn 20 Yards South West of the Vicarage: Photo: Tag Scientist · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 23-31, Leas Road: Photo: Tag Scientist · CC BY-SA 4.0
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warlingham | 8,918 | — | A | C− | B− | A− |
| Whyteleafe | 3,174 | 1 | A− | B+ | D | A |
| Caterham | 22,757 | 2.1 | B+ | C | C+ | B |
| Woldingham | 2,223 | 2.2 | — | D | A+ | A |
| Chaldon | 1,441 | 3 | — | D | A | B |
| Tatsfield | 1,379 | 3.7 | — | C− | B+ | B+ |
| Netherne on-the-Hill | 1,475 | 4 | — | C− | B | A |
| Godstone | 2,648 | 4.1 | C | C | C− | B− |
Woldingham, Chaldon, Tatsfield and Netherne on-the-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 £500,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £320,000, terraced houses £450,000, semi-detached houses £510,000 and detached houses £787,500.
Primary schools stand out: Key Stage 2 results beat 76% of towns in England. Secondary results beat 74%. Warlingham has 2 state schools; places are handled by Surrey council.
Town in Surrey, England
Warlingham is a built-up area of 8,918 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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