Caterham Valley

Tandridge · South East · population 11,792 · 6 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

80Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,396 of 6,856 in England
  • #386 of 1,119 in South East
  • #4 of 11 in Tandridge
  • Less deprived (top 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents11,571
Median age (est.)40
Density691per km²
No qualifications12%
Degree or above42%
No car or van16%

Age

0–14 21%15–24 11%25–44 25%45–64 25%65+ 17%

Tenure

Own outright: 35%Mortgage/shared: 39%Social rent: 8%Private rent: 19%
Own outright 35%Mortgage/shared 39%Social rent 8%Private rent 19%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 29%Lone parent: 11%Other: 15%
One person 29%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 29%Lone parent 11%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 24% · Managers & directors 20% · Associate professional 17%

All occupation groups
Professional24%
Managers & directors20%
Associate professional17%
Administrative10%
Caring & leisure8%
Skilled trades8%
Sales & customer service5%
Elementary4%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 82%Asian: 6%Black: 4%Mixed: 6%Other: 1%
White 82%Asian 6%Black 4%Mixed 6%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 49% · No religion 39% · Hindu 2%

Born outside the UK: 16%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Caterham Valley is in the less-deprived top third of England, ranked #1,396 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #4 of 11 in Tandridge. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Health (90) and lowest on Housing & access (46). Typical homes here sold for about £447,500 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+1%) (from 162 sales), 11% below the wider Tandridge median of £505,000. Typical household take-home income is around £54,384 a year, among England's highest. Recorded crime ran at 73 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 70 · #2,061
Employment 79 · #1,431
Education 69 · #2,137
Health 90 · #663
Crime 66 · #2,336
Housing & access 46 · #3,734
Living environment 64 · #2,432

House prices ?

£447,500median (12m) · +9.1% yr · n=162
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£447,500162+9.1%+0.6%
Detached£890,00046-10.1%+11.2%
Semi-detached£475,00054+3.7%+11.8%
Terraced£400,0005-8.3%0.0%
Flat£285,000570.0%+14.0%
This area£447,500
Tandridge£505,000
South East£385,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£54,384±£7,721 · #523 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£39,490
Price-to-income ?8.2×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

47Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

73 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 860 offences
Tandridge55
South East71
England83

Rank #3,715 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences281
Theft218
Burglary27
Vehicle crime48
Criminal damage & arson57
Public order & weapons154
Drugs41
Robbery10
Other24

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 167 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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