Caterham West

Tandridge · South East · population 5,767 · 3 LSOAs

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

86Area Score / 100 ?
  • #992 of 6,856 in England
  • #303 of 1,119 in South East
  • #2 of 11 in Tandridge
  • Least deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents5,671
Median age (est.)47
Density924per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above38%
No car or van14%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 10%25–44 21%45–64 29%65+ 23%

Tenure

Own outright: 42%Mortgage/shared: 39%Social rent: 7%Private rent: 12%
Own outright 42%Mortgage/shared 39%Social rent 7%Private rent 12%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 14%Couple with children: 32%Lone parent: 8%Other: 18%
One person 28%Couple, no children 14%Couple with children 32%Lone parent 8%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 23% · Managers & directors 22% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional23%
Managers & directors22%
Associate professional14%
Administrative12%
Skilled trades8%
Caring & leisure8%
Elementary5%
Sales & customer service4%
Process & plant3%

Ethnic group

White: 89%Asian: 4%Black: 2%Mixed: 4%Other: 1%
White 89%Asian 4%Black 2%Mixed 4%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 56% · No religion 34% · Hindu 2%

Born outside the UK: 11%

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 West is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #992 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #2 of 11 in Tandridge. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Income (85) and lowest on Living environment (60). Typical homes here sold for about £510,000 over the past year, up 8% across five years (from 89 sales), in line with the wider Tandridge median of £505,000. Typical household take-home income is around £47,794 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 51 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 85 · #1,040
Employment 80 · #1,355
Education 83 · #1,177
Health 75 · #1,712
Crime 61 · #2,678
Housing & access 70 · #2,082
Living environment 60 · #2,774

House prices ?

£510,000median (12m) · -3.8% yr · n=89
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£510,00089-3.8%+8.5%
Detached£855,00034+1.2%+23.6%
Semi-detached£527,50014-0.9%+13.4%
Terraced£427,50016-3.8%+22.1%
Flat£327,50025+10.6%+14.9%
This area£510,000
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)£47,794±£6,725 · #1,481 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£43,660
Price-to-income ?10.7×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 ?

34Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

51 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 294 offences
Tandridge55
South East71
England83

Rank #2,202 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences124
Theft41
Burglary17
Vehicle crime19
Criminal damage & arson37
Public order & weapons27
Drugs23
Robbery1
Other5

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 50 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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