Tandridge
§ This page gives an overview of the Tandridge local authority district, bringing together key facts, maps, and data to help you quickly understand the area. One of 361 district profiles on Baseview.
Overview ⁞ Tandridge, in eastern Surrey, is largely rural, with the North Downs and Greensand Ridge providing dramatic chalk hills and wooded escarpments. Oxted is the main town, with historic streets and views across the Downs, while Caterham adds suburban character close to London. Villages such as Godstone, Bletchingley, and Lingfield are filled with timber-framed houses, historic churches, and green commons. The district’s scenery includes farmland, valleys, and woodlands, giving it a quintessentially rural Surrey character.
The administrative boundary of Tandridge can be viewed on OpenStreetMap: District Boundary of Tandridge.
Key Facts about Tandridge
What region is Tandridge in? Tandridge is in the South East of England, a region within the UK.
What county is Tandridge in? Tandridge is located in the county of Surrey.
Is Tandridge a city? No, Tandridge is not a city. (Note: the UK has 76 officially designated cities.)
Who governs Tandridge? The local authority for this district is: Tandridge District Council - responsible for district-level services. Since Surrey is a two-tier area, county-level services are handled by: Surrey County Council.
▶ Official website of Tandridge District Council 🔗 tandridge.gov.uk
Which police force covers Tandridge? Policing in Tandridge is provided by Surrey Police 🔗 surrey.police.uk, which serves 11 local authority districts: Elmbridge ⁞ Epsom and Ewell ⁞ Guildford ⁞ Mole Valley ⁞ Reigate and Banstead ⁞ Runnymede ⁞ Spelthorne ⁞ Surrey Heath ⁞ Tandridge ⁞ Waverley ⁞ Woking.
Constituencies in Tandridge
A constituency is a specific geographical area that elects one Member of Parliament (MP) to represent them in the House of Commons. The United Kingdom is divided into 650 parliamentary constituencies. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK parliamentary constituencies: List of Constituencies.
Wards in Tandridge
Tandridge is divided into 18 wards, listed below in alphabetical order.
- Bletchingley & Nutfield
- Burstow, Horne & Outwood
- Chaldon
- Dormansland & Felbridge
- Godstone
- Harestone
- Limpsfield
- Lingfield & Crowhurst
- Oxted North
- Oxted South
- Portley & Queens Park
- Tatsfield & Titsey
- Valley
- Warlingham East & Chelsham & Farleigh
- Warlingham West
- Westway
- Whyteleafe
- Woldingham
In the UK, a ward is a subdivision of a local authority area, used mainly for electoral and statistical purposes. Defined by the ONS, wards represent the primary unit for local elections, each returning one or more councillors to the local council. Wards are also used as a key geography for presenting population and census data.
Parishes in Tandridge
Tandridge is part-parished: 22 civil parishes (listed A-Z below) alongside 1 unparished areas.
- Bletchingley
- Burstow
- Caterham Valley
- Caterham-on-the-Hill
- Chaldon
- Chelsham and Farleigh
- Crowhurst
- Dormansland
- Felbridge
- Godstone
- Horne
- Limpsfield
- Lingfield
- Nutfield
- Outwood
- Oxted
- Tandridge
- Tatsfield
- Titsey
- Warlingham
- Whyteleafe
- Woldingham
A civil parish is the lowest tier of local government in England, used for villages, small towns, and suburbs. They have their own local authority, either a parish council or a parish meeting, which provides local services like managing parks, allotments, and streetlights, and represents the community's views to larger councils.
Built-up Areas in Tandridge
Tandridge covers 35 built-up areas, listed below in alphabetical order.
- Bletchingley
- Blindley Heath
- Brewer Street
- Bromley *
- Burstow *
- Caterham *
- Chaldon *
- Copthorne *
- Croydon *
- Dormans Park
- Dormansland
- East Grinstead *
- Felbridge *
- Felcourt
- Furnace Wood *
- Godstone
- Limpsfield
- Lingfield
- Lingfield Common
- Newchapel
- Nutfield
- Outwood *
- Oxted
- Pains-Hill
- Redhill (Reigate and Banstead) *
- Shipley Bridge *
- Smallfield *
- South Godstone
- South Merstham *
- South Nutfield *
- Tatsfield *
- Warlingham *
- Whyteleafe *
- Woldingham
- Woldingham Garden Village
In the UK, a Built-up Area (BUA) is a continuous urban area of at least 20 hectares (0.2 km²), defined by the ONS as land where buildings are generally no more than 200 metres apart, such as towns, cities, or large villages. (Note: A BUA name marked with an asterisk (*) indicates that the area is situated partly in the district of Tandridge.)
Tandridge compared with other districts in the UK
This section shows how Tandridge compares with other local authority districts in the UK, using a variety of measures and rankings.
Tandridge has 18 electoral wards.
Tandridge has a population of 90,586 (2024 mid-year estimate by ONS)
More local statistics and data for Tandridge can be found on the ONS statistics for Tandridge.