Local servicesHospitalNorth Downs Hospital2.4 miGP surgeryPond Tail Surgery1.5 miPharmacyGodstone Pharmacy1.5 miDentistWhite House Dental Practice1.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools3 primary, 1 independent, 1 specialPrimaryBletchingley Village Primary Schoolages 2-11, 230 pupilsunder a mileIndependentThe Hawthorns Schoolages 0-13, 489 pupils1.0 miSecondaryMerstham Park Schoolages 11-16, 711 pupils2.2 miCollegeEast Surrey College2.9 miUniversitySt George's Hospital Medical School13.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW7.4 miRailway stationNutfield1.7 miBus stationRedhill Bus Station2.9 miFerryDitton Island Ferry LandingThames Ditton15 miBus stops13 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the RH1 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 36 min4:44 am – 9:20 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 53 min8:02 am – 3:54 pm
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People6,115 residentsin the Nutfield & Bletchingley census areaMedian age 45.72,495 households71% of homes owner-occupied36% owned outright15% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.4% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 2,958 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 12%, health and social work 12%, education 11%Getting to work: 45% work from home, 47% go by car, 4% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle56% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages40% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C789 mm of rain a year, 23 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November47 days of air frost, 14 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Parks and green spacesBletchingley Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 55 haMercers Parkpark · 1.8 mi · 25 haGrange Meadowsports ground · within reach · 3 haGodstone Greenplaying field · 1.3 mi · 4 haCrossways Rest Gardenpark · 2.5 miRedhill Commonpark · 3.3 mi · 25 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes20 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 27 Feb 20198 mi away, Newdigate, SurreyMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Jan 202449 mi away, English ChannelSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 9.7 · PM2.5 7.2 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband9.3% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband93% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,558 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation140 m459 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 91 to 167 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
