Local servicesHospitalOxted & Limpsfield Hospital1.8 miGP surgeryOxted Health Centre1.2 miPharmacyHurst Green Pharmacy3 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistPipers Dental Practice1.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi9 schools5 primary, 1 secondary, 1 independent, 2 specialPrimaryHurst Green Infant Schoolages 2-7, 100 pupilsunder a milePrimaryHolland Junior Schoolages 7-11, 167 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryOxted Schoolages 11-18, 1,528 pupils1.4 miCollegeEast Surrey College7.4 miUniversityRose Bruford College14.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW11 miRailway stationHurst Greenunder a mileBus stationRedhill Bus Station7.5 miFerryGreenwich Pier17 miBus stops20 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the RH8 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 36 min4:44 am – 9:19 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 53 min8:01 am – 3:54 pm
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People6,630 residentsin the Oxted South census areaMedian age 41.72,555 households69% of homes owner-occupied33% owned outright20% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.6% unemployment rate64% of adults are economically active, 3,171 in work, 22% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, health and social work 12%, education 11%Getting to work: 42% work from home, 45% go by car, 6% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle48% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages37% 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 February: highs 8°C, lows 1°C834 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October48 days of air frost, 17 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)
Nearby landmarksMill Streamriver · under a mileThe Dellvalley · under a mileGlebe Waterlake · 2.7 miMill Pondpond · under a mileDunks Pondpond · under a milePebble Hillhill · 1.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesHurst Greenpark · under a mileMill Lane Playing Fieldplaying field · under a mile · 6 haKing George's Fieldplaying field · under a mileTandridge Golf Coursegolf course · 1.2 mi · 62 haThe Greenpark · 3.5 miTatsfield Greenpark · 4.0 mi · 9 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes17 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 27 Feb 201912 mi away, Newdigate, SurreyMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Jan 202448 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 8.0 · PM2.5 7.0 · 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
Broadband95% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,579 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation91 m299 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 74 to 147 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
