Postcode sector · Lingfield

RH7 9 area guide

Who lives in RH7 9, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council: Tandridge
Region: South East
Population: 1,494 (2024)

RH7 9Postcode sector · Lingfield

At a glance

What RH7 9 is like

The RH7 9 postcode sector in Tandridge covers 5 live postcodes and is home to about 1,494 people in 635 households. 62% of households own their home, 16.4% rent privately and 20.9% are in social housing. The largest age group is 35–39, and 54.9% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is below the England and Wales average.

Scores

How RH7 9 compares

Headline figures for RH7 9, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore

5.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in England) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

6/ 10

Around the middle: 24.8 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

TransportMore

4.5/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 15 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

No schools found nearby.

Household incomeMore

£65,719

Average annual income before tax, higher than 78% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where RH7 9 differs most from the national average.

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An older population
25.3% of residents are 65 or over, against 18.4% across England.

Questions

RH7 9 FAQs

Is RH7 9 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 5.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 24.8 per 1,000 people a year, band 6 of 10 nationally. Transport connectivity scores 4.5 out of 10 (good).

Is RH7 9 safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.8 offences per 1,000 people a year around RH7 9, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 6 of 10.

Who lives in RH7 9?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 35–39, at 7.9% of residents. 62% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (27.6%).

Which council covers RH7 9?

The local authority for RH7 9 is Tandridge.

RH7 9 comes under Tandridge in the South East. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is RH7 9?

Connectivity scores 4.5 out of 10.

There are 15 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 4.5 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Lingfield Rail Station, 0.6 miles away.

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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