Surrey Heath vs Tandridge: buying or renting a home
A typical terraced house costs £45,000 (12%) more in Tandridge than in Surrey Heath. Measured against local pay, buying is harder in Tandridge: it takes 10.8× median annual pay, against 8.8× in Surrey Heath.
At a glance
| Surrey Heath | Tandridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Buying a home | Very expensive | Very expensive |
| Renting a home | Very expensive | Very expensive |
| Recorded crime | Low | Low |
Buying rates the typical price of all homes against median pay; renting rates a year of average rent against median pay; crime rates recorded crime per resident against the England and Wales average.
What the numbers say
Median full-time pay in Tandridge (£39,775) is 9% lower than in Surrey Heath (£43,633), while a typical terraced house costs 12% more (£430,000 against £385,000). Set against local pay, Surrey Heath is the easier of the two for a typical earner to buy in.
Buying a terraced house takes 8.8× annual pay in Surrey Heath and 10.8× in Tandridge. Renting one takes 40% of pay in Surrey Heath and 51% in Tandridge. Both are harder in Tandridge, and the gap is wider for renting.
Across all property types and measured against pay, Surrey Heath is the 27th most expensive of 316 areas to buy in, and Tandridge is the 16th most expensive of 316 areas. For renting against pay, Surrey Heath is the 69th most expensive of 316 areas and Tandridge is the 29th most expensive of 316 areas.
Someone on £40,000 in Surrey Heath would need about £44,500 in Tandridge to be equally placed to buy a terraced house, and about £46,000 to be equally placed to rent one. Keeping the same pay after a move to Tandridge would leave you worse placed to buy. These figures compare housing costs only; they ignore other living costs and the pay you could earn in a new job.
Police recorded 51.7 crimes per 1,000 residents in Surrey Heath and 53.9 in Tandridge, so recorded crime per resident is 4% higher in Tandridge. The biggest difference is in vehicle offences: 2.5 per 1,000 in Surrey Heath against 4.3 in Tandridge.
Can a typical earner buy?
| Terraced house | Surrey Heath | Tandridge |
|---|---|---|
| Median full-time pay | £43,633 | £39,775 |
| House price ÷ pay | 8.8× | 10.8× |
| Median pay as a share of income typically needed to buy | 57% | 46% |
| Rent a year as a share of median pay | 40% | 51% |
Buying, by property type
| Type | Surrey Heath | Tandridge | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | £710,000 | £795,000 | +12% in Tandridge |
| Semi-detached | £471,000 | £490,000 | +4% in Tandridge |
| Terraced | £385,000 | £430,000 | +12% in Tandridge |
| Flat | £232,500 | £275,000 | +18% in Tandridge |
Renting, by property type
| Type (average rent a month) | Surrey Heath | Tandridge | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | £2,243 | £2,232 | -0% in Tandridge |
| Semi-detached | £1,609 | £1,743 | +8% in Tandridge |
| Terraced | £1,457 | £1,678 | +15% in Tandridge |
| Flat | £1,218 | £1,344 | +10% in Tandridge |
Crime
Police recorded 51.7 crimes per 1,000 residents in Surrey Heath and 53.9 in Tandridge, so recorded crime per resident is 4% higher in Tandridge.
| Police recorded crime per 1,000 residents | Surrey Heath | Tandridge | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime (excluding fraud) | 51.7 | 53.9 | +4% in Tandridge |
| Violence against the person | 20.3 | 19.6 | -3% in Tandridge |
| Sexual offences | 2.3 | 1.7 | -27% in Tandridge |
| Robbery | 0.3 | 0.3 | -17% in Tandridge |
| Residential burglary (per 1,000 households) | 3.0 | 4.9 | +66% in Tandridge |
| Vehicle offences | 2.5 | 4.3 | +75% in Tandridge |
| Theft from the person | 0.3 | 0.3 | +4% in Tandridge |
| Criminal damage and arson | 4.6 | 6.1 | +32% in Tandridge |
Rates use resident population, so city centres and student areas show higher crime per resident than residents experience. Recorded crime also depends on reporting and police recording practice.
How prices have changed in each area
Average house price for all property types, indexed so that 2005 is 100. A line at 200 means prices have doubled.
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| Year | Surrey Heath | Tandridge |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 100 | 100 |
| 2006 | 104 | 107 |
| 2007 | 116 | 116 |
| 2008 | 114 | 115 |
| 2009 | 102 | 105 |
| 2010 | 113 | 115 |
| 2011 | 110 | 115 |
| 2012 | 114 | 118 |
| 2013 | 119 | 119 |
| 2014 | 131 | 134 |
| 2015 | 145 | 145 |
| 2016 | 157 | 161 |
| 2017 | 159 | 168 |
| 2018 | 160 | 172 |
| 2019 | 160 | 166 |
| 2020 | 158 | 171 |
| 2021 | 170 | 183 |
| 2022 | 185 | 196 |
| 2023 | 183 | 196 |
| 2024 | 180 | 194 |
| 2025 | 184 | 190 |
| 12 months to July 2026 | 188 | 187 |
In 2005 the average home cost £242,306 in Surrey Heath and £266,557 in Tandridge. Now it is £454,644 and £498,432: Surrey Heath is up 88% and Tandridge is up 87%.
Buying a home against local pay, over time
Average house price divided by median full-time pay. Higher means harder to afford.
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| Year | Surrey Heath | Tandridge |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 7.6 years of pay | – |
| 2010 | 7.8 years of pay | 10.3 years of pay |
| 2015 | 10.3 years of pay | 12.3 years of pay |
| 2020 | 9.7 years of pay | 12.2 years of pay |
| 2025 | 10.2 years of pay | 12.7 years of pay |
In 2010 a home cost 7.8 years of pay in Surrey Heath and 10.3 years in Tandridge. In 2025 it was 10.2 years and 12.7 years.
How rents have changed in each area
Average monthly rent for all property types, indexed so that 2015 is 100.
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| Year | Surrey Heath | Tandridge |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 100 | 100 |
| 2016 | 102 | 103 |
| 2017 | 109 | 104 |
| 2018 | 109 | 106 |
| 2019 | 106 | 106 |
| 2020 | 106 | 107 |
| 2021 | 107 | 111 |
| 2022 | 111 | 114 |
| 2023 | 120 | 121 |
| 2024 | 133 | 127 |
| 2025 | 140 | 134 |
| August 2026 | 142 | 141 |
In 2015 the average rent was £1,056 a month in Surrey Heath and £1,159 in Tandridge. Now it is £1,503 and £1,637: up 42% in Surrey Heath and up 41% in Tandridge.
What your salary is worth in each area
Salary needed to afford the same kind of home (terraced), going by median prices and average rents.
Moving from Surrey Heath to Tandridge
| Earning in Surrey Heath | Equivalent to buy in Tandridge | Equivalent to rent in Tandridge |
|---|---|---|
| £30,000 | £33,500 | £34,500 |
| £40,000 | £44,500 | £46,000 |
| £50,000 | £56,000 | £57,500 |
| £60,000 | £67,000 | £69,000 |
Moving from Tandridge to Surrey Heath
| Earning in Tandridge | Equivalent to buy in Surrey Heath | Equivalent to rent in Surrey Heath |
|---|---|---|
| £30,000 | £27,000 | £26,000 |
| £40,000 | £36,000 | £34,500 |
| £50,000 | £45,000 | £43,500 |
| £60,000 | £53,500 | £52,000 |