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Overview

South East · Non-metropolitan district

Tandridge

2026/27 view

Tandridge · ONS E07000215

Financial position as at 2026/27 Q1 quarter end

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COUNCIL AT A GLANCE

Who runs the council and its current position

38/ 100
COUNCILMETRICS FINANCIAL HEALTH SCORE

Under pressure

Compared only with non-metropolitan district councils using central government returns.

164 councils in peer group Rank 112 of 164 High confidence 2024/25 outturn · 2026/27 Q1 debt How this is calculated
Reserves cover56
Debt burden26
Liquidity40
Debt direction17
YEAR-ON-YEAR CONTEXT Change from the previous reported period Each measure uses its own official reporting timetable.
Net debt £71.95m 2026/27 Q1 vs 2025/26 Q4
+£5.63m 8.5%
Service expenditure £12.91m 2024/25 vs 2023/24
+£2.06m 19.0%
Unallocated reserves £2.97m 2024/25 vs 2023/24
£0.00 0.0%
FIVE-YEAR FINANCIAL TREND

How this council's finances have changed

Official annual outturn. Each line uses its own scale so direction remains easy to read.

Through 2024/25
Service expenditure £12.91m
0.3%
2020/21: £12.87m 2021/22: £12.24m 2022/23: £10.67m 2023/24: £10.84m 2024/25: £12.91m
Net revenue expenditure £12.23m
6.8%
2020/21: £13.12m 2021/22: £17.24m 2022/23: £12.08m 2023/24: £10.03m 2024/25: £12.23m
Council Tax requirement £10.82m
13.8%
2020/21: £9.51m 2021/22: £9.72m 2022/23: £10.01m 2023/24: £10.38m 2024/25: £10.82m
Unallocated reserves £2.97m
32.3%
2020/21: £2.24m 2021/22: £2.26m 2022/23: £2.26m 2023/24: £2.97m 2024/25: £2.97m
COUNCILMETRICS COMMUNITY SCORE Share your experience 0 of 25 responses collected before results are published
Score this council
Political controlNot yet recordedAdministration not identified
Council leaderNot identifiedParty not identified
Resident population90,5862024 estimate
Latest net debt£71.95m2026/27 Q1 quarter end
WASTE & RECYCLING

What happens to household waste?

Official Defra measures for Tandridge, with like-for-like comparison against collection authorities.

2024/25
57.6%recycled
Household recycling rate

Recycling rate fell

0.2 percentage points vs 2023/24
12 of 196 peer authorities Peer median 42.1%
Residual waste353.5 kgper household−8.0 kg year on year
Waste collected347.9 kgper resident−15.8 kg year on year
Household waste31,895tonnes collected18,376 tonnes recycled
WHERE HOUSEHOLD WASTE WENT

Recycled versus residual waste

18,376 t recycled, composted or reused 13,519 t not recycled
RECYCLING RATE TREND

10 years of official data

57.6%
2015/16: 53.1%2016/17: 57.7%2017/18: 58.4%2018/19: 58.1%2019/20: 59.1%2020/21: 59.9%2021/22: 59.9%2022/23: 57.8%2023/24: 57.8%2024/25: 57.6%
2015/162024/25
Official Defra waste statistics · Annual local-authority return · Figures may not sum exactly because of published rounding.View source
EDUCATION

Schools and education

Schools, pupil numbers and latest education outcomes across Tandridge.

2024/25
SCHOOLS & PUPILS

Education at a glance

Explore schools
47 Open schools
15,578 Pupils
17,413 School places
89.5% Capacity utilisation
ATTAINMENT & OUTCOMES

Key Stage 4

Published outcomes for pupils living in Tandridge.

Attainment 8
44.7
South East 47.0
England 46.1
1.4 points below England
English & maths grade 5+
41.9%
South East 47.9%
England 45.4%
3.5 percentage points below England
EBacc entry
35.6%
South East 41.6%
England 40.5%
4.9 percentage points below England
PROGRESS

Progress 8

-0.11

Latest published Progress 8 score, 2023/24.

A score of 0 represents the national average.
TREND

Attainment 8 over time

46.6 18/19
50.3 19/20
52.4 20/21
47.6 21/22
45.2 22/23
46.4 23/24
44.7 24/25
Education context

Tandridge's latest Key Stage 4 outcomes are below both South East and England benchmarks across all three headline measures.

Department for Education · Key Stage 4 performance · Pupil residency
HOUSING & AFFORDABILITY

Housing costs and local earnings

House prices and affordability for Tandridge, based on the earnings of local residents.

2025
Median house price
£490,000
+ 11.4% over five years
Median resident earnings
£39,775
+ 5.8% over five years
House price to earnings
12.32×
Higher from 11.70× five years ago
PRIVATE RENTING

Average monthly private rent

Typical private rental cost across all property types in Tandridge.

£1,634 / month
+ 3.9% in the last year
July 2026
Tandridge
£1,634
+ 3.9%
South East
£1,419
+ 2.9%
England
£1,451
+ 3.8%
Compared with South East £215 more per month
Compared with England £183 more per month
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

Housing affordability

Median house price as a multiple of median resident earnings. Lower is more affordable.

Tandridge
12.32×
South East
9.20×
England
7.64×
Compared with South East Less affordable
Compared with England Less affordable
Source: Office for National Statistics · Housing affordability in England and Wales · House prices year ending September · Residence-based earnings
PLANNING & HOUSING DELIVERY

Is development moving through the system?

Quarterly planning decisions and the government's latest three-year Housing Delivery Test.

2026 Q1
Applications received197this quarter−6 vs 2025 Q4
Applications decided147this quarter−41 vs 2025 Q4
Outstanding applications—at quarter end
83.7%approved
Overall approval rate123 granted24 refused+6.5 pts vs previous quarter
DECISION TIMELINESS

Decisions made within time

93.2%
Rank 135 of 294 reporting authoritiesNational median 92.5%

1.7 percentage points higher than 2025 Q4

APPLICATION MIX

Performance by development type

TypeDecisionsApprovedIn time Major425.0%100.0% Minor4067.5%80.0% Other10392.2%98.1%
QUARTERLY FLOW

Applications through the system

Last 8 quarters
2024 Q2: 1542024 Q3: 1712024 Q4: 1652025 Q1: 2392025 Q2: 1652025 Q3: 2112025 Q4: 2032026 Q1: 1972024 Q2: 1992024 Q3: 1892024 Q4: 1672025 Q1: 1552025 Q2: 1912025 Q3: 1752025 Q4: 1882026 Q1: 147
2024 Q2
Received Decided Outstanding
2026 Q1
HOUSING DELIVERY TEST

Homes delivered against requirement

38%
Required1,915homes over three years
Delivered732homes over three years
100% requirement
Presumption in favourHDT 2025 government assessment
CRIME & POLICING

Police-recorded crime

Latest police-recorded crime figures for Tandridge, excluding fraud.

Year ending Mar 2026
Recorded offences 4,884 Total police-recorded crime excluding fraud
Crime rate 53.9 offences per 1,000 residents
Annual change − 1.9% compared with the previous year
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

Recorded crime rate

Offences per 1,000 residents
Tandridge Your council
53.9 − 1.9%
South East Region
70.5 − 2.7%
England National
83.4 − 1.5%

Tandridge has a recorded crime rate 23.5% below South East. It is 35.4% below the England rate.

OFFENCE PROFILE

Recorded crime by category

Surrey
Violence 1,776
19.6 per 1,000 + 0.4%
Theft 1,417
15.6 per 1,000 − 3.3%
Public order 581
6.4 per 1,000 + 4.1%
Criminal damage 552
6.1 per 1,000 + 9.5%
Shoplifting 312
3.4 per 1,000 − 10.6%
Vehicle offences 391
4.3 per 1,000 − 2.0%
Burglary 226
2.5 per 1,000 − 8.1%
Drug offences 208
2.3 per 1,000 − 30.4%
ONS / Home Office · Police-recorded crime · Community Safety Partnership data
SCHOOLS & OFSTED

Schools and inspection outcomes

Open schools, pupil numbers and the latest published Ofsted inspection position for Tandridge.

47 schools
Open schools 47
Pupils 15,578
School places 17,413
Capacity used 89.5%
Primary 24 schools
6,615 pupils
Other / specialist 20 schools
5,228 pupils
Secondary 3 schools
3,735 pupils
CURRENT POSITION

Inspection coverage

Latest Ofsted management information
Renewed framework 5
10.6% of open schools
Previous full framework 12
25.5% of open schools
Ungraded inspection 13
27.7% of open schools
No Ofsted record 15
31.9% of open schools
No published outcome 2
4.3% of open schools
RENEWED FRAMEWORK

Latest inspection standards

5 schools assessed
Achievement 5 assessed
Expected standard 5
Attendance & behaviour 5 assessed
Expected standard 3
Needs attention 1
Strong standard 1
Curriculum & teaching 5 assessed
Expected standard 4
Strong standard 1
Inclusion 5 assessed
Expected standard 3
Strong standard 2
Leadership & governance 5 assessed
Expected standard 3
Strong standard 2
Personal development 5 assessed
Expected standard 3
Strong standard 2
Safeguarding 5 assessed
Met 5
PREVIOUS FRAMEWORK

Legacy Ofsted ratings

These ratings apply only to schools whose latest full inspection remains under the previous Ofsted framework. Schools assessed under the renewed framework are shown separately above.

Outstanding 2
Good 8
Not judged 2
LOCAL SCHOOLS

School directory

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School Phase Pupils Capacity Latest Ofsted position
Audley Primary School URN 125060 · CR3 5ED Primary 211 218 Ungraded inspection
Bletchingley Village Primary School URN 144229 · RH1 4PP Primary 230 210 Not judged
Burstow Primary School URN 150653 · RH6 9PT Primary 385 416 No published outcome
Dormansland Primary School URN 124986 · RH7 6PE Primary 207 210 Ungraded inspection
Felbridge Primary School URN 151106 · RH19 2NT Primary 207 218 Good
Godstone Primary and Nursery School URN 125021 · RH9 8NH Primary 226 225 Ungraded inspection
Hamsey Green Primary URN 144230 · CR6 9AN Primary 402 420 Good
Hillcroft Primary School & Nursery URN 140880 · CR3 5PG Primary 462 420 Outstanding
School information: Get Information about Schools (GIAS). Inspection information: Ofsted monthly management information. Inspection frameworks differ over time, so renewed-framework standards and previous overall effectiveness grades are shown separately.
Published expenditure£0.00No spending file imported
Revenue budget£0.00Not imported
Reported overspend£0.00Not imported outturn
Contracts00 active
Identified suppliers0Normalised entities
PEOPLE AND PLACE

Population snapshot

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Population 90,586 2024
South East region 9,642,942
Tandridge represents 0.94% of the region's population
Five-year population change
+3,663 residents ↑ 4.2%
2019: 86,923 residents2020: 87,248 residents2021: 88,127 residents2022: 89,002 residents2023: 90,049 residents2024: 90,586 residents
Tandridge +4.2%
South East +4.9%
England +4.3%
Growth context

Tandridge's population grew over five years. Its change was 0.7 percentage points below the South East and broadly in line with England.

2019–2024 ONS mid-year estimates
Population estimates and labour-market measures from ONS/Nomis.Official profile
BENEFITS & FINANCIAL PRESSURE

How is Universal Credit changing in Tandridge?

People receiving Universal Credit and how the caseload has changed over the latest 24 months.

DWP · May 2026
PEOPLE ON UNIVERSAL CREDIT 6,483 7.2% of the 2024 resident population May 2026
CHANGE IN 12 MONTHS +9.9% +582 people
LATEST MONTHLY CHANGE +0.3% +20 since April 2026
LOCAL CONTEXT

Universal Credit recipients as a share of population

Comparison using 2024 resident population estimates.

May 2026
Tandridge LOCAL AUTHORITY
7.2%
South East REGION
9.5%
England COUNTRY
12.3%
Percentage of the resident population receiving Universal Credit. This is not an unemployment rate.
24-MONTH TREND

People receiving Universal Credit

Monthly caseload recorded on the DWP Universal Credit system.

June 2024 May 2026
6,483 5,860 5,236
June 2024 May 2026
What does this measure?

Universal Credit provides financial support to people who are on a low income or out of work. These figures count people receiving Universal Credit, not households and not the number of people who are unemployed.

DWP Stat-Xplore
HOUSING LICENSING

HMOs and property licensing

Coverage not assessedNational HMO explorer
Licensed HMOsAwaiting registerOnly licensed properties will be counted
Register accessNot assessedNo register record available
Identifiable HMO expenditureNot identifiableNot separately described in published transactions
Inspection and enforcement dataAwaiting dataNo activity source imported yet
Coverage note

A licensed HMO register has not yet been located for this council. CouncilMetrics does not estimate HMO expenditure from broad housing or social-care descriptions.

FINANCE

How this council raises and spends money

Comparable official outturn for 2024/25, reported to central government.

MHCLG official outturn
Total service expenditure
£12.91m 2024/25 actual outturn
Net revenue expenditure
£12.23m 2024/25 actual outturn
Council Tax requirement
£10.82m 2024/25 actual outturn
Unallocated reserves
£2.97m 2024/25 actual outturn
Service expenditure per resident £142
Median for councils of the same type £166 13.9% below peer median
2024/25 SERVICE SPENDING

Where the money was spent

Net current expenditure after service income.

Actual outturn
Central services Gross £4.85m · Income £402.0k
£4.45m
Environmental and regulatory services Gross £5.35m · Income £2.04m
£3.31m
Planning and development Gross £4.39m · Income £1.29m
£3.09m
Housing Gross £1.86m · Income £841.0k
£1.02m
Culture and related services Gross £1.42m · Income £537.0k
£886.0k
Highways and transport Gross £225.0k · Income £150.0k
£75.0k
Public health Gross £590.0k · Income £520.0k
£70.0k
Adult social care Gross £5.0k · Income £0.00
£5.0k
CORE FUNDING

Selected funding sources

Major financing lines in the central return.

Council Tax requirement£10.82m
Retained business rates£916.0k
Revenue Support Grant£97.0k
UNALLOCATED RESERVES

Financial buffer

General unallocated reserves during the year.

Opening £2.97m
Closing £2.97m
£0.00 increase during 2024/25
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Revenue Outturn RS and RSX · values shown in pounds Official dataset
BORROWING AND INVESTMENTS

Balance-sheet position

A point-in-time view of debt and liquid investments at the end of 2026/27 Q1.

MHCLG quarterly return
Outstanding borrowing
£101.81m 2026/27 Q1 quarter end
Investments and cash
£29.86m 2026/27 Q1 quarter end
Net debt
£71.95m 2026/27 Q1 quarter end
Net debt per resident
£794 Per resident using latest population
This council's net debt per resident £794
Median for non-metropolitan district councils £95 734.1% higher than the peer median
QUARTERLY TREND

Borrowing, investments and net debt

2020/21 Q1 to 2026/27 Q1.

£5.63m quarterly increase
2020/21 Q12021/22 Q32023/24 Q12024/25 Q32026/27 Q1
Latest quarterly movement +£5.63m +8.5%
Change across the series +£13.86m Net debt since 2020/21 Q1
What changed?

Net debt increased during the quarter, with higher outstanding borrowing contributing to the movement.

BORROWING COMPOSITION

Where the borrowing sits

PWLB, other longer-term borrowing and short-term borrowing.

2026/27 Q1
Public Works Loan Board£94.17m
Short-term borrowing£7.64m
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment live table · 2026/27 Q1 · values shown in pounds Official dataset
COUNCIL TAX & COLLECTION

How much council tax remains unpaid?

Council tax collection, outstanding arrears and write-offs reported to central government.

MHCLG 2025/26
Outstanding arrears
£7.45m Total outstanding at financial year-end
Collection rate
97.89% Collected against the in-year debit
Council tax written off
£119,000 Written off during the financial year
Council tax collected
£96.68m Receipts relating to the financial year
FIVE-YEAR TREND

How has unpaid council tax changed?

Outstanding arrears at each financial year-end.

2021/22–2025/26
OUTSTANDING ARREARS 2025/26
£7.45m
CHANGE SINCE 2021/22
+ 29.2%
+ £1.69m
ENGLAND CHANGE
+49.5%
£5.77m 2021/22 £6.63m 2022/23 £6.60m 2023/24 £6.54m 2024/25 £7.45m 2025/26

Figures represent total outstanding council tax balances, including arrears carried forward from earlier years. Changes in council boundaries can affect historical comparisons.

OUTSTANDING ARREARS

Where does the unpaid council tax come from?

Breakdown of outstanding balances at the end of 2025/26.

£7.45m outstanding
CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR £2.39m

32.1% of outstanding arrears

EARLIER FINANCIAL YEARS £5.06m

67.9% of outstanding arrears

Current-year arrears Earlier-years arrears

Earlier-years arrears represent unpaid council tax carried forward from previous financial years. These figures do not identify individual households or establish whether balances are recoverable.

COLLECTION PERFORMANCE

How does this council compare?

England 2025/26
In-year collection rate 97.89%

England average: 95.60%  ·  2.29 percentage points above England

Outstanding arrears include unpaid balances from earlier financial years and are not the same as council tax uncollected during 2025/26. Monetary values are rounded for display. Official MHCLG source

SPENDING

Published directorate expenditure

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CONTRACTS

Largest contracts

Explore all 0 contracts
ContractSupplierStatusEnd dateOriginal value
SUPPLIERS

Largest supplier exposure

Dated transactions
SupplierPaymentsPublished expenditure
PROVENANCE

Source documents

39 imported
DocumentDatasetPeriodStatusOfficial source
Housing Delivery Test 2025 results — Tandridgemhclg housing delivery testHDT 2025–HDT 2025importedOpen
MHCLG district planning application decisions (PS2) — Tandridgemhclg planning ps21979 Q2–2026 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG district planning application statistics (PS1) — Tandridgemhclg planning ps11996 Q2–2026 Q1importedOpen
Defra local authority waste statistics — Tandridge District Councildefra local authority waste2010/11–2024/25importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2023/24 — Tandridgemhclg revenue outturn rsx2023/24importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2023/24 — Tandridgemhclg revenue outturn rs2023/24importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2022/23 — Tandridgemhclg revenue outturn rsx2022/23importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2022/23 — Tandridgemhclg revenue outturn rs2022/23importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2021/22 — Tandridgemhclg revenue outturn rsx2021/22importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2021/22 — Tandridgemhclg revenue outturn rs2021/22importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2020/21 — Tandridgemhclg revenue outturn rsx2020/21importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2020/21 — Tandridgemhclg revenue outturn rs2020/21importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q4 — Tandridgemhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q3 — Tandridgemhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q2 — Tandridgemhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q1 — Tandridgemhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q4 — Tandridgemhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q3 — Tandridgemhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q2 — Tandridgemhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q1 — Tandridgemhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q4 — Tandridgemhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q3 — Tandridgemhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q2 — Tandridgemhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q1 — Tandridgemhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q4 — Tandridgemhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q3 — Tandridgemhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q2 — Tandridgemhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q1 — Tandridgemhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q4 — Tandridgemhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q3 — Tandridgemhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q2 — Tandridgemhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q1 — Tandridgemhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q4 — Tandridgemhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q3 — Tandridgemhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q2 — Tandridgemhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q1 — Tandridgemhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2026/27 Q1 — Tandridgemhclg borrowing investment2026/27 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2024/25 — Tandridgemhclg revenue outturn rsx2024/25importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2024/25 — Tandridgemhclg revenue outturn rs2024/25importedOpen
How to read these figures and the Financial Health Score

Budget summaries and financial positions retain the reporting year and assurance status of their original source. Draft or unaudited values are labelled separately from audited outturn figures. The Financial Health Score uses reserves cover, net debt per resident, liquidity and quarterly debt direction from central MHCLG returns. Each component is converted to a percentile among councils of the same authority type; available components are weighted 35%, 30%, 20% and 15% respectively. A score is published only when at least three components covering 65% of the weighting are available. It is a comparative financial indicator, not an assessment of service quality or political performance.