Old Chirk Road, Horley, RH6 9SD

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around RH6 9SD is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.5%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	52.6%	50.5%	-2.1%	51.0%	-0.5%
Male	47.4%	49.5%	2.1%	49.0%	0.5%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	32%	33.1%	1.1%	37.9%	-4.8%
Married: Opposite sex	50.7%	49%	-1.7%	44.2%	4.8%
Separated	3.6%	2.7%	-0.9%	2.2%	0.5%
Divorced	8%	9.6%	1.6%	9.1%	0.5%
Widowed	5.6%	5.7%	0.1%	6.1%	-0.4%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (87.3%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	50.2%	50.8%	0.6%	48.4%	2.4%
Good health	33.3%	36.5%	3.2%	33.6%	2.9%
Fair health	12.6%	10.1%	-2.5%	12.7%	-2.6%
Bad health	2.6%	1.9%	-0.7%	4.0%	-2.1%
Very bad health	1.2%	0.7%	-0.5%	1.2%	-0.5%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	19%	15.8%	-3.2%	18.2%	-2.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	19.9%	11.3%	-8.6%	9.6%	1.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	18.4%	16.4%	-2.0%	13.4%	3.0%
Apprenticeship	2.7%	7.8%	5.1%	5.3%	2.5%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11%	20.3%	9.3%	16.9%	3.4%
Degree or Similar	26.4%	25.4%	-1.0%	33.8%	-8.4%
Other	2.7%	3%	0.3%	2.8%	0.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 86.4% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0.7%	0.9%	0.2%	1.1%	-0.2%
Chinese	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.7%	0.0%
Indian	0%	2.6%	2.6%	3.1%	-0.5%
Pakistani	0%	0.9%	0.9%	2.7%	-1.8%
Other Asian	0.5%	0.9%	0.4%	1.6%	-0.7%
Black African	0%	0.5%	0.5%	2.5%	-2.0%
Black Caribbean	0.2%	0.9%	0.7%	1.0%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Asian	0.7%	0.9%	0.2%	0.8%	0.1%
Mixed White and African	0.2%	0.9%	0.7%	0.4%	0.5%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.7%	1.6%	0.9%	0.9%	0.7%
Mixed Other	0.2%	1.2%	1.0%	0.8%	0.4%
White	96.2%	86.4%	-9.8%	81.4%	5.0%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.5%	1.2%	0.7%	0.1%	1.1%
Other	0%	0.2%	0.2%	1.6%	-1.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, 91.8% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is higher than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	93.3%	91.8%	-1.5%	83.2%	8.6%
European Union	1.4%	1.6%	0.2%	6.1%	-4.5%
Rest of Europe	1.2%	0.9%	-0.3%	0.8%	0.1%
Africa	1.2%	1.2%	0.0%	2.7%	-1.5%
Middle East and Asia	1.9%	3.1%	1.2%	5.6%	-2.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.7%	1.2%	0.5%	1.3%	-0.1%
Oceania	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%	0.3%	-0.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	92.9%	91.6%	-1.3%	83.2%	8.4%
10+ Years	0.2%	7.3%	7.1%	9.8%	-2.5%
5-10 Years	0.2%	0.7%	0.5%	2.9%	-2.2%
2-5 Years	1%	0.5%	-0.5%	2.2%	-1.7%
Less than 2 years	5.7%	0%	-5.7%	1.9%	-1.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	87.6%	76.7%	10.9%
Ireland	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
France	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Italy	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
Portugal	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Spain	0.5%	0.4%	0.1%
Poland	0.2%	1.3%	-1.1%
Southern Asia	0.5%	1.2%	-0.7%
North America and the Caribbean	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
No passport held	8.4%	13.5%	-5.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	38%	37.2%	0.8%
Christian	51.9%	46.2%	5.7%
Hindu	1.6%	1.7%	-0.1%
Muslim	2.3%	6.5%	-4.2%
Sikh	1.9%	0.9%	1.0%
Not answered	4.2%	6.0%	-1.8%

Safety

Is RH6 9SD dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around RH6 9SD was 84.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 4.0% higher than the Burstow, Horne & Outwood average. The most reported crime type was Vehicle crime.

RH6 9SD has the 7th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Burstow, Horne & Outwood and the 74th highest crime rate of 268 local areas in Tandridge .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 28.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -49.6%.

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Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 82% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£56,000

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in RH6 9SD, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 7/10 (above average )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 4/10 (below average )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 6/10 (average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 4/10 (below average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Tandridge.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Old Chirk Road, Horley, RH6 9SD

Estimated Average Property Prices for RH6 9SD

Average Price
£694,120

Semi-Detached
£415,706

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£823,835

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£194,240

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales in RH6 9SD

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Rough Beech Granary Dowlands Lane, Horley, Surrey Detached, an established residential building	£550,000	2024-06-28	£551,117
Rough Beech Farm Dowlands Lane, Horley, Surrey Detached, an established residential building	£950,000	2023-02-24	£925,617
Rough Beech House Dowlands Lane, Horley, Surrey Detached, an established residential building	£950,000	2022-11-18	£940,471
1 Bungalow Dowlands Lane, Horley, Surrey Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£370,000	2020-01-28	£444,871
3 Bungalow Dowlands Lane, Horley, Surrey Other, an established residential building	£185,000	2019-10-24	£208,519

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for RH6 9SD

Employment

RH6 9SD area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 15% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 13% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	102
Retired	81
Self-Employed	45
Part-Time Employee	40
Looking after home or family	21
Unemployed	12
Student (economically inactive)	11
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	9
Other	7
Long-Term Sick or disabled	6

Employment Industry

Transport and storage	31
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	30
Education	18
Administrative and support service activities	15
Financial and insurance activities	14
Other	14
Construction	13
Human health and social work activities	13
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	13
Professional, scientific and technical activities	12
Manufacturing	12
Accommodation and food service activities	10
Information and communication	5
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Burstow Primary School Wheelers Lane , Smallfield RH6 9PT	3out of 4	948 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Trinity Oaks Church of England Primary School Brookfield Drive , RH6 9NS	3out of 4	3,775 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Langshott Primary School Smallfield Road , Langshott RH6 9AU	3out of 4	3,863 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Copthorne CofE Junior School Church Road , RH10 3RD	3out of 4	4,090 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School
Fairway Infant School, Copthorne Fairway , Copthorne RH10 3QD	3out of 4	4,405 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Oakwood School Balcombe Road , RH6 9AE	3out of 4	3,909 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Aurora Redehall School Redehall Road , Smallfield RH6 9QA	- not rated	1,896 yd	Other independent special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Burstow Park School Antlands Lane , Burstow RH6 9TF	- not rated	3,514 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Copthorne Preparatory School Effingham Lane , Copthorne RH10 3HR	- not rated	3,950 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Cafe Smallfield	4 The Parade		1,028 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Smallfield Sports Assoc	Sports Pavilion, Plough Road Playing Fie, Plough Road		620 yd
Smallfield Social Club	Smallfield Social Club, 8 New Road		949 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Co-Op Welcome	3 The Parade, 3 Redehall Road		996 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Plough Road Playing Field PLOUGH ROAD	grass pitches	412 yd
Burstow Primary School (Playing Field) REDEHALL ROAD	grass pitches	1,064 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Overview of RH6 9SD