RH8 9LY postcode in Oxted, Surrey
RH8 9LY is a postcode in Oxted, in the Oxted North ward of Tandridge. It is in the East Surrey parliamentary constituency and the Surrey police force area, and has been in use since June 2005.
Where RH8 9LY is, and what is near it
- RH8 9LY
- Other postcodes in RH8 9: press one for its page
- 3 schools
- 2 railway stations
- 3 GP practices
- 3 bus stops
- Further out, with the distance
Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.2532, longitude -0.0170)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them
Who looks after RH8 9LY?
- TandridgeDistrict council Tandridge: bins, council tax, planning
- SurreyCounty council Surrey: schools, roads, care
- Council tax bandSet for each home, not for a postcode. The bands and a year's charge around RH8 9LY Check a council tax band on GOV.UK
- SurreyPolice force area
- East SurreyParliamentary constituency. Its MP is Claire Coutinho (Conservative), as Parliament lists them. Contact Claire Coutinho
ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.
Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.
What broadband can you get at RH8 9LY?
Every home and business at RH8 9LY can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.
Tandridge: 73%
Tandridge: 96%
The line marks the figure across Tandridge.
Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
When are the bins collected at RH8 9LY?
BinDayBuddy has not read Tandridge District Council's days for RH8 9LY today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.
Check the bin days for RH8 9LY on BinDayBuddySource: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it
Is RH8 9LY at risk of flooding?
From rivers and the sea, long term
High riskThe Environment Agency counts 10 homes and businesses at RH8 9LY. 2 are in an area at high risk of flooding from rivers or the sea.
High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.
Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.
Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.
From surface water, across Tandridge
The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for RH8 9LY: 1,627 properties in Tandridge are at high risk (3.4% of all its properties). All the figures for Tandridge
Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Flood warnings
The centre of RH8 9LY is in one of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for it at 06:15 on 22 October 2026.
- Rivers Eden and Eden BrookFlood alert areaIts warnings on GOV.UK: Rivers Eden and Eden Brook
Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026; warnings in force checked at 06:15 on 22 October 2026, using Environment Agency flood and river level data from the real-time data API (Beta). Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these
What do homes sell for near RH8 9LY?
Homes in RH8 9 sold for a typical £510,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 68 sales, down 11.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- 12 months to August 2025
- £577,500
- 12 months to August 2026
- £510,000
▼ down 11.7% on the 12 months before
Across the whole RH8 district: a typical £569,250 from 172 sales.
How we work this out: house prices by postcodeSource: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Homes sold in RH8 9LY
HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in RH8 9LY from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 6 October 2025. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.
Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
What council tax band are homes near RH8 9LY?
The Valuation Office Agency counts about 650 homes in the neighbourhood around RH8 9LY. The largest share of them, 43%, are in council tax band G. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (23%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.
Council tax bands, and a year's council tax
Band D in Tandridge for 2026‑27: £2,595. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,730 (band A) to £5,190 (band H); band G, the most common, is £4,325.
| Band | Homes around here | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | about 10 (2%) | £1,730 |
| Band B | about 10 (2%) | £2,018 |
| Band C | about 30 (5%) | £2,307 |
| Band D | about 40 (6%) | £2,595 |
| Band E | about 100 (15%) | £3,171 |
| Band F | about 90 (14%) | £3,748 |
| Band G | about 280 (43%) | £4,325 |
| Band H | about 90 (14%) | £5,190 |
When the homes were built
- 15% Before 1900
- 10% 1900 to 1918
- 16% 1919 to 1939
- 23% 1945 to 1964
- 15% 1965 to 1982
- 5% 1983 to 1999
- 3% 2000 to 2009
- 10% 2010 to 2019
- 3% 2020 or later
Averages for Tandridge before discounts, not any one home's bill.
Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of RH8 9LY is in (ONS area E01030839), rounded by the VOA.
Check one home's band on GOV.UKSource: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which schools are near RH8 9LY?
The nearest open schools to RH8 9LY, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.
Primary
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it
Where is the nearest station to RH8 9LY?
The nearest railway station to the centre of RH8 9LY is Oxted Rail Station, 1.0 km away in a straight line.
- Oxted Rail Station Railway station 1.0 kmWalk
- Oxted Rail Station Railway station 1.0 kmWalk
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
3 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest High Street, 98 m away.
More stations near RH8 9LY, and how we find themSource: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are near RH8 9LY?
The nearest GP practices to the centre of RH8 9LY, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.
- Oxted Health Centre Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report May 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 01883 734000 1.3 kmCycle
- Pond Tail Surgery Phone 01883 742279 3.5 kmCycle
- Westerham Practice Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report March 2017, over 3 years old · Phone 01959 564949 6.3 kmDrive
Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Where can I charge an electric car near RH8 9LY?
OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of RH8 9LY on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.
See more chargers on Open Charge MapSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it
Which dentists are near RH8 9LY?
The nearest to the centre of RH8 9LY, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.
- Neo Orthodontics Oxted Phone 01883 845123 1.1 kmWalk
- Portman Smile Clinic Phone 01795 477224 1.1 kmWalk
- Portman Smile Clinic Oxted Phone 01883 845123 1.1 kmWalk
Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it
Which hospitals are nearest to RH8 9LY?
The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.
- North Downs Hospital Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report September 2016, over 3 years old · Phone 01883 348981 4.9 kmCycle
- Caterham Dene Hospital 5.8 kmDrive
Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.
Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it
Which care homes are near RH8 9LY?
The nearest care homes to the centre of RH8 9LY, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.
- Ridgeway Manor Residential Care Home Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report October 2022, over 3 years old · Phone 01883 717055 650 mWalk
- Ormesby House Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report October 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 01883 714757 650 mWalk
- Tandridge Heights Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report February 2026 · Phone 01883 715595 1.3 kmCycle
Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it
Which pharmacies are near RH8 9LY?
The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of RH8 9LY, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.
- Boots, 48 Station Road East Mon and Tue 9am to 2pm, 3pm to 5:30pm; Wed 9am to 5:30pm; Thu and Fri 9am to 2pm, 3pm to 5:30pm; Sat 9am to 3pm; Sun closed · Phone 01883 712620 1.1 kmWalk
- Paydens Pharmacy, 22 Station Road East Mon to Fri 9am to 6:30pm; Sat 9am to 5:30pm; Sun closed · Phone 01883 712081 1.1 kmWalk
- Hurst Green Pharmacy Mon and Tue 9am to 1pm, 2:15pm to 5:30pm; Wed 9am to 1pm; Thu and Fri 9am to 1pm, 2:15pm to 5:30pm; Sat 9am to 1pm; Sun closed · Phone 01883 712266 2.0 kmCycle
Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.
Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which vets are near RH8 9LY?
The nearest vets to the centre of RH8 9LY on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.
- Medivet 1.0 kmWalk
- Tanhouse Veterinary Clinic 1.3 kmCycle
- North Downs Referrals 6.1 kmDrive
OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it
Is RH8 9LY in a conservation area?
The centre of RH8 9LY is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:
Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.
Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
How much crime is there near RH8 9LY?
Police.uk records 58 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of RH8 9LY in August 2026, the latest month it has published.
Also: vehicle crime 2, bicycle theft 2, drugs 2, other crime 2, criminal damage and arson 1, theft from the person 1, robbery 1, possession of weapons 1.
Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.
Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 monthsSource: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
The official record for RH8 9LY
- Ward
- Oxted North
- Parish
- Oxted
- Region
- South East
- Country
- England
- Built-up area
- Oxted
- Rural or urban
- Urban, nearer to a major town or city
- In use since
- June 2005
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources
Where to check what we do not hold
- Food hygiene ratings: Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency
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