Best Areas To Live
Surrey is a premium county, but it is not a uniform one and it definitely is not priced perfectly. In the live LocaleIQ table, CR3 7 currently leads Surrey, with GU10 3, KT11 3, KT24 6, GU16 9 also making the serious shortlist.
Short answer
CR3 7 is the current best all-round sector in Surrey. The most useful shortlist after that is GU10 3, KT11 3, KT24 6, GU16 9, while KT8 0 is the clearest sector that needs extra postcode-level caution.
Ranked by live LocaleIQ score — not by reputation or pricing alone.
| Sector | Area | Score | Rank | What it does well |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CR3 7 | Woldingham | 86.4 | Top 1% | Woldingham stays strong on deprivation and age. |
| GU10 3 | Western Commons | 83.9 | Top 1% | Western Commons stays strong on age and safety. |
| KT11 3 | Oxshott and Stoke D'Abernon | 82.7 | Top 1% | Oxshott and Stoke D'Abernon stays strong on deprivation and age. |
| KT24 6 | Clandon & Horsley | 81.6 | Top 1% | Clandon & Horsley stays strong on deprivation and age. |
| GU16 9 | Heatherside | 81.5 | Top 1% | Heatherside stays strong on deprivation and age. |
| KT24 5 | Clandon & Horsley | 81.1 | Top 1% | Clandon & Horsley stays strong on age and deprivation. |
| KT21 1 | Ashtead Park | 81.1 | Top 1% | Ashtead Park stays strong on deprivation and age. |
| GU10 4 | Farnham Rowledge | 80.7 | Top 2% | Farnham Rowledge stays strong on age and deprivation. |
| KT20 7 | Lower Kingswood | 80.6 | Top 2% | Lower Kingswood stays strong on age and deprivation. |
| GU20 6 | Windlesham & Chobham | 80.6 | Top 2% | Windlesham & Chobham stays strong on age and deprivation. |
Not blanket avoid calls — but the score gap is visible, so check at postcode level.
| Sector | Area | Score | Rank | Why it needs more scrutiny |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KT8 0 | Thames Ditton | 68.4 | Top 15% | Thames Ditton is being dragged down by property and education. |
| RH2 7 | Reigate | 68.5 | Top 15% | Reigate is being dragged down by property and social rented mix. |
| GU12 5 | Ash Vale | 68.5 | Top 15% | Ash Vale is being dragged down by education and property. |
| GU3 2 | Normandy & Pirbright | 68.7 | Top 14% | Normandy & Pirbright is being dragged down by education and employment. |
| GU3 3 | Worplesdon | 68.9 | Top 14% | Worplesdon is being dragged down by education and employment. |
| KT19 0 | Ewell Court | 69.2 | Top 14% | Ewell Court is being dragged down by property and education. |
The ranking usually rewards sectors that justify Surrey pricing with genuinely calmer fundamentals rather than just commuter status. Right now the leading sectors are CR3 7, GU10 3, KT11 3, KT24 6, which is why this page stays at sector level first instead of repeating one broad reputation line.
The sectors that need caution are usually the ones where buyers pay for the county label faster than the score can justify it. In the current table the weaker end is led by KT8 0, with RH2 7, GU12 5, GU3 2 also needing much harder postcode-level checking.
Value in Surrey is relative, not cheap: the sectors where the score holds up without paying the absolute top commuter premium. That is why a value-aware shortlist usually ends up including sectors such as CR3 7, KT11 3, GU10 3 rather than simply the cheapest addresses.
Safety, education, deprivation and property scores for each top sector.
Best for: families and long-stay buyers. The obvious compromise is property, which is weaker here than in the strongest sectors.
Best for: families and long-stay buyers. The compromise is price: median pricing sits around GBP905k.
Best for: families and long-stay buyers. The obvious compromise is property, which is weaker here than in the strongest sectors.
Best for: families and long-stay buyers. The compromise is price: median pricing sits around GBP875k.
Best for: buyers who want the cleanest all-round fundamentals. The obvious compromise is property, which is weaker here than in the strongest sectors.
Best for: families and long-stay buyers. The compromise is price: median pricing sits around GBP905k.
Best for: families and long-stay buyers. The compromise is price: median pricing sits around GBP725k.
Best for: families and long-stay buyers. The obvious compromise is property, which is weaker here than in the strongest sectors.
Best for: families and long-stay buyers. The obvious compromise is employment, which is weaker here than in the strongest sectors.
Best for: buyers who want the cleanest all-round fundamentals. The obvious compromise is property, which is weaker here than in the strongest sectors.
School ranking data is available separately in the schools map.
Families often come to Surrey looking for schools and long-stay appeal, so the useful shortlist is where those strengths are still backed by the wider postcode picture. In the current data that points most clearly to CR3 7, GU10 3, GU10 4.
School-first buying in Surrey still needs postcode scrutiny because the strongest education narratives sit inside a very broad county market. This page still ranks residential sectors first, so use the schools explorer for the full school map.
If safety is your first filter, start with GU10 3, GU20 6, CR3 7, GU16 9 and then confirm the exact postcode.
The county's village and secondary-town belts matter because they can preserve Surrey quality without the hottest station-area pricing. Right now the sectors worth checking first are CR3 7, GU10 4, GU10 3.
Value in Surrey is relative, not cheap: the sectors where the score holds up without paying the absolute top commuter premium. The current value shortlist points most clearly to CR3 7, KT11 3, GU10 3.
This Surrey page is built from live LocaleIQ sector ranking data and then checked with representative postcode reports. The sector table tells you where the best current shortlist sits; the postcode links are there because no serious move decision should stop at sector level.
The ranking is intentionally decision-oriented. Expensive areas do not automatically rank highest, and cheaper sectors are not treated as bargains unless the underlying signals support that story. Every page here is rendered server-side so the core answer is visible without JavaScript.
CR3 7 is the current leader in LocaleIQ's Surrey table, but the useful shortlist is broader than one winner. The strongest current sectors are CR3 7, GU10 3, KT11 3, KT24 6, GU16 9.
CR3 7, GU10 3, GU10 4 are the strongest family-side shortlists in the current data because they combine better safety and education support than the weaker sectors.
GU10 3 (96.7 safety), GU20 6 (96.2 safety), CR3 7 (95.3 safety), GU16 9 (91.7 safety) are the current safety leaders in the top-tier shortlist.
The sectors that need caution are usually the ones where buyers pay for the county label faster than the score can justify it. In the current table that means starting with KT8 0, RH2 7, GU12 5, GU3 2, GU3 3, KT19 0 and checking them postcode by postcode rather than relying on the headline area name.
CR3 7 (86.4), KT11 3 (82.7), GU10 3 (83.9) are the strongest current value-led sectors because they hold up better on score than their price suggests.
CR3 7 (86.4), GU10 4 (80.7), GU10 3 (83.9) are the strongest current outer-market options in the live table.
Use the sector table to build a shortlist, then open the exact postcode you are considering. Surrey is too granular for a broad county-level answer to be enough on its own.
The fastest way to use this page is to shortlist sectors first, then open the exact address you are considering. That is where the real move trade-offs show up.
