| Council revenue turnover |
- Tandridge District Council's annual revenue turnover for 2007/2008 is about 51.5million, which includes the costs of maintaining the housing stock, and has an annual capital investment programme of around 6.4million.
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| Population and households |
- Tandridge has a population of 79,600, the third smallest in Surrey and the lowest population density with 3.2 persons per hectare compared to a county average of 6.1. The change in total population since 1991 is 5.8%. For detailed 2001 Census information go to the Census key statistics page.
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- Approximately 70% of the population live in the main northern residential areas of Caterham, Oxted, Warlingham and Whyteleafe which together cover about 9% of the Council's geographical area. The remainder live in smaller settlements and villages.The continuing national trend towards smaller household sizes is reflected in the District and nearly 60% of households now consist of one or two persons (27% are single person households).
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- The total number of households is 31,640. Approximately 20% of residents are above pensionable age compared to the Surrey average of 18.8%.The level of owner occupation in the District is over 80%, which is well above the national average. Some 11% of homes are rented from the Council or housing associations and 9% are rented privately.
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- Just over half the District's working population of 40,000 commute out to the major employment centres such as London (33%) and Crawley and Gatwick (8%). The use of train to get to work is higher in Tandridge - 14% than the Surrey average of 10%.
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| Transport |
- Personal mobility is high and approximately 87% of households have at least one car; 48% have two cars or more. The District benefits from a good highway network, which includes the A22 and A25, the M23 and M25 motorways and also benefits from the proximity of Gatwick Airport. But there are also costs in the form of noise and pollution resulting from the high levels of road and air traffic.
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- Tandridge is well served by the rail network; the East Grinstead and Caterham lines connect many towns and villages with London. The Reading to Tonbridge line also provides a passenger and freight service through the district.
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| Environment |
- Tandridge is a large, mainly rural district covering 24,819 hectares, in East Surrey.
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- The District is almost entirely covered by the Green Belt (approximately 90%) and only 12% of its area developed. Some 28% of the District is open space or woodland and 60% is under agricultural activity, which is 17% higher than the average for Surrey.
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- Tandridge has 19 Conservation Areas and 600 Listed Buildings, of which 19 are recognised as being of outstanding national interest and are designated as GradeI buildings. There are eight Sites of Special Scientific Interest, five Local Nature Reserves and over a third of the District is designated as being either an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty or Great Landscape Value.
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| Towns and businesses |
- The main towns in Tandridge are Caterham and Oxted which have populations of 25,000 and 11,000 respectively and provide shopping facilities for the local population and surrounding areas. Although the main shopping areas of the District are well used, many people travel outside the area for shopping to the centres of Crawley, Croydon, Redhill and East Grinstead.
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- There are more than 2,500 active businesses in the District, ranging from sole traders to multi-national companies.
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| Rubbish and recycling |
- Tandridge District Council collects more than 30,000 tonnes of household waste each year, 23,500 tonnes are disposed of in the landfill site and 7,500 tonnes recycled.The current recycling rate is almost 24% which compares well with the rest of Surrey and is one of the better rates for dry recycables in the country.
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| Crime |
- Tandridge is part of the East Surrey Police Division, where the crime rate is low with 57 recorded crimes per 1,000 population against a national average of 113.
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