Measuring the distances…
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Thinking of living at RH5 5DJ? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
Most daily things are within reach on foot; the station and GP are further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newdigate CofE Endowed Aided Infant School | Primary | 0 m | – |
| The Weald CofE Primary School | Primary | 2.0 km | 54% met the expected standard |
| Charlwood Village Primary School | Primary | 4.9 km | 67% met the expected standard |
Every primary near RH5 5DJ, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Capel Tennis Club | 2.3 km | 3 |
| Cricket | Newdigate Cricket Club | 340 m | 2 |
| Bowls | Newdigate Bowls Club | 280 m | 1 |
| Motor | Rusper Raceway | 3.3 km | 1 |
| Motocross | Old Motocross Track | 5.0 km | 1 |
Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 42% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Holmwood, a short drive or bike ride (2.8 km), with 56k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Victoria.
The nearest bus stop is Bus Shelter, 100 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 21); 1 departures an hour from the 2 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 49 minutes away by public transport (20 by car).
Central London is 38 km away as the crow flies.
This is car country: only 9% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Newdigate CofE Endowed Aided Infant School, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
Few families with young children: only 14% of residents are under 15.
The weekly shop is an easy trip: a food store is about 9 minutes away without a car.
The nearest GP surgery is Leith Hill Practice (3.0 km), with Pharmacy Advance the closest pharmacy (2.5 km).
The nearest full A&E is East Surrey Hospital, 8.8 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 52% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 64% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 7 restaurants and cafés, 7 pubs and bars.
Napoli on Wheels Reloaded is the closest café or restaurant (150 m), and Six Bells the nearest pub (100 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 80 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 163 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 44% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
The nearest park is Charlwood Recreation Ground, 4.8 km away.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 8.0 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Gatwick is 6.1 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 43% of households own their home outright.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
7 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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