Hamlet · Surrey

Merle Common

Oxted parish population 11,853 · Postcode RH8 · South East, England

Merle Common is part of the parish of Oxted. There are no separate figures for Merle Common, so property, crime, broadband, food hygiene and businesses below are for all of Oxted parish. Flood risk, planning, transport and weather are measured from Merle Common itself. What each figure covers

Where the figures come from

  • Oxted parish
    Property, crime, broadband, food hygiene and businesses are for this whole area.
  • Merle Common
    Roughly where Merle Common is: the box Ordnance Survey draws round it. There is no official outline of Merle Common itself.
  • Centre of Merle Common
    Flood risk, planning, transport and weather are measured from here.
What each figure covers
At a glance
Property£550,000Median · 131 sales in 12 months▲+96% well above national averageOxted parishView sales →
Crime61 / 1,000762 incidents in 12 months▲-36% well below national averageOxted parishView breakdown →
Broadband173.8 MbpsAverage download (2023) · Up to 1000 Mbps now▲+4% above national averageOxted parishView coverage →
Schools9 schools5 primary, 3 other, 1 secondary · latest Ofsted resultsOxted parish and nearbyView schools →
Food hygiene93% top-rated63 of 68 businesses rated 5-star▲+19% notably above national averageOxted parishView ratings →
Flood riskVery lowRiver Eden · 816m from the centreCentre of Merle CommonView assessment →
Businesses1,302Top: Professional services, Real estate, Construction▲+30% well above national averageOxted parishView directory →
Planning461Within 5 km, 12 months · 35 in last 30 days · 115 pending · 304 approved · Tandridge councilWithin 5 km of Merle CommonView applications →
TransportHurst Green2.2 km awayNearest to Merle CommonLive departures →
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