County council · England
Surrey
Surrey is a county council. In a two-tier area the county runs the larger services while district councils run local ones.
What this council is responsible for
Surrey
County council · E10000030
- Schools and education
- Adult social care
- Children’s services
- Roads and highways
- Waste disposal
- Libraries
- Trading standards
- Public health
Type
County council
Upper tier of two
Official code
E10000030
ONS GSS code
Nation
England
Local planning authority
Not for most applications; those go to the district councils. County councils decide minerals and waste applications.
11
District councils
204
Postcode sectors
District councils in Surrey
These councils run planning, bin collection, housing and licensing locally. Surrey runs the services above.
- ElmbridgeDistrict council · 27 postcode sectors
- Epsom and EwellDistrict council · 12 postcode sectors
- GuildfordDistrict council · 23 postcode sectors
- Mole ValleyDistrict council · 19 postcode sectors
- Reigate and BansteadDistrict council · 23 postcode sectors
- RunnymedeDistrict council · 16 postcode sectors
- SpelthorneDistrict council · 16 postcode sectors
- Surrey HeathDistrict council · 14 postcode sectors
- TandridgeDistrict council · 15 postcode sectors
- WaverleyDistrict council · 23 postcode sectors
- WokingDistrict council · 16 postcode sectors
Postcode sectors
Sources: ONS Open Geography Portal (boundaries and names, retrieved 2026-09-05, Open Government Licence v3); National Statistics Postcode Lookup May 2026; Wikidata (official website, CC0). Official code E10000030.