Chipstead is a predominantly commuter village in the Reigate and Banstead district, in north-east Surrey, England, that has been a small ecclesiastical parish since the Domesday Survey of 1086.

Today, excluding those two parts, the village has 1,212 homes spread across the slopes and crests of a northern section of the North Downs.

Beyond Chipstead's boundaries are the villages of Woodmansterne and slightly more distant Coulsdon, Banstead, Hooley and Kingswood.

One caters broadly for all parts from Chipstead Valley to Hooley, while the second concentrates on architectural beauty and views from public places in areas where these may be at risk.

Identified as among Chipstead's characteristics are its mature trees, hedgerows, rural wildlife and dark skies at night: Villagers value the mature trees and hedgerows, the open fields and farmland, the narrow, winding lanes and the absence of street lightingChipstead Downs is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI).

[8] The Grade I listed church of St Margaret is in Hooley, the official hamlet of the village, with somewhat isolated geography and its own article.

Sir Edward Banks (builder) enterprising building contractor for public works, was in 1835 buried in the churchyard – his business partner and daughter's husband being the patrons of the church and owners of Chipstead Court since 1788.

[9][11][12] The current three-member electoral ward Chipstead, Hooley and Woodmansterne had a population of 6,912 as at the United Kingdom 2011 Census.