Badshot Lea
Badshot Lea is a village in Surrey, England, with a population of around 2,500. There are around 7 restaurants and cafés, 1 pharmacy, 16 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Aldershot, 1.9 km away. In June 2026, there were around 91 recorded street crimes, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Badshot Lea area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Waverley area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 128,227 residents at roughly 372 people per km².
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 44th of 294 English council areas — better than 85% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
20°CPartly Cloudy
- Today: 24° / 12° · 19% rain
- Tomorrow: 24° / 16° · Light rain shower
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:31Sunset 19:26
12h 55m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
21US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Reading New Town, United Kingdom
Crime
79 reported · July 2026▼ 34% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences22
- Shoplifting14
- Public order12
- Anti-social behaviour7
Neighbourhood team: Weybourne, Badshot Lea & Moor Park · Surrey
Local policing priorities
- Waverley has been identified as a force hotspot for Fraud and Rogue offender offences. Statistically it is more likely a person aged 70 a…
- Increased reports of Anti-social behaviour in Tices Meadow.
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
186 reported road collisions (2024)
45 killed or seriously injured · 242 casualties · 14.5 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
417 food businesses within 2 miles
- 336 rated 4–5 ★ (261 top)
- 21 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Aldershot (1.9 km)
- 16 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Aldershot (1.9 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£560,596 average▼ 0.8% YoY
Across Waverley · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,450 average monthly rent▼ 3.2% YoY
- 1 bed £1,051
- 2 bed £1,346
- 3 bed £1,624
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
13.3× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 13.3 times median annual pay (13.7× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 165.9p · Morrisons (7.2 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 187.9p · Asda (10.7 km)
14 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
29 charging locations within ~8 km
- 21 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 250 kW
- Nearest: West Way Nissan Aldershot (2.2 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres6
- Gyms2
- Swimming pools12
- Sports pitches52
- Playgrounds25
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
128,227 residents in Waverley · 372/km²
- Under 16: 19%
- 16–64: 59%
- 65+: 22%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Among the least deprived areas in England
Ranked 313 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,605 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band D (24% of 57,540)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
75 schools · 24,691 pupils
38 primary · 7 secondary · 30 other
Ofsted: 16 of 18 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (89%)
50inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Broadwater SchoolGood
- Farnham Heath EndGood
- Glebelands SchoolGood
- Weydon SchoolGood
- All Hallows Catholic School
- Rodborough
- Woolmer Hill School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Waverley
Care & health services
1,391 CQC-registered services
- Care homes390
- GP practices202
- Dentists356
- Homecare agencies296
- Hospitals & hospices38
CQC ratings: 91% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 3 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Surrey
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 40 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
325 applications decided
89.8% granted · 292 granted, 33 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Gregory Stafford
Conservative
Farnham and Bordon
Recent votes:
- NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- NoDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Liberal Democrat / Independent / Green coalition
- Con 10
- LD 24
- Grn 1
- Oth 14
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools9
- GPs & clinics1
- Pharmacies1
- Supermarkets2
- Parks & greens26
- Restaurants & cafés14
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
8,320 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
13 jobs advertised · £33,691 avg
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Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£958 median full-time weekly pay
1.9% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£40,616 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
41% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 58,504 certificates
9.3% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
70% low-carbon electricity
Solar 32% · Wind 31% · Imports 18% · Gas 11%
58 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity
Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 86.1 yrs women · 82.8 yrs men
51% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.9
- Feeling worthwhile8.2
- Happiness yesterday7.6
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.9
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Health services
8 GP surgeries · 5 pharmacies in GU9
- Farnham Park Health Group
- Central Surgery
- Phyllis Tuckwell Mem.Hosp
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Farnham and Bordon:
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership480 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership407 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s330 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office281 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases257 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
- Badshot Lea · 0.3 km
Badshot Lea is a village in Surrey, England, close to Aldershot. Badshot Lea has access in either direction to the A31 and A331 and is connected to railway stations in the nearby towns with regular bus services. The v…
- Badshot Lea Long Barrow · 0.6 km
Badshot Lea Long Barrow, also known as Farnham Long Barrow, was an unchambered long barrow located near the village of Badshot Lea in the south-eastern English county of Surrey. It was probably constructed in the fou…
- Weybourne LNR · 0.9 km
Weybourne LNR is a 2.4-hectare (5.9-acre) Local Nature Reserve on the southern outskirts of Weybourne in Surrey. It is owned and managed by Waverley Borough Council.
All Hallows Catholic School · 1.0 kmAll Hallows Catholic School is a mixed, voluntary-aided comprehensive secondary school and Sixth Form in Weybourne, Farnham, Surrey, England. It is a Roman Catholic school affiliated to the Portsmouth diocese. The sch…
Brickfields Country Park · 1.1 kmBrickfields Country Park is a park in Aldershot in Hampshire described as one of the smallest country parks in Britain. The park is owned and maintained by Rushmoor Borough Council.
- Weybourne, Surrey · 1.1 km
Weybourne is a small village in Surrey, England. It lies on the outskirts of Farnham in Surrey, and borders Aldershot in Hampshire.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Badshot Lea?
- Badshot Lea is a town in Surrey, England, in the Waverley local authority.
- How deprived is Badshot Lea?
- The Waverley local authority, which includes Badshot Lea, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.