Dockenfield
Dockenfield is a village in Surrey, England, with a population of around 399. There is 1 bus stop serving the area, and the nearest railway station is Bentley, 3.6 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Dockenfield area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Waverley area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2025). 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
10°CSunny
- Today: 10° / 6° · 17% rain
- Tomorrow: 10° / 5° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:01Sunset 16:32
9h 31m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
23US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Reading New Town, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 6.5 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 4.9% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
1 reported · August 2026▼ 67% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences1
Neighbourhood team: Tilford, Elstead, Thursley, Frensham, Peper Harow & Dockenfield · Surrey
Local policing priorities
- Rural crime in the Elstead and Tilford areas
- Seasonal burglaries
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
198 reported road collisions (2025)
58 killed or seriously injured · 257 casualties · 15.4 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
21 food businesses within 2 miles
- 20 rated 4–5 ★ (17 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Bentley (4.0 km)
- 1 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Bentley (Hampshire) (3.9 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£559,306 average▼ 2% YoY
Across Waverley · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,459 average monthly rent▼ 2% YoY
- 1 bed £1,057
- 2 bed £1,354
- 3 bed £1,634
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
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
Property sales
1,832 property sales in the last 12 months
12 months to May 2026
A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.
Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 168.9p · Asda (10.4 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 198.9p · Asda (10.4 km)
4 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
15 charging locations within ~8 km
- 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 50 kW
- Nearest: Best Western Frensham Pond Hotel (1.9 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools16
- Sports pitches17
- Playgrounds10
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)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK11,970
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK9,546
- Net moves+2,424
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Among the least deprived areas in England
Ranked 289 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
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
74 schools · 24,524 pupils
38 primary · 7 secondary · 29 other
Ofsted: 16 of 18 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (89%)
51 inspected 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
1,403 CQC-registered services
- Care homes393
- GP practices201
- Dentists359
- Homecare agencies299
- Hospitals & hospices38
CQC ratings: 90% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 7 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Surrey
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 8 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
328 applications decided
88.7% granted · 291 granted, 37 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Gregory Stafford
Conservative
Farnham and Bordon
Recent votes:
- NoBudget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas
- NoBudget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief)
- NoBudget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period
- NoBudget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates)
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
- Parks & greens9
- Restaurants & cafés1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
8,425 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Local economy
£958 median full-time weekly pay
2% 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
41% low-carbon electricity
Gas 53% · Solar 15% · Wind 14% · Biomass 7%
218 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity
Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 86.1 yrs women · 82.8 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy (Surrey): 66.4 women · 65.1 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
3 GP surgeries · 1 pharmacy in GU10
- Holly Tree Surgery
- Farnham Dene Medical Practice
- Crondall New Surgery
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Farnham and Bordon:
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks340 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND313 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases257 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- Permanent driving ban on intoxicated drivers guilty of causing death219 local signatures · 29,985 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills189 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Dockenfield · 0.5 kmDockenfield is a village and civil parish in the borough of Waverley in Surrey, England. The parish is undulating, has a number of sources of the River Wey and borders the Alice Holt Forest. Dockenfield was historical…
Frensham · 1.6 kmFrensham is a village in Surrey, England, next to the A287 road, 13 miles (20.9 km) WSW of Guildford, the county town. Frensham lies on the right bank of the River Wey, only navigable to canoes, shortly before its con…
Alice Holt Forest · 1.7 kmAlice Holt Forest is a royal forest in Hampshire, situated some 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Farnham, Surrey. Once predominantly an ancient oak forest, it was particularly noted in the 18th and 19th centuries for the tim…
Bucks Horn Oak · 1.8 kmBucks Horn Oak is a small village in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England and is the main community within Alice Holt Forest. A small eastern part consists of buildings facing its main road and of the mai…
Frensham Heights School · 2.1 kmFrensham Heights School is a private school with a sixth form college located near Farnham, Surrey, England, run by the registered charity, Frensham Heights Educational Trust Ltd. It was founded in 1925 and formed as…
Rowledge · 2.5 kmRowledge is a village in England on the Surrey–Hampshire border, centred south of the A31 and Farnham. Neighbouring villages include Wrecclesham and Frensham. To the south west of the village is the Alice Holt Forest;…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Dockenfield?
- Dockenfield is a town in Surrey, England, in the Waverley local authority.
- What is the population of Dockenfield?
- Dockenfield has an approximate settlement population of 399.
- How deprived is Dockenfield?
- The Waverley local authority, which includes Dockenfield, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.