Farnham
Farnham is a town in Surrey, England, with a population of around 36,971. It has around 3 GP surgeries, 3 pharmacies, 2 parks and greens, and around 43 restaurants and cafés, along with 43 bus stops and Farnham railway station 0.7 km away. The average sold house price is around £652,501, and there were around 90 recorded street crimes in June 2026, 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 Farnham 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
8°COvercast
- Today: 11° / 8° · 23% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 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
21US 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
121 reported · August 2026▼ 17% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences36
- Anti-social behaviour20
- Shoplifting18
- Criminal damage & arson12
2 stop & searches · mostly stolen goods
Neighbourhood team: Farnham Town Centre · Surrey
Local policing priorities
- Shoplifting in Farnham Town Centre. Reports of retail crime have been increasing nationally. Surrey Police have prioritised retail crime…
- Anti-social behaviour and criminal damage in the Brightwells development area - Farnham Town. Police have received reports of ASB around…
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
191 food businesses within 2 miles
- 154 rated 4–5 ★ (127 top)
- 7 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Farnham (0.6 km)
- 33 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Farnham (0.6 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 (4.9 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 197.9p · Asda (7.6 km)
5 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
21 charging locations within ~8 km
- 12 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 250 kW
- Nearest: WaverleyBC (0.2 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres3
- Gyms5
- Swimming pools20
- Sports pitches28
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds14
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
- In a conservation area (FARNHAM)
- Not in the Green Belt
- 287 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
- Schools9
- GPs & clinics3
- Pharmacies3
- Supermarkets5
- Parks & greens39
- Restaurants & cafés51
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
8,425 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
500 jobs advertised · £39,243 avg
e.g. Podiatrist, Part time nanny, Live in Care Assistant for Zoology Uni Graduate
Source: Adzuna
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
28% low-carbon electricity
Gas 70% · Wind 14% · Biomass 8% · Nuclear 6%
286 gCO₂/kWh · very 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
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:
- 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
Farnham · 0.1 kmFarnham is a market town and civil parish in Surrey, England, around 36 miles (58 km) southwest of London. It is in the Borough of Waverley, close to the county border with Hampshire. The town is on the north branch o…
St Andrew's Church, Farnham · 0.1 kmSt Andrew's Church is an Anglican parish church in the centre of Farnham, Surrey. It is a Grade I listed building and surviving parts of the structure date back to the Middle Ages. It is in the Archdeaconry of Surrey,…
- Park Lane Chapel, Farnham · 0.3 km
The building formerly known as Park Lane Chapel is a former Strict Baptist chapel in the ancient town of Farnham in Surrey, England. Now a house, it was in religious use for nearly 150 years and housed a congregation…
- Crafts Study Centre · 0.3 km
The Crafts Study Centre is a university museum of modern crafts, located next to the entrance of the University for the Creative Arts at Farnham, Surrey.
Willmer House · 0.3 kmWillmer House is a grade I listed building in Farnham, Surrey, in England. Built in 1718 for a local hop merchant the building later became a school and dental surgery. Since 1961 it has housed the Museum of Farnham.…
- Farnham (constituency) · 0.3 km
Farnham was a constituency covering the south-westernmost and various western parts of Surrey for the House of Commons of the UK Parliament, 1918—1983. Its main successor was South West Surrey. The seat was formed wit…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Farnham?
- Farnham is a town in Surrey, England, in the Waverley local authority.
- What is the population of Farnham?
- Farnham has an approximate settlement population of 36,971.
- How deprived is Farnham?
- The Waverley local authority, which includes Farnham, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.