Haslemere
Haslemere is a town in Surrey, England, with a population of around 17,279. It has around 2 GP surgeries, around 2 parks and greens, around 10 restaurants and cafés, 25 bus stops, and Haslemere railway station 0.1 km away. The average sold house price is around £718,944, and there were around 29 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 Haslemere 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°CPartly Cloudy
- Today: 10° / 6° · 17% rain
- Tomorrow: 10° / 5° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:00Sunset 16:32
9h 32m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
24US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Storrington Roadside, 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
35 reported · August 2026▼ 22% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences15
- Anti-social behaviour5
- Other theft4
- Public order4
Neighbourhood team: Haslemere, Grayswood & Chiddingfold · Surrey
Local policing priorities
- Vehicle anti-social use - Haslemere
- 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
80 food businesses within 2 miles
- 68 rated 4–5 ★ (60 top)
- 1 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Haslemere (0.8 km)
- 27 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Haslemere (0.8 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: 175.9p · Asda (10.1 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 199.9p · Asda (10.1 km)
2 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
6 charging locations within ~8 km
- 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 50 kW
- Nearest: Haslemere High Street Car Park (0.3 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Gyms2
- Swimming pools2
- Sports pitches34
- Playgrounds6
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 (HASLEMERE)
- Not in the Green Belt
- 125 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
- Schools3
- GPs & clinics3
- Pharmacies1
- Supermarkets3
- Parks & greens8
- Restaurants & cafés25
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
8,425 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
119 jobs advertised · £35,491 avg
e.g. Receptionist, Sous Chef, Service Advisor
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
27% low-carbon electricity
Gas 72% · Wind 13% · Biomass 7% · Nuclear 6%
291 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
2 GP surgeries · 4 pharmacies in GU27
- Haslemere Health Centre
- Procare Health Services
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
- The Curry Club · 0.3 km
The Curry Club was founded by Pat Chapman in 1982, to further the understanding and appreciation of the cuisines of the Indian subcontinent. In 2007 it became known as Pat Chapman's Curry Club. It gave annual Curry Aw…
Haslemere Educational Museum · 0.3 kmHaslemere Educational Museum was founded in 1888 by the eminent surgeon Sir Jonathan Hutchinson to display his growing collection of natural history specimens. After two moves it found in 1926 a permanent home in Hasl…
- Haslemere · 0.3 km
The town of Haslemere and the villages of Shottermill and Grayswood are in south-west Surrey, England, around 38 miles (62 km) south-west of London. Together with the settlements of Hindhead and Beacon Hill, they comp…
- Serpent Trail · 0.3 km
The Serpent Trail is a 64-mile (103 km) long distance footpath. It runs from Haslemere to Petersfield, which are 11 miles apart in a straight line, by a route which is designed to join up the many heathland areas on g…
Haslemere Town Hall · 0.3 kmHaslemere Town Hall is a municipal building in the High Street, Haslemere, Surrey, England. The structure, which serves as the meeting place of Haslemere Town Council, is a Grade II listed building.
Church Hill House, Haslemere · 0.4 kmChurch Hill House is a grade II* listed house in Tanners Lane, Haslemere, Surrey. Parts of the walls are grade II listed as well as the adjoining Church Hill Gate.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Haslemere?
- Haslemere is a town in Surrey, England, in the Waverley local authority.
- What is the population of Haslemere?
- Haslemere has an approximate settlement population of 17,279.
- How deprived is Haslemere?
- The Waverley local authority, which includes Haslemere, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.