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 (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
17°CLight rain shower
- Today: 22° / 16° · 86% rain
- Tomorrow: 24° / 15° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:33Sunset 19:24
12h 51m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
26US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Storrington Roadside, United Kingdom
Crime
28 reported · July 2026▼ 20% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences9
- Anti-social behaviour4
- Criminal damage & arson3
- Public order3
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
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
80 food businesses within 2 miles
- 70 rated 4–5 ★ (62 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
£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: 169.9p · BP (11.5 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Asda (10.1 km)
5 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)
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
- 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
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
- Schools3
- GPs & clinics3
- Pharmacies1
- Supermarkets3
- Parks & greens8
- Restaurants & cafés25
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
8,320 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
174 jobs advertised · £35,121 avg
e.g. Delivery Opportunities Near Me? - Deliver with Uber Eats, Online Maths Tutoring Job in Linchmere – Flexible Schedule, Third In Charge
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
10% low-carbon electricity
Gas 52% · Imports 38% · Biomass 5% · Wind 5%
236 gCO₂/kWh · very high 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
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
- 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 IoD2019.