Rowly
Rowly is a village in Surrey, England, with a population of around 5. There is 1 school, 8 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Chilworth, 6.7 km away. There were around 5 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 Rowly 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
11°COvercast
- Today: 12° / 8° · 30% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 7° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:58Sunset 16:32
9h 35m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
18US 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
3 reported · August 2026▼ 40% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences2
- Anti-social behaviour1
Neighbourhood team: Cranleigh, Ewhurst & Rowly · Surrey
Local policing priorities
- Anti-Social Behaviour within town centre and local residential areas.
- Thefts from shops in Cranleigh Town
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
61 food businesses within 2 miles
- 51 rated 4–5 ★ (44 top)
- 2 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Chilworth (6.4 km)
- 7 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Chilworth (6.5 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: 169.9p · Asda (5.5 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 198.9p · Asda (5.5 km)
2 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
12 charging locations within ~8 km
- 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 150 kW
- Nearest: Stocklund Square Car Park, Cranleigh (2 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres2
- Swimming pools22
- Sports pitches61
- Golf courses1
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
- Within the Green Belt
- 35 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
Sir Jeremy Hunt
Conservative
Godalming and Ash
Recent votes:
- NoDraft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026
- AyeNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21
- AyeNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47
- AyeNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4
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
- Parks & greens56
- 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
45% low-carbon electricity
Gas 38% · Wind 30% · Imports 17% · Solar 8%
160 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity
Latest estimate for South East 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
1 GP surgery · 2 pharmacies in GU6
- Cranleigh Medical Practice
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Godalming and Ash:
- Permanent driving ban on intoxicated drivers guilty of causing death545 local signatures · 29,985 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND323 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks319 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases319 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- Require local authorities to provide 90 minutes of free parking in town centres219 local signatures · 5,417 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Cranleigh School · 1.2 kmCranleigh School is an independent, co-educational, boarding and day school for pupils aged 13–19 in South East England. Opened in 1865, it remains on its original campus, around 1 mile north of the centre of Cranleig…
- Glebelands School · 2.1 km
Glebelands School is a county-funded and charity-supported secondary school in Cranleigh, Surrey, England. It is co-educational and takes students aged 11–16; it does not have a sixth form.
Cucknell's Wood · 2.1 kmCucknell's Wood is a 11-hectare (27-acre) nature reserve south-east of Shamley Green in Surrey. It is managed by the Surrey Wildlife Trust.
Cranleigh railway station · 2.1 kmCranleigh was a railway station on the Cranleigh Line between Guildford and Horsham. It served the village of Cranleigh, Surrey in South East England and opened on 2 October 1865. It was listed for closure in the firs…
- Christ Church, Shamley Green · 2.8 km
Christ Church is a Church of England parish church in Shamley Green, Surrey, England. It was constructed in 1863 as a chapel of ease and became a parish church in 1881. Christ Church is part of the Church of England's…
- Winterfold House · 2.8 km
Winterfold House, between Cranleigh and Peaslake, is one of the few private country properties to be designed by London architect Edward Blakeway I'Anson, F.R.I.B.A., M.A. Cantab of St Laurence Pountney Hill, E.C. He…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Rowly?
- Rowly is a town in Surrey, England, in the Waverley local authority.
- How deprived is Rowly?
- The Waverley local authority, which includes Rowly, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.