Shamley Green
Shamley Green is a village in Surrey, England. There are 8 bus stops, the nearest railway station is Chilworth (3.4 km), and there were around 6 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly Criminal damage & arson. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Shamley Green 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
19°CMist
- Today: 21° / 17° · 91% rain
- Tomorrow: 25° / 17° · Mist
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:32Sunset 19:23
12h 51m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
28US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Storrington Roadside, United Kingdom
Crime
16 reported · July 2026▲ 300% YoY
- Anti-social behaviour6
- Violence & sexual offences6
- Burglary2
- Criminal damage & arson2
Neighbourhood team: Bramley, Shamley Green, Blackheath, Wonersh, Hascombe & Winterfold · Surrey
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
26 food businesses within 2 miles
- 23 rated 4–5 ★ (20 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Chilworth (3.4 km)
- 8 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Chilworth (3.5 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 · Asda (9.1 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Asda (9.1 km)
7 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
36 charging locations within ~8 km
- 9 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 350 kW
- Nearest: Boyd-Doug (0.3 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools52
- Sports pitches53
- Playgrounds1
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
- Within the Green Belt
- 81 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
Sir Jeremy Hunt
Conservative
Godalming and Ash
Recent votes:
- AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- AyeClosure motion
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145
- NoDraft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots
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
- Schools2
- Parks & greens87
- Restaurants & cafés1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
8,320 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
10 jobs advertised · £30,706 avg
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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
14% low-carbon electricity
Imports 66% · Gas 21% · Wind 8% · Solar 6%
143 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity
Latest estimate for South East 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 Godalming and Ash:
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership396 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership355 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases318 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s269 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test253 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
- Christ Church, Shamley Green · 0.5 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…
Cucknell's Wood · 1.4 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.
St John's Seminary, Wonersh · 1.4 kmSt John's Seminary was a Roman Catholic seminary established in 1891 and located at Wonersh near Guildford in Surrey, in the Diocese of Arundel and Brighton, United Kingdom. St John's was the principal seminary for th…
Wonersh · 2.0 kmWonersh is a village and civil parish in the Waverley district of Surrey, England and Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It contains three Conservation Areas and spans an area three to six miles SSE of G…
Blackheath SSSI, Surrey · 2.3 kmBlackheath is a 141.6-hectare (350-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south-east of Guildford in Surrey.
Bramley, Surrey · 2.3 kmBramley is a village and civil parish about three miles (5 km) south of Guildford in the Borough of Waverley in Surrey, south east England. Most of the parish is in the Surrey Hills National Landscape.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Shamley Green?
- Shamley Green is a town in Surrey, England, in the Waverley local authority.
- How deprived is Shamley Green?
- The Waverley local authority, which includes Shamley Green, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.