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Thursley

Thursley is a village in Surrey, England, with a population of around 305. It has 2 bus stops, the nearest railway station is Witley, 4.9 km away, and there were around 3 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly Anti-social behaviour. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Thursley 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.

Council
Waverley
County
Surrey
Constituency
South West Surrey
Police force
Surrey
65/ 100

My Area Score

Good

Ranked 44th of 294 English council areas — better than 85% of them.

Low crime97
Home affordability6
Affordable rents28
Good schools51
Life expectancy95
Low deprivation99
Employment96
Low council tax10

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

Weather temporarily unavailable.

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

21US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Storrington Roadside, United Kingdom

Crime

4 reported · July 2026 100% YoY

  • Anti-social behaviour3
  • Violence & sexual offences1

Neighbourhood team: Tilford, Elstead, Thursley, Frensham, Peper Harow & Dockenfield · Surrey

Local policing priorities

  • Rural crime in the Elstead and Tilford areas
  • 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

6 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 5 rated 4–5 ★ (4 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Witley (5.0 km)
  • 2 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Witley (5.0 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£560,596 average 0.8% YoY

Across Waverley · to 2026-06

Detached£936,984
Semi-detached£546,333
Terraced£427,053
Flat£282,071

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: 165.9p · Morrisons (11.9 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 187.9p · Morrisons (11.9 km)

11 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

9 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 160 kW
  • Nearest: Grey and Green Landscapes LTD (3.7 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Swimming pools9
  • Sports pitches22
  • 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)

A £1,737
B £2,026
C £2,315
D £2,605
E £3,184
F £3,763
G £4,341
H £5,210

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 (THURSLEY)
  • Within the Green Belt
  • 47 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

  • Parks & greens8

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

8,320 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

8 jobs advertised

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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

11% low-carbon electricity

Gas 53% · Imports 37% · Wind 6% · Biomass 4%

234 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 Godalming and Ash:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Thursley · 0.4 km

    Thursley is a village and civil parish in southwest Surrey, west of the A3 between Milford and Hindhead. An associated hamlet is Bowlhead Green. To the east is Brook. In the south of the parish rises the Greensand Rid…

  • South West Surrey · 0.9 km

    South West Surrey was a constituency in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. From its 1983 creation, South West Surrey was represented only by members of the Conservative Party. From 2005, the seat's MP was Jere…

  • Thursley Common · 1.3 km

    Thursley Common is a national nature reserve in Surrey, England, and has also been designated as a Ramsar wetland. It is also part of a Site of Special Scientific Interest called Thursley, Hankley and Frensham Commons.

  • Thursley, Hankley and Frensham Commons · 1.5 km

    Thursley, Hankley and Frensham Commons is a 1,878.5-hectare (4,642-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Godalming in Surrey. Thursley and Hankley Commons are Nature Conservation Review sites, G…

  • Hankley Common · 2.2 km

    Hankley Common is a 560-hectare (1,400-acre) nature reserve and filming location in the south-west of Elstead in Surrey. The site is part of the Thursley, Hankley and Frensham Commons Special Area of Conservation, Spe…

  • Witley Park · 2.2 km

    Witley Park, formerly known as Lea Park, is an estate dating from the late 19th century between Godalming and Haslemere in Surrey, England. Its landscaped grounds include three artificial lakes, one of which conceals…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Thursley?
Thursley is a town in Surrey, England, in the Waverley local authority.
What is the population of Thursley?
Thursley has an approximate settlement population of 305.
How deprived is Thursley?
The Waverley local authority, which includes Thursley, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.