Tilford Common
Tilford Common is a village in Surrey, England. It has 15 bus stops and the nearest railway station is Mills Wood, 1.9 km away. In June 2026, there were around 5 recorded street crimes, most commonly public order. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Tilford Common 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
21°COvercast
- Today: 22° / 14° · 49% rain
- Tomorrow: 23° / 13° · Partly Cloudy
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:30Sunset 19:28
12h 58m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
22US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Reading New Town, United Kingdom
Crime
4 reported · July 2026
- Violence & sexual offences2
- Anti-social behaviour1
- Public order1
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
21 food businesses within 2 miles
- 16 rated 4–5 ★ (12 top)
- 2 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Mills Wood (1.9 km)
- 0 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Farnham (5.1 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: 164.9p · Morrisons (8.5 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 187.9p · BP (8.2 km)
11 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
12 charging locations within ~8 km
- 8 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 250 kW
- Nearest: Islamabad (Tilford) Public Car Park (2.1 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools8
- Sports pitches7
- Golf courses1
- 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
- 20 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
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 & greens10
- Restaurants & cafés1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
8,320 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
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
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
River Wey · 0.5 kmThe River Wey is a chalk river and a main tributary of the River Thames in south east England. Its two branches, one of which rises near Alton in Hampshire and the other in West Sussex to the south of Haslemere, join…
Tilford · 0.8 kmTilford is a village and civil parish centred at the point where the two branches of the River Wey merge in Surrey, England, 3 miles (4.8 km) south-east of Farnham. It has half of Charleshill, Elstead in its east, a s…
Hankley Common · 1.6 kmHankley 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…
Mubarak Mosque, Tilford · 1.7 kmThe Mubarak Mosque is a mosque in Tilford, Surrey, England, on the site of the international headquarters of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, formally known as Islamabad, Tilford. It was inaugurated on Friday 17 May 20…
Hankley Farm · 1.7 kmHankley Farm is a 2.4-hectare (5.9-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) west of Elstead in Surrey.
Islamabad, Tilford · 1.8 kmIslamabad, in the village of Tilford, Surrey, England, is an estate which serves as the headquarters of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. Islamabad is 10.4 hectares in area, where four hectares are used for headquarter…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Tilford Common?
- Tilford Common is a town in Surrey, England, in the Waverley local authority.
- How deprived is Tilford Common?
- The Waverley local authority, which includes Tilford Common, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.