Cranleigh

Waverley · South East · population 12,359 · 7 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

90Area Score / 100 ?
  • #677 of 6,856 in England
  • #216 of 1,119 in South East
  • #9 of 17 in Waverley
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents11,791
Median age (est.)46
Density666per km²
No qualifications13%
Degree or above40%
No car or van10%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 11%25–44 20%45–64 25%65+ 26%

Tenure

Own outright: 43%Mortgage/shared: 31%Social rent: 13%Private rent: 12%
Own outright 43%Mortgage/shared 31%Social rent 13%Private rent 12%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 8%Other: 20%
One person 29%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 8%Other 20%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 23% · Managers & directors 17% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional23%
Managers & directors17%
Associate professional14%
Skilled trades11%
Caring & leisure10%
Administrative9%
Elementary7%
Sales & customer service5%
Process & plant3%

Ethnic group

White: 95%Asian: 2%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 95%Asian 2%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 56% · No religion 36% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 11%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Cranleigh is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #677 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #9 of 17 in Waverley. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (98) and lowest on Housing & access (53). Typical homes here sold for about £595,000 over the past year, up 17% across five years (from 184 sales), 8% above the wider Waverley median of £550,038. Typical household take-home income is around £49,584 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 39 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 81 · #1,287
Employment 82 · #1,259
Education 71 · #1,993
Health 90 · #684
Crime 92 · #574
Housing & access 53 · #3,247
Living environment 98 · #149

House prices ?

£595,000median (12m) · +1.7% yr · n=184
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£595,000184+1.7%+16.8%
Detached£723,50094-0.2%+18.6%
Semi-detached£508,50052+1.7%+14.7%
Terraced£415,00019+9.9%+31.7%
Flat£306,25019+3.8%+47.1%
This area£595,000
Waverley£550,038
South East£385,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£49,584±£6,942 · #1,130 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£42,888
Price-to-income ?12.0×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

21Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

39 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 484 offences
Waverley38
South East71
England83

Rank #1,191 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences205
Theft88
Burglary34
Vehicle crime35
Criminal damage & arson40
Public order & weapons52
Drugs6
Robbery2
Other22

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 76 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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