Farnham Shortheath

Waverley · South East · population 7,235 · 5 LSOAs

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

93Area Score / 100 ?
  • #505 of 6,856 in England
  • #172 of 1,119 in South East
  • #7 of 17 in Waverley
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,176
Median age (est.)42
Density3,028per km²
No qualifications11%
Degree or above49%
No car or van11%

Age

0–14 21%15–24 11%25–44 22%45–64 28%65+ 18%

Tenure

Own outright: 35%Mortgage/shared: 38%Social rent: 15%Private rent: 11%
Own outright 35%Mortgage/shared 38%Social rent 15%Private rent 11%

Households

One person: 24%Couple, no children: 14%Couple with children: 36%Lone parent: 10%Other: 16%
One person 24%Couple, no children 14%Couple with children 36%Lone parent 10%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 27% · Managers & directors 21% · Associate professional 15%

All occupation groups
Professional27%
Managers & directors21%
Associate professional15%
Administrative8%
Skilled trades8%
Caring & leisure8%
Elementary6%
Sales & customer service5%
Process & plant2%

Ethnic group

White: 93%Asian: 4%Black: 0%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 93%Asian 4%Black 0%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 49% · No religion 41% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 12%

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

Farnham Shortheath is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #505 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #7 of 17 in Waverley. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Health (96) and lowest on Housing & access (63). Typical homes here sold for about £630,000 over the past year, up 10% across five years (from 88 sales), 15% above the wider Waverley median of £550,038. Typical household take-home income is around £54,155 a year, among England's highest. Recorded crime ran at 34 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 79 · #1,431
Employment 83 · #1,150
Education 88 · #807
Health 96 · #238
Crime 91 · #622
Housing & access 63 · #2,514
Living environment 92 · #526

House prices ?

£630,000median (12m) · +5.4% yr · n=88
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£630,00088+5.4%+9.6%
Detached£972,50038+6.3%+29.2%
Semi-detached£585,00033+4.5%+11.6%
Terraced£367,5008-0.7%
Flat£245,0009-14.8%-1.0%
This area£630,000
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)£54,155±£7,821 · #538 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£40,725
Price-to-income ?11.6×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 ?

17Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

34 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 245 offences
Waverley38
South East71
England83

Rank #723 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences124
Theft45
Burglary8
Vehicle crime9
Criminal damage & arson20
Public order & weapons28
Drugs5
Robbery1
Other5

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 35 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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