Farnham Town
Waverley 003 · 5 sub-areas · 9,100 residents
Waverley 003 is a residential neighbourhood in the Waverley district of Surrey, home to around 9,100 people. A typical two-bedroom home lets for about £1,330 a month — close to the national median for a 2-bed — and nearly half the working population here works from home, making it unusually self-contained for commuters weighing up a Surrey base.
Farnham Town is a settled residential pocket of Waverley. The bigger gravitational centre is London, around 63 minutes away by direct train, but most days don't require leaving — local life is what people are here for. A high share of adults are degree-educated, which often shows up in the kind of jobs people commute to.
Overview
What's it like to live in Farnham Town?
3 parks and 2 playgrounds are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; food and drink within walking distance is workable but not dense — around 26 restaurants and 8 pubs in five minutes; Crime sits around the national average — neither a notable concern nor a notable selling point; Public transport is genuinely strong; most errands and a fair share of social life don't need a car; rents are roughly in line with the national norm, at around £1,431 a month for a typical home; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
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Figures are aggregated across 5 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Farnham Town in Waverley
Living in Farnham Town
Waverley 003 sits in one of Surrey's quieter corners, and that shows in the way people live here. Nearly half of residents — around 46% — work from home, which is extraordinarily high even by post-pandemic standards. Day-to-day life is largely car-dependent: just over a third of residents drive to work, and public transport accounts for barely 3% of commute journeys. There's very little of the frantic rhythm you'd find in a commuter belt suburb closer to London.
Rents here run close to the national 2-bed median. A two-bedroom property typically costs around £1,330 a month; a one-bed comes in at roughly £1,040 and a three-bed at about £1,600. Those figures are estimates scaled from district-level data using local sale prices, so treat them as a reliable guide rather than a precise figure. House prices, though, are firmly Surrey — the median paid price sits at around £518,000, and it takes a typical resident roughly six years to save a deposit.
The people who live here skew slightly older and more settled than a typical UK neighbourhood. Around 55% of homes are owner-occupied, with about a quarter privately rented and 18% social housing — an unusually high social-housing share for an otherwise affluent Surrey district. Degree-level qualifications are well above average, with nearly 45% of residents educated to that level.
In practical terms, the nearest mainline rail station is roughly 1.2 km away — about a 15-minute walk — and the public transport journey to London runs to around 65 minutes. Broadband coverage is essentially universal, with 98% of premises having access to gigabit-capable connections and no properties falling below the UK's minimum standard. See the streets and sub-areas below for more detail on specific pockets within the neighbourhood.
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Frequently asked
- Is Waverley 003 a nice place to live?
- It's a quiet, largely residential part of Surrey with low deprivation and good broadband. Nearly half the working population works from home, which shapes the day-to-day feel — unhurried and car-oriented rather than commuter-rush. House prices are high, but rents sit close to the national average for comparable properties.
- What is the rent in Waverley 003?
- A one-bed typically runs around £1,040 a month, a two-bed around £1,330, and a three-bed around £1,600. These are estimates scaled from district-level data using local sale prices. Rents fell roughly 3% over the past year, bucking the broader South East trend.
- Is Waverley 003 safe?
- The recorded crime rate is around 99 per 1,000 residents annually, which is above the UK average of roughly 80. The neighbourhood is relatively affluent — 8th deprivation decile — so the headline rate should be read carefully. It's unlikely to feel unsafe, but checking which offence categories drive the local figures is worthwhile.
- What's the commute from Waverley 003 to London?
- The public transport journey to London takes around 65 minutes. The nearest mainline rail station is roughly 1.2 km away — about a 15-minute walk. That said, nearly half of residents work from home, so many people here sidestep the commute altogether.
- Who lives in Waverley 003?
- A mix of older owner-occupiers, settled professionals, and a notable share of solo households. Around 55% own their home, 18% live in social housing — unusually high for affluent Surrey — and nearly 45% hold degree-level qualifications. The over-50s make up well over a third of the population.
- What schools are near Waverley 003?
- There are 44 schools within typical catchment distance, though only about 29% are rated Good or Outstanding — considerably below the national share of around 89%. The nearest Outstanding school is roughly 1.5 km away. Given the variation in quality across the catchment, checking individual Ofsted reports before choosing a street is strongly advised.
- How does working from home affect life in Waverley 003?
- More than most places — around 46% of residents work remotely, which is exceptionally high. That shapes both the local atmosphere (quieter during the day, less commuter pressure) and the practical calculus of moving here: strong gigabit broadband coverage and a car-first layout suit homeworkers well.