Farnham Weybourne & Badshot Lea
Waverley 001 · 4 sub-areas · 6,671 residents
Waverley 001 sits within the Waverley district of Surrey's South East, home to around 6,700 people. A typical two-bedroom home lets for about £1,330 a month — slightly above the UK average for a 2-bed — and rents here actually edged down around 2.6% over the past year. Three-quarters of residents own their homes, making this one of the more settled, owner-occupied corners of the borough.
Farnham Weybourne & Badshot Lea is a settled residential pocket of Waverley. The bigger gravitational centre is London, around 69 minutes away by direct train, but most days don't require leaving — local life is what people are here for. Most homes are owner-occupied, so turnover is low and many residents have been here a long time.
Overview
What's it like to live in Farnham Weybourne & Badshot Lea?
Day-to-day life sits close to greenery — a park or playing field is within easy walking distance of most addresses; The streets feel safe by national standards — police-recorded crime is well below the country-wide median; 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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Farnham Weybourne & Badshot Lea in Waverley
Living in Farnham Weybourne & Badshot Lea
Waverley 001 reads as deeply residential — the kind of area where owner-occupation is the norm, the streets are quiet, and most people are here for the long haul rather than passing through. Around 74% of households own their home, which is well above typical urban levels and shapes everything from the pace of turnover on the rental market to the age profile of who you'd be living alongside.
The cost picture is more complex than it first looks. A median monthly rent of around £1,430 sounds substantial, but rents here actually fell around 2.6% over the past year — one of the few local markets where tenants have seen some relief. A one-bedroom comes in around £1,040 a month, a two-bedroom around £1,330, and a three-bedroom around £1,600. Buying is a different story: the median sale price sits just above £440,000, and you'd need roughly five years of saving to put together a deposit, which is demanding but not unusual for Surrey.
The people here skew older and well-settled. The under-18 and 65-plus age bands each account for about one in five residents, and the 50–64 bracket adds another fifth on top — so this is a neighbourhood where families and older households dominate, and the young-professional crowd is a smaller share than you'd find in most cities. About 38% of residents hold a degree-level qualification, and the median resident salary runs to around £42,000 — noticeably above what the area's local jobs pay, which tells you most people here commute elsewhere for work.
Greenspace is close at hand: the typical resident is within about 230 metres of a green area, and nearly 69% of the neighbourhood has walkable access to parks. That proximity to countryside and open space is one of the things that makes Waverley feel meaningfully different from suburbia closer to the M25. See the streets and sub-areas below for more detail on the pockets within Waverley 001.
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Frequently asked
- Is Waverley 001 a nice place to live?
- It's a quiet, settled area that suits families and older owner-occupiers well. Greenspace is within easy reach — typically under 250 metres — and crime rates are well below the national average. The trade-off is limited public transport, high council tax, and a car-dependent layout that doesn't suit everyone.
- What is the rent in Waverley 001?
- A one-bedroom runs around £1,040 a month, a two-bedroom around £1,330, and a three-bedroom around £1,600. These are estimates scaled from borough-level ONS data using local sale prices. Rents fell about 2.6% year-on-year, so the market has softened slightly.
- Is Waverley 001 safe?
- Yes — the crime rate is around 47 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, well below the UK national figure of roughly 80 per 1,000. The stable, owner-occupied character of the neighbourhood keeps rates low, and Waverley district as a whole is among the less crime-affected areas in the South East.
- What's the commute from Waverley 001 to London?
- The public transport commute to London takes around 67 minutes. The nearest mainline rail station is roughly 1,950 metres away — about a 24-minute walk. Just under 40% of residents work from home, which softens the impact of that journey time for many households.
- Who lives in Waverley 001?
- Predominantly settled families and older owner-occupiers. Around 74% of households own their home, and over two-fifths of residents are aged 50 or above. It's a relatively homogeneous, professionally qualified area — median resident salary is around £42,000 — with most people commuting out for work.
- What schools are near Waverley 001?
- There are 39 schools within typical catchment distance. Around 30% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted, which is well below the national share of roughly 89%. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is about 1,430 metres away. It's worth checking Surrey's admissions data carefully before choosing a specific street.
- How car-dependent is Waverley 001?
- Very. Around 52% of residents commute by car, and public transport use is low at about 2%. There's no metro or tram service. That said, nearly 39% work from home, so day-to-day car reliance is lower than the commute figures suggest for a growing share of households.