Waverley: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£928,184

Semi-detached

£540,445

Terraced

£422,493

Flat or maisonette

£275,273

First-time buyers

£393,787

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  115,149 in 1991 → 134,284 in 2024 (+16.6%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £291,748 in 2005 → £553,429 in 2026 (+89.7%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £502 in 2008 → £792 in 2025 (+57.7%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  78.9% in 2004 → 80.6% in 2023 (+2.2%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  0.6% in 2001 → 1.8% in 2025 (+200.0%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £16,941 in 1997 → £40,616 in 2024 (+139.7%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for Waverley; 30 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• Children in relative poverty · Economy & work11.1% (2024/25) · 8th lowest of 363
• High-growth businesses · Economy & work7.6% (2024) · 9th highest of 361
• Obesity in Year 6 · Health & wellbeing13.1% (2024/25) · 7th lowest of 292
• Claimant count · Economy & work1.8% (2025) · 12th lowest of 361

Where it ranks worst

• Home gas use · Environment12,512 kWh (2024/25) · 338th lowest of 347
• Gigabit broadband · Connectivity & access71.1% (January 2026) · 330th highest of 361
• Housing affordability · Housing11.0× earnings (April 2025) · 286th lowest of 316
• Library within a 30-minute walk · Connectivity & access52% (May 2024) · 282nd highest of 318

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Surrey, which includes Waverley.

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)82.5 years · England 80.0 · 9th highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)85.8 years · England 83.8 · 10th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)65.1 years · England 60.9 · 17th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)66.4 years · England 61.3 · 14th highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)234.8 per 100k · England 321.0 · 8th lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)7.4% · England 10.4 · 16th lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)59.1% · England 64.6 · 29th lowest of 153

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Surrey, which includes Waverley.

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)74.1% · England 68.3 · 8th highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)51.3 score · England 46.0 · 17th highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)4.9% · England 5.8 · 79th lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)8.3% · England 19.8 · 8th lowest of 153