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County or areaSurrey
Postcode districtGU10
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 35 min4:47 am – 9:22 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 53 min8:04 am – 3:57 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,127 residentsin the Shalford & Wanborough census areaMedian age 47.53,290 households74% of homes owner-occupied38% owned outright11% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.8% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 3,890 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: education 13%, professional and scientific services 12%, retail and wholesale 11%Getting to work: 51% work from home, 39% go by car, 3% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle60% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages50% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C770 mm of rain a year, 23 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November53 days of air frost, 17 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 4 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 23°CJAugust: 12 to 22°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 7 to 15°CONovember: 4 to 11°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksWaverley Abbey Ruinshistoric site · 1.5 miBlack Lakelake · 1.7 miThe Tarnlake · 1.7 miSt Peter's churchhistoric site · 2.3 miBridgevear Hillhill · under a mileCrooksbury Hillhill · under a mileCoach Bottomvalley · 1.2 miVictoria Reservoirreservoir · 2.5 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesFarnham Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 44 haTices Meadow Nature Rerservepark · 1.2 mi · 55 haRunfold Ridgepark · 1.0 mi · 12 haFarnham Parkpark · 2.4 mi · 131 haAldershot Parksports ground · 1.5 mi · 21 haAldershot Cricket Clubplaying field · 1.6 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes26 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202049 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 10 Nov 202442 mi away, Worminghall, BucksSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 6.6 · PM2.5 6.5 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband52% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,162 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation107 m351 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 65 to 162 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalFarnham Hospital2.2 miGP surgeryFarnham Dene Medical Practice5 surgeries within 2 miles1.9 miPharmacyBoxalls Pharmacy1.9 miDentistFarnham Hospital & Centre For Health2.2 miPolice stationFarnham Police Station2.6 miCash machineThe Southern Co-Operative Aldershot Lower Farnham Road2.0 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools4 primary, 1 independentIndependentBarfield Prep Schoolages 2-11, 281 pupils1.2 miPrimaryWaverley Abbey CofE Junior Schoolages 7-11, 446 pupils1.4 miSecondaryAsh Manor Schoolages 11-16, 1,252 pupils2.1 miCollegeFarnborough College of Technology5.2 miUniversityUniversity for the Creative Arts3.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR22 miRailway stationFarnham2.4 miBus stationFriary Bus StationGuildford7.2 miFerryWeybridge Ferry Landing17 miBus stops10 within a mileCar parkWaverley South Street ParkingFarnham2.5 miEV chargingPawley Close1.7 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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