# GU8 6DW: area report for a postcode in Waverley

GU8 6DW is a postcode in Waverley.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Waverley. Open the map at GU8 6DW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Waverley](https://openindex.co.uk/waverley) › [GU8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gu8) › [GU8 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gu8-6)

## Around this postcode

- **1 crime within 500 m**: August, down 50% on July. Waverley 011B: 27 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.7094,51.1791,GU86DW
- **Milford (Surrey), 5.3 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.7094,51.1791,GU86DW
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 170 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.7094,51.1791,GU86DW
- **No property in GU8 6DW listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.7094,51.1791,GU86DW
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Waverley 011B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.7094,51.1791,GU86DW
- **£559,306 average price**: For the whole of Waverley, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.7094,51.1791,GU86DW
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 790 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.7094,51.1791,GU86DW
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 750 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.7094,51.1791,GU86DW
- **85.7% can get gigabit broadband at GU8 6DW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.7094,51.1791,GU86DW
- **Moderate road and rail noise at GU8 6DW**: Road 56 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.7094,51.1791,GU86DW
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 4 of 6**: 5% to 10% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-0.7094,51.1791,GU86DW
- **7.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.7094,51.1791,GU86DW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St James CofE Aided Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-james-cofe-aided-primary-school-e125176) | Primary | 170 m (2 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2024 | 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2024 | £820,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| April 2023 | £750,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| April 2024 | £562,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| November 2025 | £950,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| January 2026 | £485,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| February 2025 | £645,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| June 2026 | £550,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| June 2026 | £779,600 | Detached, established, freehold | 220 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: SPRINGFIELD SURGERY (790 m)
- Pharmacies: ELSTEAD PHARMACY (920 m)
- Dental practices: ELSTEAD DENTAL SURGERY (770 m)
- Supermarkets: Spar - Elstead (750 m, Spar)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £559,306** (August 2026). Waverley’s average house price was £559,306 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 2.0% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £49,769** (2025). Full-time workers living in Waverley earned a median of £49,769 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 16th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 11.2×** (2025). A home in Waverley costs 11.2 times local full-time pay. Joint 32nd least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 8.1** (2025). Waverley has a deprivation score of 8.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Waverley 011B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 7.0** (2025). Waverley 011B has a deprivation score of 7.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 5,060th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £762,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Waverley 011B was £762,500 in 2025. Joint 1,148th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,690** (2021). Waverley 011B had 1,690 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 13,952nd most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 77.8%** (January 2026). In Waverley 011B, 77.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## GU8 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £642,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in GU8 was £642,500 in 2025. 111th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 17,685** (2021). GU8 had 17,685 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,146th least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 64%** (2022). About 64% of people in GU8 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 70.3%** (January 2026). In GU8, 70.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Waverley](https://openindex.co.uk/waverley)
- Centre: 51.1791, -0.7094

Council: [Waverley](https://openindex.co.uk/waverley) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Godalming and Ash](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/godalming-and-ash): Sir Jeremy Hunt (Conservative), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), August 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-0.7094,51.1791,GU86DW

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