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Farnham

Ward

North west Slough. About 8,829 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.9 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Farnham live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
8,409
3,194th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
6.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Farnham compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

FarnhamMiddle
Population21 wards, Slough · 2021
Population: every ward in Slough21 areas from 5,767 to 8,817. The middle area is 7,587. Farnham is 8,409.
8,4094th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares21 wards, Slough · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Slough21 areas from 0.0% to 93.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Farnham is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage21 wards, Slough · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Slough21 areas from 81.0% to 99.9%. The middle area is 98.9%. Farnham is 97.7%.
97.7%8th lowest
Claimant rate21 wards, Slough · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Slough21 areas from 3.4% to 8.8%. The middle area is 5.9%. Farnham is 6.5%.
6.5%joint 4th highest

Is Farnham safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Farnham at a rate of 132.9 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 103.2 per 1,000 people across Slough.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 103 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Farnham.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (396), other crime (237) and shoplifting (108).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Slough

These figures are published for the whole of Slough, not for each ward, so they describe all of Slough and not Farnham alone. See Slough

Average house price
£335,759
Down 1.8% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£38,483
174th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.7×
Joint 98th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
23.0
Joint 104th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Farnham in brief

Farnham had 8,409 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Farnham live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Farnham, 97.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Farnham, 6.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.