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Farnham Town

Middle area

North west Waverley. 9,100 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 9.4 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 93% of people in Farnham Town live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£435,000
Joint 1,546th most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,428
2,844th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
93%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
75.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Farnham Town

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Farnham Town at a rate of 88.1 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 43.1 per 1,000 people across Waverley.

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

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences275
Other crime166
Anti-social behaviour153
Shoplifting99
Criminal damage and arson53
Burglary18
Vehicle crime14
Drug offences10
Theft from the person8
Robbery6

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Farnham Town compares

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

Farnham TownMiddle
Median sale price17 middle areas, Waverley · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Waverley17 areas from £428,000 to £939,250. The middle area is £580,000. Farnham Town is £435,000.
£435,0002nd cheapest
Population17 middle areas, Waverley · 2021
Population: every middle area in Waverley17 areas from 6,143 to 11,792. The middle area is 7,178. Farnham Town is 8,428.
8,4284th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares17 middle areas, Waverley · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Waverley17 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 18.0%. Farnham Town is 93.0%.
93%2nd most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage17 middle areas, Waverley · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Waverley17 areas from 16.6% to 93.5%. The middle area is 75.2%. Farnham Town is 75.2%.
75.2%9th highest

Is Farnham Town safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Farnham Town at a rate of 88.1 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 43.1 per 1,000 people across Waverley.

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

In August 2026 alone, 97 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Farnham Town.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (275), other crime (166) and anti-social behaviour (153).

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 Waverley

These figures are published for the whole of Waverley, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Waverley and not Farnham Town alone. See Waverley

Average house price
£553,429
Down 2.6% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£49,769
16th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
11.1×
Joint 31st least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
8.1
Joint 7th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Farnham Town in brief

The median price paid for a home in Farnham Town was £435,000 in 2025.

Farnham Town had 8,428 usual residents at the census.

About 93% of people in Farnham Town live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Farnham Town, 75.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.