GU6 7LT Waverley
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Cranleigh East. Region: South East.
Streets
- Mount Road, Cranleigh: 27 addresses
- The Mount, Cranleigh: 2 addresses
- New Park Road, Cranleigh: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Waverley in 2026-27: Band D £2,605 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,737 | £2,026 | £2,315 | £2,605 | £3,184 | £3,763 | £4,341 | £5,210 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band D (24% of about 660 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Bunbury House, Church Lane, Cranleigh, permissioned (490 m (0.3 miles))
- Land off Bloggs Way: up to 4 homes, not permissioned (640 m (0.4 miles))
- Rear of David Mann and Sons Ltd, 101 High Street, Cranleigh: up to 38 homes, pending decision (720 m (0.4 miles))
- Longfield former residential care home, Killicks Road, Cranleigh: up to 25 homes, not permissioned (750 m (0.5 miles))
- Land Centred Co-ordinates 507306 139395, Wanborough Lane, Cranleigh, GU6 7DS: up to 5 homes, permissioned (830 m (0.5 miles))
- Little Park Hatch, Bookhurst Road, Cranleigh: up to 6 homes, permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 7 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 55 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Chilworth 27,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.1 km (5.6 miles) |
| Gomshall 59,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.4 km (5.8 miles) | |
| Ockley 34,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.2 km (6.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 18 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Hitherwood Cranleigh | 90 m |
| Car parks | Stocklund Square Car Park | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 260 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 20.6 km (13 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Cranleigh Medical Practice | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Warren House Dental Surgery | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Cranleigh Village Hospital | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Police station | Surrey Police Headquarters | 11.9 km (7.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Cooperative Food Cranleigh Cashzone | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 13 ha | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 260 m² | 330 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 7,440 m² | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,910 m² | 740 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 13 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Nicolas, a listed building (Grade II*), 530 m (0.3 miles) north-west. 24 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Nicolas | Listed building, Grade II* | 530 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Rowgardens Copse | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Kiln Copse | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) north |
| Galley Wood | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-east |
| Vachery Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-east |
| Longhurst Hill | Hill | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) south-east |
| Mill Bottom | Valley | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.1 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 9 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 21 | 30 |
9 of the postcode's 30 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 86% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 53% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 28% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 41% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 50% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 33% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 51% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 6% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 10 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Mount Road.