GU7 3HT Waverley
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Godalming Farncombe & Catteshall. Region: South East.
Streets
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 C (49% of about 910 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 3.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- 62 AND 64, MEADROW, grade II
- 68 AND 70, MEADROW, grade II
- WILLOW COTTAGE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 82 - 82a Meadrow, Godalming: up to 6 homes, permissioned (90 m)
- Sweetapple House, Catteshall Road, Godalming GU7 3DJ: up to 5 homes, permissioned (160 m)
- The Freeholders, St Johns Street, Farncombe, Godalming, permissioned (310 m)
- Weybrook House, Weyside Park, Catteshall: up to 22 homes, permissioned (420 m)
- 15 Owen Road, Farncombe, Godalming: up to 6 homes, permissioned (460 m)
- Hamble House, Meadrow, Godalming: up to 6 homes, permissioned (470 m)
- Salisbury, Weyside Park, Catteshall Lane, Godalming: up to 25 homes, permissioned (470 m)
- Standard House, Weyside Park, Godalming: up to 19 homes, permissioned (530 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 23 at medium risk and 11 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 40 homes the Environment Agency counts, 2 are in areas at high risk, 20 medium, 11 low and 0 very low.
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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 64 addresses are between 36 m and 37 m above sea level (37 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 65%, gigabit 65% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Farncombe 568,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 600 m |
| Godalming 1.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km | |
| Shalford (Surrey) 95,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 35 within 800 m; nearest King's Road Farncombe | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Friary Bus Station Guildford | 5.2 km |
| EV charging points | 15 within 1.6 km; nearest Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 440 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 29.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Mill Medical Practice | 350 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Kamsons Pharmacy | 340 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Octavia House Dental Practice | 1.1 km |
| Hospital | Milford Community Hospital Cdc | 3.2 km |
| Police station | Surrey Police Headquarters | 3.5 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Godalming Service Station | 260 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Lammas Lands 30 ha | 150 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 530 m² | 390 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 11 ha | 220 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Catteshall Allotments 5,330 m² | 30 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 51 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Wyatts Almshouses, a listed building (Grade I), 360 m north-east. 54 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Wyatts Almshouses | Listed building, Grade I | 360 m north-east |
| Westbrook | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.8 km west |
| Munstead Wood | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.9 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bunker's Hill | Hill | 790 m east |
| Broad Water | Lake or reservoir | 850 m north-east |
| Upper Dean | Valley | 1.1 km south-east |
| Tiltham's Green | Wood | 1.4 km north-east |
| Squirrels' Hill | Hill | 1.4 km south |
| Peas Marsh | Wetland | 2.0 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 9 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 39 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 8 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 3 | 64 |
61 of the postcode's 64 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 | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 63% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 27% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 36% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 74% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 15% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 48% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 38% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 64% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 53% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 91% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 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.