GU8 5UJ Waverley
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Milford & Witley. Region: South East.
Streets
- A286, Midhurst: 14 addresses
- Park Lane, Waverley: 2 addresses
- Brook Road, Brook: 2 addresses
- Church Lane, Brook: 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 G (28% of about 530 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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: yes, Waverley.
Listed buildings
- DOG AND PHEASANT PUBLIC HOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Uplands Stud, Bowlhead Green Road, Thursley: up to 6 homes, not permissioned (930 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 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 20 addresses are between 98 m and 104 m above sea level (102 m on average).
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 | Witley 211,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km |
| Milford (Surrey) 194,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.2 km | |
| Haslemere 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 6.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 2 within 800 m; nearest Dog and Pheasant Brook | 110 m |
| EV charging points | 38 Roke Lane | 2.7 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 34.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Witley Surgery | 3.0 km |
| Pharmacies | Wellbeing Pharmacy | 4.0 km |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 2.8 km |
| Hospital | Milford Community Hospital Cdc | 5.1 km |
| Police station | Surrey Police Headquarters | 11.6 km |
| Cash machines | Your Local Convenience Cashzone | 4.9 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 280 m² | 220 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.6 ha | 110 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,340 m² | 2.6 km |
Landmarks
16 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Paines Lane Copse | Wood | 340 m east |
| Hanger Copse | Wood | 370 m north-west |
| Upper Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km north-west |
| Rutton Hill | Hill | 2.1 km west |
| Highcomb Bottom | Valley | 4.1 km west |
| Thursley Bog | Wetland | 4.4 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.9 | 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 | 2 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 7 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 5 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 5 | 20 |
15 of the postcode's 20 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 | 47 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 22% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 86% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 45% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 22% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 53% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 38% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 56% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 18% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 52% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 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 A286.