RH12 3BG Waverley
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Alfold, Dunsfold & Hascombe. Region: South East.
Streets
- Horsham Road, Waverley: 14 addresses
- Hook Street, Waverley: 8 addresses
- Horsham Road, Waverley: 2 addresses
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 (26% of about 1,290 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)
- Alfold Garden Centre, Horsham Road, Alfold, Cranleigh: up to 10 homes, pending decision (850 m (0.5 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 0 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 24 addresses are between 60 m and 68 m above sea level (65 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 | Billingshurst 447,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10 km (6.2 miles) |
| Witley 211,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.6 km (6.6 miles) | |
| Christs Hospital 169,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.2 km (7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| EV charging points | 54 Cranleigh Mead | 4.8 km (3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 23 km (14 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Loxwood Surgery | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Rudgwick Pharmacy | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Dental Practice | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Cranleigh Village Hospital | 4.8 km (3 miles) |
| Police station | Horsham Police Station | 13.1 km (8.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Rudgwick, Rudgwick Cashzone | 3.9 km (2.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 70 m² | 820 m (0.5 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 4.2 ha | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Alfold House, a listed building (Grade II*), 910 m (0.6 miles) west. 6 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Alfold House | Listed building, Grade II* | 910 m (0.6 miles) west |
| Medieval moated site and associated pillow mound, Wildwood Copse | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) north |
| Alfold Stores and The Magnolias | Listed building, Grade II* | 1 km (0.6 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Tinkers Copse | Wood | 390 m north |
| White's Copse | Wood | 390 m south-east |
| Sweeter's Copse | Wood | 550 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Baker's Bottom | Valley | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) west |
| Little Hawks Hill | Hill | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) east |
| Tip Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.3 | 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 | 4 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 15 | 24 |
9 of the postcode's 24 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Waverley: see them on the Waverley page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 32% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 52% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 27% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 30% | 17% |
| Private rented | 18% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 32% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 42% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 52% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 43% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 16% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 39% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 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 5 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 Horsham Road.