Rushett Common Grafham, Waverley
23 addresses across 2 postcodes (GU5), about 1.2 km (0.7 miles) long. USRN 42601463.
- Sales: 12 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £730,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 4 homes have an energy certificate (D: 3, E: 1).
- Flood: 1 address on its postcodes is in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band G; Band D in Waverley costs £2,605 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Chilworth, about 5.2 km (3.3 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Lordshill Common, is about 1.7 km (1 mile) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.5 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 43 to 51 m above sea level.
- Noise: 4 of its 23 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Wonersh Surgery, about 3.4 km (2.1 miles) away.
- People: About 370 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 68% of households owned their home and 48% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | £730,000 | £730,000 | £730,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £795,000 | £795,000 | £795,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £1,520,000 | £1,520,000 | £1,520,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | £635,000 | £635,000 | £635,000 |
| 2009 | 1 | £575,000 | £575,000 | £575,000 |
| 2006 | 2 | £374,000 | £330,000 | £418,000 |
| 2000 | 1 | £273,000 | £273,000 | £273,000 |
| 1999 | 1 | £150,000 | £150,000 | £150,000 |
| 1997 | 2 | £120,250 | £118,000 | £122,500 |
| 1996 | 1 | £187,500 | £187,500 | £187,500 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jan 2026 | 1, WINDYGAP GU5 0LG | Semi-detached | £730,000 | |
| 4 Dec 2020 | HEADLONG GU5 0LG | Detached | £795,000 | |
| 5 Jan 2017 | THE OLD POST OFFICE GU5 0LG | Detached | £1,520,000 | |
| 4 Apr 2012 | HEADLONG GU5 0LG | Detached | £635,000 | |
| 27 Nov 2009 | HEADLONG GU5 0LG | Detached | £575,000 | |
| 25 Jul 2006 | 1, SUNNYSIDE COTTAGES GU5 0LG | Semi-detached | £330,000 | |
| 23 Jun 2006 | 2, SUNNYSIDE COTTAGES GU5 0LG | Semi-detached | £418,000 | |
| 15 Feb 2000 | 2, SUNNYSIDE COTTAGES GU5 0LG | Semi-detached | £273,000 | |
| 15 Mar 1999 | 1, SUNNYSIDE COTTAGES GU5 0LG | Semi-detached | £150,000 | |
| 7 Aug 1997 | 2, SUNNYSIDE COTTAGES GU5 0LG | Semi-detached | £118,000 | |
| 28 Feb 1997 | 1, SUNNYSIDE COTTAGES GU5 0LG | Semi-detached | £122,500 | New build. |
| 4 Apr 1996 | 2, SUNNYSIDE COTTAGES GU5 0LG | Semi-detached | £187,500 |
Energy performance certificates
4 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 133 m². Most common: House, detached (3); House, semi-detached (1). Built: 1900-1929 (3); 1930-1949 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (4).
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 street: most are in band G (31% of about 770 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 4.
- 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
- OLD BARNS, grade II
- RUSHETTS, grade II
- The Old Cottage, grade II
- THE OLD POST OFFICE, grade II
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 1 address is 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: of the 26 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 1 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: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| GU5 0LG | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| GU5 0LH | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 23 addresses are between 43 m and 51 m above sea level (47 m on average); the ground rises about 8 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GU5 0LG | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| GU5 0LH | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Chilworth 27,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.2 km (3.3 miles) |
| Shalford (Surrey) 95,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.7 km (3.6 miles) | |
| Farncombe 568,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.1 km (3.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Rushett Common | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| Bus or coach station | Friary Bus Station Guildford | 8.2 km (5.1 miles) |
| EV charging points | Roam Charging Station | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 24.2 km (15 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Wonersh Surgery | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Wonersh Pharmacy | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Kelsham Dental Care | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Cranleigh Hospital | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) |
| Police station | Surrey Police Headquarters | 7.1 km (4.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | Asda Bramley - Horsham Rd PFS Cashzone | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Lordshill Common 2.8 ha | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| Play area | Unnamed 3,700 m² | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Andrew, a listed building (Grade II*), 660 m (0.4 miles) south-west. 15 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Andrew | Listed building, Grade II* | 660 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Rushett Common | Wood | 460 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Grafham Orchard | Wood | 700 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Homing Copse | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) west |
| Scrubbins Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1 km (0.6 miles) south |
| Reelhall Hill | Hill | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) north-east |
| Upper Dean | Valley | 4.6 km (2.8 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.2 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 19 | 23 |
4 of the street's 23 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.
Nearest schools
No open schools within 2 km (1.2 miles).
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grafham Cricket Club GU5 0LG | Other catering premises | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 17 Aug 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (surrey).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 68% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 42% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 31% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 51% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 42% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 51% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 48% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 8 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.