Socio-economic statistics for Cranleigh, Surrey

Is Cranleigh in Waverley a nice place to live or is it a bit rough? We have collated a series of socio-economic statistics and demographics from UK government sources such as the 2021 Census and the Index of Multiple Deprivation. They should give you a broad snapshot of the area and the surrounding locations. Are the residents of Cranleigh older than the national average or younger? What is the population of Cranleigh and Waverley? What is the claimant count in Cranleigh and how many residents are unemployed? This page should provide you with the answers.

Cranleigh Education Statistics

We have taken the raw data from the 2021 census to found of the level of education Cranleigh residents have in terms of formal qualifications as a percentage. The UK government breaks qualifications down into 7 levels. A detailed explanation of these levels can be found here. However, the Census groups these into just 4 \'levels\'. Here are some examples of the qualifications each census level represents when not stated;

Level 1 - GCSE grades D, E, F, or G & below
Level 2 - GCSE A*, A, B, C or O Level grades A, B or C
Level 3 - A or AS qualification at any grade
Level 4 - HNC, Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree or Phd

In this first table we have compared Cranleigh to the national average for England.

Level	Cranleigh West	England
No Qualifications	12.7%	18.08%
Level 1	8.13%	9.69%
Level 2	17.27%	13.32%
Apprenticeship	3.66%	5.32%
Level 3	15.19%	16.92%
Level 4	40.44%	33.92%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

How many residents own or rent their home in Cranleigh and Waverley

We have taken the raw data from the 2021 census and calculated what proportion of people in Cranleigh either own or rent their home. All percentages have been rounded to two decimal places. 69.68 of residents own their home either outright or mortgaged. 30.32 of Cranleigh residents rent their home either privately or through a social landlord.

Area	Owned	Rented
Cranleigh West	69.68%	30.32%
Waverley	71.76%	28.24%
South East	65.66%	34.34%
England	61.31%	38.69%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Cranleigh has a higher level of home ownership than than the national average.

Cranleigh compared to other wards in Waverley

#	Ward	Owned	Rented
1	Farnham Bourne	88.02%	11.98%
2	Godalming Holloway	86.73%	13.27%
3	Blackheath and Wonersh	84.38%	15.62%
4	Farnham Hale and Heath End	80.56%	19.44%
5	Ewhurst	79.09%	20.91%
6	Frensham, Dockenfield and Tilford	77.21%	22.79%
7	Hindhead	76.85%	23.15%
8	Elstead and Thursley	75.78%	24.22%
9	Shamley Green and Cranleigh North	75.61%	24.39%
10	Farnham Weybourne and Badshot Lea	75.48%	24.52%
11	Witley and Hambledon	74.67%	25.33%
12	Chiddingfold and Dunsfold	74.43%	25.57%
13	Farnham Shortheath and Boundstone	74.32%	25.68%
14	Farnham Wrecclesham and Rowledge	74.23%	25.77%
15	Alfold, Cranleigh Rural and Ellens Green	74.11%	25.89%
16	Cranleigh East	72.99%	27.01%
17	Farnham Upper Hale	72.13%	27.87%
18	Bramley, Busbridge and Hascombe	71.89%	28.11%
19	Haslemere East and Grayswood	71.8%	28.2%
20	Milford (Waverley)	71.58%	28.42%
21	Cranleigh West	69.68%	30.32%
22	Farnham Firgrove	69.51%	30.49%
23	Godalming Charterhouse	68.85%	31.15%
24	Haslemere Critchmere and Shottermill	67.66%	32.34%
25	Farnham Moor Park	63.09%	36.91%
26	Godalming Farncombe and Catteshall	63.04%	36.96%
27	Godalming Central and Ockford	59.93%	40.07%
28	Godalming Binscombe	59.91%	40.09%
29	Farnham Castle	56.72%	43.28%

Cranleigh is ranked 21 out of 29 wards in Waverley for the percentage of home owners.

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Cranleigh Unemployment Statistics

Since the introduction of Universal Credit, The Department for Work & Pensions have not issued any statistics (in our view) that can be used to ascertain the levels of unemployment or under employment in the UK, just meaningless geographic counts. However, the Office of National Statistics does publish claimant counts of people receiving out of work benefits, be that legacy Jobseeker’s Allowance or Universal Credit as a proportion of people over 16. These figures are usually updated once a month and are for Local Authority Districts and Unitary Authority Districts. So below are the figures of Waverley.

Area	Unemployed	Yearly Change
Waverley	1.7%	-0.1%
South East	2.9%	-0.3%
England	3.8%	-0.3%
UK	3.7%	-0.3%

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Last Retrieved: March 2023

The 2021 census had data on people who were economically active (seeking work) yet unemployed on Census day (Sunday March 21st 2021). These statitics do cover Cranleigh on a ward level. However, it has to be noted that the Census day was during the height of the Covid19 pandemic and therefore are not reflective of normal levels of unemployment. For example, between March 2020 and June 2020 people claiming Universal Credit doubled in most areas of the United Kingdom and then steadily declined up to the day of the Census and beyond. This data also contains the proportion of people in part-time work (working between 1-35 hours per week), which maybe an indicator of under employment in Cranleigh.

Economic Status	Proportion
In Employment	52.09%
In Part-Time Work	27.81%
Unemployed	2.81%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

72.19% of the people in work, are in full-time employment in Cranleigh

What are the occupations of the residents of Cranleigh?

The largest employment sector in Cranleigh is Professional Occupations. The smallest employment sector is Process Plant & Machine Operatives.

Sector	Proportion
Professional Occupations	25.78%
Managers, Directors & Senior Officials	19.8%
Associate Professional & Technical	14.06%
Skilled Trades	9.72%
Administrative & Secretarial	9.43%
Caring, leisure & Other Services	7.8%
Elementary Occupations	6.4%
Process Plant & Machine Operatives	2.52%

Source: Office for National Statistics (30 June 2020)

Cranleigh & Waverley Immigration Statistics

We have analysed the Census 2021 raw data on country of birth and compiled immigration statistics as percentages of the population. All percentages have been rounded to two decimal places. Below are the figures for Cranleigh in the Waverley local area district.

Cranleigh has a lower rate of immigrants than Waverley, the South East region and England as a whole.

Area	Born in UK	Born outside UK
Cranleigh West	87.5%	12.5%
Waverley	87.26%	12.74%
South East	84.24%	15.76%
England	82.65%	17.35%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Cranleigh compared to other wards in Waverley

#	Ward	Born in UK	Born outside UK
1	Godalming Charterhouse	83.14%	16.86%
2	Farnham Castle	83.33%	16.67%
3	Bramley, Busbridge and Hascombe	83.88%	16.12%
4	Godalming Central and Ockford	84.63%	15.37%
5	Farnham Moor Park	84.97%	15.03%
6	Haslemere Critchmere and Shottermill	85.22%	14.78%
7	Godalming Farncombe and Catteshall	85.47%	14.53%
8	Frensham, Dockenfield and Tilford	85.66%	14.34%
9	Hindhead	86.15%	13.85%
10	Haslemere East and Grayswood	86.2%	13.8%
11	Farnham Firgrove	87.08%	12.92%
12	Farnham Upper Hale	87.31%	12.69%
13	Blackheath and Wonersh	87.31%	12.69%
14	Farnham Bourne	87.47%	12.53%
15	Cranleigh West	87.5%	12.5%
16	Godalming Holloway	87.94%	12.06%
17	Farnham Wrecclesham and Rowledge	88.07%	11.93%
18	Witley and Hambledon	88.43%	11.58%
19	Farnham Shortheath and Boundstone	88.45%	11.55%
20	Ewhurst	88.46%	11.54%
21	Shamley Green and Cranleigh North	88.47%	11.53%
22	Farnham Hale and Heath End	88.78%	11.22%
23	Elstead and Thursley	89.2%	10.8%
24	Chiddingfold and Dunsfold	89.7%	10.3%
25	Godalming Binscombe	90%	10%
26	Cranleigh East	90.35%	9.65%
27	Milford	90.52%	9.48%
28	Farnham Weybourne and Badshot Lea	90.67%	9.33%
29	Alfold, Cranleigh Rural and Ellens Green	92.13%	7.87%

';Cranleigh is ranked 15 out of 29 wards in Waverley for the number of residents born outside of the UK.

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Cranleigh Health Statistics

Cranleigh West has significantly more residents (>5%) describing their health as very good than the national average for England.

Area	VG	G	F	B	VB
Cranleigh West	54.22%	32.62%	10.18%	2.33%	0.66%
Waverley	54.65%	32.1%	10.05%	2.52%	0.68%
South East	49.98%	34.01%	11.77%	3.31%	0.93%
England	48.49%	33.71%	12.65%	3.98%	1.17%

VG = Very Good, G = Good, F = Fair, B = Bad & VB = Very Bad

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

How has the health of residents in Waverley changed since 2011?

Waverley residents who describe their health as either good or very good has increased by 0.51% between the 2011 and 2021 census.

Year	VG	G	F	B	VB
2011	53.52%	32.72%	10.5%	2.53%	0.72%
2021	54.65%	32.1%	10.05%	2.52%	0.68%

VG = Very Good, G = Good, F = Fair, B = Bad & VB = Very Bad

Source: Census 2011/2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Cranleigh Age Distribution Statistics

We have taken the raw data from the 2021 Census and the calculated the proportion of age groups in Cranleigh West.

Age Band	Proportion
4 & under
5 - 9 years
10 - 15 years
16 - 19 years
20 - 24 years
25 - 34 years
35 - 49 years
50 - 64 years
65 - 74 years
75 - 84 years
85 years & over

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

What is the population of Cranleigh and Waverley?

The table below contains the populations figures for each ward in Waverley including Cranleigh. These population ONS figures are estimated are dated Mid 2020.

Ward	Population
Alfold, Cranleigh Rural and Ellens Green	1880
Blackheath and Wonersh	1806
Bramley, Busbridge and Hascombe	5166
Chiddingfold and Dunsfold	4059
Cranleigh East	6700
Cranleigh West	4975
Elstead and Thursley	3968
Ewhurst	2309
Farnham Bourne	4446
Farnham Castle	4758
Farnham Firgrove	4692
Farnham Hale and Heath End	4407
Farnham Moor Park	5287
Farnham Shortheath and Boundstone	4220
Farnham Upper Hale	4071
Farnham Weybourne and Badshot Lea	4432
Farnham Wrecclesham and Rowledge	4784
Frensham, Dockenfield and Tilford	4211
Godalming Binscombe	4049
Godalming Central and Ockford	5048
Godalming Charterhouse	4168
Godalming Farncombe and Catteshall	5022
Godalming Holloway	4456
Haslemere Critchmere and Shottermill	6213
Haslemere East and Grayswood	6693
Hindhead	4561
Milford	4158
Shamley Green and Cranleigh North	1840
Witley and Hambledon	4177
Waverley Total	126556

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Last updated: 20/02/2024, Additional Sources: Office for National Statistics & Department for Work & Pensions.

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