If you are thinking of moving to Frensham or just want to know a what the area is like, the statistics on this page should give you a good introduction. They cover a range of socio-economic factors so you can compare Frensham to figures for Surrey and nationally. These statistics can tell you if Frensham is an economically deprived area and how hard it might be to get a job.
Frensham Property Ownership & Rental Statistics
Frensham has a higher rate of home ownership, either outright or via a mortgage than the national average, which suggests that Frensham is a relatively affluent area.
| Tenure | Waverley | England |
|---|---|---|
| Owned | 37.7% | 30.6% |
| Mortgage | 36% | 32.8% |
| Shared | 1% | 0.8% |
| Social Rented (Council) | 9.5% | 9.4% |
| Social Rented (Housing Assoc) | 2.9% | 8.3% |
| Private Rented | 10.1% | 15.4% |
| Other | 1.2% | 1.4% |
| Rent Free | 1.7% | 1.3% |
Frensham Age Distribution Statistics
The population of Frensham as a whole, is older than the national average. The population of Frensham is also older than the average, making Frensham a older persons location.
| Age | Waverley | England |
|---|---|---|
| Age 0 to 4 | 6% | 6.3% |
| Age 5 to 9 | 6% | 5.6% |
| Age 10 to14 | 6.4% | 5.8% |
| Age 15 to 17 | 4.3% | 3.7% |
| Age 18 to 24 | 6.4% | 9.4% |
| Age 25 to 29 | 4.3% | 6.9% |
| Age 30 to 44 | 19.8% | 20.6% |
| Age 45 to 59 | 20.6% | 19.4% |
| Age 60 to 64 | 6.6% | 6% |
| Age 65 to 74 | 9.8% | 8.6% |
| Age 75 to 84 | 6.6% | 5.5% |
| Age 85 and over | 3.1% | 2.3% |
| Mean Age | 41.5 | 39.3 |
| Median Age | 42 | 39 |
Frensham Education Statistics
These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of Frensham and are from the UK Census of 2011. Frensham has a lower level of residents with either no qualifications or qualifications equal to 1 or more GCSE at grade D or below, than the national average. Frensham also has a high level of residents with a higher education qualification (level 4) than the national average, suggesting that the residents of Frensham are better educated than the average England citizen.
| Qualification | Waverley | England |
|---|---|---|
| No Qualifications | 15.2% | 22.5% |
| Level 1 | 10.3% | 13.3% |
| Level 2 | 15.1% | 15.2% |
| Apprenticeship | 2.9% | 3.6% |
| Level 3 | 12.2% | 12.4% |
| Level 4 | 40.1% | 27.4% |
| Other | 4.1% | 5.7% |
Frensham Social Grade & Occcupation Statistics
Social grade is a classification based on occupation and it enables a household and all its members to be classified according to the job of the main income earner. Frensham has 20% more Higher and Intermediate managerial, administrative or professional households than the national average.
| Grade | Waverley | England |
|---|---|---|
| AB | 40.68% | 22.96% |
| C1 | 29.84% | 30.92% |
| C2 | 17.00% | 20.64% |
| DE | 12.48% | 25.49% |
Frensham Immigration Statistics
These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Frensham are from the UK Census of 2011. Since Frensham has a higher level of residents born in the UK than the national average and a lower rate of residents either born in other EU countries or outside the EU, it does not have a significant immigrant population.
| Country | Waverley | England |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 89.4% | 86.2% |
| Rebublic of Ireland | 0.7% | 0.7% |
| Other EU Countries | 3.3% | 3.7% |
| Outside the EU | 6.6% | 9.4% |
Frensham Benefits & Unemployment Statistics
After the introduction of Universal Credit, the government no longer publishes unemployment figures as a percentage of the working population and has no further plans to do so. They do however publish the number of Universal Credit claimants in every local district council. We have taken the LDC that includes and compared it to the nearest councils. Please be aware that Universal Credit is a in and out of work benefit. Therefore these figures are an indicator of BOTH unemployment and underemployment.
These figures below on the claiming of legacy benefits in Frensham are dated . They are the last published statistics of unemployment rates as a percentage of the population. Althpugh outdated, these statistics can often be a good indicator of the prosperity of the town and how hard it could be to get employment in the area.The rate of unemployment in Frensham is both lower than the average for Surrey and lower than the national average, suggesting that finding a job in this area maybe easier than most places. The rate of claiming any benefit (which includes in work benefits) is more than 10% lower in Frensham than the national average, suggesting higher salaries than the average in the area.
| Benefit | Waverley | Surrey | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jobseekers Allowance (only) | 1.1% | 1.3% | 3.3% |
| Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA) | 1.2% | 1.3% | 2.4% |
| Any Benefit (includes in work benefits) | 6.6% | 7.1% | 13.5% |
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Frensham General Health Statistics
The respondents of the 2011 Census were asked to rate their health. These are the results for Frensham. The percentage of residents in Frensham rating their health as 'very good' is more than the national average. Also the percentage of residents in Frensham rating their health as 'very bad' is less than the national average, suggesting that the health of the residents of Frensham is generally better than in the average person in England.
| Health | Waverley | England |
|---|---|---|
| Very Good | 53.52% | 47.17% |
| Good | 32.72% | 34.22% |
| Fair | 10.50% | 13.12% |
| Bad | 2.53% | 4.25% |
| Very Bad | 0.72% | 1.25% |
What is the population of Frensham and Waverley?
The table below contains the populations figures for each ward in Waverley including Frensham. 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 |
Sources: Office for National Statistics & Department for Work & Pensions.
