City Profile • Local Authority

Waverley

Waverley is a local authority district comprising 10 postcode areas. The current median house price across the city is £707k. It is a sought-after area for buyers, characterised by strong rates of homeownership. In terms of safety, crime rates are low at 40 incidents per 1,000 residents, making it an appealing choice for families.

Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.

Population Trajectory

Annual residents (1991 – 2022)

130,063
Residents (2022)

Constituent Districts

10 Areas

Population Composition

Detailed breakdown of the residents within the Waverley authority according to the Census 2021.

Top Ethnicities

White: English86.8%
White: Other White5.6%
White and Asian1.0%
White: Irish1.0%
Other Asian0.7%
Pakistani0.6%

Age Profile

50-54 years7.5%
45-49 years7.4%
55-59 years7.1%
10-14 years6.7%
40-44 years6.6%
15-19 years6.2%

Top Occupations

Professional25.6%
Managers and directors20.9%
Associate professional15.3%
Skilled trades8.7%
Administrative and secretarial8.1%
Caring and leisure7.8%

Housing Tenure

Owned: Outright38.2%
Owned: Mortgage33.6%
Private rented: Landlord12.4%
Social rented: Council8.9%
Social rented: Other3.4%
Private rented: Other2.3%

Area DNA

family9/10
health2/10
safety10/10
homeown9/10
transit5/10
affluence10/10
diversity4/10
employment8/10
investment7/10