Postcode sector · Cranleigh

GU6 9 area guide

Who lives in GU6 9, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council: Waverley
Region: South East
Population: 2,234 (2024)

GU6 9Postcode sector · Cranleigh

At a glance

What GU6 9 is like

The GU6 9 postcode sector in Waverley covers 6 live postcodes and is home to about 2,234 people in 822 households. 55% of households own their home, 25.3% rent privately and 13.6% are in social housing. The largest age group is 30–34, and 60.5% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is broadly in line with the England and Wales average.

Scores

How GU6 9 compares

Headline figures for GU6 9, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore

7.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in England) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

6/ 10

Around the middle: 27.7 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

TransportMore

3.0/ 10

Limited: 0 stations within a mile, 25 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

No schools found nearby.

Household incomeMore

£67,237

Average annual income before tax, higher than 80% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where GU6 9 differs most from the national average.

01
A big private rental marketPositive
25.3% of households rent privately, against 20.5% across England. Tenant demand is established here.
02
An older population
24.7% of residents are 65 or over, against 18.4% across England.

Questions

GU6 9 FAQs

Is GU6 9 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 7.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 27.7 per 1,000 people a year, band 6 of 10 nationally. Transport connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10 (limited).

Is GU6 9 safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.7 offences per 1,000 people a year around GU6 9, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 6 of 10.

Who lives in GU6 9?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 30–34, at 7.4% of residents. 55% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (31%).

Which council covers GU6 9?

The local authority for GU6 9 is Waverley.

GU6 9 comes under Waverley in the South East. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is GU6 9?

Connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10.

There are 25 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 3.0 out of 10 (limited).

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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