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Affluence in GU8 5RN

How GU8 5RN ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Wheelerstreet, Wormley & Hambledon
Council
Waverley
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,333 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off GU8 5RN is

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the GU8 5RN area scores 6.0 out of 10, placing it close to the middle of the range for England. Its lowest-scoring category is barriers to housing and services (3.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
6.0/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
By category, lowest first
  • Barriers to housing and services3.0
  • Crime4.0
  • Older people in low-income households4.0
  • Income5.0
  • Employment5.0
  • Education and skills6.0
  • Health and disability6.0
  • Children in low-income families7.0
  • Living environment9.0
Income

Household income

Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.

Annual income
£78,174
Before tax, all sources
England
£55,856
Above the national average
Higher than
92%
Of neighbourhoods in England and Wales
Work

Who is in work

64.2% of adults in the GU8 5RN area are in work, above the England average of 55.7%. 18.5% are retired and 6.7% are full-time students.

GU8 5RNEngland
Employee, full-time34.8%34.3%
Employee, part-time15.6%11.9%
Self-employed13.8%9.5%
Unemployed2.4%2.9%
Full-time student6.7%7.9%
Retired18.5%21.5%
Looking after home or family4%4.8%
Long-term sick or disabled2.5%4.1%
Other1.7%3.1%
Occupations

Social grade

34.1% of adults in the GU8 5RN area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the England average of 33.2%.

GU8 5RNEngland
Higher managerial & professional14.5%13.2%
Lower managerial & professional19.6%19.9%
Intermediate11%11.4%
Small employers & self-employed14.3%10.6%
Lower supervisory & technical7.4%5.3%
Semi-routine12.5%11.3%
Routine9.4%12%
Never worked & long-term unemployed4.9%8.5%
Full-time students6.3%7.7%
Education

Highest qualification

34.6% of adults in the GU8 5RN area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the England average of 33.9%. 17.2% have no qualifications.

GU8 5RNEngland
Degree level or above34.6%33.9%
A level or equivalent18.9%16.9%
GCSE grade 4/C or above13.3%13.3%
Below GCSE grade 4/C8.7%9.7%
Apprenticeship5.7%5.3%
Other qualifications1.6%2.8%
No qualifications17.2%18.1%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around GU8 5RN (Wheelerstreet, Wormley & Hambledon) (about 1,333 residents).

Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.

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