Electoral wardE05015169
Western Commons ward, Waverley
Western Commons is one of 24 electoral wards of Waverley Borough Council, in Surrey (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 5,269 residents in 2,113 households — 81 people per km², the 11th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Farnham and Bordon and Godalming and Ash constituencies; for county elections it is in the Waverley Western Villages division.
Residents, 20215,269council ward average 5,343
Households2,1132.49 residents per household
Density81/ km²about 64.81 km² · Waverley 371
Aged 65+24.7%Waverley: 21.8% · under 16: 17.1%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.8% · 198
5–95.5% · 289
10–157.8% · 413
16–194.5% · 236
20–243.9% · 206
25–346.2% · 328
35–4917.8% · 937
50–6425.8% · 1,362
65–7412.9% · 678
75–848.5% · 446
85+3.4% · 178
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van5.4% · 114
1 car or van27.5% · 582
2 cars or vans40.7% · 862
3 or more26.4% · 558
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Waverley overall: 71.7% owned, 12.3% social rented, 14.7% private rented.
Owned outright43.9% · 927
With mortgage34.2% · 722
Shared ownership0.2% · 5
Social rented8.0% · 170
Private rented13.6% · 288
Lives rent free0.0% · 1
Type of home
Detached house60.0% · 1,267
Semi-detached house24.3% · 514
Terraced house6.3% · 134
Purpose-built flat3.1% · 65
Converted house1.9% · 40
Other conversion2.0% · 42
Above shop / office0.6% · 13
Caravan, mobile1.8% · 37
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05015169- Council
- Waverley Borough Council
- County council
- Surrey Quarter Sessions
- County division
- Waverley Western Villages
- Constituency
- Farnham and Bordon, Godalming and Ash
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 23 of 24
Parishes in the ward
ChurtDockenfieldFrenshamThursleyTilford
Other wards in the same constituency
AAlfold, Dunsfold & Hascombe31.5% aged 65+ · 73.4% owned3,518BBramley & Wonersh21.7% aged 65+ · 76.1% owned10,171CChiddingfold20.8% aged 65+ · 75.1% owned2,509CCranleigh East26.8% aged 65+ · 72.9% owned6,761CCranleigh West25.9% aged 65+ · 69.7% owned5,031EElstead & Peper Harow27.1% aged 65+ · 73.5% owned2,839EEwhurst & Ellens Green27.1% aged 65+ · 79.1% owned2,361FFarnham Bourne21.8% aged 65+ · 88.0% owned4,492FFarnham Castle18.8% aged 65+ · 51.3% owned5,425FFarnham Firgrove17.4% aged 65+ · 68.2% owned7,379FFarnham Heath End20.3% aged 65+ · 77.1% owned5,910FFarnham Moor Park22.1% aged 65+ · 79.1% owned3,627FFarnham North West22.7% aged 65+ · 67.5% owned4,284FFarnham Rowledge20.9% aged 65+ · 77.6% owned6,748
Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0This ward was drawn after the 2021 Census: figures are built up from the 4 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.