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A town of 11,897 in Surrey, South East.
Haslemere grades A overall against UK towns: better than 91% of UK towns, and #20 of 65 in Surrey. Its strongest subject is schools (A+): primary results beat 87% of towns in England; secondary results beat 97% of towns in England.
The 3 things Haslemere does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Haslemere is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 142 buildings inside Haslemere’s built-up area, 6 of them Grade II*.
22% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
The archive holds 3 old photos and postcards going back to 1912.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Haslemere.
St Bartholomew's CofE Aided Primary School’s results beat 77% of schools in England like it. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Bartholomew's CofE Aided Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 396 | A− |
| Camelsdale Primary SchoolTop results in townPrimary | Primary | 215 | A− |
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
On this, Haslemere is above both Surrey’s towns (13%) and England’s towns (16%). Haslemere has 119 listed buildings for every 10,000 residents. Haslemere has 142 listed buildings on Historic England’s list: 0 Grade I, 6 Grade II*.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 50% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
In the comparison, Haslemere comes below both Surrey’s towns (40%) and England’s towns (45%). 50% of workers worked mainly from home at the census.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
87% of Haslemere’s residents described their health as good or very good in 2021, against 87% across Surrey’s towns. These answers aren’t adjusted for age, so young towns look healthier; the Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
| Census 2021 | Haslemere | Surrey | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 87% | 87% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.5% | 3.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 15% | 14% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL
That is the middle of 532 standard sales inside Haslemere’s built-up area over three years, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. It is the 32nd most expensive of 66 towns of 2,500+ in Surrey.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £940,000 | 211 |
| Semi-detached | £525,500 | 102 |
| Terraced | £410,000 | 102 |
| Flat or maisonette | £271,000 | 117 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Police recorded 565 crimes inside Haslemere’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 75 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violence and sexual offences were 40% of the crimes; the police category includes harassment and stalking.
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL
For Haslemere, that is above both Surrey’s towns (42%) and England’s towns (34%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for 8.4% of residents. The median resident of Haslemere is 45 years old.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Haslemere | Surrey | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.4% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 3.8% | 4.2% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 14% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 49% | 42% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Surrey and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Haslemere. Best known first.
MuseumHaslemere Educational Museumin townMuseumMuseumHaslemere Education Museumin townGardenGardenRamster Gardens2.7 km outside town, to the eastAttractionAttractionHindhead Commons and the Devil's Punch Bowl1000 m outside town, to the northAttractionAttractionHollycombe Steam Collection3 km outside town, to the southwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
142 listed buildings in Haslemere.
Church Hill House: Photo: Switchwitch2007 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Broad Dene: Photo: Simon Burchell · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Town House: Photo: Simon Burchell · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lowder Mill, The Former Mill Building: Photo: Simon Burchell · CC BY-SA 4.0
28 notable people were born in Haslemere.
Grace Chisholm Young: Alice B. Woodward design, book written by Grace Chisholm Young, Public domain · Charles Edwards: Margaret Gardiner, CC BY 3.0 · Lucy Prebble: Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0 · Benjamin Bathurst: Katie Chan, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Guy Farley: Manfred Werner (Tsui), CC BY-SA 4.0 · Paul Goble: Temp07, Public domain
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haslemere | 11,897 | — | A | C+ | B | B |
| Fernhurst | 1,830 | 2.6 | — | D | A− | B |
| Hindhead | 6,444 | 2.6 | A | B− | B+ | B+ |
| Liphook | 7,128 | 3.6 | A | B | B− | A− |
| Headley Down and Headley | 4,935 | 4.2 | B+ | B− | A− | A− |
| Chiddingfold | 2,160 | 4.3 | — | C | A+ | A |
| Lindford | 2,740 | 5.8 | C+ | B+ | C+ | C+ |
| Milford and Witley | 6,489 | 6 | A+ | C+ | A− | A− |
Fernhurst and Chiddingfold have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
GCSE results beat 97% of towns in England, and primary results beat 87% (Department for Education, Attainment 8 and Key Stage 2).
That is 4.9 times the typical UK town for its size.
Town in Surrey, England
Haslemere is a built-up area of 11,897 people, in the Waverley council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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