CranleighWhat is Cranleigh, Surrey like to live in?
The short answer: what Cranleigh is like to live in
You get a strong village community with good schools and amenities, set within the genuinely rural landscape of the Surrey/Sussex border. The trade-off is a complete reliance on the car; it's a significant 24-minute drive just to reach Godalming station.
Key stats
Schools
- GoodSt Cuthbert Mayne Catholic Primary School0.3 miles away
- GoodGlebelands School0.3 miles away
Property market
Median sale band by property type, based on Land Registry transactions in a 3-mile radius.
- Semi-detached · GU6 7HL£720,000
- Detached · GU6 8TD£590,000
- Semi-detached · GU6 7DD£260,000
Well-known pubs nearby
- Three Horsehoes0.1 mi
- The White Hart0.2 mi
- The Richard Onslow0.3 mi
- Little Park Hatch0.7 mi
Green space nearby
- Snoxhall Playing Fields0.2 mi
- Bruce McKenzie Memorial Field0.3 mi
- Knowle Park0.5 mi
National Landscape
Within the Surrey Hills National Landscape.
Lifestyle at a glance
Counts and scores only — named venues for restaurants and arts/culture aren't tracked yet, unlike pubs and green space above. Water sports and sports & recreation counts come from Sport England's Active Places Power data (CC BY 4.0).
Healthcare nearby
Source: NHS Digital Organisation Data Service (ODS). Hospital counts are individual hospital sites, not NHS Trusts — one Trust often runs several sites.
Practicalities
Is Cranleigh a good place to live?
Cranleigh is a large village in Surrey. Peak trains to Waterloo take about 66 minutes from Godalming. Recorded crime is very low. Whether it is a good place to live depends on what you need it to do — the figures above are the ones worth checking first.
Cranleigh appears on our lists of best places to retire in the uk and best villages to live in england.
What is it like living in Cranleigh?
You get a strong village community with good schools and amenities, set within the genuinely rural landscape of the Surrey/Sussex border. The trade-off is a complete reliance on the car; it's a significant 24-minute drive just to reach Godalming station.
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