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Waverley motoring statistics

How many cars and electric cars are registered in Waverley, which fuels they use, how many public chargers there are and how Waverley compares with the South East. From DVLA licensing records, DfT charger statistics and ONS population estimates.

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92,844 licensed vehicles in Waverley
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  • Licensed cars 78,640 +0.8% on a year earlier
  • Private cars per 1,000 people 569 UK 444
  • Battery electric cars 3,968 5.0% of cars (UK 5.8%)
  • Electric share of private cars 4.5% 18th highest of 361 councils
  • Public chargers 208 155 per 100,000 people (UK 175)
  • Company-registered cars 2.9% UK 10.0%

How many cars are there in Waverley?

There were 78,640 licensed cars in Waverley at the end of June 2026, and 92,844 licensed vehicles of all kinds. That is 12.0% more cars than in 2010. Privately kept cars work out at 569 for every 1,000 residents, 26th highest of 361 councils (UK 444).

Licensed vehicles in Waverley

Counts at the end of March each year, 2010 to 2026.

Licensed cars and vehicles in Waverley at the end of March each year
Year All vehiclesCars
2010 81,44670,203
2011 82,16670,885
2012 82,57871,153
2013 83,66072,035
2014 84,82473,013
2015 85,04373,154
2016 86,25074,116
2017 87,68275,148
2018 88,11875,631
2019 88,84676,177
2020 87,89775,486
2021 89,76676,674
2022 90,67177,182
2023 90,87777,155
2024 91,55077,663
2025 92,14078,038
2026 92,84478,640

Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated

Licensed vehicles by type

Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated

Cars per 1,000 residents

All licensed cars at the end of June, divided by the ONS mid-year population. Company fleets registered locally push this up.

Cars per 1,000 residents at mid-year, Waverley compared
Year WaverleySouth EastUnited Kingdom
2011 582534–
2012 582535–
2013 585541–
2014 590547–
2015 588551473
2016 593559480
2017 601567488
2018 604570490
2019 606572493
2020 598561489
2021 595564493
2022 592565489
2023 581567489
2024 578570490

Source:ONS Mid-2024 Updated

Petrol, diesel and electric cars in Waverley

61.0% of cars in Waverley run on petrol and 23.2% on diesel. Diesel’s share peaked at 35.3% in 2017. Hybrids that do not plug in make up 7.5%, and cars that plug in 7.8%.

Cars by fuel type

Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated

Fuel mix over time

Share of licensed cars at the end of March each year.

Share of licensed cars by fuel type in Waverley, end of March each year
Year PetrolDieselHybridBattery electricPlug-in hybrid
2010 74.1%25.3%0.4%0.0%0.0%
2011 71.8%27.5%0.4%0.0%0.0%
2012 69.7%29.6%0.5%0.0%0.0%
2013 67.9%31.4%0.6%0.0%0.0%
2014 65.9%33.2%0.7%0.0%0.0%
2015 64.6%34.3%0.8%0.0%0.1%
2016 63.6%35.2%0.9%0.1%0.1%
2017 63.1%35.3%1.0%0.1%0.2%
2018 63.4%34.7%1.1%0.2%0.4%
2019 63.9%33.8%1.3%0.3%0.6%
2020 64.0%33.1%1.5%0.5%0.7%
2021 63.8%32.1%2.0%0.9%1.0%
2022 63.1%30.9%2.7%1.6%1.4%
2023 63.1%29.3%3.5%2.3%1.5%
2024 62.7%27.4%4.6%3.0%1.9%
2025 62.0%25.5%5.9%3.8%2.3%
2026 61.0%23.2%7.5%5.0%2.8%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated

Electric cars in Waverley

3,968 battery electric cars were licensed in Waverley at the end of June 2026, 5.0% of all cars, 54th highest of 361 councils. With plug-in hybrids, 6,163 cars plug in. A year earlier there were 3,000.

Of the privately kept cars, which are registered at home addresses, 4.5% are battery electric (3,442 cars), 6th highest of 64 councils in the South East. Companies keep 13.3% of the area’s battery electric cars, against 2.9% of its cars overall. There are also 155 battery electric vans.

Battery electric share of licensed cars

End of March each year. Fleet re-registrations can move a single area’s line sharply.

Battery electric share of licensed cars, Waverley compared, end of March each year
Year WaverleySouth EastUnited Kingdom
2016 0.1%0.1%0.1%
2017 0.1%0.1%0.1%
2018 0.2%0.2%0.1%
2019 0.3%0.3%0.2%
2020 0.5%0.5%0.4%
2021 0.9%1.1%0.8%
2022 1.6%2.2%1.5%
2023 2.3%3.3%2.3%
2024 3.0%4.5%3.2%
2025 3.8%6.4%4.4%
2026 5.0%9.3%5.8%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated

Public EV chargers in Waverley

There were 208 public chargers in Waverley on 1 July 2026, 32 of them rapid or ultra-rapid (50kW and above). That is 155 for every 100,000 residents, 152nd highest of 361 councils, against 175 across the UK. The count rose 41.5% from 1 January 2026.

For every public charger there are 26.6 privately kept plug-in cars in Waverley (UK 12.9), 67th most of 361 councils. A higher number means more competition for each public charger, though many drivers charge at home.

Public chargers

Public EV chargers in Waverley by date
Date All public chargers50kW and above
Jan 2026 14728
Apr 2026 16221
Jul 2026 20832

Source:DfT 1 July 2026 Updated

Chargers per 100,000 residents

Public chargers per 100,000 residents, Waverley compared
Area All chargers50kW and above
Waverley 15524
Surrey 18535
South East 15940
England 17341
UK 17542

Source:DfT 1 July 2026 Updated

Electric cars by neighbourhood

Waverley has 17 ONS neighbourhoods (middle layer super output areas, about 7,000 residents each). In the typical one, 4.4% of privately kept vehicles are battery electric; in the highest, 5.2%. ONS names neighbourhoods by council and number, not by place name.

Neighbourhoods in Waverley with the highest battery electric share of privately kept vehicles
Neighbourhood (MSOA) Private vehicles Battery electric Electric share Plug-in share
Waverley 004 4,405 230 5.2% 8.9%
Waverley 007 4,627 234 5.1% 7.4%
Waverley 016 4,499 218 4.8% 7.9%
Waverley 018 6,505 304 4.7% 7.6%
Waverley 008 5,024 232 4.6% 7.3%
Waverley 009 4,458 206 4.6% 7.5%
Waverley 006 4,326 196 4.5% 7.1%
Waverley 010 4,689 210 4.5% 7.0%
Waverley 012 5,580 246 4.4% 7.8%
Waverley 015 7,223 310 4.3% 6.4%
Lowest electric shares
Waverley 005 4,063 90 2.2% 3.5%
Waverley 017 3,773 104 2.8% 4.5%
Waverley 003 4,495 158 3.5% 5.7%
Waverley 013 8,695 321 3.7% 5.9%
Waverley 002 4,891 182 3.7% 5.6%

Privately kept licensed vehicles of all types at the end of June 2026.

Road traffic and collisions in Waverley

Reported injury collisions

Police-reported injury collisions in Waverley, 2021 to 2025
Year CollisionsKilled or seriously injured
2021 19553
2022 24868
2023 24664
2024 18645
2025 19858

Source:DfT STATS19,UK Motoring analysis 2021 to 2025 Updated

More road safety figures

Petrol and diesel prices in Waverley

Unleaded petrol averages 172.8p a litre across 12 filling stations in Waverley, 1.3p above the UK average. Diesel averages 201.3p, 2.6p above the UK average. Prices checked 31 Oct, 19:32.

Cheapest petrol

  1. Sainsbury's Water Lane Farnham 168.9p
  2. Asda Bramley Express Petrol Guildford 169.9p
  3. BP Broken Spur Service Station Godalming 169.9p

Every filling station and price in Waverley

How Waverley compares

Waverley compared with Surrey, the South East, England, the UK
Waverley 569 5.0% 4.5% 2.9% 155 26.6
Surrey 527 4.8% 4.0% 5.8% 185 19.2
South East 499 9.3% 3.5% 18.5% 159 17.7
England 440 6.2% 3.2% 10.7% 173 13.4
United Kingdom4445.8%3.1%10.0%17512.9

Private cars per 1,000 people use the ONS mid-2024 population. Chargers are counted at the latest date; plug-in cars at the end of June 2026.

Driving test centres in Waverley

There is no DVSA car practical test centre in Waverley. The nearest centres are elsewhere in Surrey.

Centres in Surrey:

DVSA publishes pass rates by centre name, with no address, so centres are placed here by the place name in the name DVSA uses. See pass rates at every test centre.

Councils in Surrey

Sorted by battery electric share of cars. Select a column heading to sort by it.

Councils in Surrey
Elmbridge 530 6.2% 4.8% 4.3% 181 25.0
Guildford 501 5.1% 4.4% 4.8% 182 19.1
Waverley 569 5.0% 4.5% 2.9% 155 26.6
Epsom and Ewell 463 4.9% 4.0% 3.8% 131 24.3
Mole Valley 595 4.8% 3.9% 15.9% 286 13.6
Surrey Heath 576 4.7% 4.1% 3.4% 207 18.5
Reigate and Banstead 500 4.6% 3.6% 9.9% 123 25.6
Runnymede 498 4.6% 3.6% 5.9% 246 12.3
Tandridge 554 4.3% 3.6% 3.8% 138 25.3
Woking 516 4.1% 3.7% 3.2% 274 12.0
Spelthorne 496 3.3% 2.8% 3.8% 160 16.3

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Data sources and methodology

Datasets used on this page
Figures Source Period Records Updated
Licensed vehicles Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport End of June 2026 92,844 licensed vehicles in Waverley 26 October 2026
Plug-in and electric vehicles Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport End of June 2026 6,391 plug-in vehicles 26 October 2026
Public chargers Electric vehicle public charging infrastructure statistics Department for Transport 1 July 2026 121,171 public chargers (UK) 26 October 2026
Population Mid-year population estimates Office for National Statistics Mid-2024 404 areas 26 October 2026
Neighbourhoods Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport End of June 2026 35,672 small areas (LSOAs) in England and Wales 26 October 2026
  • Coverage: licensing and charger figures cover the whole UK. Licensing figures in Waverley run from the end of 2009.
  • Vehicles are counted at the registered keeper’s postcode: for company cars that is the company’s address, not where the car is driven.
  • Battery electric and plug-in counts come from table VEH0142; petrol, diesel and hybrid counts from VEH0105. “Other fuels” is VEH0105’s other-fuel count less plug-in cars.
  • Charger counts are based on Zapmap data and are official statistics in development. In June 2026 one operator removed about 1,270 private chargers wrongly listed as public, so April and July are not strictly comparable.
  • Neighbourhood figures cover England and Wales only; Scottish data zones and Northern Irish super data zones cannot be placed in councils without lookups we do not hold.
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.