Station Details

Milford (Surrey)

Station NameMilford (Surrey)
Station CodeMLF
Station OwnerSouth Western Railway
Developable Area76.91ha
Development Capacity3,846 homes (at 50dph)
Local Planning AuthorityWaverley
2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Required1,523
2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Delivered1,652
2021 Housing Delivery Test - Score109%
2021 Housing Delivery Test - ConsequenceNone
Green BeltLondon
Green Belt Area76.91ha ( 100% of the potential development area)
Network Rail RegionSouth East
Network Rail Sub-RegionSurrey, East and West Sussex
Passengers, 2020 - 202157,974
Passengers, 2019 - 2020267,350
UK Station Passenger Rank (Use)1,229

Development Potential

England's busiest station (apart from those serving airports) had 4,170,558 passenger movements in the period 2019-2020. The station with the least was 68. Milford (Surrey) station had 267,350 passengers enter or exit it during this period. That's roughly 734 people per day.

For a station with this number of passengers passing through it each year a density of 50 homes per hectare is reasonable, based on its proximity to major population centres and existing infrastructure.

Milford (Surrey) is located within the South East railway region. The potential area for development around the station (excluding existing buildings, national parks, flood zones, public green space, protected habitats, areas of outstanding natural beauty, world heritage sites and surface water) is approximately 76.91ha.

Assuming an appropriate (but not prevailing) development density of 50 dwellings per hectare, this area has a development capacity of around 3,846 homes.

The station sits within Waverley planning authority, which in 2021 achieved a Housing Delivery Test Score of 109%, having delivered 1,652 homes from a target of 1,523. There are no consequences for the planning authority as a result.

The total capacity of all Waverley's stations is 5,626 homes. That's 369% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.

Taking green belt into account, the capacity of Waverley's stations is 0 homes without building on protected land. That's 0% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.