Albury

10°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 12° / 8° · 43% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 7° · Partly Cloudy

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:58Sunset 16:32

9h 34m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

18US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · London Teddington Bushy Park, United Kingdom

• 7.0 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 5.2% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

6 reported · August 2026▲ 500% YoY

• Anti-social behaviour2
• Violence & sexual offences2
• Criminal damage & arson1
• Public order1

Neighbourhood team: Albury, Shalford, Compton, Holy Trinity, Shere, Gomshall, Peaslake & Farley Green · Surrey

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

337 reported road collisions (2025)

106 killed or seriously injured · 419 casualties · 23.5 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

40 food businesses within 2 miles

• 34 rated 4–5 ★ (27 top)
• 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Chilworth (1.7 km)
• 8 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£537,660 average▲ 0.6% YoY

Across Guildford · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,736 average monthly rent▲ 5.6% YoY

• 1 bed £1,185
• 2 bed £1,541
• 3 bed £1,866

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

11.0× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 11.0 times median annual pay (11.5× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

1,806 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

• Cheapest petrol: 169.9p · Asda (4.8 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 198.9p · Asda (4.8 km)

3 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

35 charging locations within ~8 km

• 6 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 350 kW
• Nearest: Guildford Manor Hotel & Spa (1.9 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Swimming pools10
• Sports pitches18
• Playgrounds2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

143,650 residents in Guildford · 530/km²

• Under 16: 17%
• 16–64: 66%
• 65+: 18%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK15,806
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK16,143
• Net moves−337

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 284 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£2,547 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band D (27% of 62,610)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

65 schools · 23,043 pupils

36 primary · 7 secondary · 22 other

Ofsted: 14 of 16 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (88%)

49 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Guildford

1,403 CQC-registered services

• Care homes393
• GP practices201
• Dentists359
• Homecare agencies299
• Hospitals & hospices38

CQC ratings: 90% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 7 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Surrey

• In a conservation area (Albury)
• Within the Green Belt
• 29 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

320 applications decided

87.2% granted · 279 granted, 41 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Sir Jeremy Hunt

Conservative

Godalming and Ash

Source: UK Parliament

Liberal Democrat (minority)

• Lab 3
• Con 10
• LD 25
• Oth 10

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Parks & greens68
• Restaurants & cafés3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

8,545 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

15 jobs advertised · £34,309 avg

e.g. Technical Support Specialist, Rental Property Cleaning Specialists, MSP Field Engineer

Source: Adzuna

£882 median full-time weekly pay

2% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£37,380 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

44% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 68,252 certificates

9.4% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

57% low-carbon electricity

Wind 44% · Gas 42% · Nuclear 8% · Biomass 5%

170 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity

Latest estimate for South East England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 86.3 yrs women · 83.4 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy (Surrey): 66.4 women · 65.1 men

56% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.6
• Feeling worthwhile7.8
• Happiness yesterday7.4
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.1

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

3 GP surgeries · 1 pharmacy in GU5

• Wonersh Surgery
• Sheresurgeryanddispensary
• Ent Clinic Wonersh

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Godalming and Ash:

• Permanent driving ban on intoxicated drivers guilty of causing death545 local signatures · 29,985 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND323 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks319 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases319 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
• Require local authorities to provide 90 minutes of free parking in town centres219 local signatures · 5,417 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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  Albury, Surrey · 0.1 km

  Albury is a village and civil parish in central Surrey, England, around 3.5 miles (5.6 km) east of Guildford. It is in the Surrey Hills National Landscape and the Borough of Guildford.

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  Law Brook, Surrey · 1.0 km

  The Law Brook or Postford Brook is a stream in the Surrey Hills AONB which feeds the Tillingbourne which in turn feeds the River Wey. It is notable in its own right chiefly for its industrial vestiges and records.

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  Colyers Hanger · 1.2 km

  Colyers Hanger is a 26.6-hectare (66-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south-east of Guildford in Surrey. It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade 2 and is part of St Martha's Hill and Colyer'…

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  Newlands Corner · 1.5 km

  Newlands Corner is a 103-hectare (250-acre) nature reserve east of Guildford in Surrey, England. It is owned by the Albury Estate. It used to be managed by the Surrey Wildlife Trust under an access agreement between t…

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  Silent Pool · 1.5 km

  Silent Pool is a spring-fed lake at the foot of the North Downs, about 4 miles (6 km) east of Guildford in Surrey. The outflow from Silent Pool runs into a second, adjacent, lake, Sherbourne Pond, created in the mid-s…

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  Old St Peter and St Paul's Church, Albury · 1.6 km

  Old St Peter and St Paul's Church is a former Anglican church near the village of Albury, Surrey, England in the care of The Churches Conservation Trust. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a d…

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