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Albury

Albury is a village in Surrey, England, with a population of around 574. There are around 1 restaurants and cafés, 8 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Chilworth, 2 km away. There were around 2 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly anti-social behaviour. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Albury area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Guildford area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 143,650 residents at roughly 530 people per km².

Council
Guildford
County
Surrey
Constituency
Mole Valley
Police force
Surrey
56/ 100

My Area Score

Good

Ranked 110th of 294 English council areas — better than 63% of them.

Low crime51
Home affordability19
Affordable rents19
Good schools45
Life expectancy99
Low deprivation93
Employment92
Low council tax22

A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology

Weather

18°CLight rain shower

  • Today: 25° / 16° · 62% rain
  • Tomorrow: 22° / 12° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:34Sunset 19:21

12h 47m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

13US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · London Teddington Bushy Park, United Kingdom

Crime

3 reported · July 2026 75% YoY

  • Anti-social behaviour2
  • Violence & sexual offences1

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

Local policing priorities

  • Shoplifting is a National priority and has an impact on both businesses and consumers in the local area
  • Continuing reports of Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) and Anti-Social Driving (ASD)

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

Road safety

314 reported road collisions (2024)

90 killed or seriously injured · 396 casualties · 21.9 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

37 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 35 rated 4–5 ★ (28 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

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

Live trains from Chilworth (1.6 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£523,974 average 5.6% YoY

Across Guildford · to 2026-06

Detached£939,146
Semi-detached£516,215
Terraced£422,733
Flat£266,513

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£1,728 average monthly rent 5.4% YoY

  • 1 bed £1,180
  • 2 bed £1,534
  • 3 bed £1,857

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

Affordability

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

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 167.9p · Morrisons (11.7 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Asda (6.7 km)

9 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

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

Sport & leisure

  • Swimming pools10
  • Sports pitches18
  • Playgrounds2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

143,650 residents in Guildford · 530/km²

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

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 296 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,547 a year · Band D, 2026-27

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

A £1,698
B £1,981
C £2,264
D £2,547
E £3,113
F £3,679
G £4,246
H £5,095

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

Schools

65 schools · 23,043 pupils

36 primary · 7 secondary · 22 other

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

47inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • St Peter's Catholic SchoolOutstanding
  • Christ's College, GuildfordGood
  • George Abbot SchoolGood
  • Howard of Effingham SchoolGood
  • Ash Manor School
  • Guildford County School
  • Kings College Guildford

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Guildford

Care & health services

1,391 CQC-registered services

  • Care homes390
  • GP practices202
  • Dentists356
  • Homecare agencies296
  • Hospitals & hospices38

CQC ratings: 91% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 3 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Surrey

Heritage & planning

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

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

Planning decisions

333 applications decided

82% granted · 273 granted, 60 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Sir Jeremy Hunt

Conservative

Godalming and Ash

Recent votes:

  • AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • AyeClosure motion
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145
  • NoDraft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Liberal Democrat (minority)

  • Lab 3
  • Con 10
  • LD 25
  • Oth 10

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

Amenities nearby

  • Parks & greens68
  • Restaurants & cafés3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

8,465 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

59 jobs advertised · £32,286 avg

e.g. Become a Biology Tutor in Albury (Surrey) – Flexible & Remote, End of Tenancy Cleaners, Online French Tutor - Part Time

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£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

Energy efficiency

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

Grid electricity

23% low-carbon electricity

Gas 65% · Imports 12% · Wind 10% · Nuclear 8%

266 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for South East England · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 86.3 yrs women · 83.4 yrs men

56% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • 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

Health services

3 GP surgeries · 1 pharmacy in GU5

  • Wonersh Surgery
  • Sheresurgeryanddispensary
  • Ent Clinic Wonersh

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Godalming and Ash:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • 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…

  • Albury Park · 1.7 km

    Albury Park is a country park and Grade II* listed historic country house in Surrey, England. It covers over 150 acres (0.61 km2); within this area is the old village of Albury, which consists of three or four houses…

  • Blackheath Common · 1.9 km

    Blackheath Common is an area of 250 acres (100 ha) of heathland in Surrey, England, near the village of Albury in the borough of Waverley. It is part of the Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and much of…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Albury?
Albury is a town in Surrey, England, in the Guildford local authority.
What is the population of Albury?
Albury has an approximate settlement population of 574.
How deprived is Albury?
The Guildford local authority, which includes Albury, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.