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Aldershot

Aldershot is a town in Surrey, England, with a population of around 40,160. It has around 1 GP surgery, 2 pharmacies, 10 restaurants and cafés, 46 bus stops, and Aldershot railway station is 1.7 km away. The average sold house price is around £365,226, and there were around 294 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly Violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Aldershot 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
Surrey Heath
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

17°CMist

  • Today: 25° / 17° · 59% rain
  • Tomorrow: 21° / 12° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:35Sunset 19:22

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 · Reading New Town, United Kingdom

Crime

295 reported · July 2026 13% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences119
  • Anti-social behaviour44
  • Public order36
  • Shoplifting34

9 stop & searches

Neighbourhood team: Aldershot South · Hampshire

Local policing priorities

  • Hate Crime

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

354 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 300 rated 4–5 ★ (227 top)
  • 18 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Aldershot (0.4 km)
  • 45 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Aldershot (0.3 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: 157.9p · Esso (11.4 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 187.9p · Asda (8.6 km)

18 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

37 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 23 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 250 kW
  • Nearest: West Way Nissan Aldershot (0.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres2
  • Gyms5
  • Swimming pools1
  • Sports pitches36
  • Playgrounds33

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

  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 57 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

Alex Baker

Labour

Aldershot

Recent votes:

  • NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • NoClosure motion
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6

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

  • Schools12
  • GPs & clinics5
  • Pharmacies5
  • Supermarkets9
  • Parks & greens23
  • Restaurants & cafés84

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

8,465 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

794 jobs advertised · £44,032 avg

e.g. Mobile Mechanic, Mobile Vehicle Technician - South East, Roadside Vehicle Technician

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

32% low-carbon electricity

Gas 65% · Wind 15% · Biomass 11% · Nuclear 7%

269 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for South 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 · 4 pharmacies in GU12

  • Keogh Medical Centre
  • The Border Practice
  • Atrial Fibrillation Clinic

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Aldershot:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Theatre Royal, Aldershot · 0.1 km

    The Theatre Royal was a theatre in Aldershot in Hampshire which opened in 1891 and was demolished in 1959. The teenage Charlie Chaplin appeared there in 1904 and the actor James Mason is believed to have made his stag…

  • Hippodrome, Aldershot · 0.2 km

    The Hippodrome was a theatre in the town of Aldershot in Hampshire. It operated as a venue for variety shows, pantomimes, musical comedies and other shows from 1913 to 1961. When Peter Sellers appeared there in 1948 h…

  • Aldershot · 0.2 km

    Aldershot is a town in the Rushmoor district of Hampshire, England. It lies on heathland in the extreme north-east corner of the county, 31 mi (50 km) south-west of London. The town has a population of 40,160, while t…

  • Presbyterian Church, Aldershot · 0.2 km

    The English Presbyterian Church is the former Presbyterian church for Aldershot in Hampshire. Built in 1863 it served that denomination until 1972 when most churches in the Congregational Church in England and Wales a…

  • Aldershot Town Hall · 0.2 km

    Aldershot Town Hall is a municipal building in Grosvenor Road, Aldershot, Hampshire, England. The town hall, which was the headquarters of Aldershot Borough Council, is a Grade II listed building.

  • Wesleyan Church, Aldershot · 0.3 km

    The Wesleyan Church is a former Methodist church for the town of Aldershot in Hampshire, England. Closed in 1988 the building has been a Grade II* listed building since 30 April 1981. In use today as offices, a dental…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Aldershot?
Aldershot is a town in Surrey, England, in the Guildford local authority.
What is the population of Aldershot?
Aldershot has an approximate settlement population of 40,160.
How deprived is Aldershot?
The Guildford local authority, which includes Aldershot, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.