Artington
Artington is a village in Surrey, England, with a population of around 1,000. It has around 1 GP surgery, 1 pharmacy, 1 park or green, and 46 restaurants or cafés, with 12 bus stops and the nearest railway station at Shalford, 1.6 km away. There were around 39 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 Artington 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.
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 110th of 294 English council areas — better than 63% of them.
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
19°CPatchy rain nearby
- 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
9US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · London Hillingdon Harmondsworth Os, United Kingdom
Crime
41 reported · July 2026▼ 9% YoY
- Anti-social behaviour13
- Violence & sexual offences12
- Other theft4
- Public order4
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
349 food businesses within 2 miles
- 313 rated 4–5 ★ (259 top)
- 7 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Shalford (1.2 km)
- 11 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Shalford (1.2 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£523,974 average▼ 5.6% YoY
Across Guildford · to 2026-06
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 (11.2 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Asda (4.6 km)
13 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
42 charging locations within ~8 km
- 11 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 350 kW
- Nearest: The Seahorse (0.9 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Gyms1
- Swimming pools45
- Sports pitches35
- Playgrounds3
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)
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
- Within the Green Belt
- 96 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
- Schools3
- GPs & clinics1
- Pharmacies1
- Parks & greens17
- Restaurants & cafés5
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
8,465 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
248 jobs advertised · £44,959 avg
e.g. Senior Tax Analyst – Technology, Business Analysis Manager (Edgewing), Field Sales Executive
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
22% low-carbon electricity
Gas 59% · Imports 19% · Wind 10% · Nuclear 6%
248 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
1 GP surgery · 2 pharmacies in GU3
- Fairlands Medical Practice
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Godalming and Ash:
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership396 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership355 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases318 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s269 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test253 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Artington?
- Artington is a town in Surrey, England, in the Guildford local authority.
- How deprived is Artington?
- The Guildford local authority, which includes Artington, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.