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Ash Green (Guildford)

Ash Green (Guildford) is a village in Surrey, England. There are 6 bus stops and the nearest railway station is Ash, 1.4 km away. In June 2026, there were around 41 recorded street crimes, 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 Ash Green (Guildford) 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°COvercast

  • Today: 18° / 9° · 10% rain
  • Tomorrow: 20° / 10° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:27Sunset 19:33

13h 6m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

18US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Reading New Town, United Kingdom

Crime

31 reported · July 2026 9% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences14
  • Anti-social behaviour5
  • Public order5
  • Other theft3

Neighbourhood team: Eashing, Hurtmore, Shackleford, Puttenham, Seale & Sands, Ash South & Tongham · Surrey

Local policing priorities

  • Retail Crime is a National Priority, and has a significant impact on both businesses and consumers. Surrey Police are dedicated to suppor…
  • Continuing reports of anti-social behaviour and anti-social driving within rural areas. This has significant impacts on communities, incl…

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

120 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 101 rated 4–5 ★ (75 top)
  • 3 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Ash (1.4 km)
  • 6 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Ash (1.3 km):

Loading live departures…

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 (10.9 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 184.9p · Asda (10.3 km)

21 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

26 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 16 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 250 kW
  • Nearest: The Greyhound (1.7 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Swimming pools4
  • Sports pitches17
  • Playgrounds22

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
  • 21 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:

  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145
  • NoDraft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots
  • NoDraft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026
  • NoDraft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026

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

  • Schools5
  • Parks & greens14

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

8,465 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

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

53% low-carbon electricity

Solar 33% · Imports 29% · Gas 18% · Wind 10%

96 gCO₂/kWh · moderate 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 Godalming and Ash:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Ash Green Halt railway station · 0.5 km

    Ash Green Halt railway station known for a time as Ash Green, served the village of Ash, Surrey in England on the original route of the Alton Line which ran from London via the town of Guildford to the east.

  • St Peter's church, Ash · 1.4 km

    St Peter's Church is the Church of England parish church for the village of Ash in Surrey. Of 12th-century origin with later additions, the church has been Grade II* listed on the Register of Historic England since 19…

  • Ash railway station · 1.4 km

    Ash railway station serves the village of Ash, in Surrey, England. The station is served by South Western Railway, which manages the station, and by Great Western Railway. It is situated on the Ascot to Guildford line…

  • Tongham F.C. · 1.5 km

    Tongham Football Club is a football club based in Tongham, near Farnham, Surrey, England. They play at the Recreation Ground, Poyle Road.

  • Seale Chalk Pit · 1.5 km

    Seale Chalk Pit is a 1.2-hectare (3.0-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Guildford in Surrey. It is a Geological Conservation Review site and part of the Seale Chalk Pit and Meadow 3-hectare…

  • Ash Cemetery, Surrey · 1.5 km

    Ash Cemetery, also known as Emery Gates Cemetery on Church Road is the burial ground for the village of Ash in Surrey, England.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Ash Green (Guildford)?
Ash Green (Guildford) is a town in Surrey, England, in the Guildford local authority.
How deprived is Ash Green (Guildford)?
The Guildford local authority, which includes Ash Green (Guildford), is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.