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East Horsley

East Horsley is a town in Surrey, England, with a population of around 5,866. It has around 6 restaurants or cafés, 11 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Horsley, 0.7 km away. There were around 24 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 East Horsley 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°COvercast

  • Today: 20° / 17° · 77% rain
  • Tomorrow: 24° / 15° · Mist

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:32Sunset 19:23

12h 51m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

21US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · London Teddington Bushy Park, United Kingdom

Crime

24 reported · July 2026 14% YoY

  • Vehicle crime6
  • Violence & sexual offences6
  • Anti-social behaviour5
  • Criminal damage & arson4

Neighbourhood team: Send, Ripley, Wisley, Ockham, The Horsleys, The Clandons & Effingham · Surrey

Local policing priorities

  • Retail Crime - Shoplifting is a National priority and has an impact on businesses in the town.
  • Anti-social behaviour (ASB) and Antisocial Driving (ASD) - increasing reports of ASB in rural location including off road use of Motorbik…

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

59 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 47 rated 4–5 ★ (38 top)
  • 2 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Horsley (0.7 km)
  • 12 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Horsley (0.6 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: 156.9p · Esso (7.8 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 185.9p · Morrisons (10.5 km)

15 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

28 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 7 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 350 kW
  • Nearest: Bart-Faye (2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres1
  • Swimming pools21
  • Sports pitches22
  • Golf courses1
  • 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

  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 60 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

Zöe Franklin

Liberal Democrat

Guildford

Recent votes:

  • AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • AyeClosure motion
  • AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1

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

  • Schools2
  • GPs & clinics1
  • Parks & greens12
  • Restaurants & cafés11

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

8,465 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

18 jobs advertised · £35,237 avg

e.g. Sign Up To Drive With Uber - Flexible Alternative To Driving Jobs, Open Driver Account With Uber - Drive And Earn When And Where You Want, Assistant Manager

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

13% low-carbon electricity

Imports 74% · Gas 14% · Wind 12% · Hydro 1%

123 gCO₂/kWh · moderate 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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Guildford:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Horsley railway station · 0.6 km

    Horsley railway station is located in the village of East Horsley in Surrey, England. It is 22 miles 16 chains (35.7 km) down the line from London Waterloo, and also serves the village of West Horsley, as well as the…

  • Horsley Towers · 1.0 km

    Horsley Towers, East Horsley, Surrey, England is a country house dating from the 19th century. The house was designed by Charles Barry for the banker William Currie. The East Horsley estate was later sold to William K…

  • West Horsley Place · 1.1 km

    West Horsley Place is a Grade I listed building dating back to the 15th century, located in West Horsley to the east of Guildford in Surrey, England. It is best known as the filming location for the BBC series Ghosts.…

  • The Forest and the Highlands · 1.3 km

    The Forest and the Highlands is a 29.74-hectare (73.5-acre) nature reserve north of East Horsley in Surrey. It is owned by East Horsley Parish Council and managed by the Surrey Wildlife Trust.

  • East Horsley · 1.4 km

    East Horsley is a village and civil parish in Surrey, England, 21 miles southwest of London, on the A246 between Leatherhead and Guildford. Horsley and Effingham Junction railway stations are on the New Guildford line…

  • Effingham Junction Carriage Holding Sidings · 1.9 km

    Effingham Junction Carriage Holding Sidings is located in Effingham, Surrey, on the New Guildford Line and is near Effingham Junction station.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is East Horsley?
East Horsley is a town in Surrey, England, in the Guildford local authority.
What is the population of East Horsley?
East Horsley has an approximate settlement population of 5,866.
How deprived is East Horsley?
The Guildford local authority, which includes East Horsley, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.