Effingham
Effingham is a settlement in Surrey, England, with around 3 restaurants and cafés, 1 park or green space, and Effingham Junction railway station 1.4 km away. There were around 17 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 Effingham area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Guildford area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 143,650 residents at roughly 530 people per km².
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 103rd of 294 English council areas — better than 65% 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
9°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 10° / 8° · 25% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 6° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:59Sunset 16:30
9h 31m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
36US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · London Harlington, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 7.0 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 5.2% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
6 reported · August 2026▼ 14% YoY
- Other theft2
- Violence & sexual offences2
- Anti-social behaviour1
- Public order1
1 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs
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
337 reported road collisions (2025)
106 killed or seriously injured · 419 casualties · 23.5 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
83 food businesses within 2 miles
- 73 rated 4–5 ★ (63 top)
- 1 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Bookham (2.2 km)
- 9 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Bookham (2.1 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£537,660 average▲ 0.6% YoY
Across Guildford · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,736 average monthly rent▲ 5.6% YoY
- 1 bed £1,185
- 2 bed £1,541
- 3 bed £1,866
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
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
Property sales
1,806 property sales in the last 12 months
12 months to May 2026
A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.
Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 156.9p · Esso (6.1 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 190.9p · Esso (6.1 km)
6 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
32 charging locations within ~8 km
- 6 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 350 kW
- Nearest: Lower Shott Car Park, Great Bookham 1 (2.1 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres2
- Swimming pools25
- Sports pitches50
- Golf courses1
- 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)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK15,806
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK16,143
- Net moves−337
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Among the least deprived areas in England
Ranked 284 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
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%)
49 inspected 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
1,403 CQC-registered services
- Care homes393
- GP practices201
- Dentists359
- Homecare agencies299
- Hospitals & hospices38
CQC ratings: 90% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 7 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Surrey
Heritage & planning
- In a conservation area (Effingham)
- Within the Green Belt
- 33 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
320 applications decided
87.2% granted · 279 granted, 41 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Zöe Franklin
Liberal Democrat
Guildford
Recent votes:
- NoBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge
- NoBudget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty
- NoBudget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging)
- AyeBudget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas
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
- Schools4
- Parks & greens18
- Restaurants & cafés5
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
8,545 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
7 jobs advertised · £30,152 avg
e.g. Higher Level Teaching Assistant, School Cleaner, Teacher-Leatherhead
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
39% low-carbon electricity
Gas 60% · Wind 30% · Nuclear 6% · Biomass 3%
240 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
Healthy life expectancy (Surrey): 66.4 women · 65.1 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 · 1 pharmacy in KT24
- The Horsley Medical Practice
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Guildford:
- Remove the grey belt planning rules519 local signatures · 12,329 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks340 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND331 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Ensure new sewage treatment infrastructure meets higher standards as in the EU319 local signatures · 48,100 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases150 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Effingham, Surrey · 0.2 kmEffingham is a village in the Borough of Guildford in Surrey, reaching from the gently sloping northern plain to the crest of the North Downs and with a medieval parish church. The village was the home of notable figu…
Effingham Hundred · 0.4 kmEffingham Hundred or the Hundred of Effingham was a hundred but often treated as a half-hundred with that of Copthorne and was the smallest in Surrey, England.
Howard of Effingham School · 0.6 kmThe Howard of Effingham School is a co-educational secondary school and sixth form with academy status. It is located in the village of Effingham, Surrey, to the west of Little Bookham. The school is part of the Howar…
- Manor House School, Little Bookham · 0.8 km
Manor House School is a selective independent day school for girls located in Little Bookham, Surrey, England.
- Little Bookham · 1.3 km
Little Bookham is a village in the Mole Valley district, in Surrey, England between Great Bookham and Effingham. It is home to several listed historical buildings, included in a large conservation area, along with Ye…
- Stabbing of Abigail Witchalls · 1.8 km
The stabbing of Abigail Witchalls was a crime in England in 2005 that left the victim, a pregnant woman, paralysed.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Effingham?
- Effingham is a town in Surrey, England, in the Guildford local authority.
- How deprived is Effingham?
- The Guildford local authority, which includes Effingham, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.