Elm Corner
Elm Corner is a village in Surrey, England, with a population of around 1,000. It has 5 restaurants and cafés, 1 bus stop, and the nearest railway station is Effingham Junction, 3.4 km away. There were around 5 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly anti-social behaviour. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Elm Corner 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
14°CClear
- Today: 24° / 12° · 11% rain
- Tomorrow: 22° / 16° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:30Sunset 19:25
12h 55m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
5US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: coarse particles (PM10)
Source: WAQI · London Teddington Bushy Park, United Kingdom
Crime
3 reported · July 2026▲ 50% YoY
- Anti-social behaviour1
- Vehicle crime1
- Violence & sexual offences1
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
38 food businesses within 2 miles
- 34 rated 4–5 ★ (26 top)
- 1 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
1 active warning/alert
- Flood alert: Tidal Thames riverside from Putney Bridge to Teddington Weir
Source: Environment Agency
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Effingham Junction (3.4 km)
- 1 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Effingham Junction (3.4 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: 156.9p · Esso (9.1 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 185.9p · Asda (5.6 km)
19 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
43 charging locations within ~8 km
- 12 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 350 kW
- Nearest: RHS Garden Wisley (1.1 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools8
- Sports pitches12
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds1
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
- Not in the Green Belt
- 17 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
Council control
Liberal Democrat (minority)
- Lab 3
- Con 10
- LD 25
- Oth 10
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Parks & greens20
- Restaurants & cafés8
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
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:
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership457 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s364 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Ensure new sewage treatment infrastructure meets higher standards as in the EU269 local signatures · 35,924 nationwide
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership267 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office229 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
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RHS Garden Wisley · 1.1 kmRHS Garden Wisley is a garden run by the Royal Horticultural Society in Wisley, Surrey, southwest of London. It is one of five gardens run by the society, the others being Harlow Carr, Hyde Hall, Rosemoor, and Bridgew…
Ockham, Surrey · 1.1 kmOckham is a rural and semi-rural village in the borough of Guildford in Surrey, England. The village starts immediately east of the A3 but the lands extend to the River Wey in the west where it has a large mill-house.…
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Elm Corner?
- Elm Corner is a town in Surrey, England, in the Guildford local authority.
- How deprived is Elm Corner?
- The Guildford local authority, which includes Elm Corner, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.