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Fairlands

Fairlands is a village in Surrey, England, with a population of around 1,412. It has 1 GP & clinic, 1 pharmacy, and 2 restaurants & cafés, served by 10 bus stops and Wanborough railway station 3.8 km away. There were around 28 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 Fairlands 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
Guildford
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: 20° / 17° · 82% rain
  • Tomorrow: 25° / 16° · Patchy rain nearby

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

14US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · London Harlington, United Kingdom

Crime

39 reported · July 2026 8% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences14
  • Public order6
  • Anti-social behaviour4
  • Criminal damage & arson4

Neighbourhood team: Pirbright, Worplesdon, Jacobs Well & Normandy · Surrey

Local policing priorities

  • Retail Crime - There has been a significant increase in the number of offenders being identified, arrested and charged with retail crime…
  • Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) - Continuing reports of ASB and Anti-Social Driving (ASD) often leading to criminal offences.

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

163 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 139 rated 4–5 ★ (122 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Wanborough (3.8 km)
  • 10 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Wanborough (3.8 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: 157.9p · Esso (6.3 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 185.9p · Morrisons (7.2 km)

19 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

39 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 8 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 350 kW
  • Nearest: Shell Little Waitrose Stoughton (1.9 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Swimming pools4
  • Sports pitches16
  • 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
  • 27 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

  • Schools3
  • GPs & clinics1
  • Pharmacies1
  • Supermarkets1
  • Parks & greens12
  • Restaurants & cafés2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

8,465 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

11 jobs advertised · £39,058 avg

e.g. Online Biology Tutor - Part Time, Nursery Asisstants Required Across Surrey - Full, part time and flexible work available, Online Maths Tutor - Part Time

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

11% low-carbon electricity

Imports 67% · Gas 22% · Wind 10% · Hydro 0%

149 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

  • Fairlands · 0.4 km

    Fairlands is the largest settlement in the civil parish of Worplesdon in the Borough of Guildford, Surrey, England. The neighbourhood is centred 2.6 miles (4.2 km) north-west of Guildford, to which it is linked by a r…

  • Littlefield Common · 0.5 km

    Littlefield Common is a 17-hectare (42-acre) nature reserve south-west of Worplesdon in Surrey. It is owned by Surrey County Council and managed by the Surrey Wildlife Trust.

  • Worplesdon · 1.3 km

    Worplesdon is a village in Surrey, England; it lies 3.1 miles (5.0 km) north-north-west of Guildford. It is a large dispersed civil parish that includes the settlements of Worplesdon itself, Fairlands, Jacobs Well, Ry…

  • Chitty's Common · 1.5 km

    Chitty's Common is a 5-hectare (12-acre) nature reserve in Guildford in Surrey. It is owned by Surrey County Council and managed by the Surrey Wildlife Trust.

  • Broadstreet, Backside and Rydes Commons · 1.6 km

    Broadstreet, Backside and Rydes Commons is a 158-hectare (390-acre) nature reserve in Wood Street Village in Surrey. It is owned by Surrey County Council and managed by the Surrey Wildlife Trust.

  • Wood Street Village · 1.7 km

    Wood Street Village is a clustered and linear village in Surrey, England with a village green, buffered by Metropolitan Green Belt on all sides. It is centred 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Guildford and is part of the civi…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Fairlands?
Fairlands is a town in Surrey, England, in the Guildford local authority.
What is the population of Fairlands?
Fairlands has an approximate settlement population of 1,412.
How deprived is Fairlands?
The Guildford local authority, which includes Fairlands, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.