Guildford

13°CClear

• Today: 24° / 12° · 11% rain
• Tomorrow: 22° / 16° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:31Sunset 19:25

12h 55m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

18US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · London Harlington, United Kingdom

424 reported · July 2026▼ 21% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences146
• Shoplifting65
• Public order55
• Anti-social behaviour51

42 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Guildford Town · Surrey

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

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)

496 food businesses within 2 miles

• 417 rated 4–5 ★ (345 top)
• 5 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Guildford (0.5 km)
• 69 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£523,974 average▼ 5.6% YoY

Across Guildford · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£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

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

• Cheapest petrol: 157.9p · Esso (9.7 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 185.9p · Asda (11.2 km)

14 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

42 charging locations within ~8 km

• 10 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 350 kW
• Nearest: Quarry Street (0.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres2
• Gyms6
• Swimming pools44
• Sports pitches74
• Playgrounds12

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

143,650 residents in Guildford · 530/km²

• Under 16: 17%
• 16–64: 66%
• 65+: 18%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 296 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£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

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)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Guildford

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

• In a conservation area (Guildford Town Centre)
• Not in the Green Belt
• 255 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

333 applications decided

82% granted · 273 granted, 60 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Zöe Franklin

Liberal Democrat

Guildford

Source: UK Parliament

Liberal Democrat (minority)

• Lab 3
• Con 10
• LD 25
• Oth 10

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools16
• GPs & clinics6
• Pharmacies5
• Supermarkets8
• Parks & greens43
• Restaurants & cafés143

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

8,465 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

1,908 jobs advertised · £42,606 avg

e.g. Business Analysis Manager (Edgewing), Senior Tax Analyst – Technology, Amazon Flex Delivery Driver - Earn £14 - £18 per hour*

Source: Adzuna

£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

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

24% low-carbon electricity

Gas 62% · Imports 14% · Nuclear 10% · Wind 8%

258 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for South East England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 86.3 yrs women · 83.4 yrs men

56% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• 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

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

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  The Undercroft, Guildford · 0.0 km

  The Undercroft at 72/74 High Street in Guildford in Surrey is a medieval undercroft or storage room. It has been described as one of the finest examples of its type in the country. Since 1976 it has been a Grade II* l…

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  Guildford Guildhall · 0.1 km

  The Guildford Guildhall is a Guildhall located on the High Street of the town of Guildford, Surrey. It is a Grade I listed building.

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  Tunsgate · 0.2 km

  Tunsgate is a neoclassical style building in Guildford, Surrey, England. The structure, which was originally a corn exchange and now forms the entrance to a shopping centre, is a Grade II listed building.

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  Town Mill, Guildford · 0.2 km

  The Town Mill is a Grade II listed 18th-century watermill located in the centre of Guildford on the River Wey.

• Guildford Black Friary · 0.2 km

  Guildford Friary was a medieval monastic house in Guildford, Surrey, England. It was founded c. 1275 by Eleanor of Provence, wife of Henry III and occupied a site of around 10 acres (4.0 ha) on the east side of the Ri…

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  Guildford Castle · 0.2 km

  Guildford Castle is in Guildford, Surrey, England. It is thought to have been built by William the Conqueror, or one of his barons, shortly after the 1066 invasion of England.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)