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Guildford

Guildford is a town in Surrey, England, with a population of around 71,873. It has around 1 school, 2 GP surgeries, 3 pharmacies, 2 supermarkets, and around 34 restaurants and cafés, with 68 bus stops and Guildford railway station 1.6 km away. The average sold house price is around £634,950, and there were around 384 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 Guildford 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.

Council
Guildford
County
Surrey
Constituency
Guildford
Police force
Surrey
57/ 100

My Area Score

Good

Ranked 103rd of 294 English council areas — better than 65% of them.

Low crime51
Home affordability19
Affordable rents19
Good schools45
Life expectancy99
Low deprivation96
Employment94
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

12°CSunny

  • Today: 12° / 7° · 33% rain
  • Tomorrow: 12° / 8° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:56Sunset 16:34

9h 38m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

26US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

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

467 reported · August 2026▼ 1% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences156
  • Shoplifting68
  • Anti-social behaviour60
  • Public order50

37 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Guildford Town · Surrey

Local policing priorities

  • Retail Crime is a National Priority, and has an impact on businesses as well as consumers. Surrey Police has been working closely with bu…
  • Reducing Violence against Women and Girls (VAWG) is a National Priority. Surrey Police is committed to making Guildford a safer place for…

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

499 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 411 rated 4–5 ★ (343 top)
  • 6 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

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

Live trains from Guildford (0.5 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£537,660 average▲ 0.6% YoY

Across Guildford · to 2026-08

Detached£963,231
Semi-detached£529,441
Terraced£435,465
Flat£272,671

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: 157.9p · Esso (9.7 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Esso (9.7 km)

8 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

43 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

Sport & leisure

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

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)

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%)

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 (Guildford Town Centre)
  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 255 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:

  • NoNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading
  • AyeNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12
  • AyeNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7
  • AyeNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51

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

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

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

8,545 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

1,390 jobs advertised · £41,742 avg

e.g. SEN / SEND Tutor, Surrey, Special Education Needs Teacher, Intervention Tutor

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

50% low-carbon electricity

Gas 39% · Wind 34% · Imports 11% · Solar 8%

164 gCO₂/kWh · moderate 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

7 GP surgeries · 6 pharmacies in GU1

  • Austen Road Surgery
  • Dapdune House Surgery
  • St. Luke'S Surgery

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Guildford:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

Notable places nearby

  • 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…

  • St Mary's Church, Guildford · 0.1 km

    St Mary's Church is an Anglican church in Guildford in Surrey, England; the church's Anglo-Saxon tower is the oldest surviving structure in the town. Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, the author Lewis Carroll, preached here a…

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Guildford?
Guildford is a town in Surrey, England, in the Guildford local authority.
What is the population of Guildford?
Guildford has an approximate settlement population of 71,873.
How deprived is Guildford?
The Guildford local authority, which includes Guildford, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.