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.
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
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
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
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)
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:
- 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
The Undercroft, Guildford · 0.0 kmThe 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 kmThe 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 kmTunsgate 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 kmThe 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)
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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.