Mytchett
Mytchett is a town in Surrey, England, with a population of around 4,624. It has around 3 restaurants and cafés, along with 13 bus stops and the nearest railway station at Ash Vale, 0.9 km away. There were around 50 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 Mytchett 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
9°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 10° / 8° · 30% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 6° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:01Sunset 16:31
9h 31m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
25US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Reading New Town, 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
72 reported · August 2026▲ 24% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences24
- Anti-social behaviour16
- Criminal damage & arson5
- Public order5
3 stop & searches
Neighbourhood team: Mytchett, Deepcut & Frimley Green · Surrey
Local policing priorities
- Waters Edge Estate, Deepcut – ASB related issues around drug use.
- Frimley Green – ASB at Frimley Lodge Park by the illegal use of motorcycles and E-Scooters
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
366 food businesses within 2 miles
- 294 rated 4–5 ★ (240 top)
- 14 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Frimley Lodge (1.0 km)
- 27 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from North Camp (1.4 km):
Loading live departures…
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 (8.4 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Esso (8.4 km)
11 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
42 charging locations within ~8 km
- 19 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 250 kW
- Nearest: The Squirrel (1 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Sports pitches22
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds20
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
- Not in the Green Belt
- 13 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
Dr Al Pinkerton
Liberal Democrat
Surrey Heath
Recent votes:
- NoBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge
- NoBudget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty
- NoBudget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging)
- AyeBudget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas
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
- Schools8
- Parks & greens58
- Restaurants & cafés10
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
8,545 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
202 jobs advertised · £53,954 avg
e.g. TIG Welder, Kitchen Cleaner - Early Mornings, Composite Technician (Aircraft Structures)
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
35% low-carbon electricity
Gas 63% · Wind 21% · Biomass 8% · Nuclear 6%
258 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity
Latest estimate for South 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
4 GP surgeries · 3 pharmacies in GU16
- Bartlett Group Practice
- Station Road Surgery
- Surrey Heath Pcn Enhanced Access
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Surrey Heath:
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND281 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases206 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- Stop a single Minister having the final say on national infrastructure projects206 local signatures · 15,667 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks203 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Permanent driving ban on intoxicated drivers guilty of causing death198 local signatures · 29,985 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
- Mytchett · 0.7 km
Mytchett is a village in the south-west corner of the borough of Surrey Heath, in Surrey, England. It is approximately 30 mi (48 km) south-west of central London and 2 miles (3 km) to the east of Farnborough, its near…
Snaky Lane Community Wildlife Area · 1.0 kmSnaky Lane Community Wildlife Area is a 2.7-hectare (6.7-acre) Local Nature Reserve Surrey. It is owned by Guildford Borough Council and managed by the Snaky Lane Community Wildlife Group.
Frimley Lodge Park Railway · 1.1 kmThe Frimley Lodge Miniature Railway is operated by the Frimley and Ascot Locomotive Club and is located within Frimley Lodge Park, Surrey. The railway consists of two tracks, a ground level and an elevated track.
Keogh Barracks · 1.3 kmKeogh Barracks is a British Army installation on Mytchett Place Road, Mytchett, Surrey, England.
Frimley Lodge Park · 1.3 kmFrimley Lodge Park is a 24 hectares recreational site located between Frimley Green and Mytchett in Surrey, England.
Salesian College, Farnborough · 1.4 kmSalesian College is an independent Roman Catholic school in Farnborough, Hampshire, England. Founded in 1901 as a small preparatory school for boys, it soon expanded to provide secondary education owing to its increas…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Compare Guildford with nearby areas
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Mytchett?
- Mytchett is a town in Surrey, England, in the Guildford local authority.
- What is the population of Mytchett?
- Mytchett has an approximate settlement population of 4,624.
- How deprived is Mytchett?
- The Guildford local authority, which includes Mytchett, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.