Send
Send is a town in Surrey, England, with a population of around 6,597. It has one supermarket, three restaurants and cafés, 18 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Clandon, 2.9 km away. There were around 19 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 Send 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.
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 110th of 294 English council areas — better than 63% 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
19°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 25° / 16° · 62% rain
- Tomorrow: 22° / 12° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:34Sunset 19:21
12h 47m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
9US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · London Hillingdon Harmondsworth Os, United Kingdom
Crime
34 reported · July 2026▲ 100% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences13
- Public order5
- Criminal damage & arson3
- Vehicle crime3
Neighbourhood team: Send, Ripley, Wisley, Ockham, The Horsleys, The Clandons & Effingham · Surrey
Local policing priorities
- Retail Crime - Shoplifting is a National priority and has an impact on businesses in the town.
- Anti-social behaviour (ASB) and Antisocial Driving (ASD) - increasing reports of ASB in rural location including off road use of Motorbik…
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
69 food businesses within 2 miles
- 57 rated 4–5 ★ (44 top)
- 2 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Clandon (2.9 km)
- 18 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Clandon (2.9 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£523,974 average▼ 5.6% YoY
Across Guildford · to 2026-06
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 (7.3 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 187.9p · Asda (5.1 km)
16 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
52 charging locations within ~8 km
- 10 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 350 kW
- Nearest: Hillside Farm Apartments B&B (0.7 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools5
- Sports pitches14
- Playgrounds3
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)
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
- 26 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
- Schools2
- GPs & clinics1
- Supermarkets1
- Parks & greens16
- Restaurants & cafés3
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
8,465 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
60 jobs advertised · £33,589 avg
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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
9% low-carbon electricity
Imports 61% · Gas 30% · Solar 6% · Wind 3%
171 gCO₂/kWh · high 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:
- 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
Notable places nearby
Send, Surrey · 0.2 kmSend is a village and civil parish in the Guildford borough of the English county of Surrey. The name is thought to mean "sandy place" and sand was extracted at various periods until the 1990s at pits in the outskirts…
Papercourt Marshes · 1.5 kmPapercourt Marshes is a 10-hectare (25-acre) nature reserve in the borough of Guildford in Surrey. It is managed by the Surrey Wildlife Trust. A roughly 50 hectares lake and associated surrounds, including the marshes…
- Woking Palace · 1.9 km
Woking Palace is a former manor house of the Royal Manor of Woking on the outskirts of Woking, near the village of Old Woking, Surrey.
- St Peter's Church, Old Woking · 1.9 km
St Peter's Church is situated in Old Woking, Surrey, England. It is recorded in the Domesday Book. It also has the third oldest surviving door in the British Isles. It also has the oldest door in Surrey.
Guildford (constituency) · 2.1 kmGuildford is a constituency in Surrey represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Zöe Franklin, a Liberal Democrat.
Old Woking · 2.3 kmOld Woking is a ward and the original settlement of Woking in Surrey, England, about 1.3 miles (2.1 km) southeast of the modern town centre. It is bounded by the Hoe Stream to the north and the River Wey to the south…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Send?
- Send is a town in Surrey, England, in the Guildford local authority.
- What is the population of Send?
- Send has an approximate settlement population of 6,597.
- How deprived is Send?
- The Guildford local authority, which includes Send, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.