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Burpham, Boxgrove & Merrow West

Middle area

East Guildford. 9,622 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 5.4 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 62% of people in Burpham, Boxgrove & Merrow West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£707,000
Joint 246th most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
9,619
Joint 1,495th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
62%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
94.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Burpham, Boxgrove & Merrow West

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Burpham, Boxgrove & Merrow West at a rate of 38.8 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 80.6 per 1,000 people across Guildford.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences150
Other crime68
Anti-social behaviour66
Criminal damage and arson31
Vehicle crime25
Burglary17
Drug offences9
Shoplifting4
Robbery2
Theft from the person1

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Burpham, Boxgrove & Merrow West compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

Burpham, Boxgrove & Merrow WestMiddle
Median sale price18 middle areas, Guildford · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Guildford18 areas from £370,000 to £875,000. The middle area is £499,975. Burpham, Boxgrove & Merrow West is £707,000.
£707,0003rd most expensive
Population18 middle areas, Guildford · 2021
Population: every middle area in Guildford18 areas from 5,659 to 11,456. The middle area is 8,065. Burpham, Boxgrove & Merrow West is 9,619.
9,6194th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares18 middle areas, Guildford · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Guildford18 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 26.0%. Burpham, Boxgrove & Merrow West is 62.0%.
62%5th most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage18 middle areas, Guildford · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Guildford18 areas from 20.1% to 99.6%. The middle area is 84.9%. Burpham, Boxgrove & Merrow West is 94.2%.
94.2%8th highest

Is Burpham, Boxgrove & Merrow West safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Burpham, Boxgrove & Merrow West at a rate of 38.8 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 80.6 per 1,000 people across Guildford.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 24 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Burpham, Boxgrove & Merrow West.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (150), other crime (68) and anti-social behaviour (66).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Guildford

These figures are published for the whole of Guildford, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Guildford and not Burpham, Boxgrove & Merrow West alone. See Guildford

Average house price
£537,660
Up 0.6% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£46,801
33rd highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
11.5×
28th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
9.5
Joint 15th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Burpham, Boxgrove & Merrow West in brief

The median price paid for a home in Burpham, Boxgrove & Merrow West was £707,000 in 2025.

Burpham, Boxgrove & Merrow West had 9,619 usual residents at the census.

About 62% of people in Burpham, Boxgrove & Merrow West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Burpham, Boxgrove & Merrow West, 94.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.