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Horsley & Effingham

Middle area

East Guildford. 10,002 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 30 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 51% of people in Horsley & Effingham live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£875,000
Joint 84th most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
9,923
1,211th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
51%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
87.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Horsley & Effingham

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Horsley & Effingham at a rate of 34.2 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 offences115
Anti-social behaviour71
Other crime58
Criminal damage and arson31
Burglary30
Vehicle crime22
Shoplifting9
Drug offences4
Robbery1
Theft from the person1

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Horsley & Effingham compares

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

Horsley & EffinghamMiddle
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. Horsley & Effingham is £875,000.
£875,000most 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. Horsley & Effingham is 9,923.
9,9232nd 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%. Horsley & Effingham is 51.0%.
51%7th 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%. Horsley & Effingham is 87.8%.
87.8%9th highest

Is Horsley & Effingham safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Horsley & Effingham at a rate of 34.2 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, 16 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Horsley & Effingham.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (115), anti-social behaviour (71) and other crime (58).

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 Horsley & Effingham 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
Horsley & Effingham in brief

The median price paid for a home in Horsley & Effingham was £875,000 in 2025.

Horsley & Effingham had 9,923 usual residents at the census.

About 51% of people in Horsley & Effingham live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Horsley & Effingham, 87.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.