# Guildford

Town in Guildford, South East.

Guildford is a town in Guildford, South East. Median sale price £485,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 103.8 per 1,000 people. About 81,920 people.

Town. Code E63005577. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [Guildford](https://openindex.co.uk/guildford)

Guildford is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Guildford add up the census output areas (or, for claimants, the neighbourhoods) that sit mostly inside it, so they are close to, but not exactly, the town’s own.

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £485,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Guildford was £485,000 in 2025. Joint 88th most expensive of 1,092. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/guildford#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 77,870** (2021). Guildford had 77,870 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 138th most populated of 1,209. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/guildford#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 45%** (2022). About 45% of people in Guildford live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/town/guildford#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 86.9%** (January 2026). In Guildford, 86.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/guildford#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E63005577) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 45% of people in Guildford live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E63005577) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 1,049 homes were sold in Guildford in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E63005577) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Guildford.
- [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E63005577) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Guildford had 77,870 usual residents at the census.

## How Guildford compares

Each town against every other town the measure covers.

| Measure | Guildford | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £485,000 | 46th most expensive | 209 towns, South East · 2025 |
| Population | 77,870 | 19th most populated | 209 towns, South East · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 45% | 99th most people in radon Affected Areas | 209 towns, South East · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 86.9% | joint 70th lowest | 209 towns, South East · Jan 2026 |

## Is Guildford safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Guildford at a rate of 103.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 81.3 per 1,000 people across South East.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 727 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Guildford.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (3,029), other crime (1,839) and anti-social behaviour (1,153).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Guildford was 113.4 per 1,000 people.
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.

## Deprivation in Guildford, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so Guildford has no single figure. Of its 43 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 4: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 9 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 17 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in Guildford

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Guildford 005B](https://openindex.co.uk/guildford/neighbourhood/e01030500) | 1,563 | 27.4 per 1,000 | 10 | 75.8% |
| [Guildford 005C](https://openindex.co.uk/guildford/neighbourhood/e01030501) | 1,669 | 40.5 per 1,000 | 9 | 71.3% |
| [Guildford 005E](https://openindex.co.uk/guildford/neighbourhood/e01030503) | 1,375 | 99.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 78.1% |
| [Guildford 006A](https://openindex.co.uk/guildford/neighbourhood/e01030485) | 1,780 | 69.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.5% |
| [Guildford 006B](https://openindex.co.uk/guildford/neighbourhood/e01030487) | 1,587 | 144.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.0% |
| [Guildford 006C](https://openindex.co.uk/guildford/neighbourhood/e01030488) | 2,154 | 21.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 93.7% |
| [Guildford 006D](https://openindex.co.uk/guildford/neighbourhood/e01030489) | 2,482 | 62.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.9% |
| [Guildford 007A](https://openindex.co.uk/guildford/neighbourhood/e01030481) | 1,773 | 101.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 96.0% |
| [Guildford 007B](https://openindex.co.uk/guildford/neighbourhood/e01030482) | 1,413 | 66.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 97.8% |
| [Guildford 007C](https://openindex.co.uk/guildford/neighbourhood/e01030483) | 1,478 | 107.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.1% |
| [Guildford 007D](https://openindex.co.uk/guildford/neighbourhood/e01030484) | 1,713 | 119.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 91.1% |
| [Guildford 008A](https://openindex.co.uk/guildford/neighbourhood/e01030434) | 1,587 | 50.7 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.4% |
| [Guildford 008B](https://openindex.co.uk/guildford/neighbourhood/e01030435) | 1,986 | 31.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 97.8% |
| [Guildford 008C](https://openindex.co.uk/guildford/neighbourhood/e01030462) | 1,613 | 41.5 per 1,000 | 9 | 93.3% |
| [Guildford 008D](https://openindex.co.uk/guildford/neighbourhood/e01030463) | 1,450 | 25.3 per 1,000 | 10 | 93.1% |
| [Guildford 008E](https://openindex.co.uk/guildford/neighbourhood/e01030464) | 1,737 | 67.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.4% |
| [Guildford 009A](https://openindex.co.uk/guildford/neighbourhood/e01030486) | 1,572 | 44.8 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.7% |
| [Guildford 009B](https://openindex.co.uk/guildford/neighbourhood/e01030493) | 1,293 | 100.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.1% |
| [Guildford 009C](https://openindex.co.uk/guildford/neighbourhood/e01030495) | 1,893 | 49.0 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.9% |
| [Guildford 009D](https://openindex.co.uk/guildford/neighbourhood/e01030498) | 1,385 | 22.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.6% |
| [Guildford 011A](https://openindex.co.uk/guildford/neighbourhood/e01030436) | 2,266 | 38.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 94.7% |
| [Guildford 011B](https://openindex.co.uk/guildford/neighbourhood/e01030437) | 2,357 | 42.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 92.0% |
| [Guildford 011C](https://openindex.co.uk/guildford/neighbourhood/e01030439) | 1,731 | 40.8 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.4% |
| [Guildford 011D](https://openindex.co.uk/guildford/neighbourhood/e01030460) | 1,609 | 25.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.2% |
| [Guildford 011E](https://openindex.co.uk/guildford/neighbourhood/e01030461) | 1,656 | 44.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 88.0% |
| [Guildford 012A](https://openindex.co.uk/guildford/neighbourhood/e01030470) | 4,674 | 92.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 40.8% |
| [Guildford 012B](https://openindex.co.uk/guildford/neighbourhood/e01030494) | 1,786 | 60.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 98.7% |
| [Guildford 012C](https://openindex.co.uk/guildford/neighbourhood/e01030496) | 1,707 | 134.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 97.1% |
| [Guildford 012D](https://openindex.co.uk/guildford/neighbourhood/e01030497) | 1,589 | 42.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 98.1% |
| [Guildford 013A](https://openindex.co.uk/guildford/neighbourhood/e01030438) | 1,823 | 90.7 per 1,000 | 9 | 89.8% |
| [Guildford 013B](https://openindex.co.uk/guildford/neighbourhood/e01030450) | 2,601 | 149.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 92.8% |
| [Guildford 013C](https://openindex.co.uk/guildford/neighbourhood/e01030451) | 2,008 | 360.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 68.1% |
| [Guildford 013D](https://openindex.co.uk/guildford/neighbourhood/e01030453) | 1,492 | 73.7 per 1,000 | 9 | 92.8% |
| [Guildford 013E](https://openindex.co.uk/guildford/neighbourhood/e01030455) | 1,853 | 506.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 55.2% |
| [Guildford 013F](https://openindex.co.uk/guildford/neighbourhood/e01030457) | 1,678 | 167.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 90.6% |
| [Guildford 015A](https://openindex.co.uk/guildford/neighbourhood/e01030452) | 2,584 | 489.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 61.5% |
| [Guildford 015B](https://openindex.co.uk/guildford/neighbourhood/e01030467) | 1,725 | 25.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 96.3% |
| [Guildford 015C](https://openindex.co.uk/guildford/neighbourhood/e01030468) | 3,206 | 76.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 63.8% |
| [Guildford 015D](https://openindex.co.uk/guildford/neighbourhood/e01030469) | 1,459 | 25.9 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| [Guildford 016A](https://openindex.co.uk/guildford/neighbourhood/e01030448) | 1,566 | 46.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 92.8% |
| [Guildford 016B](https://openindex.co.uk/guildford/neighbourhood/e01030449) | 1,353 | 114.2 per 1,000 | 8 | 63.5% |
| [Guildford 016C](https://openindex.co.uk/guildford/neighbourhood/e01030454) | 1,694 | 16.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 91.7% |
| [Guildford 016D](https://openindex.co.uk/guildford/neighbourhood/e01030456) | 1,516 | 19.3 per 1,000 | 10 | 87.0% |

## Your MP

- [Guildford](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/guildford): Zöe Franklin (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Council

[Guildford](https://openindex.co.uk/guildford)

## Postcode districts covering Guildford

[GU1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gu1), [GU2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gu2), [GU3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gu3), [GU4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gu4)

## Middle areas in Guildford

[Bellfields, Slyfield & Weyfield](https://openindex.co.uk/guildford/bellfields-slyfield-and-weyfield), [Burpham North & Merrow East](https://openindex.co.uk/guildford/burpham-north-and-merrow-east), [Burpham, Boxgrove & Merrow West](https://openindex.co.uk/guildford/burpham-boxgrove-and-merrow-west), [Guildford Town Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/guildford/guildford-town-centre), [Onslow Village and University](https://openindex.co.uk/guildford/onslow-village-and-university), [Park Barn & Royal Surrey](https://openindex.co.uk/guildford/park-barn-and-royal-surrey), [Pewley Down & The Mount](https://openindex.co.uk/guildford/pewley-down-and-the-mount), [Stoughton](https://openindex.co.uk/guildford/stoughton), [Woodbridge Hill](https://openindex.co.uk/guildford/woodbridge-hill)

## Towns near Guildford

[Woking](https://openindex.co.uk/town/woking), [Farncombe](https://openindex.co.uk/town/farncombe), [Godalming](https://openindex.co.uk/town/godalming), [Ash and Ash Vale](https://openindex.co.uk/town/ash-and-ash-vale), [New Haw, West Byfleet and Sheerwater](https://openindex.co.uk/town/new-haw-west-byfleet-and-sheerwater), [West End and Chobham](https://openindex.co.uk/town/west-end-and-chobham)

## Guildford in brief

Guildford is a town in Guildford, South East.
About 81,920 people lived in Guildford in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £485,000 in 2025 across 1,049 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 103.8 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in Guildford was £485,000 in 2025.
Guildford had 77,870 usual residents at the census.
About 45% of people in Guildford live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Guildford, 86.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Town
- Code: E63005577
- Constituency: [Guildford †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/guildford)
- Council: [Guildford †](https://openindex.co.uk/guildford)
- Region: [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/south-east)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 19.96 km²
- People, mid-2024: 81,920*
- Neighbourhoods: 43
- Output areas: 223

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency and council this town mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Woking](https://openindex.co.uk/town/woking), [Farncombe](https://openindex.co.uk/town/farncombe), [Godalming](https://openindex.co.uk/town/godalming), [Ash and Ash Vale](https://openindex.co.uk/town/ash-and-ash-vale), [New Haw, West Byfleet and Sheerwater](https://openindex.co.uk/town/new-haw-west-byfleet-and-sheerwater), [West End and Chobham](https://openindex.co.uk/town/west-end-and-chobham)

## Latest updates for Guildford

- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.
- GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Department for Education · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E63005577

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/town/guildford, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/town/guildford#f-house-sales-median-price.

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