Is Guildford a good place to live?
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Guildford, from official data · 17 postcode districts · 4,316 postcodes
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Guildford, from official data · 17 postcode districts · 4,316 postcodes
England average £293,479 (+1.1% in a year, +17.1% in five).
Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index. Averages for the whole council area (July 2026).
The average home in Guildford sold for £532,917 in the latest House Price Index, down 2.2% on a year earlier. Across Guildford, police record 80 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below the England and Wales rate of 97.
From the middle of Guildford, the nearest primary school is Weyfield Primary Academy, 0.4 mi away, about a 9 minute walk (Ofsted: good); the nearest secondary is Christ's College, Guildford, 0.5 mi away, about a 9 minute walk (Ofsted: good); the nearest GP surgery is Woodbridge Hill Surgery, 0.5 mi away, about a 9 minute walk.
London Road (Guildford) station is 0.8 mi away, about a 16 minute walk; the nearest park, Woodbridge Meadows, is 0.2 mi away, about a 4 minute walk.
Across Guildford, police record 80 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below the England and Wales rate of 97. Figures are crimes reported to the police over the latest 12 months; they can't tell you how safe a particular street feels.
The average home in Guildford sold for £532,917 in the latest House Price Index, down 2.2% on a year earlier. By type: detached £957,291, semi-detached £524,961, terraced £430,810, flats £269,364. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.
The nearest primary school is Weyfield Primary Academy, 0.4 mi away, about a 9 minute walk (Ofsted: good). The nearest secondary school is Christ's College, Guildford, 0.5 mi away, about a 9 minute walk (Ofsted: good). Being nearest doesn't guarantee a place; check each school's admissions criteria.
London Road (Guildford) is 0.8 mi away, about a 16 minute walk.
The ONS estimates average household income of £65,769 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £53,636 across England.