Guildford, in numbers

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Guildford local authority area. Every figure carries its own date.

Neighbourhood differences

Homes rented privately

7.9% to 43.5%

Homes rented privately ranged from 7.9% in Ash South to 43.5% in Stoke — a gap of 35.5 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 21 of 21 current wards with comparable figures.

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

Homes rented privately · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Ash South	7.9%	168	2,122
Clandon & Horsley	8.6%	304	3,530
Ash Wharf	9.7%	256	2,634
Effingham	10.7%	109	1,016
Send & Lovelace	11.9%	339	2,841
Shalford	12.8%	294	2,299
Pilgrims	13.1%	262	2,007
Worplesdon	13.3%	459	3,455
Merrow	15.3%	606	3,961
Tillingbourne	16.4%	381	2,328
Bellfields & Slyfield	16.6%	407	2,458
Stoughton North	17.6%	433	2,457
Ash Vale	17.7%	521	2,944
Burpham	21.3%	567	2,662
Normandy & Pirbright	21.6%	528	2,441
Stoughton South	22.2%	502	2,264
St Nicolas	26.2%	348	1,329
Westborough	28%	748	2,668
Onslow	30.3%	779	2,571
Castle	32.8%	1,408	4,296
Stoke	43.5%	1,529	3,518

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People reporting bad or very bad health

2.1% to 4.8%

People reporting bad or very bad health ranged from 2.1% in Burpham to 4.8% in Ash Wharf — a gap of 2.7 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 21 of 21 current wards with comparable figures.

Residents described their own health. Differences in age matter, so this is a prompt to investigate needs, not a score for local health services.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

People reporting bad or very bad health · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Burpham	2.1%	141	6,591
Onslow	2.2%	191	8,872
St Nicolas	2.5%	74	2,927
Normandy & Pirbright	2.6%	202	7,675
Merrow	2.6%	263	9,929
Stoke	2.7%	207	7,809
Stoughton South	2.7%	155	5,680
Ash South	2.8%	145	5,151
Castle	2.8%	268	9,515
Effingham	3.2%	82	2,593
Tillingbourne	3.2%	181	5,658
Westborough	3.2%	343	10,618
Clandon & Horsley	3.2%	291	8,999
Ash Vale	3.4%	233	6,758
Shalford	3.5%	197	5,563
Send & Lovelace	3.6%	247	6,860
Stoughton North	3.6%	235	6,515
Worplesdon	3.7%	314	8,463
Pilgrims	3.9%	193	4,901
Bellfields & Slyfield	4.8%	305	6,376
Ash Wharf	4.8%	297	6,196

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People aged 65 or over

6.6% to 25.5%

People aged 65 or over ranged from 6.6% in Stoke to 25.5% in Clandon & Horsley — a gap of 18.9 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 21 of 21 current wards with comparable figures.

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

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People aged 65 or over · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Stoke	6.6%	517	7,787
Westborough	7.6%	811	10,623
Onslow	10.9%	971	8,870
Bellfields & Slyfield	13.1%	836	6,370
Stoughton North	14.3%	934	6,527
Stoughton South	15.1%	854	5,674
Normandy & Pirbright	16.3%	1,251	7,663
Burpham	16.7%	1,100	6,583
Castle	17.4%	1,653	9,491
Ash South	18.7%	963	5,143
Merrow	19.1%	1,900	9,931
Ash Wharf	19.2%	1,190	6,184
Ash Vale	19.8%	1,338	6,770
St Nicolas	20.7%	605	2,923
Pilgrims	21.3%	1,044	4,908
Effingham	22.2%	577	2,598
Worplesdon	22.3%	1,888	8,467
Shalford	23.5%	1,310	5,579
Send & Lovelace	24.5%	1,683	6,859
Tillingbourne	25.4%	1,437	5,667
Clandon & Horsley	25.5%	2,291	8,988

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

6.1% to 22%

People aged 16+ with no qualifications ranged from 6.1% in St Nicolas to 22% in Bellfields & Slyfield — a gap of 15.9 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 21 of 21 current wards with comparable figures.

Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
St Nicolas	6.1%	151	2,477
Castle	6.1%	490	7,971
Onslow	7.3%	565	7,775
Stoke	8.7%	593	6,811
Clandon & Horsley	8.8%	639	7,290
Burpham	8.8%	457	5,212
Merrow	9.3%	730	7,826
Tillingbourne	10%	470	4,702
Shalford	10.6%	483	4,542
Stoughton North	11%	578	5,235
Normandy & Pirbright	11.6%	749	6,439
Effingham	11.8%	250	2,124
Westborough	11.8%	1,114	9,421
Ash Vale	12.3%	682	5,564
Send & Lovelace	12.4%	708	5,730
Stoughton South	12.5%	590	4,724
Pilgrims	13.2%	537	4,070
Ash South	13.7%	575	4,183
Worplesdon	14.6%	1,021	7,000
Ash Wharf	20.2%	1,025	5,070
Bellfields & Slyfield	22%	1,132	5,150

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

27.4% to 63.6%

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent ranged from 27.4% in Westborough to 63.6% in St Nicolas — a gap of 36.3 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 21 of 21 current wards with comparable figures.

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Westborough	27.4%	2,579	9,421
Ash Wharf	28.6%	1,451	5,070
Bellfields & Slyfield	30%	1,544	5,150
Normandy & Pirbright	34.4%	2,213	6,439
Ash South	36.1%	1,510	4,183
Ash Vale	37.2%	2,071	5,564
Stoughton South	39.7%	1,876	4,724
Worplesdon	40.5%	2,835	7,000
Send & Lovelace	41.2%	2,359	5,730
Pilgrims	41.6%	1,693	4,070
Effingham	43.5%	925	2,124
Stoughton North	44.2%	2,313	5,235
Onslow	45.2%	3,513	7,775
Tillingbourne	49.3%	2,317	4,702
Shalford	49.8%	2,262	4,542
Stoke	52.5%	3,576	6,811
Merrow	53.1%	4,153	7,826
Burpham	54%	2,814	5,212
Clandon & Horsley	54.5%	3,974	7,290
Castle	63.4%	5,055	7,971
St Nicolas	63.6%	1,576	2,477

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

6.6% to 22.6%

Households facing two or more measured disadvantages ranged from 6.6% in Clandon & Horsley to 22.6% in Bellfields & Slyfield — a gap of 16 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 21 of 21 current wards with comparable figures.

These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Clandon & Horsley	6.6%	234	3,532
St Nicolas	7.9%	104	1,323
Tillingbourne	8%	185	2,323
Castle	8.3%	357	4,300
Burpham	8.3%	221	2,661
Merrow	10%	395	3,962
Shalford	10%	230	2,295
Normandy & Pirbright	10%	246	2,452
Send & Lovelace	10%	284	2,829
Ash Vale	10.2%	300	2,928
Effingham	10.4%	105	1,014
Ash South	10.5%	223	2,128
Stoughton South	11%	250	2,271
Stoughton North	11.4%	282	2,465
Onslow	11.5%	295	2,555
Pilgrims	11.9%	239	2,004
Stoke	12.6%	444	3,514
Worplesdon	12.7%	438	3,450
Ash Wharf	18.7%	493	2,635
Westborough	22.3%	598	2,676
Bellfields & Slyfield	22.6%	553	2,448

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

3.2% to 38.1%

Homes rented from a council or housing association ranged from 3.2% in Burpham to 38.1% in Westborough — a gap of 34.9 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 21 of 21 current wards with comparable figures.

The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Burpham	3.2%	86	2,662
Effingham	5.8%	59	1,016
Castle	5.9%	255	4,296
Ash Vale	6.5%	192	2,944
Clandon & Horsley	7.4%	262	3,530
Ash South	8.3%	176	2,122
Tillingbourne	8.5%	198	2,328
St Nicolas	8.7%	115	1,329
Normandy & Pirbright	8.8%	214	2,441
Send & Lovelace	10.3%	293	2,841
Stoughton North	10.6%	260	2,457
Onslow	10.7%	276	2,571
Worplesdon	10.9%	376	3,455
Pilgrims	11.1%	223	2,007
Stoughton South	11.3%	256	2,264
Merrow	12%	476	3,961
Shalford	12.5%	287	2,299
Stoke	16.7%	588	3,518
Ash Wharf	23.7%	625	2,634
Bellfields & Slyfield	34%	835	2,458
Westborough	38.1%	1,017	2,668

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21 mapped electoral wards · May 2026. The same wards are available in the named list below. These are council boundaries, not police neighbourhoods.

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