Guildford

 

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Guildford

 

Location: South East

Population: 146,080 (Mid-year estimate 2015)

Interesting fact: The Omen (1976) was filmed at Guildford Cathedral

 

Guildford

Guildford is a member of the Rural Services Network and falls
under the branch of our service called the Rural Assembly.
A list of all the Rural Assembly members can be found here.

 


Guildford Information

Phone number
01483 505050
Website
www.guildford.gov.uk
Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs)
Enterprise M3
Frequency of elections
Elections are of whole council
Number of councillors
48
Political composition
Conservative Party - 34
Liberal Democrats - 9
Guildford Greenbelt group - 3
Labour - 2
MPs
Guildford - Anne Milton (Conservative)
Mole Valley - Paul Beresford (Conservative)
Surrey Heath - Michael Gove (Conservative)
Woking - Jonathan Lord (Conservative)
Decision making structure
Leader and a Cabinet
Population change
Population change
One Year Population Change
+ 2.2%
Ten Year Population Change
+ 13.2%
Police Authority
Surrey Police Authority
Fire Service
Surrey Fire and Rescue
Health Authority
South East Coast Strategic Health Authority
Area
27,091 Hectares
Rural Output Areas
115 rural OAs from 435 OAs in total
Audited by
Southern Region (Audit Commission)
Rural Classification (Defra)
Urban with City and Town
Population by Area- (Density)
5.39 people per hectare
Number of Parishes
24
Number of Parish Meetings
0
Number of Parish Councils
23
Number of Town Councils
0
Average house price
£379,475 (Median price paid by local authority, year ending Q4-2015 - provided by UK HPI data published by Land Registry © Crown copyright 2016)
Outsourced Services
Information yet to be supplied
Average age of population
39.0 (2011 Census data)
Main Towns / Cities
Guildford
Unemployment rate
0.4% (JSA claimants for August 2017)
Current Council Tax
(amount reported is the amount received by the Council - no other services are included)
2014/2015 Council Tax - £149.58
2015/2016 Council Tax - £151.82
2016/2017 Council Tax - £156.82
2017/2018 Council Tax - £161.82

Percentage of households socially rented from council or local authority
9.1% (2011 Census data)
Percentage of population who have reported they are in very good health
53.9% (2011 Census data)
Percentage of population which provides unpaid care
9.1% (2011 Census data)
Employment by Occupation
Percentage of people aged 16 and over who are in Social Major Group 1-3
54.4% (ONS annual population survey - April 15-March 16)
Average annual wage for full time employees
  1. 2014 Workplaced Based Median - £30,526
    2015 Workplaced Based Median - £33,062
  2. 2014 Workplaced Based Mean - £35,006
    2015 Workplaced Based Mean - £37,677
  3. 2014 Resident Based Median - £32,354
    2015 Resident Based Median - £33,854
  4. 2014 Resident Based Mean - £46,818
    2015 Resident Based Mean - £46,465
Percentage of those employed in full time employment
41.1% (2011 Census data)
Cars or vans owned per household
(2011 Census data)
No cars or vans - 13.9%
1 car or van - 40.0%
2 cars or vans - 33.9%
3 cars or vans - 8.6%
4 or more cars and vans - 3.6%
Local Newspapers
Information yet to be supplied
National Park/AONBs
Surrey Hills (AONB)

2015 English Indices of Deprivation analysis toolDeprivation

(Produced by Oxfordshire County Council)

The Research & Intelligence Unit of Oxfordshire County Council have produced an interactive tool that present the 2015 English Indices of Deprivation on a map of England to make it easier to explore the data for your areas of interest, and have kindly made this tool available to members of the Rural Services Network.

The analysis works through your web browser, and can be accessed for Guildford here

(All factual information on these pages is updated annually by the RSN)
(Information given via links will however be updated as new information becomes available)

 

 

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