United Kingdom · South East · Local Authority
Guildford
Non-metropolitan district · South East, England · population ~150k · 49 state-funded schools
High cost of living, high quality schools. Guildford offers excellent education, with 96.9% of pupils in Good or Outstanding schools, well above the South East median. However, this comes at a steep price; housing costs are among the highest in the region, with a median house price of £495,000, 10.8 times annual pay. Rent is also high, taking 44.4% of gross median earnings. Crime rates are slightly above the regional average, though deprivation is below it. This location suits those prioritising educational outcomes and willing to pay a significant premium for them.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
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How Guildford ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£45,885/yr
Very high
Better than 86% of UK LAs
House price
£495,000
Very expensive
Worse than 90% of UK LAs
Rent
£1,698/mo
Very expensive
Worse than 89% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,547/yr
Expensive
Worse than 79% of UK LAs
Crime
72.1/1k
Mid
Around UK average
Deprivation
9.4
Least deprived
Better than 94% of UK LAs
Schools
95.9%
Strong
Better than 74% of UK LAs
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
49 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
47 of 49 (95.9%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. How we count →
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49 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 49 schools, sortable and filterable.
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Commute times · GP appointment availability · broadband speeds · air quality at LA level · green-space proximity · public transport coverage. These matter for a relocation decision. We'll add them when the source data is reliable nationally and consistent across LA boundaries.