Ash Vale

Guildford · South East · population 7,212 · 5 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

88Area Score / 100 ?
  • #786 of 6,856 in England
  • #251 of 1,119 in South East
  • #8 of 18 in Guildford
  • Least deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,129
Median age (est.)43
Density1,360per km²
No qualifications13%
Degree or above37%
No car or van8%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 9%25–44 27%45–64 27%65+ 20%

Tenure

Own outright: 38%Mortgage/shared: 39%Social rent: 6%Private rent: 17%
Own outright 38%Mortgage/shared 39%Social rent 6%Private rent 17%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 28%Lone parent: 9%Other: 16%
One person 28%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 28%Lone parent 9%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 23% · Associate professional 16% · Managers & directors 16%

All occupation groups
Professional23%
Associate professional16%
Managers & directors16%
Administrative11%
Skilled trades10%
Caring & leisure8%
Sales & customer service6%
Elementary6%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 93%Asian: 4%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 93%Asian 4%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 49% · No religion 42% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 12%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Ash Vale is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #786 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #8 of 18 in Guildford. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Health (95) and lowest on Housing & access (43). Typical homes here sold for about £373,500 over the past year, up 8% across five years (from 120 sales), 25% below the wider Guildford median of £500,000. Typical household take-home income is around £50,065 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 48 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 81 · #1,273
Employment 86 · #958
Education 76 · #1,616
Health 95 · #334
Crime 83 · #1,191
Housing & access 43 · #3,926
Living environment 70 · #2,089

House prices ?

£373,500median (12m) · -4.2% yr · n=120
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£373,500120-4.2%+8.3%
Detached£525,00024-2.3%+17.0%
Semi-detached£425,00039+2.2%+11.8%
Terraced£327,00043-0.2%+16.0%
Flat£212,50014-5.6%+2.7%
This area£373,500
Guildford£500,000
South East£385,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£50,065±£7,021 · #1,053 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£40,615
Price-to-income ?7.5×typical home ÷ net income — similar to the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

74Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

48 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 350 offences
Guildford73
South East71
England83

Rank #1,991 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences127
Theft53
Burglary9
Vehicle crime46
Criminal damage & arson41
Public order & weapons39
Drugs18
Robbery3
Other14

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 52 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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