Onslow Village and University

Guildford · South East · population 9,089 · 4 LSOAs

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

94Area Score / 100 ?
  • #444 of 6,856 in England
  • #157 of 1,119 in South East
  • #5 of 18 in Guildford
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,973
Median age (est.)25
Density3,616per km²
No qualifications7%
Degree or above46%
No car or van28%

Age

0–14 11%15–24 41%25–44 22%45–64 16%65+ 10%

Tenure

Own outright: 25%Mortgage/shared: 29%Social rent: 14%Private rent: 32%
Own outright 25%Mortgage/shared 29%Social rent 14%Private rent 32%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 6%Other: 24%
One person 29%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 6%Other 24%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 34% · Associate professional 16% · Managers & directors 15%

All occupation groups
Professional34%
Associate professional16%
Managers & directors15%
Sales & customer service9%
Elementary7%
Administrative7%
Caring & leisure6%
Skilled trades5%
Process & plant2%

Ethnic group

White: 74%Asian: 15%Black: 2%Mixed: 4%Other: 4%
White 74%Asian 15%Black 2%Mixed 4%Other 4%

Religion & identity

No religion 43% · Christian 36% · Muslim 5%

Born outside the UK: 31%

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

Onslow Village and University is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #444 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #5 of 18 in Guildford. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Employment (99) and lowest on Living environment (53). Typical homes here sold for about £561,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+5%) (from 86 sales), 12% above the wider Guildford median of £500,000. Typical household take-home income is around £50,019 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 202 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 92 · #540
Employment 99 · #87
Education 96 · #238
Health 89 · #766
Crime 60 · #2,761
Housing & access 87 · #889
Living environment 53 · #3,199

House prices ?

£561,000median (12m) · +6.9% yr · n=86
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£561,00086+6.9%+4.9%
Detached£850,00016-1.7%+18.8%
Semi-detached£665,50034+12.0%+19.9%
Terraced£575,00011+11.1%+24.2%
Flat£325,00025+12.1%+21.5%
This area£561,000
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)£50,019±£7,063 · #1,059 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£40,759
Price-to-income ?11.2×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than 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 ?

28Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

202 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,833 offences
Guildford73
South East71
England83

Rank #6,183 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences923
Theft432
Burglary29
Vehicle crime29
Criminal damage & arson108
Public order & weapons203
Drugs66
Robbery20
Other23

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 229 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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