Stoughton

Guildford · South East · population 8,078 · 4 LSOAs

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

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

Residents8,002
Median age (est.)37
Density6,676per km²
No qualifications11%
Degree or above44%
No car or van16%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 15%25–44 30%45–64 24%65+ 14%

Tenure

Own outright: 29%Mortgage/shared: 39%Social rent: 10%Private rent: 22%
Own outright 29%Mortgage/shared 39%Social rent 10%Private rent 22%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 29%Lone parent: 9%Other: 17%
One person 27%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 29%Lone parent 9%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 29% · Associate professional 15% · Managers & directors 14%

All occupation groups
Professional29%
Associate professional15%
Managers & directors14%
Caring & leisure9%
Administrative9%
Skilled trades8%
Elementary7%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 84%Asian: 8%Black: 2%Mixed: 3%Other: 2%
White 84%Asian 8%Black 2%Mixed 3%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 47% · No religion 41% · Muslim 3%

Born outside the UK: 22%

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

Stoughton is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #409 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #4 of 18 in Guildford. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Employment (91) and lowest on Crime (64). Typical homes here sold for about £450,000 over the past year, up 18% across five years (from 128 sales), 10% below the wider Guildford median of £500,000. Typical household take-home income is around £48,609 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 67 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 82 · #1,198
Employment 91 · #608
Education 90 · #684
Health 89 · #752
Crime 64 · #2,459
Housing & access 74 · #1,767
Living environment 77 · #1,547

House prices ?

£450,000median (12m) · +4.6% yr · n=128
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£450,000128+4.6%+18.4%
Detached£585,00021+5.4%+7.7%
Semi-detached£477,50057+1.7%+19.4%
Terraced£390,00032-5.2%+8.3%
Flat£222,50018+17.1%-2.7%
This area£450,000
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)£48,609±£6,809 · #1,323 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£38,660
Price-to-income ?9.3×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 ?

52Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

67 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 540 offences
Guildford73
South East71
England83

Rank #3,331 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences183
Theft140
Burglary25
Vehicle crime26
Criminal damage & arson55
Public order & weapons62
Drugs27
Robbery5
Other17

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 81 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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