Tongham

Guildford · South East · population 7,842 · 4 LSOAs

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

86Area Score / 100 ?
  • #958 of 6,856 in England
  • #294 of 1,119 in South East
  • #9 of 18 in Guildford
  • Least deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,215
Median age (est.)42
Density1,258per km²
No qualifications15%
Degree or above35%
No car or van8%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 9%25–44 27%45–64 28%65+ 19%

Tenure

Own outright: 36%Mortgage/shared: 45%Social rent: 11%Private rent: 9%
Own outright 36%Mortgage/shared 45%Social rent 11%Private rent 9%

Households

One person: 24%Couple, no children: 22%Couple with children: 30%Lone parent: 8%Other: 16%
One person 24%Couple, no children 22%Couple with children 30%Lone parent 8%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 23% · Managers & directors 17% · Associate professional 15%

All occupation groups
Professional23%
Managers & directors17%
Associate professional15%
Administrative10%
Skilled trades10%
Caring & leisure8%
Sales & customer service6%
Elementary6%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 91%Asian: 5%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 91%Asian 5%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 50% · No religion 39% · Muslim 2%

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

Tongham is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #958 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #9 of 18 in Guildford. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (94) and lowest on Housing & access (57). Typical homes here sold for about £420,000 over the past year, down 2% across five years (from 138 sales), 16% below the wider Guildford median of £500,000. Typical household take-home income is around £46,672 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 36 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 68 · #2,219
Employment 80 · #1,369
Education 64 · #2,493
Health 90 · #677
Crime 72 · #1,917
Housing & access 57 · #2,966
Living environment 94 · #423

House prices ?

£420,000median (12m) · -6.6% yr · n=138
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£420,000138-6.6%-2.3%
Detached£545,00041-6.8%+2.8%
Semi-detached£415,00047-3.5%+6.9%
Terraced£370,00039-1.3%+7.9%
Flat£220,00011-2.7%0.0%
This area£420,000
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)£46,672±£6,521 · #1,706 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£41,702
Price-to-income ?9.0×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 ?

58Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

36 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 280 offences
Guildford73
South East71
England83

Rank #878 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences124
Theft37
Burglary5
Vehicle crime41
Criminal damage & arson25
Public order & weapons25
Drugs12
Robbery1
Other10

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 73 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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