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Richards Close

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47 recorded sales · median £130,000 · Guildford

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Guildford Council · Liberal Democrat minority — no overall control 25/48 seats · 52% · OCD 2026

Overview Cost Safety Who lives here Schools Health Getting around Environment Amenities & economy

71/100

Good

AcreRight area score · our comparison, not an official rating

£130k

median price

7.5

crimes per 1,000 residents each month

£130k

median sold price

11 yrs

of local pay to buy

34 min

London — fastest

rail stations

grammar schools

schools total

7.5

crimes per 1,000 residents each month

350

Violence — most

9.3

NO₂ · WHO 10

1.2%

in a flood zone

1,210

green spaces

6.9

PM2.5 · WHO 5

375

eat & drink

shops

68.7%

gigabit

gyms & leisure

Tiles show street’s own prices; crime, schools, transport, health & amenities are shown for the wider area — each tab labels its source.

Score by what matters: AffordabilityCommuteSchoolsSafetyEnvironmentAmenities

Sold price trend

£84,950 in 1995 → £311,000 in 2016

⌄ On this street: every recorded sale is listed under Cost — this is the finest level we hold. Everything else is shown for the wider Guildford, clearly labelled.

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All figures, sources and dates

Prices2026-07-21

Affordability2025

Council tax & governance2026/27 (tax); 2025 (control)

Crime2026-05

Deprivation2025

Census2021

Schools2026

Health2026/2025

Transport2026

Broadband2024-07

Environment2023–24

Ground checks2022–25

Heritage & planning2026

Amenities2026

Companies2026-07-01

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What does it cost? This street

A typical home here sells for £130,000. That's about 11× local earnings — around the 12× five-year average.

Sold price history

2016 · 4 sales

Median sold price · median of all 47 sales£130,000

HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Too few sales by type to chart.

Typical home price compared with annual local pay11× · five-year average 12×

HM Land Registry, 12 months

Home ownership66%

Owned outright

35%

With a mortgage

32%

Private rented

20%

Social rented

13%

Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021

Council tax£2,501

Your band:

Guildford Borough Council£210

Surrey County Council (incl. adult social care)£1,938

Police & Crime Commissioner£353

Council tax bands A–H

Band A£1,667

Band B£1,945

Band C£2,223

Band D (baseline)£2,501

Band E£3,057

Band F£3,613

Band G£4,169

Band H£5,002

Full-year charge for every band, derived from Band D at the statutory ratios (A = 6/9 of Band D … H = 18/9). MHCLG 2026/27.

Pick your band — the breakdown recalculates · MHCLG 2026/27 · hand-curated each April

Neighbourhood prices in Guildford how Richards Close compares · from Guildford

⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: Boxgrove +30.1%

Neighbourhood	Median price	5-year change	Sales, 12m
Boxgrove	£765,000	+30.1%	112
Wood Street	£462,500	+25%	72
Tongham	£420,000	+20.9%	110
Park Barn	£435,000	+20.6%	58
Stoughton	£450,000	+18.4%	242
Guildford Park	£562,000	+15%	278
Bellfields	£455,000	+14.5%	62
Merrow	£624,000	+13.7%	82
Westborough	£430,000	+13.5%	106
Ash	£397,500	+12.8%	176
Woodbridge Hill	£476,250	+12.5%	80
Ash Vale	£380,000	+11.9%	256
East Horsley	£922,750	+10.7%	164
Shalford	£525,000	+5.1%	130
Guildford	£457,500	+2.3%	272
Burpham	£390,000	-1.7%	276
Charlotteville	£452,500	-11.7%	220

Sorted by 5-year change — click a row → the map flies there; click the name → its full report · HM Land Registry, 12 months

Homes in Richards Close — sold prices

Filters

Address	Type	Beds	EPC	Price	Date
10 Richards Close Ash Vale	Terraced	—	—	£377,500	Sep 2022
12 RICHARDS CLOSE ASH VALE	Terraced	—	—	£300,000	Jun 2021
7 RICHARDS CLOSE ASH VALE	Terraced	—	—	£310,000	Sep 2016
8 RICHARDS CLOSE	Terraced	—	—	£306,000	Aug 2016
11, Richards Close Ash Vale	Terraced	—	—	£325,000	Aug 2016
13, Richards Close Ash Vale	Terraced	—	—	£312,000	May 2016
12 RICHARDS CLOSE ASH VALE	Terraced	—	—	£239,000	Mar 2014
2 RICHARDS CLOSE	Terraced	—	—	£205,000	Jan 2012
8 RICHARDS CLOSE	Terraced	—	—	£200,000	Nov 2011
1 RICHARDS CLOSE	Terraced	—	—	£202,000	Oct 2011
7 RICHARDS CLOSE ASH VALE	Terraced	—	—	£204,000	Aug 2011
7 RICHARDS CLOSE ASH VALE	Terraced	—	—	£205,000	Nov 2010
12 RICHARDS CLOSE ASH VALE	Terraced	—	—	£210,000	Aug 2010
2 RICHARDS CLOSE	Terraced	—	—	£202,000	Oct 2007
4 RICHARDS CLOSE	Terraced	—	—	£192,000	Jun 2006
5, Richards Close Ash Vale	Terraced	—	—	£184,950	Mar 2006
3 RICHARDS CLOSE	Terraced	—	—	£187,000	Dec 2005
13, Richards Close Ash Vale	Terraced	—	—	£194,000	Oct 2005
7 RICHARDS CLOSE ASH VALE	Terraced	—	—	£181,500	Jun 2005
12 RICHARDS CLOSE ASH VALE	Terraced	—	—	£183,000	Jun 2004
5, Richards Close Ash Vale	Terraced	—	—	£162,950	Mar 2003
13, Richards Close Ash Vale	Terraced	—	—	£169,000	Dec 2002
11, Richards Close Ash Vale	Terraced	—	—	£135,000	May 2001
3 RICHARDS CLOSE	Terraced	—	—	£125,000	Jul 2000

Show all sales ↓

24 recent sales — showing 10 · Search & browse every home →

Type a street, address or postcode to narrow this list; clear to see the latest sales. Click any home → its full report (sale history, EPC, estimate). Beds inferred from floor area · HM Land Registry + EPC

How safe is it? from Guildford

Crime runs at 7.5 per 1,000 residents a month. Like most places with a retail centre, offences cluster where the shops are, not where people live.

Crime rate

Per 1,000 / month7.5

Street-level counts · police.uk, last 12 months

By category, 12 months from Guildford

Violence & sexual offences

350

Anti-social behaviour

194

Criminal damage & arson

114

Public order

104

Shoplifting

Other theft

Recorded crimes by category across the whole Guildford district, last 12 months · police.uk / Home Office

Where crime clusters

police.uk publishes anonymised "on or near" points, not named hotspots. The map above shows where they cluster, with the crime layer on.

Clusters of anonymised on-or-near markers, not addresses · police.uk

Who lives here? from Guildford

Population143,650

ONS Census 2021 (Nomis) · this neighbourhood

Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 8/10 · little changed since 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 75% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.

Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains

DEPRIVATION

IMD decile 8/10

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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 8/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — less deprived than most (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 75% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area. The scale runs 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived).

SINCE 2019Was IMD decile 8 in 2019 — little changed since.

The seven things the index measures, each on the same 1–10 scale (higher = better). A low bar shows where the deprivation actually is.

Income

7.9/10

Employment

8.4/10

Education & skills

8.2/10

Health & disability

8.3/10

Crime

6.6/10

Housing & services

5.6/10

Living environment

6.0/10

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025

Figures for the wider Guildford — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.

Employment rate · residents aged 16+59%

Unemployment · economically active residents5%

Degree-level (Level 4+)44%

Good or very good health87%

Own their home66%

Median age39.6

Born outside the UK19%

See the full Guildford report →

ONS Census 2021 · wider district

Schools This street

75% of the 4 nearest inspected schools are rated Good or Outstanding. Catchments shown are the council-published ones where held, estimates otherwise — always labelled.

Ofsted

3 of 4 inspected schools rated Good or Outstanding
of the 4 nearest inspected schools

GIAS + Ofsted · post-Sept-2024 inspections show "Inspected — see report"

Catchments

Likely-nearest catchment line per school where councils publish polygons; estimated by distance otherwise — always labelled which.

Council catchment polygons + GIAS

Nearest schools 25 nearest schools

AllPrimarySecondaryGrammarNursery

School	Phase	Ofsted	Distance
Pippas House Nursery	Nursery	—	0.5 km
Shawfield Primary School	Primary	Good ('23)	0.9 km
Jack & Jill Nursery	Nursery	Good ('23)	0.9 km
Cherryvale Nursery	Nursery	Good ('24)	1.5 km
Ash Grange Nursery and Primary School	Primary	—	1.5 km
Happy Days Pre-School	Nursery	Good ('23)	1.6 km
Little Fishes @ St Peters	Nursery	Good ('25)	1.6 km
Totterdown Preschool	Nursery	Good ('24)	1.7 km
Clocktower House Pre-School	Nursery	Good ('23)	1.9 km
Holly Lodge Primary Academy	Primary	—	1.9 km
Tiny Tots Daycare	Nursery	Good ('23)	1.9 km
Walsh CofE Infant School	Primary	Inspected '25 — see report	2.1 km
Walsh CofE Junior School	Primary	Requires improvement ('22)	2.1 km
Pippa's House Nursery	Nursery	Good ('24)	2.1 km
Marlborough Infant School	Primary	Good ('19)	2.3 km
Alderwood School	All-through	Inspected '24 — see report	2.3 km
Maple Vue Nursery	Nursery	Good ('23)	2.3 km
South Farnborough Infant School	Primary	Inspected '24 — see report	2.3 km
Deux Chats Pre-School Limited	Nursery	Good ('23)	2.4 km
Stanhope Primary School	Primary	—	2.4 km
St Mark's Church of England Primary School	Primary	Good ('24)	2.4 km
Pippins Pre-school Ltd.	Nursery	Good ('24)	2.4 km
Ash Manor School	Secondary	—	2.5 km
Friends Private Day Nursery - Ash	Nursery	Outstanding ('23)	2.5 km
SET Education	Nursery	—	2.5 km

Nearest first · type to search all schools, or filter by phase · click a school → its full report page · GIAS + Ofsted

Health This street

nearest GP surgeries · nearest 2.6 km
NHS ODS

nearest dentists · nearest 0.3 km
NHS ODS

nearest pharmacies · nearest 0.5 km
NHS ODS

12 of 12 CQC-rated providers nearby are Good or Outstanding.

Nearest GPs, dentists & pharmacies

AllGPsDentistsPharmacies

Name	Type	CQC rating	Distance
Evans And Viggor	Dentist	—	0.3 km
Ash Vale Pharmacy & Travel Clinic	Pharmacy	—	0.5 km
Home County Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.2 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	1.7 km
Aldershot Dental Centre	Dentist	—	2.2 km
Centre Of Restorative Dentistry Dental Centre	Dentist	—	2.2 km
Integro Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.2 km
North Camp Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.4 km
North Camp Surgery	GP	Good ('17)	2.6 km
Vernons Chemist	Pharmacy	—	2.7 km
Broadhurst Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	2.7 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	2.8 km
The Border Practice	GP	Good ('19)	2.8 km
Pharmacy Bond	Pharmacy	—	2.8 km
The Cambridge Practice	GP	Good ('21)	3.3 km
The Wellington Practice	GP	Good ('20)	3.3 km
Aldershot Centre For Health	Dentist	—	3.3 km
Rodericks Ltd	Dentist	—	3.3 km
Rowlands Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	3.3 km
Boots	Pharmacy	—	3.5 km
Be Fair Dental	Dentist	—	3.5 km
Princes Gardens Surgery	GP	Good ('19)	3.5 km
Rodericks Ltd	Dentist	—	3.5 km
Aldershot Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	3.5 km
Wellington Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	3.5 km
Cp Dental	Dentist	—	3.7 km
The Dental Suite	Dentist	—	3.7 km
Aldershot Dental Centre	Dentist	—	3.8 km
Boxalls Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	4.0 km
Clockhouse Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	4.1 km
Rodericks Ltd	Dentist	—	4.1 km
Asda Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	4.1 km
Adp	Dentist	—	4.1 km
Alexander House Surgery	GP	Good ('17)	4.1 km
Tesco Instore Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	4.1 km
Glucorx Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	4.2 km
Boots	Pharmacy	—	4.2 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	4.5 km
Bartlett Group Practice	GP	—	4.5 km
Boots	Pharmacy	—	4.6 km
Bridge Road Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	4.8 km
Jenner House Surgery	GP	—	5.2 km
Heath End Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	5.4 km
Day Lewis Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	5.4 km
Deepcut Dental Centre	Dentist	—	5.4 km
Boots	Pharmacy	—	5.4 km
Giffard Drive Surgery	GP	Good ('21)	5.5 km
Ram Dispensing Chemist	Pharmacy	—	5.6 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	5.7 km
Morrisons Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	5.7 km
Mayfield Medical Centre	GP	Good ('19)	5.8 km
Coach House Dental Practice	Dentist	—	5.9 km
Fernhill Road (Dental Surgery)	Dentist	—	5.9 km
Pirbright Dental Centre	Dentist	—	5.9 km
Station Road Surgery	GP	Good ('16)	5.9 km
Voyager Family Health	GP	—	6.0 km
Churchill Hawley Ltd	Pharmacy	—	6.0 km
Frimley Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	6.0 km
Pirbright Surgery	GP	Good ('17)	6.3 km
Farnham Park Health Group	GP	Good ('19)	6.4 km
Farnham Hospital & Centre For Health	Dentist	Good ('23)	6.5 km
East Street (Dental Surgery)	Dentist	—	7.2 km
Elmsleigh House Dental Clinic	Dentist	—	7.5 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	7.6 km
Central Surgery	GP	—	7.6 km

Nearest first · type to search, or filter by type · click a provider → its full page · NHS ODS + CQC · — = not CQC-rated (e.g. pharmacies)

Getting around from Guildford

5 nearest stations; the fastest to London is 38 min from Ash Vale Rail Station.

Rail — 5 nearest stations

Station	Distance	To London	Fastest
Ash Vale Rail Station	0.7 mi	London Waterloo	38 min
Ash Rail Station	0.9 mi	—	no direct train
North Camp Rail Station	1.0 mi	—	no direct train
Aldershot Rail Station	2.0 mi	London Waterloo	43 min
Wanborough Rail Station	2.6 mi	—	no direct train

Nearest first (miles from the area centre) · fastest London time in bold — from Ash Vale Rail Station (38 min) · click a station → its page · National Rail

Travel to work

Work from home

44%

Drive

40%

Walk or cycle

10%

Public transport

Census travel-to-work — how residents commute

EV charging15 points

Per 10,000 residents1.0

National Chargepoint Registry · pins on the map · speed split (rapid/fast/slow) pending NCR field ingestion

Environment from Guildford

Air quality

NO₂

9.3

— WHO guide

PM2.5

6.9

— WHO guide

µg/m³ annual mean · DEFRA

Ground checks

Surface water 1-in-1000.6%

Flood zone1.2% of postcodes

RadonAffected Area (up to 5–10%)

Historic landfill48 sites within ~1 km

EA · UKHSA/BGS · Mining Remediation Authority — indicative, not a property search

Transport noise (Defra)

Road & rail noise bands (≥55 / ≥65 dB Lden) are being added — not yet available for this area. They cover major sources only; "not mapped" ≠ "quiet".

Defra strategic noise mapping

Heritage & green space

Listed buildings1,090

Conservation areas39

Green belt83.5%

Green spaces1,210

Historic England · OS Open Greenspace

Amenities from Guildford

What's here

Category	Count	Note
Eat & drink	375	95% hygiene 4★+ (FSA)
Shops	84	supermarkets & convenience stores
Gyms, leisure & playgrounds	25	—
Green spaces & parks	1,210	filled areas on the map

OSM + FSA

Broadband

Gigabit

68.7%

Superfast

94.4%

Ultrafast

71%

% of premises · Ofcom Connected Nations

Local economy from Guildford

Figures for the wider Guildford — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.

Unemployment rate5%

In work (employment rate)58.5%

Companies registered here11,642

New incorporations (12m)1,137

Property companies (SPVs)1,236

See the full Guildford report →

Companies House + ONS Census 2021 · wider district