Burpham North & Merrow East
Guildford 008 · 5 sub-areas · 8,445 residents
Guildford 008 sits within Guildford in the South East, home to around 8,400 people. A typical two-bedroom flat lets for about £1,500 a month, slightly below the broader Guildford level. Nearly half of residents own their homes outright or with a mortgage, and almost half work from home — making this one of the more settled, professional corners of the borough.
Burpham North & Merrow East is a mid-density neighbourhood of Guildford in the South East region. It sits between busier and quieter parts of the local authority and isn't dominated by a single use — there's a mix of workplaces, housing and local services. A high share of adults are degree-educated, which often shows up in the kind of jobs people commute to.
Overview
What's it like to live in Burpham North & Merrow East?
2 parks and 1 playgrounds are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; The streets feel safe by national standards — police-recorded crime is well below the country-wide median; Public transport is genuinely strong; most errands and a fair share of social life don't need a car; rents sit firmly in the upper bracket nationally, with a typical home letting at around £1,698 a month; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
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Figures are aggregated across 5 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Burpham North & Merrow East in Guildford
Living in Burpham North & Merrow East
This part of Guildford has a noticeably suburban, family-oriented feel compared to the town's more central neighbourhoods. Greenspace is close — over four in five households are within a walkable distance of a park or open space, with the nearest green area averaging under 200 metres away. That access to outdoor space, combined with well-established streets and a low deprivation score (eighth decile nationally), gives the area a comfortable, unhurried character.
On the cost side, rents sit firmly in the mid-range for Guildford. A two-bedroom property runs around £1,500 a month, though council tax (Band D) adds roughly £2,547 a year on top. Buying is a serious commitment: the median sale price is around £473,000, putting a deposit roughly 5.9 years of saving away for a typical resident earning close to £40,000.
The demographic picture is broadly settled and professional. Nearly two-thirds of households are owner-occupied, and almost half of residents hold a degree-level qualification. Families with children make up over a quarter of households, and the under-18 share — nearly 24% — is above what you'd typically find in denser urban areas. That family weighting shows up in the schools data too, with 35 schools within catchment distance.
Practically, the nearest mainline rail station is roughly 2.4 km away. The rail commute to London runs around 81 minutes, so this isn't a fast commuter corridor in the way Woking or Surbiton are. Car travel dominates locally, with 44% of residents driving to work, while a striking 45% work from home. Broadband infrastructure is strong — 100% gigabit coverage and no below-standard connections. See the streets and sub-areas below for more.
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Frequently asked
- Is Guildford 008 a nice place to live?
- By most measures, yes. It scores in the eighth deprivation decile nationally — meaning only about 20% of English neighbourhoods are less deprived. Crime is well below the UK average, greenspace is close to almost every household, and broadband is fully gigabit-enabled. The trade-off is affordability: rents absorb around 65% of take-home pay for a typical resident, and buying requires a near-£500,000 outlay.
- What is the rent in Guildford 008?
- A one-bedroom flat averages around £1,160 a month, a two-bedroom around £1,500, and a three-bedroom around £1,820. Rents rose about 5% over the past year. These are neighbourhood-level estimates scaled from city-level data using local sale prices, so treat them as a guide rather than a precise figure.
- Is Guildford 008 safe?
- Yes, relatively. The area records around 53 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, compared to a UK national average of roughly 80. It's a low-deprivation, predominantly owner-occupied neighbourhood, which tends to correlate with lower crime levels. No specific crime category stands out as unusually high.
- What's the commute from Guildford 008 to London?
- The public-transport rail journey to London takes around 81 minutes. The nearest mainline station is about 2.4 km away, so most people drive there. That commute time makes this less suited to daily London commuters than faster Surrey corridors, though 45% of residents work from home, which changes the calculus significantly.
- Who lives in Guildford 008?
- Mostly families and established professional households. Two-thirds own their home, nearly half hold degree-level qualifications, and over a quarter of households are couples with children. The under-18 population is notably high at nearly 24%. It's not a first-stop neighbourhood for young renters — the 18–34 share is a relatively thin 17.5%.
- What schools are near Guildford 008?
- There are 35 schools within typical catchment distance. Around 48% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted — below the national share of approximately 89%, so worth investigating carefully. The nearest Outstanding school is just over 1 km away. Check current catchment boundaries directly before making decisions, as places and ratings can change.
- How good is the broadband in Guildford 008?
- Excellent. Gigabit-capable broadband covers 100% of the area, and there are no connections recorded below the universal service obligation standard. With nearly half of residents working from home, the infrastructure clearly matches the demand.