Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 35 min4:46 am – 9:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 53 min8:03 am – 3:57 pm
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People7,387 residentsin the Godalming South census areaMedian age 43.22,886 households76% of homes owner-occupied37% owned outright12% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.0% unemployment rate64% of adults are economically active, 3,590 in work, 22% retiredMain industries: professional and scientific services 14%, education 13%, health and social work 12%Getting to work: 52% work from home, 36% go by car, 4% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle63% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages55% of adults hold a degree or higher10% have no qualifications, 3% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C783 mm of rain a year, 21 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November49 days of air frost, 20 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksMiddle Lakelake · under a mileWood Lake Busbridgelake · under a mileSquirrels' Hillhill · under a mileThe Canalcanal · under a mileUpper Deanvalley · under a mileBunker's Hillhill · 1.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesLammas Landspark · under a mile · 30 haPhillips Memorial Parkpark · under a mile · 3 haBroadwater Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 17 haMilford Golf Clubgolf course · 1.3 mi · 44 haRecreation Ground Canon Bowringsplaying field · 1.0 miThe Burys Allotmentsallotments · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes22 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 27 Feb 201916 mi away, Newdigate, SurreyMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 10 Nov 202446 mi away, Worminghall, BucksSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 7.4 · PM2.5 6.7 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband90% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,257 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation95 m312 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 35 to 129 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMilford Community Hospital Cdc1.2 miGP surgeryCmht Op Waverley3 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyGodalming Pharmacy6 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistOctavia House Dental Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi15 schools9 primary, 1 secondary, 2 independent, 1 special, 1 nursery, 1 sixth formPrimarySt Edmund's Catholic Primary Schoolages 4-11, 216 pupilsright herePrimaryBusbridge CofE Aided Junior Schoolages 7-11, 240 pupilsright hereSecondaryBroadwater Schoolages 11-16, 750 pupils1.6 miCollegeFarnborough College of Technology9.8 miUniversityUniversity of Surrey4.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW18 miRailway stationGodalmingunder a mileBus stationFriary Bus StationGuildford4.2 miFerryWeybridge Ferry Landing15 miBus stops61 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the GU7 postcode district.
