Electoral wardE05014951
Effingham ward, Guildford
Effingham is one of 21 electoral wards of Guildford Borough Council, in Surrey (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 2,722 residents in 1,065 households — 227 people per km², the 21st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Guildford constituency; for county elections it is in the Horsleys division.
Residents, 20212,722council ward average 6,840
Households1,0652.56 residents per household
Density227/ km²about 11.98 km² · Guildford 530
Aged 65+22.8%Guildford: 17.5% · under 16: 18.2%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.0% · 82
5–95.6% · 152
10–159.7% · 263
16–195.7% · 154
20–244.0% · 109
25–347.1% · 194
35–4917.1% · 465
50–6425.1% · 685
65–7411.7% · 319
75–848.5% · 231
85+2.6% · 70
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van4.7% · 50
1 car or van32.1% · 343
2 cars or vans41.3% · 441
3 or more21.8% · 233
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Guildford overall: 66.3% owned, 12.7% social rented, 19.6% private rented.
Owned outright47.0% · 501
With mortgage35.8% · 382
Shared ownership1.4% · 15
Social rented5.6% · 60
Private rented10.2% · 109
Type of home
Detached house60.3% · 642
Semi-detached house21.1% · 224
Terraced house8.9% · 95
Purpose-built flat5.1% · 54
Converted house1.8% · 19
Other conversion0.8% · 9
Above shop / office0.6% · 6
Caravan, mobile1.4% · 15
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014951- Council
- Guildford Borough Council
- County council
- Surrey Quarter Sessions
- County division
- Horsleys
- Constituency
- Guildford
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 17 of 21
Parishes in the ward
Effingham
Other wards in the same constituency
AAsh South18.3% aged 65+ · 80.8% owned5,485AAsh Vale20.3% aged 65+ · 75.9% owned7,124AAsh Wharf18.6% aged 65+ · 65.7% owned6,115BBellfields & Slyfield13.2% aged 65+ · 47.8% owned6,377BBurpham17.0% aged 65+ · 75.4% owned7,570CCastle17.4% aged 65+ · 61.4% owned10,735CClandon & Horsley25.4% aged 65+ · 83.4% owned8,865MMerrow19.2% aged 65+ · 70.5% owned8,065OOnslow9.7% aged 65+ · 51.1% owned8,974SSend & Lovelace24.6% aged 65+ · 76.6% owned6,856SSt Nicolas20.7% aged 65+ · 64.8% owned2,919SStoke6.9% aged 65+ · 36.7% owned6,287SStoughton North14.0% aged 65+ · 64.6% owned6,416SStoughton South15.0% aged 65+ · 65.8% owned5,837
Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0This ward was drawn after the 2021 Census: figures are built up from the 2 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.