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Tongham

Middle area

West Guildford. 9,161 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 5.7 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 52% of people in Tongham live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£422,000
Joint 1,692nd most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
7,211
Joint 4,558th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
52%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Tongham

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Tongham at a rate of 39.0 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 80.6 per 1,000 people across Guildford.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences122
Other crime77
Anti-social behaviour75
Vehicle crime32
Criminal damage and arson23
Drug offences16
Shoplifting7
Burglary4
Theft from the person1
Robbery0

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Tongham compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

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Median sale price18 middle areas, Guildford · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Guildford18 areas from £370,000 to £875,000. The middle area is £499,975. Tongham is £422,000.
£422,0003rd cheapest
Population18 middle areas, Guildford · 2021
Population: every middle area in Guildford18 areas from 5,659 to 11,456. The middle area is 8,065. Tongham is 7,211.
7,2117th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares18 middle areas, Guildford · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Guildford18 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 26.0%. Tongham is 52.0%.
52%6th most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage18 middle areas, Guildford · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Guildford18 areas from 20.1% to 99.6%. The middle area is 84.9%. Tongham is 95.9%.
95.9%6th highest

Is Tongham safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Tongham at a rate of 39.0 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 80.6 per 1,000 people across Guildford.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 30 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Tongham.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (122), other crime (77) and anti-social behaviour (75).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Guildford

These figures are published for the whole of Guildford, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Guildford and not Tongham alone. See Guildford

Average house price
£537,660
Up 0.6% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£46,801
33rd highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
11.5×
28th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
9.5
Joint 15th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Tongham in brief

The median price paid for a home in Tongham was £422,000 in 2025.

Tongham had 7,211 usual residents at the census.

About 52% of people in Tongham live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Tongham, 95.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.