Place Packs – Guildford and Waverley

Date produced: 17/12/2024

Demographics
Qualifications
Work
Mental Health
Musculoskeletal
Loneliness
Smoking

Demographics

Population pyramid

In Guildford and Waverley, the total population is 236,688 with a median age of 41 years. This median age is 1 years younger compared to Surrey and 2 years older compared to England.

The population of Guildford and Waverley is ageing.
25.3% of Guildford and Waverley’s residents are over the age of 60, which is a difference of +0.6% if compared to Surrey and a difference of +1.6% if compared to England.
1.2% are over the age of 90, a difference of +0.1% if compared against Surrey and a difference of +0.4% if compared against England.
Most patients aged 90+ are female.
There are 1908 female patients aged 90 and over in Guildford and Waverley, which is 2.0 times greater than the number of males (946).
The number of males and females below 25 is roughly similar.

Population pyramid of Guildford and Waverley

Population pyramid showing the population of Guildford and Waverley Place. Guildford and Waverley has a high proportion of 50-54 year olds, and a lower proportion of 80+ year olds. In 0-19 year olds and 25-59 year olds, Guildford and Waverley has a higher male population. In 20-24 year olds and 60+ year olds, Guildford and Waverley has a higher female population.

Data Source: ONS Census 2021

Sex and age by health status

In Guildford and Waverley, there was no difference between males and females in reporting ‘very good health’.

The number of males in ‘very good health’ is 1.5% higher than for females.
The number of females in ‘very bad health’ is 0.1% higher than for males.
The number of people in “very bad health” increases with age.

Health status for females in Guildford and Waverley

Proportions of females reporting levels of health. Most females report very good health at 54.2%. 32.2% report good health, 10.1% report fair health, 2.7% report bad health, and 0.8% report very bad health.

Health status for males in Guildford and Waverley

Proportions of males reporting levels of health. Most males report very good health at 55.7%. 32.1% report good health, 9.3% report fair health, 2.3% report bad health, and 0.6% report very bad health.

Health status by age in Guildford and Waverley

Proportions of people reporting levels of health by age group. As people get older, higher levels of poorer health are reported and lower levels of better health are reported. 0-2 year olds report the highest levels of very good health at around 87%, and 85+ year olds report the lowest level of very good health at around 11%. 85+ year olds also report the highest levels of bad and very bad health, at around 18% combined.

Data Source: ONS Census 2021

Index of multiple deprivation

Guildford and Waverley is the third least populated place in Surrey with an Index of multiple deprivation score of 9.

The smallest percentage of Guildford and Waverley’s registered patients, 16.0%, reside in West of Waverley (Decile 9), while the highest percentage, 30.7%, lives in Central and north Guildford (Decile 8).
30.7% of Guildford and Waverley’s registered patients live in Decile 8 PCNs and 69.3% in Decile 9 PCNs.

IMD Decile and Population by Place

IMD Decile and Population by PCN in Guildford and Waverley

IMD Score by PCN in Guildford and Waverley

Map of Guildford and Waverley showing the IMD score of Guildford and Waverley's PCNs. Guildford East, East Waverley, and West of Waverley are all in Decile 9, with scores of 6.9, 8.2, and 7.1 respectively. Central and North Guildford is in Decile 8 with a score of 11.1.

The IMD score ranges. The most deprived decile 1 has scores between 43.86 and 92.73, decile 2 has scores between 33.25 and 43.86, decile 3 has scores between 26.57 and 33.25, decile 4 has scores between 21.55 and 26.57, decile 5 has scores between 17.65 and 21.55, decile 6 has scores between 14.24 and 17.65, decile 7 has scores between 11.30 and 14.24, decile 8 has score between 8.62 and 11,30, decile 9 has scores between 5.91 and 8.62, and the least deprived decile 10 has scores between 0.54 and 5.91.

Based on the English IMDs from 2019. Deciles have been aggregated up to PCN and Place using population weighted scores.

Data Source: ONS

Index of multiple deprivation and health status

In Guildford and Waverley, the higher IMD Decile, the more people report ‘very good health’.

IMD deciles and health status for Guildford and Waverley

Health status in Guildford and Waverley by IMD deciles. The proportion of people reporting very good health increases in higher deciles, with around 44% reporting very good health in decile 2 to 60% reporting very good health in decile 10. The amount of people reporting bad and very bad health goes down the higher the decile with around 5% and 2% reporting bad and very bad health respectively at decile 2, and around 3% and 1% reporting bad and very bad health respectively at decile 10.

Key for the above graph. Dark green represents very good health, light green represents good health, grey represents fair health, light red represents bad health, and dark red represents very bad health.

From top to bottom, the bars are “Very good health”, “Good health”, “Fair health”, “Bad health”, and “Very bad health”.

Data Source: ONS

Ethnicity

The largest ethnic group in Guildford and Waverley was the white grouping at 89.35%.

Central and North Guildford has the highest diversity of populations, with 18.62% of non-white ethnicities.

Ethnicity demographics in Guildford and Waverley

Ethnicity demographics of Guildford and Waverley PCNs. All PCNs have a majority white, ranging from around 83% in Central and North Guildford PCN to around 93% in West of Waverley PCN. Central and North Guildford has the largest proportions of Asian, Asian British, or Asian Welsh; Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Carribean or African population; Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups; and Other ethnic group populations.

Key to the above graph. White is represented by blue, Asian, Asian British, or Asian Welsh is represented by orange, Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups is represented by green, Other ethnic group is represented by red, and Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African is represented by purple.

Data Source: ONS Census 2021

Ethnicity and health status

In Guildford and Waverley the mixed or multiple ethnic groups ethnicity reported the highest proportion of ‘very good health’ at 67.7%.

The white ethnicity reported the highest proportion of ‘very bad health’ at 0.7%.

Health status by ethnicity in Guildford and Waverley

From top to bottom, the bars are “Very good health”, “Good health”, “Fair health”, “Bad health”, and “Very bad health”.

In Guildford and Waverley, the ‘Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh’ (0.7%) and ‘White’ (1.7%) group of people reported a lower rate of ‘bad/very bad health’ compared to Surrey (1.8%).

Data Source: ONS Census 2021

Bad/very bad health status in Guildford and Waverley

The ‘White’ and ‘Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh’ groups of people are performing better than the Surrey average, and the rest of the groups perform similar to the Surrey average.

Key for the above graph. Green indicates that an area is performing better than the Surrey average, yellow indicates that an area is performing similar to the Surrey average, and red indicates that an area is performing worse than the Surrey average.

Note: These are benchmarked against the Surrey average

Data Source: ONS Census 2021

Proficiency in English

In Guildford and Waverley, 0.66% of people reported ‘limited English proficiency’, which is lower than the Surrey value of 1.04%.

No PCNs have reported a ‘limited English proficiency’ value above the Surrey average.

Proficiency in English by Place

North East Hampshire and Farnham is performing worse than the Surrey average. North West Surrey, Surrey Heath, and Surrey Downs are performing similar to the Surrey average. Guildford and Waverley and East Surrey are performing better than the Surrey average.

Proficiency in English by PCN in Guildford and Waverley

Central and North Guildford is performing similar to the Surrey average. Guildford East, East Waverley, and West of Waverley are all performing better than the Surrey average.

Note: These are benchmarked against the Surrey average

Data Source: ONS Census 2021

Proficiency in English and health status

In Guildford and Waverley people who reported being ‘fluent in English’ also reported the highest proportion of ‘good health’ at 94.1%.

People who reported ‘limited English’ also reported the highest proportion of ‘not good health’ at 5.5%.

Health status by proficiency in English

Proficiency in English by health status. The group reporting the highest amount of very good health is Non-native speaker; fluent in English at around 93%. The group reporting the highest amounts of both fair health and not good health is Limited English at around 20% and 8% respectively.

Key to the above graph. Green represents good health, grey represents fair health, and purple represents not good health.

From left to right, the bars are good health, fair health, and not good health.

Data Source: ONS Census 2021

Religion

In Guildford and Waverley, 50.12% of the population adheres to Christianity, making it the most prevalent religion.

Religion in Guildford and Waverley

Data Source: ONS Census 2021

Qualifications

Level of qualification

In Guildford and Waverley, 38.2% of the population holds a level 4 qualification or above.

Level of qualification in Guildford and Waverley

Level of qualification in East Surrey place. 38.2% of residents have Level 4 qualifications or above, 17.6% of residents answered Does not apply, 14.7% of residents have a Level 3 qualification, 9.7% of residents have a Level 2 qualification, 9.2% of residents have No qualifications, 5.7% of residents have Level 1 and entry level qualifications, and 4.9% of residents answered Other.

Data Source: ONS Census 2021

Work

Economically active

In Guildford and Waverley, 60.52% reported being economically active, which is lower than Surrey’s value of 64.14%.
Central and north Guildford (59.0%), East Waverley (60.5%), Guildford east (61.8%) and West of Waverley (61.6%) reported a lower rate than the Surrey average.

Economically active by Place

North East Hampshire and Farnham, East Surrey, North West Surrey, and Surrey Heath are performing better than the Surrey average. Surrey Downs and Guildford and Waverley are performing worse than the Surrey average.

Economically active by PCN in Guildford and Waverley

Economically active in Guildford and Waverley. 59.0% reported being economically active in Central and North Guildford, which is worse than the Surrey average. 61.8% reported being economically active in Guildford East, which is worse than the Surrey average. 60.5% reported being economically active in East Waverley, which is worse than the Surrey average. 61.6% reported being economically active in West of Waverley, which is worse than the Surrey average.

All the PCNs are performing worse than the Surrey average.

Note: These are benchmarked against the Surrey average.

Data Source: ONS Census 2021

Occupation

In Guildford and Waverley, 15.6% of people work in lower professional and higher technical occupations, making it the most prevalent occupation.

Occupations in Guildford and Waverley

Proportion of people working in various occupations. The highest proportion is in lower professional and higher technical occupations at 15.6%. The rest of the occupations descending proportion amount is Higher professional occupations (at 13.7%), Full-time students (at 12.0%), Intermediate occupations (at 10.3%), Own account workers (at 9.5%), Semi-routine occupations (at 7.7%), Higher managerial and administrative occupations (at 7.2%), Routine occupations (at 6.1%), Lower managerial and administrative occupations (at 4.9%), Never worked (at 3.8%), Higher supervisory occupations (at 2.3%), Employers in small establishments (at 2.2%), Lower technical occupations (at 1.8%), Lower supervisory occupations (at 1.8%), Long-term unemployed (at 0.8%), and Employers in large establishments (at 0.2%).

Data Source: ONS Census 2021

Occupation and health status

In Guildford and Waverley people who reported being ‘full-time students’ also reported the highest proportion of ‘good health’ at 93.9%.
People who reported ‘never worked’ reported the highest proportion of ‘not good health’ at 14.8%.

Health status by occupation

From left to right, the bars are “Good health”, “Fair health”, and “Not good health”.

Data Source: ONS Census 2021

Economic activity and proficiency in English

In Guildford and Waverley, most of the people who reported being ‘non native speaker; fluent in English’ also reported being economically active and employed at 63.9%.
Most of the people who reported ‘limited English’ also reported being economically inactive at 40.3%.

Economic activity by English proficiency

Economic activity by proficiency in English for Guildford and Waverley place. The group who reported the highest percentage of economically active: employed is Non-native speaker; fluent in English at around 65%. The group reporting the highest percentage of economically active: unemployed is Non-native speaker; fluent in English at around 6%. The groups reporting the highest percentage of economically inactive are both Native English speaker and Limited English at around 40%.

Key to the above graph. Blue represents economically active: employed. Red represents economically active: unemployed. Grey represents economically inactive.

From left to right, the bars are “Economically active: employed”, “Economically active: unemployed”, and “Economically inactive”.

Data Source: ONS Census 2021

Economically inactive and health status

In Guildford and Waverley, 3.20% of economically inactive people reported ‘not good health’ status, which is similar to the Surrey value of 3.41%.
No PCNs have reported a ‘not good health’ health status value above the Surrey average.

Economically active reporting a ‘not good health’ status by Place

Economically inactive people reporting not good health status. 3.41% of economically inactive people reported not good health status in Surrey. 3.62% of economically inactive people reported not good health status in East Surrey, which is similar to the Surrey average. 3.57% of economically inactive people reported not good health status in North West Surrey, which is similar to the Surrey average. 3.36% of economically inactive people reported not good health status in North East Hampshire and Farnham, which is similar to the Surrey average. 3.35% of economically inactive people reported not good health status in Surrey Heath, which is similar to the Surrey average. 3.31% of economically inactive people reported not good health status in Surrey Downs, which is similar to the Surrey average. 3.20% of economically inactive people reported not good health status in Guildford and Waverley, which is similar to the Surrey average.

All the Places are performing similar to the Surrey average.

Economically active reporting a ‘not good health’ status by PCN

Economically inactive people reporting not good health by PCN in Guildford and Waverley. 3.1% of economically inactive people reported not good health status in Central and North Guildford, which is similar to the Surrey average. 2.9% of economically inactive people reported not good health status in Guildford East, which is better than the Surrey average. 3.4% of economically inactive people reported not good health status in East Waverley, which is similar to the Surrey average. 3.4% of economically inactive people reported not good health status in West of Waverley, which is similar to the Surrey average.

Guildford East is performing better than the Surrey average. Central and North Guildford, East Waverley, and West of Waverley are all performing similar to the Surrey average.

Note: these are benchmarked against the Surrey average.

Data Source: ONS Census 2021

Travel to work

In Guildford and Waverley, 46.23% of the population doesn’t travel to work.

Travelling to work in Guildford and Waverley

How Guildford and Waverley residents travel to work. The largest proportion of people Work mainly at or from home at 46.23%. Then in descending order of prevalence, the methods of transport are Driving a car or van (36.26%), On foot (8.02%), Passenger in a car or van (2.61%), Train (2.34%), Bus, minibus or coach (1.46%), Bicycle (1.46%), Other method of travel to work (0.81%), Motorcycle, scooter or moped (0.47%), Taxi (0.21%), and Underground, metro, light rail, tram (0.13%)

Data Source: ONS Census 2021

Mental Health

Social Emotional and Mental Health Needs

In Guildford and Waverley, the proportion of All Pupils with Social Emotional and Mental Health Needs is 3.9%, which is similar to the 3.5% observed in Surrey in 2022-23.

All Pupils with Social Emotional and Mental Health Needs by Place

The proportion of all pupils with Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs. 3.5% of pupils in Surrey reported Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs. 3.9% of pupils in Guildford and Waverley reported Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs, which is similar to the Surrey average. 3.6% of pupils in North West Surrey reported Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs, which is similar to the Surrey average. 3.5% of pupils in Surrey Heath reported Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs, which is similar to the Surrey average. 3.4% of pupils in North East Hampshire and Farnham reported Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs, which is similar to the Surrey average. 3.2% of pupils in Surrey Downs reported Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs, which is similar to the Surrey average. 3.1% of pupils in East Surrey reported Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs, which is similar to the Surrey average.

All Pupils with Social Emotional and Mental Health Needs in Guildford and Waverley

Key to the above graphs. Red indicates a value is greater than the Surrey average. Orange indicates a value is similar to the Surrey average. Green indicates a value is less than the Surrey average. Blue indicates the value is Surrey. Grey indicates the value cannot be compared to Surrey.

Note: These are benchmarked against the Surrey average

Data Source: Department of Education

Social Emotional and Mental Health Needs – Primary Pupils

In Guildford and Waverley, the proportion of State-funded primary pupils with Social Emotional and Mental Health Needs is 3.4%, which is similar to the 3.0% observed in Surrey in 2022-23.

State-funded primary pupils with Social Emotional and Mental Health Needs by Place

The proportion of primary pupils with Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs. 3.0% of primary pupils in Surrey reported Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs. 3.4% of primary pupils in Guildford and Waverley reported Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs, which is similar to the Surrey average. 3.1% of primary pupils in Surrey Downs reported Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs, which is similar to the Surrey average. 3.1% of primary pupils in North East Hampshire and Farnham reported Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs, which is similar to the Surrey average. 3.1% of primary pupils in North West Surrey reported Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs, which is similar to the Surrey average. 2.7% of pupils in Surrey Heath reported Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs, which is similar to the Surrey average. 2.6% of pupils in East Surrey reported Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs, which is similar to the Surrey average.

State-funded primary pupils with Social Emotional and Mental Health Needs in Guildford and Waverley

The proportion of primary pupils with Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs in Guildford and Waverley over time. The proportion has risen over the past 3 years, from around 2.4% in 2019-20, to around 3.5% in 2022-23. All the data points are similar to the Surrey average.

Note: These are benchmarked against the Surrey average

Data Source: Department of Education

Social Emotional and Mental Health Needs – Secondary Pupils

In Guildford and Waverley, the proportion of State-funded secondary pupils with Social Emotional or Mental Health Needs is 4.1%, which is similar to the 3.8% observed in Surrey in 2022-23.

State-funded secondary pupils with Social Emotional or Mental Health Needs by Place

The proportion of secondary pupils with Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs. 3.8% of secondary pupils in Surrey reported Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs. 4.1% of secondary pupils in North West Surrey reported Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs, which is similar to the Surrey average. 4.1% of secondary pupils in Guildford and Waverley reported Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs, which is similar to the Surrey average. 3.9% of secondary pupils in Surrey Heath reported Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs, which is similar to the Surrey average. 3.9% of secondary pupils in East Surrey reported Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs, which is similar to the Surrey average. 3.6% of secondary pupils in North East Hampshire and Farnham reported Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs, which is similar to the Surrey average. 3.1% of secondary pupils in Surrey Downs reported Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs, which is similar to the Surrey average.

State-funded secondary pupils with Social Emotional or Mental Health Needs in Guildford and Waverley

The proportion of secondary pupils with Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs in Guildford and Waverley over time. The proportion has risen over the past 3 years, from around 2.7% in 2019-20, to around 4% in 2022-23. All the data points are similar to the Surrey average.

Note: These are benchmarked against the Surrey average

Data Source: Department of Education

Reported a Mental Health Condition

In Guildford and Waverley, 9.7% reported a mental health condition, which is similar to the 10.1% observed in Surrey in 2023.

People that Reported A Mental Health Condition by Place

The proportion of people that have reported a mental health condition. In Surrey, the proportion of people reporting a mental health condition is 10.1%. In East Surrey, the proportion of people reporting a mental health condition is 11.7%, which is similar to the Surrey average. In North West Surrey, the proportion of people reporting a mental health condition is 10.5%, which is similar to the Surrey average. In Surrey Downs, the proportion of people reporting a mental health condition is 10.1%, which is similar to the Surrey average. In Guildford and Waverley, the proportion of people reporting a mental health condition is 9.7%, which is similar to the Surrey average. In North East Hampshire and Farnham, the proportion of people reporting a mental health condition is 9.4%, which is similar to the Surrey average. In Surrey Heath, the proportion of people reporting a mental health condition is 7.7%, which is better than the Surrey average.

People that Reported a Mental Health Condition in Guildford and Waverley

The proportion of people that have reported a mental health condition over time in Guildford and Waverley. The proportion rose from around 7% in 2018 to around 9.7% in 2020. It declined in 2021 to around 7.5%, and rose again in 2022 to around 10.2%. It decreased slightly in 2023 to around 9.8%. All these figures are similar to the Surrey average.

People that Reported A Mental Health Condition by PCN in Guildford and Waverley

The proportion of people that have reported a mental health condition by PCN in Guildford and Waverley. In Guildford East, the proportion of people reporting a mental health condition is 7.67%, which is similar to the Surrey average. In East Waverley, the proportion of people reporting a mental health condition is 10.99%, which is similar to the Surrey average. In West of Waverley, the proportion of people reporting a mental health condition is 6.98%, which is better than the Surrey average. There was no data reported for Central and North Guildford, and it cannot be compared to the Surrey average.

Note: These are benchmarked against the Surrey average

Data Source: GP Patient Survey

Musculoskeletal

Reported problems with physical mobility

In Guildford and Waverley, 9.0% reported problems with physical mobility, which is similar to the 9.8% observed in Surrey in 2023.

People that reported problems with physical mobility by Place

The proportion of people reporting problems in physical mobility. In Surrey, the proportion of people reporting problems in physical mobility is 9.8%. In Surrey Heath, the proportion of people reporting problems in physical mobility is 11.3%, which is similar to the Surrey average. In North West Surrey, the proportion of people reporting problems in physical mobility is 10.7%, which is similar to the Surrey average. In North East Hampshire and Farnham, the proportion of people reporting problems in physical mobility is 9.5%, which is similar to the Surrey average. In Surrey Downs, the proportion of people reporting problems in physical mobility is 9.5%, which is similar to the Surrey average. In East Surrey, the proportion of people reporting problems in physical mobility is 9.0%, which is similar to the Surrey average. In Guildford and Waverley, the proportion of people reporting problems in physical mobility is 9.0%, which is similar to the Surrey average.

People that reported problems with physical mobility in Guildford and Waverley

The proportion of people reporting problems in physical mobility over time in Guildford and Waverley. The proportion rose from around 8.8% in 2018, to around 10.8% in 2020. The proportion sharply decreased to around 8.2% in 2021, and it has been slowly increasing to around 9% in 2023. All these values are similar to the Surrey average.

People that reported problems with physical mobility by PCN

The proportion of people reporting problems in physical mobility by PCN in Guildford and Waverley. In Guildford East, the proportion of people reporting problems in physical mobility is 7.63%, which is similar to the Surrey average. In East Waverley, the proportion of people reporting problems in physical mobility is 6.98%, which is better than the Surrey average. In West of Waverley, the proportion of people reporting problems in physical mobility is 9.02%, which is similar to the Surrey average. There was no data reported for Central and North Guildford, and it cannot be compared to the Surrey average.

Note: These are benchmarked against the Surrey average

Data Source: GP Patient Survey

Reported two or more falls that have needed medical attention

In Guildford and Waverley, 1.4% reported two or more falls that have needed medical attention, which is similar to the 1.8% observed in Surrey in 2023.

People that reported two or more falls that have needed medical attention by Place