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 – 3:56 pm
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People5,659 residentsin the Gomshall, Shere & Albury census areaMedian age 50.62,327 households74% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright9% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 2,680 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: professional and scientific services 14%, retail and wholesale 11%, education 11%Getting to work: 52% work from home, 41% go by car, 3% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle47% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages49% of adults hold a degree or higher10% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 1°C750 mm of rain a year, 25 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January53 days of air frost, 15 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 landmarksMill Poollake · under a mileMill Lakelake · under a mileBlackheath Forestforest · 1.8 miDean Bottomvalley · under a mileSt Martha's Hillhill · 1.2 miWalnut Tree Bottomvalley · 1.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesClandon Golfgolf course · under a mile · 71 haStoke Parkpark · 2.5 mi · 33 haBushy Hill Parkpark · 1.9 miPewley Down Nature Reservepark · 2.1 mi · 10 haUrn Fieldsports ground · 1.3 mi · 7 haMerrow Street Allotmentsallotments · 1.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes26 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202048 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 10 Nov 202445 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 7.0 · PM2.5 6.6 · PM10 10.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband19% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband90% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,158 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation166 m545 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 54 to 185 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMount Alvernia Hospital2.6 miGP surgeryMerrow Park Surgery1.7 miPharmacyBoots2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.4 miDentistMerrow Park Dental Practice1.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools6 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryChilworth CofE (Aided) Infant Schoolages 4-7, 70 pupils1.5 miPrimaryMerrow Junior Schoolages 7-11, 209 pupils1.6 miSecondarySt Peter's Catholic Schoolages 11-18, 1,360 pupils1.7 miCollegeBrooklands College9.2 miUniversityUniversity of Surrey3.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Gatwick Airport LGW15 miRailway stationChilworth1.4 miBus stationFriary Bus StationGuildford3.1 miFerryWeybridge Ferry Landing11 miBus stops10 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the GU4 postcode district.
