Gomshall’s story
13 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Gomshall’s built-up area.
42% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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GomshallSurrey
A village of 1,378 in Surrey, South East.
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Photo: Colin Smith · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
1,378
Census 2021 · Guildford council
Median home
£680K
37 sales in 3 years
Median age
46
19% are 65+ · Surrey 19%
Degree level
47%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
11%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Gomshall a good place to live?
Gomshall has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Its strongest subject is health (A): life expectancy 84.6 for men, 88.4 for women. Its weakest is cost of living (D): median sale £680,000, 9.4 years of area income; rent £1,736 a month.
No state school with published KS2 or GCSE results is in or within 3 km of this town, so it has no School Grade.
What makes Gomshall stand out
The 3 things Gomshall does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
11% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
0 Grade II*; 3.9 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Median sale, £ thousands
Housing
2.5 times the typical UK town’s £277K
Standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026.
How Gomshall grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Gomshall is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
HealthAOpen →Cost of livingDOpen →Hazard risk3.1% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the seaC−Open →Jobs & incomeMean household income £74,944; 1.8% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefitsA−Open →WalkabilityCOpen →SafetyBOpen →
SchoolsNot graded yet–
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
HistoryA−Open →Outdoors89% live within 400 m of a park; 87% of land within 5 km is National Park or National LandscapeAOpen →Civic life2.2 local charities per 1,000 residents; 0% live within 1 km of a libraryCOpen →
How TownRatings grades towns →
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Clandon Park and 9 more in and around Gomshall
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Gomshall. Best known first.
Garden · National TrustClandon Park4.9 km outside town, to the northwest
Historic house · National TrustHatchlands3.8 km outside town, to the north
Historic houseWotton House3.2 km outside town, to the east
Historic houseWest Horsley Place4.4 km outside town, to the north
Historic houseGoddards3.7 km outside town, to the southeast
Abbey or priorySt. Augustine's Abbey, Chilworth4.2 km outside town, to the westPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- Clandon Park: Murraypaul at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hatchlands: Martinvl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wotton House: Barry Pearce, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- West Horsley Place: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Goddards: Steve Cadman, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St. Augustine's Abbey, Chilworth: Richytheman, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Gomshall.
Health
Life expectancy in Gomshall is longer than in 99% of UK towns
In the comparison, Gomshall comes above both Surrey’s towns (87%) and England’s towns (82%). Women here live to 88.4 on average and men to 84.6 (2019–23). Gomshall has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 0.5 miles away.
89%good or very good healthAHealth Grade
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 89%Fair 8%Bad or very bad 3%
| Census 2021 | Gomshall | Surrey | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 89% | 87% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3% | 3.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 13% | 14% | 17% |
84.6
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
88.4
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL
HousingCost of living grade D
Few households rent privately in Gomshall: 14%, fewer than in Surrey’s towns and England’s towns
For Gomshall, that is below both Surrey’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (21%). 70% of households own their home.
£680Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Gomshall£680K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £925,000 | 13 |
| Semi-detached | £600,000 | 14 |
| Terraced | £662,500 | 10 |
70%
of households own their home · England 61%
14%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,736
average private rent a month, Guildford council area
£2,616
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
History
Old homes shape Gomshall: 42% were built before 1919, more than in Surrey’s towns or England’s towns
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Gomshall sits above both Surrey’s towns (13%) and England’s towns (16%) on this measure. For its size, Gomshall has 94 listed buildings per 10,000 residents. Gomshall has 13 listed buildings on Historic England’s list: 0 Grade I, 0 Grade II*.
13listed buildingsA−History Grade
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II13
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
42%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
94
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Work & commuteJobs & income grade A−
Fewer commuters in Gomshall work nearby than in Surrey’s towns or England’s towns: 15% travel under 5 km
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 50% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
That puts Gomshall below both Surrey’s towns (40%) and England’s towns (45%). At the census, 11% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
11%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving85%
On foot5%
Train4%
Bus1%
Bicycle1%
15%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
50%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£75K
mean household income, before tax
1.8%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
C
Walkability: more walkable than 30% of UK towns
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Safety
Gomshall records more burglary and damage per resident than Surrey’s towns or England’s towns, at 12.4 per 1,000 a year
On this, Gomshall is above both Surrey’s towns (10.5) and England’s towns (9.4). Police recorded 51 crimes inside Gomshall’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 2 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violence comes to 15.8 per 1,000 residents a year.
15.8violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearBSafety Grade
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 39% of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people: about the middle for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual20
Other theft10
Damage & arson9
Burglary5
Vehicle crime3
Other crime3
Public order1
Shoplifting0
Anti-social2
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
15.8
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
12.4
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
3.1
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
51
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL
Who lives here
Degrees are more common in Gomshall than in Surrey’s towns or across England’s towns: 47% of adults
19% are under 15, close to Surrey’s towns (18%) and above England’s towns (18%). Half the people of Gomshall are older than 46.
46median age
GomshallSurreyEngland
Ages · share of residents
19%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications10%
Apprenticeship4%
A levels or similar15%
Degree level47%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Gomshall | Surrey | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 9.7% | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 4% | 4.2% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 47% | 42% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Surrey and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Gomshall
15pages on Gomshall
The big questions
SafetyB15.8 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingDMedian home £680K · rent £1,736 a monthHousing15 sold in 12 months · busiest street Queen StreetSchoolsHealthALife expectancy 84.6 (men), 88.4 (women)Work & commuteA−62% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsC−3.1% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
Gomshall’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
West HorsleyWestcottChilworthWest ClandonShamley GreenEast HorsleyEwhurstGomshall
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gomshall | 1,378 | — | — | D | B | A |
| West Horsley | 1,378 | 3.2 | — | D | A | A+ |
| Westcott | 2,275 | 3.6 | — | C+ | C+ | A− |
| Chilworth | 1,917 | 3.8 | — | C− | B+ | A |
| West Clandon | 1,233 | 3.9 | — | D | A− | A |
| Shamley Green | 1,200 | 4.1 | — | C | B+ | A |
| East Horsley | 5,843 | 4.2 | A+ | D | A | A+ |
| Ewhurst | 1,517 | 4.6 | — | C | A | A |
West Horsley, Westcott, Chilworth, West Clandon, Shamley Green and Ewhurst have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Gomshall
Is Gomshall expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £680,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £662,500, semi-detached houses £600,000 and detached houses £925,000.
How many listed buildings are there in Gomshall?
That is 3.9 times the typical UK town for its size.
Does Gomshall flood?
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
About Gomshall
Village in Surrey, England
Gomshall is a built-up area of 1,378 people, in the Guildford council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
- Population
- 1,378 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Guildford
- County
- Surrey
- Region
- South East
- Area
- 0.4 sq mi (0.9 km²)
- ONS code
- E63005654
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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