Average house price compared with resident median annual pay.
Guildford Wages, Employment and Property Affordability
Resident earnings, employment, unemployment and affordability context for reading Guildford prices and rents.
Jan 2025-Dec 2025 / ASHE 2025
Guildford wages, employment and affordability
Resident earnings and labour-market context help explain local affordability, rental pressure and housing demand.
Resident population
151,359
ONS 2024
Median resident annual pay
£45,885
Guildford
Median resident weekly pay
£882
Full-time employees
Employment rate
83.2%
Aged 16-64
Unemployment rate
3.0%
Economically active
Average monthly rent compared with estimated monthly earnings.
Labour market rates are from the ONS Annual Population Survey profile shown by Nomis. Where the local APS unemployment value is suppressed, the ONS model-based unemployment estimate is used. Earnings are ONS ASHE resident-analysis median full-time employee earnings. Annual pay is annualised from weekly pay for display context.
Incomes Explain Affordability Pressure
Wage and employment data does not predict house prices by itself. It gives demand-side context: how average prices and rents compare with resident earnings, whether employment conditions support demand, and where affordability pressure may limit the buyer or renter pool.
Guildford has a relatively strong labour-market profile by UK standards. The latest ONS/Nomis Annual Population Survey data show an employment rate of 83.2%, well above the Great Britain average of 75.5%.
Unemployment is 3.0%, below the 4.5% national figure. Economic inactivity is 12.5%, also lower than the GB rate of 20.8%.