Ripley, Surrey
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RipleyWhat is Ripley, Surrey like to live in?

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The short answer: what Ripley is like to live in

Live the quintessential Surrey village dream in a place famed for its historic high street, foodie credentials, and surrounding greenbelt. However, you're paying a premium for the postcode and committing to a 15-minute drive before you even reach Guildford station.

Key stats

Commute to Waterloo
50 min peak · 60 min off-peak
Train changes
Direct
Drive to Guildford
15 min

Schools

  • Pyrford Church of England Primary School
    2.2 miles away
    Outstanding
  • St Dunstan's Catholic Primary School, Woking
    2.5 miles away
    Outstanding
  • Kingfield Primary School
    2 miles away
    Good
  • Clandon CofE Aided Primary School
    2.6 miles away
    Good
  • Maybury Primary School
    2.8 miles away
    Good

Property market

Median sale band by property type, based on Land Registry transactions in a 3-mile radius.

Detached
£900k–£1m
15 recent sales
Semi-detached
£500k–£600k
22 recent sales
Terraced
£400k–£500k
9 recent sales
Flat
under £300k
23 recent sales
Recent example sales
  • Semi-detached · GU22 0BE£650,000
  • Semi-detached · GU22 9DB£535,000
  • Terraced · GU22 8HT£355,000

Well-known pubs nearby

  • The Saddlers Arms0.3 mi
  • The Jovial Sailor0.4 mi
  • Seven Stars0.6 mi
  • The Ship0.8 mi
  • The Half Moon0.9 mi

Green space nearby

  • Send Marsh Green0.3 mi
  • Papercourt Lock0.7 mi
  • Ripley Common0.8 mi

Lifestyle at a glance

9
Restaurants
1/10
Arts & culture
0
Health clubs
8
Nurseries
1
Water sports
3
Sports & recreation

Counts and scores only — named venues for restaurants and arts/culture aren't tracked yet, unlike pubs and green space above. Water sports and sports & recreation counts come from Sport England's Active Places Power data (CC BY 4.0).

Healthcare nearby

GP practices within 5 miles
5
Nearest: VILLAGES MEDICAL CTR (0.9 miles)
Pharmacies within 5 miles
10
Dental practices within 5 miles
19
Hospitals within 10 miles
2

Source: NHS Digital Organisation Data Service (ODS). Hospital counts are individual hospital sites, not NHS Trusts — one Trust often runs several sites.

Practicalities

Crime
Very low
Index 8 · well below average
Average broadband
0 Mbps

Is Ripley a good place to live?

Ripley is a village in Surrey. Peak trains to Waterloo take about 50 minutes from Guildford. Recorded crime is very low. Whether it is a good place to live depends on what you need it to do — the figures above are the ones worth checking first.

Ripley appears on our lists of best places to retire in the uk, best places to live in the uk for families and best villages to live in england.

What is it like living in Ripley?

Live the quintessential Surrey village dream in a place famed for its historic high street, foodie credentials, and surrounding greenbelt. However, you're paying a premium for the postcode and committing to a 15-minute drive before you even reach Guildford station.

This gives you a genuine sense of what Ripley offers — but Locaura's whole purpose is matching you with the place that actually fits your life, not just presenting one option in isolation. Tell us what matters to you, and we'll show you exactly how Ripley compares to everywhere else we cover.

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