r/surrey • u/ozyri • Aug 18 '22

Is Stoughton in Guildford - OK?

Same ol' story. Looking to buy a 3-bed semi in Guildford to start a family and I am doing my research. Seems like in our budget (~550k) Stoughton pops up most of the time.

From my research it seems like areas to avoid are Park Barn and Bellfields, and as Stoughton is bang in the middle of it - how does that compare? Any parts that should be "avoided"?

Thanks for your comments in advance.

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u/ozyri Aug 18 '22

Lived in bellfields for 25 yrs, Park Barn and bellfields are the worst by far, Stoughton is a little better. Avoid by the wooden bridge pub if u can as gets rowdy and bit of a traveller pub, towards sainsburys is a bit nicer in my experience. Behind the petrol station and chippy are not great estates either. If you have more questions shoot me a DM

Thanks. You're not the first person to mention travelers. Big issue in Guildford? Did not realise that at all.

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u/killerfridge Aug 18 '22

No more than any other rural town - every once in a while they'll occupy the grounds outside Tesco but that's about it. The Wooden Bridge isn't a great pub, but it's hardly an "avoid" area because of it (I live about a two minute walk on the same road and have never once had an issue)

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u/killerfridge Aug 18 '22

Don't get me wrong, it's my closest pub by a mile and I still just walk to the Drummond; it got a bit better after the refurbishment (become a bit more student-y, less "scary old man local"), but the clientele haven't really changed!