Ash Wharf is an electoral ward on the outskirts of Guildford in Surrey, England, occupying a mix of suburban housing, pockets of open greenbelt and a small riverside/industrial fringe that hints at its working past. Its convenient road links and relative proximity to the town centre mean many residents commute, while the neighbourhood retains a quieter, village-like feel compared with inner-Guildford.
Locally the ward shows a blend of long-standing families and newer commuters, supported by small shops, community groups and recreational spaces; its character is shaped by both post-industrial redevelopment around former wharf areas and by the surrounding countryside, which provides popular walking routes and a sense of local history. Social life tends to centre on parish and residents’ associations as much as on traditional high-street amenities.
Postcode districts covering Ash Wharf
Most populated places nearby
- Reading 17.6 miles28.4 km
- Sutton 24.4 miles39.3 km
- Crawley 24.8 miles39.8 km
- Slough 19 miles30.5 km
- Basingstoke 16.3 miles26.2 km
- Woking 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Bracknell 11.1 miles17.8 km
- Guildford 6.5 miles10.4 km
- Maidenhead 18.3 miles29.5 km
- Hounslow 21.6 miles34.8 km
- Aldershot 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Farnborough 3.4 miles5.5 km
Neighbouring places
- Ash Parish 0.5 miles0.7 km
- Ash South Ward 0.6 miles1 km
- Ash and Ash Vale Built-up area 0.7 miles1 km
- Wyke Built-up area 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Ash Green Built-up area 0.9 miles1.5 km
- North Town Ward 1 mile1.5 km
- Ash Vale Ward 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Tongham Parish 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Aldershot Park Ward 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Aldershot Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Wellington Ward 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Manor Park Ward 1.8 miles2.9 km
Example postcodes in Ash Wharf
GU12 6AZ, GU12 6PH, GU12 6RA, GU12 6PD, GU12 6SW, GU12 6QX, GU12 5BH, GU12 5HB, GU12 5BN … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 18.9 miles30.5 km
- London Gatwick Airport 24.4 miles39.2 km
- Ash Railway Station 0.3 miles0.6 km
- Ash Vale Railway Station 1.4 miles2.2 km
Hotels near Ash Wharf Ad
- Aviator Farnborough 4 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Holiday Inn Farnborough 4 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Holiday Inn Express Fleet 3 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Village Hotel Farnborough 4 3 miles4.9 km
- Bush Hotel Farnham 4 4.2 miles6.8 km
- The Withies Inn 5 5.1 miles8.1 km
- Four Seasons Hotel Hampshire 5 7.3 miles11.8 km
- The Stag on the River 4 5.6 miles9 km
- Hogs Back Hotel & Spa 3 1.8 miles2.9 km
- The Kings Arms and Royal Hotel, Godalming, Surrey 4 6.6 miles10.6 km
Schools in Ash Wharf
- Shawfield Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Recreation Ground Stadium 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Aldershot Military Museum Museum 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Farnborough Air Sciences Trust Museum Museum 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Britty Wood Forest 3.6 miles5.7 km
- Waverley Abbey Archaeological site 4.1 miles6.6 km
- The Farnum Museum Museum 4.5 miles7.3 km
- university of surrey University 5.7 miles9.1 km
- Foxall Wood Forest 7.6 miles12.3 km
- Dogmersfield House Estate 7.8 miles12.5 km
- Kingfield Stadium Stadium 7.9 miles12.8 km
- Sunningdale Park Estate 10.9 miles17.5 km
- Jamia Ahmadiyya UK College 10.9 miles17.6 km