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 miles
- Sutton 24.4 miles
- Crawley 24.8 miles
- Slough 19 miles
- Basingstoke 16.3 miles
- Woking 7.2 miles
- Bracknell 11.1 miles
- Guildford 6.5 miles
- Maidenhead 18.3 miles
- Hounslow 21.6 miles
- Aldershot 1.7 miles
- Farnborough 3.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Ash Parish 0.5 miles
- Ash South Ward 0.6 miles
- Ash and Ash Vale Built-up area 0.7 miles
- Wyke Built-up area 0.9 miles
- Ash Green Built-up area 0.9 miles
- North Town Ward 1 mile
- Ash Vale Ward 1.2 miles
- Tongham Parish 1.5 miles
- Aldershot Park Ward 1.5 miles
- Aldershot Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Wellington Ward 1.8 miles
- Manor Park Ward 1.8 miles
Example postcodes in Ash Wharf
GU12 5BJ, GU12 6TD, GU12 5BW, GU12 6AQ, GU12 6EN, GU12 5BA, GU12 6ST, GU12 6QU, GU12 5DJ … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 18.9 miles
- London Gatwick Airport 24.4 miles
- Ash Railway Station 0.3 miles
- Ash Vale Railway Station 1.4 miles
Hotels near Ash Wharf Ad
- The Hogs Back & Spa Farnham 3 1.8 miles
- Village Hotel Farnborough 3 3 miles
- Aviator Hampshire 4 2.4 miles
- The Princess Royal 4 2.9 miles
- Holiday Inn Farnborough 4 2.2 miles
- Bush Hotel Farnham 4 4.2 miles
- Premier Inn Aldershot 3 2.5 miles
- The Falcon Hotel 3 2.5 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Fleet 3 5.7 miles
- Premier Inn Farnborough Town Centre 3 3.3 miles
Schools in Ash Wharf
- Shawfield Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Recreation Ground Stadium 1.5 miles
- Aldershot Military Museum Museum 1.8 miles
- Farnborough Air Sciences Trust Museum Museum 2.5 miles
- Britty Wood Forest 3.6 miles
- Waverley Abbey Archaeological site 4.1 miles
- The Farnum Museum Museum 4.5 miles
- university of surrey University 5.7 miles
- Foxall Wood Forest 7.6 miles
- Dogmersfield House Estate 7.8 miles
- Kingfield Stadium Stadium 7.9 miles
- Sunningdale Park Estate 10.9 miles
- Jamia Ahmadiyya UK College 10.9 miles