Guildford Town Centre

Guildford, British Columbia
North facing view of Guildford Town Centre on 152 Street
Country	Canada
Province	British Columbia
Region	Lower Mainland
Regional District	Metro Vancouver
City	Surrey, British Columbia
Government
• Mayor	Linda Hepner
Population
• Total	59,542
	June 2009
Time zone	PST (UTC-8)

Guildford Town Centre is a town centre of Surrey, British Columbia. It is a neighbourhood of Surrey and is known for its retail corridors down 104 Avenue and 152 Street, at the intersection of which is found the 200-store Guildford Town Centre Mall (also known as the Guildford Shopping Centre).

The community is named after Guildford in Surrey, England. Guildford occupies the north-eastern corner of the city of Surrey with its northern border the shores of the Fraser River, its western border extending to roughly 144th Street and the east adjoining the city of Langley at 196th Street. Its southern borders with the neighbourhood of Fleetwood extends roughly to 96th Avenue while its southern border with the neighborhood of Cloverdale extends to roughly 84th and 80th Avenue.

Although its land area is extensive, in local vernacular terms, the Guildford "area" centres roughly around the Guildford Town Centre mall and its surrounding blocks. According to the 2001 census, the population of Guildford was 50,175. A notable landmark in Guildford is the 86 metre (280 ft) tall flagpole, which had been located at the Expo 86 fairgrounds, and was then the record holder for world's tallest flagpole. It is also home to the Guildford Recreation Centre which is owned and operated by the City of Surrey to serve the recreational needs of local residents. The head office of the Coast Capital Savings credit union was located in Guildford until 2015 when it moved to Whalley.

The northernmost part of Guildford is also known as Fraser Heights. It is a neighbourhood with a population of about 4,000 people. The residents of Fraser Heights consist mostly of middle to upper-income families and the housing consists of large single family homes. Fraser Heights is on the shores of the Fraser River, with most homes having a view of the Fraser River and Coquitlam mountain. Fraser Heights has a recreation centre, a small shopping centre, and a few schools.