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Postcode area

Postcode area named after Guildford, with 38 districts.

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: the outline joins its districts’ outlines, each made of the census output areas that hold most of the district’s postcodes.

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Gigabit coverage by postcode area

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In GU, 81.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Median sale price
£460,000
20th most expensive of 104
Worked out by Open Index
Population
767,890
24th most populated of 120
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
81.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How GU compares

Each dot is a postcode area. The black line marks the middle one.

GUMiddle
Median sale price104 postcode areas, England and Wales · 2025
Median sale price: every postcode area in England and Wales104 areas from £145,000 to £821,250. The middle area is £296,475. GU is £460,000.
£460,00020th most expensive
Population120 postcode areas, UK · 2021
Population: every postcode area in UK120 areas from 22,985 to 2,027,347. The middle area is 503,090. GU is 767,890.
767,89024th most populated
Gigabit broadband coverage120 postcode areas, UK · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode area in UK120 areas from 12.0% to 98.0%. The middle area is 88.0%. GU is 81.6%.
81.6%29th lowest
Claimant rate120 postcode areas, UK · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every postcode area in UK120 areas from 1.4% to 7.7%. The middle area is 3.4%. GU is 2.3%.
2.3%joint 9th lowest

Every postcode area ranked: median sale price, population, gigabit broadband coverage and claimant rate.

Is GU safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in GU at a rate of 61.7 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 4,438 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in GU.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (18,342), other crime (10,036) and anti-social behaviour (7,500).

A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in GU was 64.0 per 1,000 people.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Postcode districts in GU

NamePeople (census)Median sale priceRecorded crime per 1,000
GU1Guildford, Bushy Hill31,707£500,000146.5 per 1,000
GU2Guildford, Stoughton35,739£475,00085.6 per 1,000
GU3Fairlands, Wood Street Village11,363£524,00061.2 per 1,000
GU4Guildford, Burpham16,406£550,00038.5 per 1,000
GU5Bramley, Shamley Green11,184£795,00043.4 per 1,000
GU6Cranleigh, Ewhurst16,213£571,25046.4 per 1,000
GU7Godalming, Farncombe24,149£491,75043.0 per 1,000
GU8Chiddingfold, Elstead17,685£642,50040.6 per 1,000
GU9Farnham32,132£470,00052.3 per 1,000
GU10Farnham23,297£632,50033.0 per 1,000
GU11Aldershot, Montgomery Lines27,156£370,00082.9 per 1,000
GU12Ash, North Town32,472£372,50069.4 per 1,000
GU14Farnborough, Fox Lane57,677£365,00072.7 per 1,000
GU15Camberley, Crawley Hill36,831£437,00069.0 per 1,000
GU16Frimley, Deepcut23,581£470,00051.1 per 1,000
GU17Blackwater, Frogmore11,666£415,00042.0 per 1,000
GU18Lightwater6,539£512,50050.5 per 1,000
GU19Bagshot6,083£435,00083.6 per 1,000
GU20Windlesham4,268£666,00027.2 per 1,000
GU21Woking, Knaphill50,662£412,50089.2 per 1,000
GU22Woking, Mount Hermon36,553£490,00057.3 per 1,000
GU23Ripley, Burntcommon6,854£685,000107.5 per 1,000
GU24West End, Bisley20,786£570,00055.4 per 1,000
GU25Virginia Water, Trumps Green5,623£857,50046.8 per 1,000
GU26Grayshott, Beacon Hill8,031£666,00045.9 per 1,000
GU27Haslemere, Camelsdale17,947£575,00047.3 per 1,000
GU28Petworth, Lodsworth6,735£635,00035.9 per 1,000
GU29Midhurst, Easebourne9,900£460,00039.4 per 1,000
GU30Liphook, Newtown10,367£450,00040.9 per 1,000
GU31Petersfield, Sheet11,559£499,95041.2 per 1,000
GU32Petersfield, Sheet12,435£425,80065.6 per 1,000
GU33Liss, Greatham8,461£500,00035.3 per 1,000
GU34Alton, Anstey33,422£451,20246.6 per 1,000
GU35Bordon, Whitehill24,471£360,00056.9 per 1,000
GU46Yateley, Moulsham Green14,676£445,00047.7 per 1,000
GU47Sandhurst, Owlsmoor19,084£445,00035.9 per 1,000
GU51Fleet, Elvetham Heath24,958£460,00055.9 per 1,000
GU52Fleet, Church Crookham19,218£493,00029.4 per 1,000
GU in brief

The GU postcode area, named after Guildford, has 38 postcode districts.

The median price paid for a home in GU was £460,000 in 2025.

GU had 767,890 usual residents at the census.

In GU, 81.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In GU, 2.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.