# GU1 2NQ: area report for a postcode in Guildford

GU1 2NQ is a postcode in Guildford.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Guildford. Open the map at GU1 2NQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Guildford](https://openindex.co.uk/guildford) › [GU1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gu1) › [GU1 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gu1-2)

## Around this postcode

- **8 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 38% on July. Guildford 011C: 41 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.5520,51.2458,GU12NQ
- **London Road (Guildford), 1.1 km**: About 13 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.5520,51.2458,GU12NQ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 410 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.5520,51.2458,GU12NQ
- **No property in GU1 2NQ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.5520,51.2458,GU12NQ
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Guildford 011C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.5520,51.2458,GU12NQ
- **£532,917 average price**: For the whole of Guildford, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.5520,51.2458,GU12NQ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.5520,51.2458,GU12NQ
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.3 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.5520,51.2458,GU12NQ
- **100% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=-0.5520,51.2458,GU12NQ
- **Low road and rail noise at GU1 2NQ**: Road 48 dB, rail 47 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.5520,51.2458,GU12NQ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-0.5520,51.2458,GU12NQ
- **10.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.5520,51.2458,GU12NQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Tormead School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tormead-school-e125345) | Independent | 410 m (5 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Boxgrove Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/boxgrove-primary-school-e140057) | Primary | 480 m (6 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-thomas-of-canterbury-catholic-primary-school-e147431) | Primary | 720 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2024 | 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [George Abbot School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/george-abbot-school-e136906) | Secondary | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, February 2025 | Attainment 8 of 60.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Guildford High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/guildford-high-school-e125342) | Independent | 960 m (12 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Peter's Catholic School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-peters-catholic-school-e147430) | Secondary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), May 2024 | Attainment 8 of 62.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Holy Trinity, Guildford, CofE Aided Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holy-trinity-guildford-cofe-aided-junior-school-e125288) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2024 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Merrow Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/merrow-junior-school-e125009) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2022 | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2026 | £407,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| March 2025 | £575,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 50 m |
| December 2024 | £390,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| March 2024 | £585,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| June 2026 | £444,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| March 2025 | £642,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| January 2026 | £1,050,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| January 2024 | £1,090,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £532,917** (July 2026). Guildford’s average house price was £532,917 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 2.2% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £46,801** (2025). Full-time workers living in Guildford earned a median of £46,801 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 33rd highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 11.4×** (2025). A home in Guildford costs 11.4 times local full-time pay. 28th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 9.5** (2025). Guildford has a deprivation score of 9.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Guildford 011C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 3.1** (2025). Guildford 011C has a deprivation score of 3.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 1,076th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £710,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Guildford 011C was £710,500 in 2025. Joint 1,457th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,731** (2021). Guildford 011C had 1,731 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 12,309th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 98.4%** (January 2026). In Guildford 011C, 98.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## GU1 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £500,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in GU1 was £500,000 in 2025. Joint 275th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 31,707** (2021). GU1 had 31,707 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 825th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 69%** (2022). About 69% of people in GU1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 83.9%** (January 2026). In GU1, 83.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Guildford](https://openindex.co.uk/guildford)
- Centre: 51.2458, -0.5520

Council: [Guildford](https://openindex.co.uk/guildford) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Guildford](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/guildford): Zöe Franklin (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Gigabit broadband coverage](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gigabit-broadband), January 2026 (Output area)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-0.5520,51.2458,GU12NQ

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