# GU12 5LJ: area report for a postcode in Guildford

GU12 5LJ 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 GU12 5LJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Guildford](https://openindex.co.uk/guildford) › [GU12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gu12) › [GU12 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gu12-5)

## Around this postcode

- **5 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 50% on July. Guildford 004C: 73 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.7184,51.2698,GU125LJ
- **Ash Vale, 350 m**: About 4 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.7184,51.2698,GU125LJ
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 1.2 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.7184,51.2698,GU125LJ
- **No property in GU12 5LJ 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=-0.7184,51.2698,GU125LJ
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Guildford 004C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.7184,51.2698,GU125LJ
- **£532,917 average price**: For the whole of Guildford, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.7184,51.2698,GU125LJ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.7184,51.2698,GU125LJ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 430 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.7184,51.2698,GU125LJ
- **97.2% can get gigabit broadband at GU12 5LJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.7184,51.2698,GU125LJ
- **Low road and rail noise at GU12 5LJ**: Road 44 dB, rail 41 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.7184,51.2698,GU125LJ
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% 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=-0.7184,51.2698,GU125LJ
- **9.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.7184,51.2698,GU125LJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Holly Lodge Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holly-lodge-primary-academy-e143809) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, December 2024 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Shawfield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/shawfield-primary-school-e125029) | Primary | 1.7 km (22 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2023 | 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [South Farnborough Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/south-farnborough-infant-school-e116144) | Primary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2024 | £1,282,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| May 2026 | £710,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| February 2025 | £295,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 250 m |
| February 2026 | £500,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 260 m |
| June 2026 | £280,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 260 m |
| January 2025 | £505,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 280 m |
| November 2023 | £550,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 290 m |
| August 2026 | £500,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 330 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Ash Vale (350 m, 4 minutes on foot)
- Pharmacies: HOME COUNTY PHARMACY (470 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Ashvale Lysons Ave Express (430 m, Tesco)

## 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 004C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 5.9** (2025). Guildford 004C has a deprivation score of 5.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 3,841st least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £425,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Guildford 004C was £425,000 in 2025. Joint 7,405th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,280** (2021). Guildford 004C had 1,280 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 14,082nd least 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: 96.6%** (January 2026). In Guildford 004C, 96.6% 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.

## GU12 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £372,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in GU12 was £372,500 in 2025. Joint 694th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 32,472** (2021). GU12 had 32,472 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 781st 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: 47%** (2022). About 47% of people in GU12 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: 97.9%** (January 2026). In GU12, 97.9% 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: 51.2698, -0.7184

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

## Your MP

- [Godalming and Ash](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/godalming-and-ash): Sir Jeremy Hunt (Conservative), 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)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [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=-0.7184,51.2698,GU125LJ

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