# GU12

Postcode district covering Ash and North Town, in Guildford and Rushmoor.

GU12 is a postcode district covering Ash and North Town, in Guildford and Rushmoor. Median sale price £372,500 in 2025. Recorded crime 69.4 per 1,000 people.

Postcode district. Code GU12. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [GU](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gu)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an GU12 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gu12#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gu12#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gu12#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gu12#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=GU12) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 47% of people in GU12 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=GU12) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 535 homes were sold in GU12 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=GU12) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for GU12.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=GU12) (Census 2021, England and Wales): GU12 had 32,472 usual residents at the census.

## How GU12 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | GU12 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £372,500 | 4th cheapest | 38 postcode districts, GU · 2025 |
| Population | 32,472 | 7th most populated | 38 postcode districts, GU · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 47% | 8th most people in radon Affected Areas | 38 postcode districts, GU · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 97.9% | highest | 38 postcode districts, GU · Jan 2026 |

## Is GU12 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in GU12 at a rate of 69.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 61.7 per 1,000 people across the GU postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 216 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in GU12.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (892), other crime (444) and anti-social behaviour (312).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in GU12 was 65.9 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.

## Deprivation in GU12, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so GU12 has no single figure. Of its 20 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 4: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 2 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in GU12

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Guildford 002A](https://openindex.co.uk/guildford/neighbourhood/e01030465) | 1,496 | 57.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 92.7% |
| [Guildford 004A](https://openindex.co.uk/guildford/neighbourhood/e01030426) | 1,532 | 66.4 per 1,000 | 6 | 100.0% |
| [Guildford 004B](https://openindex.co.uk/guildford/neighbourhood/e01030427) | 1,404 | 23.3 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.2% |
| [Guildford 004C](https://openindex.co.uk/guildford/neighbourhood/e01030428) | 1,280 | 73.0 per 1,000 | 9 | 96.6% |
| [Guildford 004D](https://openindex.co.uk/guildford/neighbourhood/e01030429) | 1,478 | 41.2 per 1,000 | 8 | 95.5% |
| [Guildford 004E](https://openindex.co.uk/guildford/neighbourhood/e01030430) | 1,430 | 89.0 per 1,000 | 9 | 96.1% |
| [Guildford 010A](https://openindex.co.uk/guildford/neighbourhood/e01030424) | 1,498 | 65.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.6% |
| [Guildford 010B](https://openindex.co.uk/guildford/neighbourhood/e01030431) | 1,435 | 47.8 per 1,000 | 8 | 96.5% |
| [Guildford 010C](https://openindex.co.uk/guildford/neighbourhood/e01030432) | 1,527 | 48.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.1% |
| [Guildford 010D](https://openindex.co.uk/guildford/neighbourhood/e01030433) | 1,655 | 82.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.6% |
| [Guildford 014A](https://openindex.co.uk/guildford/neighbourhood/e01030421) | 1,746 | 25.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 89.4% |
| [Guildford 014D](https://openindex.co.uk/guildford/neighbourhood/e01030425) | 1,934 | 44.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.7% |
| [Rushmoor 009A](https://openindex.co.uk/rushmoor/neighbourhood/e01023118) | 1,885 | 82.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 98.5% |
| [Rushmoor 009B](https://openindex.co.uk/rushmoor/neighbourhood/e01023124) | 1,315 | 55.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 100.0% |
| [Rushmoor 009C](https://openindex.co.uk/rushmoor/neighbourhood/e01023125) | 2,392 | 53.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.8% |
| [Rushmoor 009F](https://openindex.co.uk/rushmoor/neighbourhood/e01032858) | 2,494 | 176.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.5% |
| [Rushmoor 011A](https://openindex.co.uk/rushmoor/neighbourhood/e01023109) | 1,575 | 55.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 100.0% |
| [Rushmoor 011C](https://openindex.co.uk/rushmoor/neighbourhood/e01023116) | 1,942 | 66.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.9% |
| [Rushmoor 012C](https://openindex.co.uk/rushmoor/neighbourhood/e01023110) | 1,850 | 62.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.5% |
| [Rushmoor 012D](https://openindex.co.uk/rushmoor/neighbourhood/e01023123) | 1,586 | 61.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 98.6% |

## Your MP

- [Godalming and Ash](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/godalming-and-ash): Sir Jeremy Hunt (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 60% of the people here.
- [Aldershot](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/aldershot): Alex Baker (Labour), MP since July 2024. 37% of the people here.
- [Surrey Heath](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/surrey-heath): Dr Al Pinkerton (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024. 3.3% of the people here.

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

## Middle areas in GU12

[Aldershot North Town](https://openindex.co.uk/rushmoor/aldershot-north-town), [Ash Vale](https://openindex.co.uk/guildford/ash-vale), [Ash Wharf](https://openindex.co.uk/guildford/ash-wharf)

## Postcode sectors in GU12

[GU12 4 (292 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gu12-4), [GU12 5 (214 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gu12-5), [GU12 6 (289 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gu12-6)

## Councils GU12 covers

[Guildford](https://openindex.co.uk/guildford), [Rushmoor](https://openindex.co.uk/rushmoor)

## Towns in GU12

[Aldershot](https://openindex.co.uk/town/aldershot), [Ash and Ash Vale](https://openindex.co.uk/town/ash-and-ash-vale)

## Postcode districts next to GU12

[GU3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gu3), [GU10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gu10), [GU11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gu11), [GU14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gu14), [GU16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gu16)

## Nearest rail stations

[Ash (450 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.7128,51.2496), [Wanborough (2.8 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.6676,51.2445), [Ash Vale (2.9 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.7217,51.2722), [North Camp (3.5 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.7312,51.2758)

## More in the GU postcode area

[All GU postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gu), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## GU12 in brief

GU12 is a postcode district covering Ash and North Town, in Guildford and Rushmoor.
About 35,166 people lived in GU12 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £372,500 in 2025 across 535 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 69.4 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in GU12 was £372,500 in 2025.
GU12 had 32,472 usual residents at the census.
About 47% of people in GU12 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In GU12, 97.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: GU12
- Postcode area: [GU](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gu)
- Constituency: [Godalming and Ash †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/godalming-and-ash)
- Council: [Guildford †](https://openindex.co.uk/guildford)
- Area: 16.00 km²
- People, mid-2024: 35,166*
- Neighbourhoods: 20
- Output areas: 108

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[GU3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gu3), [GU11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gu11), [GU10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gu10), [GU16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gu16), [GU14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gu14)

## Latest updates for GU12

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/GU12

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gu12, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gu12#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gu12