# GU16 6JQ: area report for a postcode in Surrey Heath

GU16 6JQ is a postcode in Surrey Heath.

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 Surrey Heath. Open the map at GU16 6JQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Surrey Heath](https://openindex.co.uk/surrey-heath) › [GU16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gu16) › [GU16 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gu16-6)

## Around this postcode

- **7 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 17% on July. Surrey Heath 012A: 42 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.7302,51.2930,GU166JQ
- **Farnborough North, 1.3 km**: About 17 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.7302,51.2930,GU166JQ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 220 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.7302,51.2930,GU166JQ
- **No property in GU16 6JQ 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=-0.7302,51.2930,GU166JQ
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Surrey Heath 012A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.7302,51.2930,GU166JQ
- **£457,988 average price**: For the whole of Surrey Heath, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.7302,51.2930,GU166JQ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.7302,51.2930,GU166JQ
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 300 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.7302,51.2930,GU166JQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at GU16 6JQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.7302,51.2930,GU166JQ
- **Low road and rail noise at GU16 6JQ**: Road 51 dB, rail 40 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.7302,51.2930,GU166JQ
- **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=-0.7302,51.2930,GU166JQ
- **11.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.7302,51.2930,GU166JQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Mytchett Primary & Nursery Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mytchett-primary-and-nursery-academy-e142356) | Primary | 220 m (3 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, June 2025 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Patrick's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-patricks-catholic-primary-school-e116390) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2023 | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [North Farnborough Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/north-farnborough-infant-school-e116145) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Cross Farm Infant Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cross-farm-infant-academy-e142345) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), October 2023 | – |
| [South Farnborough Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/south-farnborough-junior-school-e116155) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Peter's Church of England Aided Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-peters-church-of-england-aided-junior-school-e116388) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2022 | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Henry Tyndale School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/henry-tyndale-school-e131559) | Special | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, December 2022 | – |
| [Holly Lodge Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holly-lodge-primary-academy-e143809) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, December 2024 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 2023 | £560,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| March 2024 | £528,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| March 2026 | £820,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| June 2026 | £450,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| February 2026 | £595,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| December 2025 | £510,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| April 2025 | £646,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| September 2023 | £671,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- Supermarkets: Spar - Mytchett News (300 m, Spar); Co-op FR Mytchett (440 m, The Southern Co-operative); M&S Mytchett Camberley BP (750 m, Marks and Spencer); Co-op Farnborough Park (800 m, The Co-operative Group)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £457,988** (July 2026). Surrey Heath’s average house price was £457,988 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 4.0% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £43,633** (2025). Full-time workers living in Surrey Heath earned a median of £43,633 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 74th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 10.5×** (2025). A home in Surrey Heath costs 10.5 times local full-time pay. 42nd 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: 8.0** (2025). Surrey Heath has a deprivation score of 8.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 4th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Surrey Heath 012A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 10.1** (2025). Surrey Heath 012A has a deprivation score of 10.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 8,840th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £470,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Surrey Heath 012A was £470,000 in 2025. Joint 5,634th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,608** (2021). Surrey Heath 012A had 1,608 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 17,699th 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: 86.0%** (January 2026). In Surrey Heath 012A, 86.0% 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.

## GU16 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £470,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in GU16 was £470,000 in 2025. Joint 353rd most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 23,581** (2021). GU16 had 23,581 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,248th 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: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in GU16 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: 92.2%** (January 2026). In GU16, 92.2% 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: [Surrey Heath](https://openindex.co.uk/surrey-heath)
- Centre: 51.2930, -0.7302

Council: [Surrey Heath](https://openindex.co.uk/surrey-heath) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Surrey Heath](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/surrey-heath): Dr Al Pinkerton (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)
- [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=-0.7302,51.2930,GU166JQ

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