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

GU16 6XA 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 6XA 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

- **3 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 50% on July. Surrey Heath 012C: 39 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.6978,51.3074,GU166XA
- **Farnborough North, 3.2 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.6978,51.3074,GU166XA
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 530 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.6978,51.3074,GU166XA
- **No property in GU16 6XA 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=-0.6978,51.3074,GU166XA
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Surrey Heath 012C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.6978,51.3074,GU166XA
- **£457,988 average price**: For the whole of Surrey Heath, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.6978,51.3074,GU166XA
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 2 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.6978,51.3074,GU166XA
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.6978,51.3074,GU166XA
- **75% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=-0.6978,51.3074,GU166XA
- **Low road and rail noise at GU16 6XA**: Road under 40 dB or not modelled, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.6978,51.3074,GU166XA
- **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=-0.6978,51.3074,GU166XA
- **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=-0.6978,51.3074,GU166XA

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Portesbery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/portesbery-school-e125474) | Special | 530 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2023 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2025 | £475,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 330 m |
| January 2025 | £460,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 370 m |
| April 2024 | £200,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 380 m |
| November 2025 | £243,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 400 m |
| February 2026 | £450,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 400 m |
| November 2025 | £350,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 400 m |
| January 2026 | £410,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 400 m |
| January 2026 | £370,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 410 m |

## Within 1 km

- Dental practices: DEEPCUT DENTAL CENTRE (460 m)

## 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 012C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 7.2** (2025). Surrey Heath 012C has a deprivation score of 7.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 5,283rd 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 Surrey Heath 012C 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: 2,494** (2021). Surrey Heath 012C had 2,494 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 1,025th 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: 78.9%** (January 2026). In Surrey Heath 012C, 78.9% 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.

## 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: 51.3074, -0.6978

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)
- [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=-0.6978,51.3074,GU166XA

## How to cite

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