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GU17

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Blackwater, Frogmore and Hawley, in Hart.

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 GU17 postcode. How census figures are added up

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Gigabit coverage by postcode district

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In GU17, 97.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Median sale price
£415,000
544th most expensive of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
11,666
819th least populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.1%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How GU17 compares

Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.

GU17Middle
Median sale price38 postcode districts, GU · 2025
Median sale price: every postcode district in GU38 areas from £360,000 to £857,500. The middle area is £490,875. GU17 is £415,000.
£415,0006th cheapest
Population38 postcode districts, GU · 2021
Population: every postcode district in GU38 areas from 4,268 to 57,677. The middle area is 17,816. GU17 is 11,666.
11,66614th least populated
Gigabit broadband coverage38 postcode districts, GU · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode district in GU38 areas from 12.7% to 97.9%. The middle area is 83.6%. GU17 is 97.3%.
97.3%4th highest
Claimant rate38 postcode districts, GU · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every postcode district in GU38 areas from 1.0% to 3.5%. The middle area is 2.1%. GU17 is 2.1%.
2.1%19th highest

Is GU17 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in GU17 at a rate of 42.0 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 61.7 per 1,000 people across GU.

In August 2026 alone, 35 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in GU17.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (204), other crime (109) and anti-social behaviour (85).

A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in GU17 was 45.1 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 GU17, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

  • Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so GU17 has no single figure. Of its 7 neighbourhoods with a rank:
  • Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 9: 4 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 2 neighbourhoods

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

Neighbourhoods in GU17

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Hart 003A2,55532.9 per 1,000986.7%
Hart 003B1,79066.9 per 1,000999.6%
Hart 003C1,52228.0 per 1,0009100.0%
Hart 003D1,30436.6 per 1,0009100.0%
Hart 003E1,40939.8 per 1,0007100.0%
Hart 003F1,51351.7 per 1,0001099.8%
Hart 003G1,42326.6 per 1,0001095.0%

MPs for GU17

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

Middle areas in GU171

Postcode sectors in GU172

Council1

Postcode districts next to GU176

Nearest rail stations4

More in the GU postcode area2

GU17 in brief

GU17 is a postcode district covering Blackwater, Frogmore and Hawley, in Hart.

About 12,749 people lived in GU17 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £415,000 in 2025 across 149 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 42.0 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).

The median price paid for a home in GU17 was £415,000 in 2025.

GU17 had 11,666 usual residents at the census.

In GU17, 97.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In GU17, 2.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.