GU18
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Lightwater, in Surrey Heath.
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 GU18 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In GU18, 75.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How GU18 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is GU18 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in GU18 at a rate of 50.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 61.7 per 1,000 people across GU.
In August 2026 alone, 26 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in GU18.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (80), shoplifting (79) and other crime (79).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in GU18 was 35.6 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 GU18, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so GU18 has no single figure. Of its 4 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 3 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in GU18
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surrey Heath 003A | 1,681 | 19.4 per 1,000 | 10 | 88.5% |
| Surrey Heath 003B | 1,713 | 99.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 73.9% |
| Surrey Heath 003C | 1,564 | 35.4 per 1,000 | 10 | 88.9% |
| Surrey Heath 003D | 1,578 | 43.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 48.2% |
MPs for GU18
- Dr Al PinkertonLiberal DemocratMP for Surrey Heath99% of GU18’s postcodes
- Mr Will ForsterLiberal DemocratMP for Woking1.4% of GU18’s postcodes
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 GU181
Postcode sectors in GU181
Council1
Postcode districts next to GU184
Nearest rail stations4
More in the GU postcode area2
GU18 in brief
GU18 is a postcode district covering Lightwater, in Surrey Heath.
About 6,770 people lived in GU18 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £512,500 in 2025 across 106 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 50.5 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in GU18 was £512,500 in 2025.
GU18 had 6,539 usual residents at the census.
In GU18, 75.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In GU18, 1.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.