# GU2 7LJ: area report for a postcode in Guildford

GU2 7LJ is a postcode in Guildford.

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 Guildford. Open the map at GU2 7LJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Guildford](https://openindex.co.uk/guildford) › [GU2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gu2) › [GU2 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gu2-7)

## Around this postcode

- **68 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 4% on July. Guildford 015A: 490 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.5873,51.2368,GU27LJ
- **Guildford, 480 m**: About 6 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.5873,51.2368,GU27LJ
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 320 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.5873,51.2368,GU27LJ
- **No property in GU2 7LJ 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=-0.5873,51.2368,GU27LJ
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Guildford 015A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.5873,51.2368,GU27LJ
- **£532,917 average price**: For the whole of Guildford, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.5873,51.2368,GU27LJ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 890 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.5873,51.2368,GU27LJ
- **6 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 130 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.5873,51.2368,GU27LJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at GU2 7LJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.5873,51.2368,GU27LJ
- **Low road and rail noise at GU2 7LJ**: Road 48 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.5873,51.2368,GU27LJ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% 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=-0.5873,51.2368,GU27LJ
- **11.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.5873,51.2368,GU27LJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Guildford County School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/guildford-county-school-e139193) | Secondary | 320 m (4 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, February 2023 | Attainment 8 of 59.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Queen Eleanor's Church of England School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/queen-eleanors-church-of-england-school-e141446) | Primary | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2023 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Surrey Maths School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/surrey-maths-school-e150793) | Sixth form and further education | 660 m (8 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Nicolas' Church of England Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-nicolas-church-of-england-infant-school-e151817) | Primary | 740 m (9 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade, before the school changed | – |
| [Sandfield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sandfield-primary-school-e141197) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2022 | 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Onslow Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/onslow-infant-school-e125067) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | – |
| [Royal Grammar School Guildford](https://openindex.co.uk/school/royal-grammar-school-guildford-e125424) | Independent | 1.2 km (16 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Castle Garden School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/castle-garden-school-e149670) | Special | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2024 | £615,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| November 2025 | £588,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| July 2026 | £690,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| November 2023 | £200,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| April 2026 | £1,255,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| July 2026 | £760,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| October 2024 | £415,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| July 2026 | £600,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Guildford (480 m, 6 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: DAPDUNE HOUSE SURGERY (890 m)
- Pharmacies: DIRECT PHARMACY (140 m); DAPDUNE PHARMACY (890 m); BOOTS (940 m); SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (990 m)
- Dental practices: FARNHAM ROAD DENTAL PRACTICE (390 m); SPECIAL NEEDS DENTAL CLINIC (930 m); DENTAL ACCESS CENTRE (930 m); 21D GUILDFORD (960 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Guildford - Madrid Road (130 m, The Co-operative Group); M&S Guildford Rail SF (480 m, Marks and Spencer); Tesco Guildford Bridge Express (650 m, Tesco); Co-op UNIF Surrey University (660 m, The Co-operative Group); M&S Guildford (880 m, Marks and Spencer)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £532,917** (July 2026). Guildford’s average house price was £532,917 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 2.2% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £46,801** (2025). Full-time workers living in Guildford earned a median of £46,801 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 33rd highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 11.4×** (2025). A home in Guildford costs 11.4 times local full-time pay. 28th 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: 9.5** (2025). Guildford has a deprivation score of 9.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Guildford 015A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 13.5** (2025). Guildford 015A has a deprivation score of 13.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 12,788th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £490,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Guildford 015A was £490,000 in 2025. Joint 5,008th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,584** (2021). Guildford 015A had 2,584 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 740th 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: 61.5%** (January 2026). In Guildford 015A, 61.5% 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.

## GU2 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £475,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in GU2 was £475,000 in 2025. Joint 341st most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 35,739** (2021). GU2 had 35,739 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 611th 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: 34%** (2022). About 34% of people in GU2 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: 88.0%** (January 2026). In GU2, 88.0% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Guildford](https://openindex.co.uk/guildford)
- Centre: 51.2368, -0.5873

Council: [Guildford](https://openindex.co.uk/guildford) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Guildford](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/guildford): Zöe Franklin (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=-0.5873,51.2368,GU27LJ

## How to cite

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