# GU2 8AQ: area report for a postcode in Guildford

GU2 8AQ 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 8AQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Guildford](https://openindex.co.uk/guildford) › [GU2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gu2) › [GU2 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gu2-8)

## Around this postcode

- **27 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 18% on July. Guildford 009B: 101 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.5955,51.2505,GU28AQ
- **Guildford, 1.8 km**: About 23 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.5955,51.2505,GU28AQ
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 250 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.5955,51.2505,GU28AQ
- **No property in GU2 8AQ 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=-0.5955,51.2505,GU28AQ
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Guildford 009B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.5955,51.2505,GU28AQ
- **£537,660 average price**: For the whole of Guildford, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.5955,51.2505,GU28AQ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 530 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.5955,51.2505,GU28AQ
- **6 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 150 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.5955,51.2505,GU28AQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at GU2 8AQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.5955,51.2505,GU28AQ
- **Loud road and rail noise at GU2 8AQ**: Road 69 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.5955,51.2505,GU28AQ
- **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=-0.5955,51.2505,GU28AQ
- **11.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.5955,51.2505,GU28AQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Wey Valley College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wey-valley-college-e148124) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 250 m (3 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, June 2024 | – |
| [The Hope Service](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-hope-service-e134870) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 330 m (4 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, November 2023 | – |
| [St Joseph's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-catholic-primary-school-e150178) | Primary | 400 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Rydes Hill Preparatory School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rydes-hill-preparatory-school-e125344) | Independent | 550 m (7 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Stoughton Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stoughton-infant-school-e146259) | Primary | 700 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | – |
| [Northmead Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/northmead-junior-school-e146025) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2022 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Kings College Guildford](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kings-college-guildford-e141200) | Secondary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2024 | Attainment 8 of 46.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Christ's College, Guildford](https://openindex.co.uk/school/christs-college-guildford-e142490) | Secondary | 1.2 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2022 | Attainment 8 of 41.7 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2026 | £320,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| December 2024 | £725,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 50 m |
| June 2024 | £465,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| August 2024 | £830,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| April 2023 | £440,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| May 2026 | £230,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| April 2026 | £520,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| March 2026 | £490,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: WOODBRIDGE HILL SURGERY (530 m)
- Pharmacies: WOODBRIDGE PHARMACY (110 m); WOODBRIDGE HILL PHARMACY (390 m); GUILDFORD CHEMIST (650 m)
- Dental practices: 17 DENTAL (360 m); WOODBRIDGE HILL DENTAL PRACTICE (630 m); SURREY DENTAL PRACTICE (650 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Guildford (150 m, The Co-operative Group); Sainsburys Worplesdon Road Local (390 m, Sainsburys); Co-op Woodbridge Hill (590 m, The Co-operative Group); Little Waitrose Shell Worplesdon Road Guildford (690 m, Waitrose); Lidl Woodbridge Road Guildford (920 m, Lidl)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £537,660** (August 2026). Guildford’s average house price was £537,660 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 0.6% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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: 11.5×** (2025). A home in Guildford costs 11.5 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 21 October 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 009B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 22.1** (2025). Guildford 009B has a deprivation score of 22.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 13,030th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,293** (2021). Guildford 009B had 1,293 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 14,417th least 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: 99.1%** (January 2026). In Guildford 009B, 99.1% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 4.0%** (August 2026). In Guildford 009B, 4.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 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: 51.2505, -0.5955

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), August 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=-0.5955,51.2505,GU28AQ

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