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

GU2 8HG 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 8HG 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

- **24 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 38% on July. Guildford 012D: 42 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.6001,51.2489,GU28HG
- **Guildford, 1.9 km**: About 24 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.6001,51.2489,GU28HG
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 180 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.6001,51.2489,GU28HG
- **No property in GU2 8HG 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=-0.6001,51.2489,GU28HG
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Guildford 012D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.6001,51.2489,GU28HG
- **£537,660 average price**: For the whole of Guildford, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.6001,51.2489,GU28HG
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 820 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.6001,51.2489,GU28HG
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 220 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.6001,51.2489,GU28HG
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at GU2 8HG**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.6001,51.2489,GU28HG
- **Low road and rail noise at GU2 8HG**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.6001,51.2489,GU28HG
- **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=-0.6001,51.2489,GU28HG
- **11.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.6001,51.2489,GU28HG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Wey Valley College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wey-valley-college-e148124) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 180 m (2 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, June 2024 | – |
| [St Joseph's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-catholic-primary-school-e150178) | Primary | 260 m (3 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 | 380 m (5 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [The Hope Service](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-hope-service-e134870) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 690 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, November 2023 | – |
| [Kings College Guildford](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kings-college-guildford-e141200) | Secondary | 700 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2024 | Attainment 8 of 46.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Guildford Grove Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/guildford-grove-primary-school-e143373) | Primary | 840 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2024 | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Stoughton Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stoughton-infant-school-e146259) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | – |
| [Queen Eleanor's Church of England School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/queen-eleanors-church-of-england-school-e141446) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2023 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 2025 | £370,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| April 2024 | £359,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| December 2023 | £367,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| October 2023 | £330,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| March 2025 | £385,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| September 2025 | £440,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 230 m |
| June 2026 | £425,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 230 m |
| May 2025 | £430,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 250 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: WOODBRIDGE HILL SURGERY (820 m)
- Pharmacies: WOODBRIDGE PHARMACY (260 m); WOODBRIDGE HILL PHARMACY (710 m); TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (810 m); GUILDFORD CHEMIST (910 m)
- Dental practices: 17 DENTAL (680 m); SURREY DENTAL PRACTICE (910 m); WOODBRIDGE HILL DENTAL PRACTICE (930 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Guildford (220 m, The Co-operative Group); Sainsburys Worplesdon Road Local (750 m, Sainsburys); Tesco Guildford Superstore (810 m, Tesco); Co-op Woodbridge Hill (900 m, The Co-operative Group); Little Waitrose Shell Worplesdon Road Guildford (960 m, Waitrose)

## 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 012D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 29.6** (2025). Guildford 012D has a deprivation score of 29.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 8,457th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,589** (2021). Guildford 012D had 1,589 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 18,682nd 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: 98.1%** (January 2026). In Guildford 012D, 98.1% 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: 4.5%** (August 2026). In Guildford 012D, 4.5% 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: 51.2489, -0.6001

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=-0.6001,51.2489,GU28HG

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