GU23
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Ripley, Burntcommon and Send, in Guildford.
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 GU23 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In GU23, 58.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How GU23 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is GU23 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in GU23 at a rate of 107.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 61.7 per 1,000 people across GU.
In August 2026 alone, 61 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in GU23.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (302), anti-social behaviour (171) and other crime (126).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in GU23 was 71.8 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 GU23, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so GU23 has no single figure. Of its 5 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- 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 GU23
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guildford 001B | 1,207 | 220.4 per 1,000 | 6 | 69.9% |
| Guildford 001C | 1,406 | 167.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 74.0% |
| Guildford 001D | 1,397 | 55.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 58.5% |
| Guildford 001E | 1,151 | 14.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 29.8% |
| Guildford 001F | 1,695 | 77.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 57.1% |
MPs for GU23
- Zöe FranklinLiberal DemocratMP for Guildford99% of GU23’s postcodes
- Mr Will ForsterLiberal DemocratMP for Woking1.4% of GU23’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 GU231
Postcode sectors in GU232
Council1
Postcode districts next to GU236
Nearest rail stations4
More in the GU postcode area2
GU23 in brief
GU23 is a postcode district covering Ripley, Burntcommon and Send, in Guildford.
About 7,369 people lived in GU23 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £685,000 in 2025 across 133 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 107.5 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in GU23 was £685,000 in 2025.
GU23 had 6,854 usual residents at the census.
In GU23, 58.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In GU23, 1.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.