GU26
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Grayshott, Beacon Hill and Hindhead, in Waverley and East Hampshire.
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 GU26 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In GU26, 73.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How GU26 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is GU26 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in GU26 at a rate of 45.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 61.7 per 1,000 people across GU.
In August 2026 alone, 37 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in GU26.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (146), anti-social behaviour (66) and other crime (56).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in GU26 was 40.1 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 GU26, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so GU26 has no single figure. Of its 6 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 3 neighbourhoods
- 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 GU26
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Hampshire 017A | 1,357 | 56.9 per 1,000 | 9 | 95.2% |
| East Hampshire 017E | 1,417 | 35.9 per 1,000 | 9 | 84.3% |
| Waverley 017D | 1,539 | 44.0 per 1,000 | 9 | 42.5% |
| Waverley 018D | 1,434 | 43.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 56.4% |
| Waverley 018E | 1,288 | 39.3 per 1,000 | 10 | 80.0% |
| Waverley 018F | 1,653 | 43.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 73.8% |
Your MP
- Gregory StaffordConservativeMP for Farnham and Bordon
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Postcode sectors in GU261
Councils GU26 covers2
Postcode districts next to GU265
Nearest rail stations1
More in the GU postcode area2
GU26 in brief
GU26 is a postcode district covering Grayshott, Beacon Hill and Hindhead, in Waverley and East Hampshire.
About 8,112 people lived in GU26 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £666,000 in 2025 across 126 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 45.9 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in GU26 was £666,000 in 2025.
GU26 had 8,031 usual residents at the census.
In GU26, 73.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In GU26, 2.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.