GU3
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Fairlands, Wood Street Village and Worplesdon, 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 GU3 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In GU3, 66.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How GU3 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is GU3 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in GU3 at a rate of 61.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 61.7 per 1,000 people across GU.
In August 2026 alone, 68 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in GU3.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (217), anti-social behaviour (201) and other crime (135).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in GU3 was 60.4 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 GU3, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so GU3 has no single figure. Of its 7 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in GU3
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guildford 002B | 1,618 | 33.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 73.9% |
| Guildford 005A | 1,499 | 42.4 per 1,000 | 9 | 77.1% |
| Guildford 005B | 1,563 | 27.4 per 1,000 | 10 | 75.8% |
| Guildford 005C | 1,669 | 40.5 per 1,000 | 9 | 71.3% |
| Guildford 005D | 1,232 | 50.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 88.8% |
| Guildford 017B | 1,300 | 67.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 68.4% |
| Guildford 017C | 1,858 | 133.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 14.9% |
MPs for GU3
- Zöe FranklinLiberal DemocratMP for Guildford46% of GU3’s postcodes
- Sir Jeremy HuntConservativeMP for Godalming and Ash29% of GU3’s postcodes
- Dr Al PinkertonLiberal DemocratMP for Surrey Heath22% of GU3’s postcodes
- Mr Will ForsterLiberal DemocratMP for Woking3.2% of GU3’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 GU32
Postcode sectors in GU33
Council1
Towns in GU31
Postcode districts next to GU311
Nearest rail stations4
More in the GU postcode area2
GU3 in brief
GU3 is a postcode district covering Fairlands, Wood Street Village and Worplesdon, in Guildford.
About 11,729 people lived in GU3 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £524,000 in 2025 across 158 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 61.2 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in GU3 was £524,000 in 2025.
GU3 had 11,363 usual residents at the census.
In GU3, 66.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In GU3, 1.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.