# GU3 3AY: area report for a postcode in Guildford

GU3 3AY 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 GU3 3AY for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Guildford](https://openindex.co.uk/guildford) › [GU3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gu3) › [GU3 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gu3-3)

## Around this postcode

- **17 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 54% on July. Guildford 005B: 27 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.6058,51.2493,GU33AY
- **Guildford, 2.2 km**: About 28 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.6058,51.2493,GU33AY
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 330 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.6058,51.2493,GU33AY
- **No property in GU3 3AY 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=-0.6058,51.2493,GU33AY
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Guildford 005B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.6058,51.2493,GU33AY
- **£532,917 average price**: For the whole of Guildford, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.6058,51.2493,GU33AY
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 800 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.6058,51.2493,GU33AY
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 580 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.6058,51.2493,GU33AY
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at GU3 3AY**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.6058,51.2493,GU33AY
- **Low road and rail noise at GU3 3AY**: Road 50 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.6058,51.2493,GU33AY
- **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=-0.6058,51.2493,GU33AY
- **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=-0.6058,51.2493,GU33AY

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Rydes Hill Preparatory School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rydes-hill-preparatory-school-e125344) | Independent | 330 m (4 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Joseph's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-catholic-primary-school-e150178) | Primary | 390 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Kings College Guildford](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kings-college-guildford-e141200) | Secondary | 560 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2024 | Attainment 8 of 46.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Wey Valley College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wey-valley-college-e148124) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 580 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, June 2024 | – |
| [Guildford Grove Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/guildford-grove-primary-school-e143373) | Primary | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2024 | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Hope Service](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-hope-service-e134870) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, November 2023 | – |
| [Wood Street Infant School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wood-street-infant-school-and-nursery-e152496) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade, before the school changed | – |
| [Stoughton Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stoughton-infant-school-e146259) | Primary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2025 | £450,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| May 2023 | £495,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| March 2024 | £425,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| March 2024 | £450,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| January 2026 | £342,800 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| May 2025 | £430,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| June 2026 | £425,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| February 2024 | £450,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: GUILDOWNS GROUP PRACTICE (800 m)
- Pharmacies: WOODBRIDGE PHARMACY (610 m); TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (790 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Guildford (580 m, The Co-operative Group); Tesco Guildford Superstore (810 m, Tesco); M&S Royal Surrey Hospital (950 m, Marks and Spencer)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £532,917** (July 2026). Guildford’s average house price was £532,917 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 2.2% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 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: 11.4×** (2025). A home in Guildford costs 11.4 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 16 September 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 005B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 4.7** (2025). Guildford 005B has a deprivation score of 4.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 2,481st least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £431,250** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Guildford 005B was £431,250 in 2025. Joint 7,162nd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,563** (2021). Guildford 005B had 1,563 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 20,073rd 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: 75.8%** (January 2026). In Guildford 005B, 75.8% 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.

## GU3 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £524,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in GU3 was £524,000 in 2025. 245th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 11,363** (2021). GU3 had 11,363 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 800th least 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: 15%** (2022). About 15% of people in GU3 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: 66.4%** (January 2026). In GU3, 66.4% 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: 51.2493, -0.6058

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), July 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=-0.6058,51.2493,GU33AY

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