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GU5

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Bramley, Shamley Green and Shere, in Waverley and 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 GU5 postcode. How census figures are added up

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Gigabit coverage by postcode district

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In GU5, 12.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Median sale price
£795,000
46th most expensive of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
11,184
784th least populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
12.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How GU5 compares

Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.

GU5Middle
Median sale price38 postcode districts, GU · 2025
Median sale price: every postcode district in GU38 areas from £360,000 to £857,500. The middle area is £490,875. GU5 is £795,000.
£795,0002nd most expensive
Population38 postcode districts, GU · 2021
Population: every postcode district in GU38 areas from 4,268 to 57,677. The middle area is 17,816. GU5 is 11,184.
11,18411th least populated
Gigabit broadband coverage38 postcode districts, GU · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode district in GU38 areas from 12.7% to 97.9%. The middle area is 83.6%. GU5 is 12.7%.
12.7%lowest
Claimant rate38 postcode districts, GU · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every postcode district in GU38 areas from 1.0% to 3.5%. The middle area is 2.1%. GU5 is 1.4%.
1.4%joint 2nd lowest

Is GU5 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in GU5 at a rate of 43.4 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 61.7 per 1,000 people across GU.

In August 2026 alone, 36 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in GU5.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (169), other crime (97) and anti-social behaviour (91).

A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in GU5 was 36.8 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 GU5, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

  • Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so GU5 has no single figure. Of its 7 neighbourhoods with a rank:
  • Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 9: 2 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 GU5

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Guildford 018A1,65961.4 per 1,000730.1%
Guildford 018B2,00358.1 per 1,00066.9%
Guildford 018C1,99734.9 per 1,000925.3%
Waverley 008A1,87232.6 per 1,0001013.4%
Waverley 008B1,59944.6 per 1,00076.9%
Waverley 008C1,56719.6 per 1,0001041.9%
Waverley 008D1,94030.0 per 1,00098.0%

Your MP

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 GU52

Postcode sectors in GU52

Councils GU5 covers2

Postcode districts next to GU57

Nearest rail stations3

More in the GU postcode area2

GU5 in brief

GU5 is a postcode district covering Bramley, Shamley Green and Shere, in Waverley and Guildford.

About 11,343 people lived in GU5 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £795,000 in 2025 across 119 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 43.4 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).

The median price paid for a home in GU5 was £795,000 in 2025.

GU5 had 11,184 usual residents at the census.

In GU5, 12.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In GU5, 1.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.