# GU8 5NX: area report for a postcode in Waverley

GU8 5NX is a postcode in Waverley.

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 Waverley. Open the map at GU8 5NX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Waverley](https://openindex.co.uk/waverley) › [GU8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gu8) › [GU8 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gu8-5)

## Around this postcode

- **3 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 50% on July. Waverley 012C: 26 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.6539,51.1506,GU85NX
- **Milford (Surrey), 1.8 km**: About 23 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.6539,51.1506,GU85NX
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 190 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.6539,51.1506,GU85NX
- **No property in GU8 5NX 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=-0.6539,51.1506,GU85NX
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Waverley 012C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.6539,51.1506,GU85NX
- **£553,429 average price**: For the whole of Waverley, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.6539,51.1506,GU85NX
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 700 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.6539,51.1506,GU85NX
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.6539,51.1506,GU85NX
- **No gigabit broadband at GU8 5NX**: Superfast for 50%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.6539,51.1506,GU85NX
- **Low road and rail noise at GU8 5NX**: Road 47 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.6539,51.1506,GU85NX
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% 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=-0.6539,51.1506,GU85NX
- **7.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.6539,51.1506,GU85NX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Barrow Hills School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/barrow-hills-school-e125366) | Independent | 190 m (2 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [The Chandler CofE Aided Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-chandler-cofe-aided-junior-school-e125200) | Primary | 410 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2023 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Witley CofE Controlled Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/witley-cofe-controlled-infant-school-e125159) | Primary | 500 m (6 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | – |
| [Rodborough](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rodborough-e137019) | Secondary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 54.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [King Edward's School Witley](https://openindex.co.uk/school/king-edwards-school-witley-e125365) | Independent | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2026 | £465,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 280 m |
| July 2026 | £425,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 350 m |
| November 2024 | £565,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 370 m |
| November 2024 | £840,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 380 m |
| October 2025 | £355,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 410 m |
| February 2026 | £434,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 420 m |
| February 2023 | £780,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 420 m |
| December 2025 | £410,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 430 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: WITLEY SURGERY (700 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (530 m); ROKE LANE (DENTAL PRACTICE) (530 m)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £553,429** (July 2026). Waverley’s average house price was £553,429 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 2.6% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £49,769** (2025). Full-time workers living in Waverley earned a median of £49,769 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 16th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 11.1×** (2025). A home in Waverley costs 11.1 times local full-time pay. Joint 31st 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: 8.1** (2025). Waverley has a deprivation score of 8.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Waverley 012C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 6.0** (2025). Waverley 012C has a deprivation score of 6.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 3,946th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £785,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Waverley 012C was £785,000 in 2025. Joint 1,033rd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,499** (2021). Waverley 012C had 1,499 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 23,184th least 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: 33.9%** (January 2026). In Waverley 012C, 33.9% 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.

## GU8 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £642,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in GU8 was £642,500 in 2025. 111th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 17,685** (2021). GU8 had 17,685 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,146th 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: 64%** (2022). About 64% of people in GU8 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: 70.3%** (January 2026). In GU8, 70.3% 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: [Waverley](https://openindex.co.uk/waverley)
- Centre: 51.1506, -0.6539

Council: [Waverley](https://openindex.co.uk/waverley) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Godalming and Ash](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/godalming-and-ash): Sir Jeremy Hunt (Conservative), 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=-0.6539,51.1506,GU85NX

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