GU
Postcode areaPostcode area named after Guildford, with 38 districts.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: the outline joins its districts’ outlines, each made of the census output areas that hold most of the district’s postcodes.
Radon Affected Area by postcode area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 23% of people in GU live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How GU compares
Each dot is a postcode area. The black line marks the middle one.
Every postcode area ranked: median sale price, population, people in radon affected area squares and gigabit broadband coverage.
Is GU safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in GU at a rate of 61.7 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 4,438 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in GU.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (18,342), other crime (10,036) and anti-social behaviour (7,500).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in GU was 64.0 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.
Postcode districts in GU
| Name | People (census) | Median sale price | Recorded crime per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| GU1Guildford, Bushy Hill | 31,707 | £500,000 | 146.5 per 1,000 |
| GU2Guildford, Stoughton | 35,739 | £475,000 | 85.6 per 1,000 |
| GU3Fairlands, Wood Street Village | 11,363 | £524,000 | 61.2 per 1,000 |
| GU4Guildford, Burpham | 16,406 | £550,000 | 38.5 per 1,000 |
| GU5Bramley, Shamley Green | 11,184 | £795,000 | 43.4 per 1,000 |
| GU6Cranleigh, Ewhurst | 16,213 | £571,250 | 46.4 per 1,000 |
| GU7Godalming, Farncombe | 24,149 | £491,750 | 43.0 per 1,000 |
| GU8Chiddingfold, Elstead | 17,685 | £642,500 | 40.6 per 1,000 |
| GU9Farnham | 32,132 | £470,000 | 52.3 per 1,000 |
| GU10Farnham | 23,297 | £632,500 | 33.0 per 1,000 |
| GU11Aldershot, Montgomery Lines | 27,156 | £370,000 | 82.9 per 1,000 |
| GU12Ash, North Town | 32,472 | £372,500 | 69.4 per 1,000 |
| GU14Farnborough, Fox Lane | 57,677 | £365,000 | 72.7 per 1,000 |
| GU15Camberley, Crawley Hill | 36,831 | £437,000 | 69.0 per 1,000 |
| GU16Frimley, Deepcut | 23,581 | £470,000 | 51.1 per 1,000 |
| GU17Blackwater, Frogmore | 11,666 | £415,000 | 42.0 per 1,000 |
| GU18Lightwater | 6,539 | £512,500 | 50.5 per 1,000 |
| GU19Bagshot | 6,083 | £435,000 | 83.6 per 1,000 |
| GU20Windlesham | 4,268 | £666,000 | 27.2 per 1,000 |
| GU21Woking, Knaphill | 50,662 | £412,500 | 89.2 per 1,000 |
| GU22Woking, Mount Hermon | 36,553 | £490,000 | 57.3 per 1,000 |
| GU23Ripley, Burntcommon | 6,854 | £685,000 | 107.5 per 1,000 |
| GU24West End, Bisley | 20,786 | £570,000 | 55.4 per 1,000 |
| GU25Virginia Water, Trumps Green | 5,623 | £857,500 | 46.8 per 1,000 |
| GU26Grayshott, Beacon Hill | 8,031 | £666,000 | 45.9 per 1,000 |
| GU27Haslemere, Camelsdale | 17,947 | £575,000 | 47.3 per 1,000 |
| GU28Petworth, Lodsworth | 6,735 | £635,000 | 35.9 per 1,000 |
| GU29Midhurst, Easebourne | 9,900 | £460,000 | 39.4 per 1,000 |
| GU30Liphook, Newtown | 10,367 | £450,000 | 40.9 per 1,000 |
| GU31Petersfield, Sheet | 11,559 | £499,950 | 41.2 per 1,000 |
| GU32Petersfield, Sheet | 12,435 | £425,800 | 65.6 per 1,000 |
| GU33Liss, Greatham | 8,461 | £500,000 | 35.3 per 1,000 |
| GU34Alton, Anstey | 33,422 | £451,202 | 46.6 per 1,000 |
| GU35Bordon, Whitehill | 24,471 | £360,000 | 56.9 per 1,000 |
| GU46Yateley, Moulsham Green | 14,676 | £445,000 | 47.7 per 1,000 |
| GU47Sandhurst, Owlsmoor | 19,084 | £445,000 | 35.9 per 1,000 |
| GU51Fleet, Elvetham Heath | 24,958 | £460,000 | 55.9 per 1,000 |
| GU52Fleet, Church Crookham | 19,218 | £493,000 | 29.4 per 1,000 |
GU in brief
The GU postcode area, named after Guildford, has 38 postcode districts.
The median price paid for a home in GU was £460,000 in 2025.
GU had 767,890 usual residents at the census.
About 23% of people in GU live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In GU, 81.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.