GU12
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Ash and North Town, in Guildford and Rushmoor.
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 GU12 postcode. How census figures are added up
Radon Affected Area by postcode district
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 47% of people in GU12 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How GU12 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is GU12 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in GU12 at a rate of 69.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 61.7 per 1,000 people across the GU postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 216 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in GU12.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (892), other crime (444) and anti-social behaviour (312).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in GU12 was 65.9 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 GU12, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so GU12 has no single figure. Of its 20 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 4: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 3 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 GU12
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guildford 002A | 1,496 | 57.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 92.7% |
| Guildford 004A | 1,532 | 66.4 per 1,000 | 6 | 100.0% |
| Guildford 004B | 1,404 | 23.3 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.2% |
| Guildford 004C | 1,280 | 73.0 per 1,000 | 9 | 96.6% |
| Guildford 004D | 1,478 | 41.2 per 1,000 | 8 | 95.5% |
| Guildford 004E | 1,430 | 89.0 per 1,000 | 9 | 96.1% |
| Guildford 010A | 1,498 | 65.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.6% |
| Guildford 010B | 1,435 | 47.8 per 1,000 | 8 | 96.5% |
| Guildford 010C | 1,527 | 48.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.1% |
| Guildford 010D | 1,655 | 82.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.6% |
| Guildford 014A | 1,746 | 25.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 89.4% |
| Guildford 014D | 1,934 | 44.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.7% |
| Rushmoor 009A | 1,885 | 82.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 98.5% |
| Rushmoor 009B | 1,315 | 55.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 100.0% |
| Rushmoor 009C | 2,392 | 53.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.8% |
| Rushmoor 009F | 2,494 | 176.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.5% |
| Rushmoor 011A | 1,575 | 55.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 100.0% |
| Rushmoor 011C | 1,942 | 66.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.9% |
| Rushmoor 012C | 1,850 | 62.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.5% |
| Rushmoor 012D | 1,586 | 61.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 98.6% |
MPs for GU12
- Sir Jeremy HuntConservativeMP for Godalming and Ash60% of GU12’s postcodes
- Alex BakerLabourMP for Aldershot37% of GU12’s postcodes
- Dr Al PinkertonLiberal DemocratMP for Surrey Heath3.3% of GU12’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 GU123
Postcode sectors in GU123
Councils GU12 covers2
Towns in GU122
Postcode districts next to GU125
Nearest rail stations4
More in the GU postcode area2
GU12 in brief
GU12 is a postcode district covering Ash and North Town, in Guildford and Rushmoor.
About 35,166 people lived in GU12 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £372,500 in 2025 across 535 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 69.4 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in GU12 was £372,500 in 2025.
GU12 had 32,472 usual residents at the census.
About 47% of people in GU12 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In GU12, 97.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.