GU12 6SR Guildford
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Ash Wharf. Region: South East.
Streets
Council tax
What each band costs in Guildford in 2026-27: Band D £2,547 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,698 | £1,981 | £2,264 | £2,547 | £3,113 | £3,679 | £4,246 | £5,095 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band D (50% of about 620 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- The Forge, 129 Ash Street, Ash: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (450 m)
- Land at, 120-124 Ash Street, Ash, Guildford, GU12 6LL: up to 3 homes, not permissioned (510 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 16 addresses are between 73 m and 74 m above sea level (73 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Ash 259,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 510 m |
| Ash Vale 358,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km | |
| Aldershot 1.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 32 within 800 m; nearest St Peters Church Ash | 260 m |
| Car parks | Apcoa | 2.9 km |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 940 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 30.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | The Border Practice | 1.8 km |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Ash Vale Pharmacy & Travel Clinic | 720 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Evans And Viggor | 1.0 km |
| Hospital | Farnham Hospital | 5.7 km |
| Police station | Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary | 3.4 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Ash - Aldershot, Ash | 620 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 450 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Lakeside Park 17 ha | 780 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,710 m² | 160 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 250 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.9 ha | 410 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 19 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Peter, a listed building (Grade II*), 370 m south-east. 14 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Peter | Listed building, Grade II* | 370 m south-east |
| Ash Manor and Old Manor Cottage | Listed building, Grade II* | 890 m south-east |
| Military Cemetery, Aldershot | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.9 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Surprise Hill | Hill | 930 m north-east |
| Gravelpit Hill | Hill | 1.1 km north-east |
| Gold Valley Lakes | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km north-west |
| Bin Wood | Wood | 1.2 km south |
| College Copse | Wood | 1.4 km south-east |
| Whitepatch Bottom | Valley | 3.2 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.6 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 15 | 16 |
1 of the postcode's 16 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 29% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 88% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 53% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 33% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 44% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 49% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 57% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 15% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 31% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.