GU2 7AD Guildford
Live postcode, introduced July 2009. Ward: Westborough. 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 (42% of about 910 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
- Land between Gill Avenue and Rosalind Frankin Close, Guildford: up to 61 homes, not permissioned (360 m)
- Former Pond Meadow School, Pond Meadow, Guildford: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 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 15 addresses are between 71 m and 87 m above sea level (79 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 50%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 50% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Guildford 6.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km |
| London Road (Guildford) 869,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km | |
| Shalford (Surrey) 95,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 37 within 800 m; nearest Nursery Guildford | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Friary Bus Station Guildford | 2.0 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Oncology carpark | 390 m |
| EV charging points | 14 within 1.6 km; nearest Ashenden Road | 440 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 27.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Guildowns Group Practice | 780 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Tesco Instore Pharmacy | 440 m |
| NHS dentists | Farnham Road Dental Practice | 1.6 km |
| Hospital | Royal Surrey County Hospital | 360 m |
| Police station | Surrey Police - Guildford Police Station | 2.0 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Surrey Hospital Guildford NatWest | 340 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,930 m² | 710 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 4.7 ha | 730 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 100 m² | 320 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Bannister's Playing Field 1.8 ha | 330 m |
| Allotments | Farnham Road Allotments 1.6 ha | 1.1 km |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 6.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Medieval moated site of Guildford Park Manor, Manor Farm, a scheduled monument, 710 m south-west. 1 listed building is within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Medieval moated site of Guildford Park Manor, Manor Farm | Scheduled monument | 710 m south-west |
| Henley Fort: a London mobilisation centre | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km south-east |
| The treadwheel crane | Scheduled monument | 2.0 km east |
| The Jellicoe Roof Garden, Guildford | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.2 km east |
| Compton Cemetery (also known as Watts Cemetery) | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 3.0 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Manor Copse | Wood | 920 m west |
| Strawberry Grove | Wood | 1.0 km west |
| Dean Bottom | Valley | 1.0 km west |
| Stag Hill | Hill | 1.2 km east |
| Peas Marsh | Wetland | 3.6 km south-east |
| Britten's Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.7 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 4 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 8 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 3 | 15 |
12 of the postcode's 15 addresses are 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 | 21 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 2% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | under 1% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 32% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 19% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 62% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 18% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 30% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | under 1% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 29% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 21% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 14% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 36% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 67% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 18% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 25% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 2% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | under 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 75% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 10 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.