GU23 6QF Guildford
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Send & Lovelace. Region: South East.
Streets
- Weybank, Wisley: 11 addresses
- Unnamed street near Weybank, Wisley: 1 address
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 E (27% of about 590 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: yes, Guildford.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 7 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 10 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 3 medium, 7 low and 0 very low.
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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 18 m above sea level.
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 | West Byfleet 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Byfleet and New Haw 408,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3 km (1.9 miles) | |
| Weybridge 2.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.6 km (2.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Ferry terminal | Weybridge Ferry Landing | 6.7 km (4.2 miles) |
| Car parks | Ockham Forest Old Lane Car Park | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Hart Road | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 16.5 km (10 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Madeira Medical | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Pearl Chemist | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Surrey Periodontics | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Hospital | Cobham Community Hospital | 5 km (3.1 miles) |
| Police station | Cobham Police Station | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Byfleet Village High Rd, Byfleet | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Royal Horticultural Society's Garden 73 ha | 230 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 1,620 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 9,670 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 7,230 m² | 140 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 73 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church (Dedication Unknown), a listed building (Grade I), 610 m (0.4 miles) north-west. 4 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church (Dedication Unknown) | Listed building, Grade I | 610 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Royal Horticultural Society's Gardens, Wisley | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Bowl barrow west of Cockcrow Hill | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Bell barrow on Cockcrow Hill | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Lock Copse | Wood | 860 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Buxton Wood | Wood | 950 m (0.6 miles) north-east |
| The Island | Island | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Battleston Hill | Hill | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-east |
| Bolder Mere | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km (1 mile) south-east |
| Redhill Bottom | Valley | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.2 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 7 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 4 | 12 |
8 of the postcode's 12 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Guildford: see them on the Guildford page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 7% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 19% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 10% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 14% | 17% |
| Private rented | 67% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 80% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 8% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 34% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 41% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 24% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 44% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 39% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 85% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Weybank.