GU7 1UT Waverley
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Bramley & Wonersh. Region: South East.
Streets
- Catteshall Lane, Godalming: 6 addresses
- Unnamed street near Munstead Heath Road, Munstead Heath: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Waverley in 2026-27: Band D £2,605 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,737 | £2,026 | £2,315 | £2,605 | £3,184 | £3,763 | £4,341 | £5,210 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band G (31% of about 770 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, Waverley.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Catteshall Manor, Catteshall Lane, Godalming: up to 17 homes, permissioned (170 m)
- Riverview House, Weyside Park, Catteshall Lane, Godalming: up to 46 homes, permissioned (380 m)
- Standard House, Weyside Park, Godalming: up to 19 homes, permissioned (400 m)
- Salisbury, Weyside Park, Catteshall Lane, Godalming: up to 25 homes, permissioned (470 m)
- Woodside Park, Catteshall Lane, Godalming: up to 97 homes, permissioned (500 m)
- Weybrook House, Weyside Park, Catteshall: up to 22 homes, permissioned (530 m)
- 82 - 82a Meadrow, Godalming: up to 6 homes, permissioned (910 m)
- Sweetapple House, Catteshall Road, Godalming GU7 3DJ: up to 5 homes, permissioned (910 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 7 addresses are between 45 m and 94 m above sea level (69 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 75%, ultrafast 50%, gigabit 50% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Farncombe 568,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km |
| Godalming 1.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km | |
| Shalford (Surrey) 95,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 1 stop within 400 m, 6 within 800 m; nearest Grange Close Catteshall | 390 m |
| Bus or coach station | Friary Bus Station Guildford | 5.8 km |
| EV charging points | 12 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 1.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 28.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Mill Medical Practice | 610 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Kamsons Pharmacy | 610 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Octavia House Dental Practice | 1.3 km |
| Hospital | Milford Community Hospital Cdc | 3.0 km |
| Police station | Surrey Police Headquarters | 4.1 km |
| Cash machines | Godalming Service Station | 1.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Lammas Lands 30 ha | 730 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 430 m² | 430 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 11 ha | 940 m |
| Allotments | Catteshall Allotments 5,330 m² | 880 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 30 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Wyatts Almshouses, a listed building (Grade I), 1.0 km north. 16 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Wyatts Almshouses | Listed building, Grade I | 1.0 km north |
| Orchards | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.1 km south-east |
| Munstead Wood | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.2 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Upper Dean | Valley | 300 m east |
| Squirrels' Hill | Hill | 580 m south |
| Bunker's Hill | Hill | 640 m north |
| Catteshall Rough | Wood | 790 m south-east |
| Broad Water | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km north |
| Peas Marsh | Wetland | 2.5 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 7 | 7 |
None of the postcode's 7 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 49 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 22% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 87% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 47% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 20% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 62% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 30% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 56% | 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) | 60% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Catteshall Lane.