GU7 2QN Guildford
Live postcode, introduced December 1998. Ward: Pilgrims. Region: South East.
Streets
No addresses are linked to this postcode in the ONS UPRN Directory.
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 G (26% of about 570 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Eashing (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 2.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- STYLE COTTAGE, grade II
- THE STAG PUBLIC HOUSE, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 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: 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.
Broadband
No Ofcom figures for this postcode.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Godalming 1.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Milford (Surrey) 194,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) | |
| Farncombe 568,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Bus or coach station | Friary Bus Station Guildford | 7.7 km (4.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Mer | 1.5 km (1 mile) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 32.6 km (20 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Binscombe Medical Centre | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Milford Pharmacy | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Hurst Farm Dental Practice | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Hospital | Milford Community Hospital Cdc | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) |
| Police station | Surrey Police Headquarters | 6 km (3.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Farncombe | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Eashing Fields 12 ha | 360 m |
| Play area | Amberley Road Play Area 460 m² | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.4 ha | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,660 m² | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 12 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Eashing Bridges, a listed building (Grade I), 150 m north-east. 24 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Eashing Bridges | Listed building, Grade I | 150 m north-east |
| Eashing Bridge, Lower Eashing | Scheduled monument | 150 m north-east |
| Anglo-Saxon fortified centre at Eashing | Scheduled monument | 250 m east |
| Peper Harow Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) west |
| Westbrook | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.7 km (1 mile) east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Eashing Moor Copse | Wood | 560 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Bonville Hanger | Wood | 730 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Bonville Spring | Lake or reservoir | 840 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Twotree Hill | Hill | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| The Marsh | Wetland | 3.3 km (2 miles) north-west |
| Upper Dean | Valley | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.1 | 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
No addresses here are in the mapped area.
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 | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 66% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 34% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 20% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 22% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 44% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 50% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 65% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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.