Hog's Back Guildford
28 addresses across 8 postcodes (GU2,GU3), about 5.5 km (3.4 miles) long, classed as a a road. USRN 16000886.
- Energy: 6 homes have an energy certificate (C: 1, D: 1, E: 1, F: 1, G: 2).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band G; Band D in Guildford costs £2,547 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Wanborough, about 2.4 km (1.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 1.5 km (0.9 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 7.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 94 to 152 m above sea level.
- Noise: 13 of its 28 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Guildowns Group Practice, about 3.1 km (1.9 miles) away.
- People: About 1,470 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 84% of households owned their home and 55% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
6 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 121 m². Most common: Bungalow, detached (4); House, semi-detached (1); House, detached (1). Built: before 1900 (3); 1950-1966 (2); 1983-1990 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (3).
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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band G (25% of about 2,510 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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
- ENTRANCE LODGE AND FORMER STABLE BLOCK AND COTTAGE TO GREYFRIARS, grade II
- FLEXFORD HOUSE, grade II
Roadworks
Planned, as of 30 September 2026
- 1 October 2026 to 2 October 2026: NATIONAL HIGHWAYS, Highway repair and maintenance works, lane closure, on the carriageway (minor works)
Finished in the last three months
- 1 September 2026: SURREY COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway improvement works, lane closure, on the carriageway (immediate - urgent works)
- 1 September 2026: SURREY COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway improvement works, lane closure, on the carriageway (immediate - urgent works)
- 1 September 2026: SURREY COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway improvement works, lane closure, on the carriageway (immediate - urgent works)
- 1 September 2026: SURREY COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway improvement works, lane closure, on the carriageway (immediate - urgent works)
- 1 September 2026: SURREY COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway improvement works, lane closure, on the carriageway (immediate - urgent works)
- 21 August 2026 to 24 August 2026: SURREY COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, lane closure, on the footway, carriageway, verge (minor works)
- 12 August 2026: SURREY COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway improvement works, stop/go boards, on the carriageway (immediate - emergency works)
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 28 addresses are between 94 m and 152 m above sea level (130 m on average); the ground rises about 58 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GU2 7RU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| GU3 1AA | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| GU3 1AD | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| GU3 1AG | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| GU3 1AH | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| GU3 1AQ | 86% | 86% | 86% | 0% |
| GU3 1DD | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| GU3 1DE | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Wanborough 62,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Farncombe 568,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) | |
| Guildford 6.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.8 km (3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 1 stop within 400 m (0.2 miles), 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Greyfriars House Hogs Back | 350 m |
| Bus or coach station | Friary Bus Station Guildford | 5.1 km (3.2 miles) |
| EV charging points | Orchard Close | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 30.1 km (19 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Guildowns Group Practice | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Tesco Instore Pharmacy | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Iosis Dental Clinic | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Optegra Surrey Eye Hospital | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Police station | Police and Crime Commissioner for Surrey | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | Surrey Hospital Guildford NatWest | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 8,760 m² | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 950 m² | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.1 ha | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2.3 ha | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Greyfriars, a listed building (Grade II*), 120 m south-east. 3 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Greyfriars | Listed building, Grade II* | 120 m south-east |
| Frowsbury Mound: a bowl barrow 70m south of Clear Barn | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Roman villa N of Limnerslease, Down Lane | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) east |
| Compton Cemetery (also known as Watts Cemetery) | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Monk Grove | Wood | 700 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Monkgrove Copse | Wood | 740 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Frowsbury Hill | Hill | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Dean Bottom | Valley | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) north-east |
| Normandy Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) north-west |
| The Marsh | Wetland | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) south-west |
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) | 10.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 1 | 0 |
| 70 to 74 | 4 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 6 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 15 | 28 |
13 of the street's 28 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.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puttenham CofE Infant School Church of England | Primary | 5–7 | 1.5 km (1 mile) | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greyfriars Vineyard Ltd GU3 1AD | Manufacturers/packers | 120 m | 5 Very good | 29 May 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (surrey).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 48 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 84% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 41% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 56% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 33% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 56% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 19% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 55% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 4 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 6 to 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- GU3 1AG: 16 addresses of 20 in the postcode
- GU3 1AD: 4 addresses of 6 in the postcode
- GU3 1DD: 3 addresses of 5 in the postcode
- GU2 7RU: 1 address of 25 in the postcode
- GU3 1AA: 1 address of 4 in the postcode
- GU3 1AH: 1 address of 22 in the postcode
- GU3 1AQ: 1 address of 9 in the postcode
- GU3 1DE: 1 address of 6 in the postcode
Nearby streets
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.