GU1 2BB

Castle · Guildford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Castle
Local authority
Guildford
Constituency
Guildford
Postcode district
GU1
Postcode sector
GU1 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
GU1 2BL 61 m
GU1 2BQ 64 m
GU1 2DP 70 m
GU1 2BN 84 m
GU1 2BW 90 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GU1 2BB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 2004
Terminated
1 January 2004
Postcode area
GU
Postcode district
GU1
Postcode sector
GU1 2
Latitude
51.238005
Longitude
-0.556635
British National Grid easting
500,857
British National Grid northing
149,748

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Guildford · E07000209
Electoral ward
Castle · E05014949
Parish or community
E43000138
Westminster constituency
Guildford · E14001258
Output area
E00155350
Lower layer super output area
Guildford 013D · E01030453
Middle layer super output area
Guildford 013 · E02006356

Postcode source versions

Explore GU1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
42
Primary
22
Secondary
6
  1. Holy Trinity, Guildford, CofE Aided Junior School

    Voluntary aided school

    472 m
  2. Tormead School

    Other independent school

    545 m
  3. Guildford High School

    Other independent school

    675 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,700
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,116
  • Shoplifting 729
  • Public order 505
  • Anti social behaviour 366
  • Other theft 252

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
GU1 2 residents
10,126

Age bands in GU1 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19%

1,831 residents

Age 15 to 24
12%

1,152 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.9%

2,102 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.1%

2,802 residents

Age 65 and over
18%

1,731 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

7

within 5 km straight-line

  • AUSTEN ROAD SURGERY

    1 AUSTEN ROAD, GUILDFORD, GU1 3NW

    ODS code H81006

    125 m

  • ST. LUKE'S SURGERY

    WARREN ROAD, GUILDFORD, GU1 3JH

    ODS code H81085

    247 m

  • DAPDUNE HOUSE SURGERY

    DAPDUNE HOUSE, WHARF ROAD, GUILDFORD, GU1 4RP

    ODS code H81029

    1.5 km

  • MERROW PARK SURGERY

    KINGFISHER DRIVE, GUILDFORD, GU4 7EP

    ODS code H81035

    2.4 km

  • WOODBRIDGE HILL SURGERY

    1 DEERBARN ROAD, GUILDFORD, GU2 8YB

    ODS code H81090

    2.5 km

  • GUILDOWNS GROUP PRACTICE

    THE OAKS, APPLEGARTH AVENUE, GUILDFORD, GU2 8LZ

    ODS code H81010

    3.9 km

  • WONERSH SURGERY

    THE STREET, WONERSH, GUILDFORD, GU5 0PE

    ODS code H81043

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Albury Road North

    BCT · Guildford

    0.0 miles
  • Albury Road North

    BCT · Guildford

    0.0 miles
  • Waterden Road

    BCT · Guildford

    0.1 miles
  • Upper Edgeborough Road

    BCT · Guildford

    0.1 miles
  • Waterden Road

    BCT · Guildford

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Guildford 013D, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

9 of 10

Overall England rank

29,009 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
4 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

42 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 6 secondary schools. Holy Trinity, Guildford, CofE Aided Junior School is the nearest published school at 472 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

3,700 published events cover 12 months, averaging 308.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,116 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.