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GU1 2BN

Castle · Guildford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
GU1 2BW 21 m
GU1 2BY 42 m
GU1 2BS 44 m
GU1 2WS 60 m
GU1 2EJ 73 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GU1 2BN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
GU
Postcode district
GU1
Postcode sector
GU1 2
Latitude
51.238225
Longitude
-0.555482
British National Grid easting
500,937
British National Grid northing
149,774

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
E00155262
Lower layer super output area
Guildford 011B · E01030437
Middle layer super output area
Guildford 011 · E02006354

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Merrowdene, 2, Albury Road, Guildford, GU1 2BN 19 December 2002 £70,000

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

    507 m

  2. Tormead School

    Other independent school

    517 m

  3. Guildford High School

    Other independent school

    726 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,460
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 981
  • Shoplifting 723
  • Public order 483
  • Anti social behaviour 351
  • Criminal damage and arson 236

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
6

3 female, 3 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
3.0
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

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider GU1 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

7

within 5 km

  • AUSTEN ROAD SURGERY

    1 AUSTEN ROAD, GUILDFORD, GU1 3NW

    ODS code H81006

    204 m

  • ST. LUKE'S SURGERY

    WARREN ROAD, GUILDFORD, GU1 3JH

    ODS code H81085

    296 m

  • DAPDUNE HOUSE SURGERY

    DAPDUNE HOUSE, WHARF ROAD, GUILDFORD, GU1 4RP

    ODS code H81029

    1.6 km

  • MERROW PARK SURGERY

    KINGFISHER DRIVE, GUILDFORD, GU4 7EP

    ODS code H81035

    2.3 km

  • WOODBRIDGE HILL SURGERY

    1 DEERBARN ROAD, GUILDFORD, GU2 8YB

    ODS code H81090

    2.6 km

  • GUILDOWNS GROUP PRACTICE

    THE OAKS, APPLEGARTH AVENUE, GUILDFORD, GU2 8LZ

    ODS code H81010

    4.0 km

  • WONERSH SURGERY

    THE STREET, WONERSH, GUILDFORD, GU5 0PE

    ODS code H81043

    4.6 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Albury Road North

    BCT · Guildford

    0.0 miles

  • Albury Road North

    BCT · Guildford

    0.1 miles

  • St Omer Road

    BCT · Guildford

    0.1 miles

  • St Omer Road

    BCT · Guildford

    0.1 miles

  • Upper Edgeborough Road

    BCT · Guildford

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Guildford 011B, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

33,245 of 33,755

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

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

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 507 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

3,460 published events cover 12 months, averaging 288.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 981 events.

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