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GU1 2RL

Merrow · Guildford · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
GU1 2PX 34 m
GU1 2PT 49 m
GU1 2QB 83 m
GU1 2SR 94 m
GU1 2PP 98 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GU1 2RL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1992
Terminated
1 December 1992
Postcode area
GU
Postcode district
GU1
Postcode sector
GU1 2
Latitude
51.241901
Longitude
-0.543003
British National Grid easting
501,800
British National Grid northing
150,200

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Guildford · E07000209
Electoral ward
Merrow · E05014952
Parish or community
E43000138
Westminster constituency
Guildford · E14001258
Output area
E00155384
Lower layer super output area
Guildford 011D · E01030460
Middle layer super output area
Guildford 011 · E02006354

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
38
Primary
20
Secondary
5

  1. St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    186 m

  2. Boxgrove Primary School

    Academy converter

    477 m

  3. St Peter's Catholic School

    Academy converter

    671 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
895
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 329
  • Anti social behaviour 131
  • Other theft 85
  • Criminal damage and arson 82
  • Vehicle crime 79

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

    1.2 km

  • ST. LUKE'S SURGERY

    WARREN ROAD, GUILDFORD, GU1 3JH

    ODS code H81085

    1.2 km

  • MERROW PARK SURGERY

    KINGFISHER DRIVE, GUILDFORD, GU4 7EP

    ODS code H81035

    1.4 km

  • DAPDUNE HOUSE SURGERY

    DAPDUNE HOUSE, WHARF ROAD, GUILDFORD, GU1 4RP

    ODS code H81029

    2.4 km

  • WOODBRIDGE HILL SURGERY

    1 DEERBARN ROAD, GUILDFORD, GU2 8YB

    ODS code H81090

    3.3 km

  • GUILDOWNS GROUP PRACTICE

    THE OAKS, APPLEGARTH AVENUE, GUILDFORD, GU2 8LZ

    ODS code H81010

    4.8 km

  • WONERSH SURGERY

    THE STREET, WONERSH, GUILDFORD, GU5 0PE

    ODS code H81043

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Boxgrove Road

    BCT · Merrow

    0.0 miles

  • Boxgrove Road

    BCT · Merrow

    0.1 miles

  • High Path Road

    BCT · Merrow

    0.2 miles

  • High Path Road

    BCT · Merrow

    0.2 miles

  • The Greenwood

    BCT · Merrow

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Guildford 011D, 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

33,482 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
8 of 10
Living environment
9 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

38 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 5 secondary schools. St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 186 m.

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

Recorded crime

895 published events cover 12 months, averaging 74.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 329 events.

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