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GU1 2WB

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 2UX 2 m
GU1 2UR 83 m
GU1 2UW 90 m
GU1 2UU 137 m
GU4 7XU 138 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GU1 2WB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 2001
Terminated
1 February 2003
Postcode area
GU
Postcode district
GU1
Postcode sector
GU1 2
Latitude
51.251098
Longitude
-0.538514
British National Grid easting
502,093
British National Grid northing
151,229

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
E00155376
Lower layer super output area
Guildford 008E · E01030464
Middle layer super output area
Guildford 008 · E02006351

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
36
Primary
20
Secondary
5

  1. St Peter's Catholic School

    Academy converter

    494 m

  2. Merrow Junior School

    Foundation school

    551 m

  3. Merrow CofE Controlled Infant School

    Voluntary controlled school

    584 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
777
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 284
  • Anti social behaviour 132
  • Vehicle crime 75
  • Criminal damage and arson 70
  • Public order 57

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

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • MERROW PARK SURGERY

    KINGFISHER DRIVE, GUILDFORD, GU4 7EP

    ODS code H81035

    554 m

  • AUSTEN ROAD SURGERY

    1 AUSTEN ROAD, GUILDFORD, GU1 3NW

    ODS code H81006

    2.1 km

  • ST. LUKE'S SURGERY

    WARREN ROAD, GUILDFORD, GU1 3JH

    ODS code H81085

    2.1 km

  • DAPDUNE HOUSE SURGERY

    DAPDUNE HOUSE, WHARF ROAD, GUILDFORD, GU1 4RP

    ODS code H81029

    2.9 km

  • WOODBRIDGE HILL SURGERY

    1 DEERBARN ROAD, GUILDFORD, GU2 8YB

    ODS code H81090

    3.5 km

  • VILLAGES MEDICAL CTR

    SEND BARNS LANE, SEND, WOKING, GU23 7BP

    ODS code H81053

    4.1 km

Nearby transport

  • Community Centre

    BCT · Merrow

    0.1 miles

  • Greenhill Gardens

    BCT · Merrow

    0.1 miles

  • Greenhill Gardens

    BCT · Merrow

    0.1 miles

  • Bushy Hill Drive

    BCT · Bushy Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Great Goodwin Drive

    BCT · Merrow

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Guildford 008E, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

16,997 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
7 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

36 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 5 secondary schools. St Peter's Catholic School is the nearest published school at 494 m.

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

Recorded crime

777 published events cover 12 months, averaging 64.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 284 events.

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