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GU1 3AL

Castle · Guildford · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Castle
Local authority
Guildford
Constituency
Guildford
Postcode district
GU1
Postcode sector
GU1 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
GU1 3AD 14 m
GU1 3AH 19 m
GU1 3HJ 24 m
GU1 3AA 45 m
GU1 3HQ 50 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GU1 3AL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 January 1995
Postcode area
GU
Postcode district
GU1
Postcode sector
GU1 3
Latitude
51.235961
Longitude
-0.571840
British National Grid easting
499,800
British National Grid northing
149,500

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
E00155334
Lower layer super output area
Guildford 013E · E01030455
Middle layer super output area
Guildford 013 · E02006356

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
43
Primary
23
Secondary
6

  1. Royal Grammar School Guildford

    Other independent school

    233 m

  2. Castle Garden School

    Other independent special school

    265 m

  3. Sandfield Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    408 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,877
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,703
  • Shoplifting 850
  • Public order 611
  • Anti social behaviour 437
  • Other theft 343

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
GU1 3 residents
4,428

Age bands in GU1 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14%

700 residents

Age 15 to 24
13%

652 residents

Age 25 to 44
30.7%

1,534 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.2%

1,312 residents

Age 65 and over
16.1%

804 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

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • DAPDUNE HOUSE SURGERY

    DAPDUNE HOUSE, WHARF ROAD, GUILDFORD, GU1 4RP

    ODS code H81029

    779 m

  • AUSTEN ROAD SURGERY

    1 AUSTEN ROAD, GUILDFORD, GU1 3NW

    ODS code H81006

    980 m

  • ST. LUKE'S SURGERY

    WARREN ROAD, GUILDFORD, GU1 3JH

    ODS code H81085

    1.0 km

  • WOODBRIDGE HILL SURGERY

    1 DEERBARN ROAD, GUILDFORD, GU2 8YB

    ODS code H81090

    1.8 km

  • GUILDOWNS GROUP PRACTICE

    THE OAKS, APPLEGARTH AVENUE, GUILDFORD, GU2 8LZ

    ODS code H81010

    2.9 km

  • MERROW PARK SURGERY

    KINGFISHER DRIVE, GUILDFORD, GU4 7EP

    ODS code H81035

    3.4 km

  • FAIRLANDS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    THE FAIRLANDS MEDICAL CENTRE, FAIRLANDS AVENUE, FAIRLANDS, GUILDFORD, GU3 3NA

    ODS code H81064

    4.6 km

  • WONERSH SURGERY

    THE STREET, WONERSH, GUILDFORD, GU5 0PE

    ODS code H81043

    4.7 km

  • BINSCOMBE MEDICAL CENTRE

    106 BINSCOMBE, GODALMING, GODALMING, GU7 3PR

    ODS code H81026

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Library

    BCT · Guildford

    0.1 miles

  • Library

    BCT · Guildford

    0.1 miles

  • Library

    BCT · Guildford

    0.1 miles

  • Library

    BCT · Guildford

    0.1 miles

  • Friary Bus Station

    BCT · Guildford

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Guildford 013E, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

23,272 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
3 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

43 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 6 secondary schools. Royal Grammar School Guildford is the nearest published school at 233 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,877 published events cover 12 months, averaging 406.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,703 events.

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