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GU12 5AP

Ash Vale · Guildford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Aldershot
Ward
Ash Vale
Local authority
Guildford
Constituency
Godalming and Ash
Postcode district
GU12
Postcode sector
GU12 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
GU12 5AH 36 m
GU12 5AJ 53 m
GU12 5AQ 75 m
GU12 5AB 117 m
GU12 5AD 131 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GU12 5AP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
GU
Postcode district
GU12
Postcode sector
GU12 5
Latitude
51.259222
Longitude
-0.724929
British National Grid easting
489,068
British National Grid northing
151,890

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Guildford · E07000209
Electoral ward
Ash Vale · E05014945
Parish or community
E04009542
Westminster constituency
Godalming and Ash · E14001249
Output area
E00155197
Lower layer super output area
Guildford 004A · E01030426
Middle layer super output area
Guildford 004 · E02006347

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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48 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
6, Prospect Cottages, Ash Vale, Aldershot, GU12 5AP 7 June 2024 £167,500
4, Prospect Cottages, Ash Vale, Aldershot, GU12 5AP 8 September 2023 £170,000
10, Prospect Cottages, Ash Vale, Aldershot, GU12 5AP 1 September 2022 £150,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
38
Primary
28
Secondary
3

  1. Shawfield Primary School

    Community school

    536 m

  2. Ash Grange Nursery and Primary School

    Community school

    1.2 km

  3. Walsh CofE Infant School

    Academy converter

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,258
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 509
  • Criminal damage and arson 151
  • Anti social behaviour 140
  • Vehicle crime 108
  • Public order 98

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
14

8 female, 6 male

Postcode households
12
Residents per household
1.2
GU12 5 residents
7,802

Age bands in GU12 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.2%

1,250 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.5%

657 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.9%

2,069 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.5%

2,117 residents

Age 65 and over
20.9%

1,609 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider GU12 5 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
100%
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

  • THE BORDER PRACTICE

    BLACKWATER WAY, ALDERSHOT, GU12 4DN

    ODS code J82142

    2.3 km

  • NORTH CAMP SURGERY

    2 QUEENS ROAD, FARNBOROUGH, GU14 6DH

    ODS code J82630

    2.6 km

  • THE CAMBRIDGE PRACTICE

    ALDERSHOT CENTRE FOR HEALTH, HOSPITAL HILL, ALDERSHOT, GU11 1AY

    ODS code J82066

    2.9 km

  • THE WELLINGTON PRACTICE

    ALDERSHOT CENTRE FOR HLTH, HOSPITAL HILL, ALDERSHOT, GU11 1AY

    ODS code J82198

    2.9 km

  • PRINCES GARDENS SURGERY

    2A HIGH STREET, ALDERSHOT, GU11 1BJ

    ODS code J82178

    3.1 km

  • ALEXANDER HOUSE SURGERY

    2 SALISBURY ROAD, FARNBOROUGH, GU14 7AW

    ODS code J82120

    4.3 km

  • BARTLETT GROUP PRACTICE

    FRIMLEY GREEN MEDICAL CENTRE, 1 BEECH ROAD, FRIMLEY GREEN, CAMBERLEY, GU16 6QQ

    ODS code H81013

    4.8 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

  • Napier Lane

    BCT · Ash

    0.1 miles

  • Napier Lane

    BCT · Ash

    0.1 miles

  • Shawfield Road

    BCT · Ash

    0.2 miles

  • Shawfield Road

    BCT · Ash

    0.2 miles

  • Council Offices

    BCT · Ash

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Guildford 004A, 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

19,633 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
7 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.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £163,750 from 4 recorded sales in GU12 5AP. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Guildford is £523,974 in June 2026, down 5.6% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

38 open schools are in scope, including 28 primary and 3 secondary schools. Shawfield Primary School is the nearest published school at 536 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,258 published events cover 12 months, averaging 104.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 509 events.

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