GU12 5AR

Ash Wharf · Guildford · England

Updated September 2026

Compare this postcode

Location overview

Drag to pan. Use + or - to zoom. Open larger map
Post town
Aldershot
Local authority
Guildford
Constituency
Godalming and Ash
Postcode district
GU12
Postcode sector
GU12 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
GU12 5AS 30 m
GU12 5AZ 60 m
GU12 5JX 75 m
GU12 5AY 83 m
GU12 5DP 99 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GU12 5AR
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 January 2025
Postcode area
GU
Postcode district
GU12
Postcode sector
GU12 5
Latitude
51.257698
Longitude
-0.719597
British National Grid easting
489,443
British National Grid northing
151,727

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Guildford · E07000209
Electoral ward
Ash Wharf · E05014946
Parish or community
E04009542
Westminster constituency
Godalming and Ash · E14001249
Output area
E00155227
Lower layer super output area
Guildford 004E · E01030430
Middle layer super output area
Guildford 004 · E02006347

Postcode source versions

Explore GU12

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Vale House, 30, Wharf Road, Ash Vale, Aldershot, GU12 5AR 20 November 2024 £720,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
34
Primary
26
Secondary
3
  1. Shawfield Primary School

    Community school

    430 m
  2. Ash Grange Nursery and Primary School

    Community school

    962 m
  3. Walsh CofE Infant School

    Academy converter

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
925
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 345
  • Anti social behaviour 127
  • Criminal damage and arson 113
  • Vehicle crime 87
  • Other theft 59

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

  • THE BORDER PRACTICE

    BLACKWATER WAY, ALDERSHOT, GU12 4DN

    ODS code J82142

    2.4 km

  • NORTH CAMP SURGERY

    2 QUEENS ROAD, FARNBOROUGH, GU14 6DH

    ODS code J82630

    3.0 km

  • THE CAMBRIDGE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82066

    3.2 km

  • THE WELLINGTON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82198

    3.2 km

  • PRINCES GARDENS SURGERY

    2A HIGH STREET, ALDERSHOT, GU11 1BJ

    ODS code J82178

    3.4 km

  • ALEXANDER HOUSE SURGERY

    2 SALISBURY ROAD, FARNBOROUGH, GU14 7AW

    ODS code J82120

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Shawfield Road

    BCT · Ash

    0.1 miles
  • Council Offices

    BCT · Ash

    0.1 miles
  • Council Offices

    BCT · Ash

    0.1 miles
  • Shawfield Road

    BCT · Ash

    0.1 miles
  • Napier Lane

    BCT · Ash

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Guildford 004E, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

30,350 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
6 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

Property market

The five-year median is £720,000 from 1 recorded sale in GU12 5AR. 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

34 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 3 secondary schools. Shawfield Primary School is the nearest published school at 430 m.

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

Recorded crime

925 published events cover 12 months, averaging 77.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 345 events.

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