GU12 5GN

Ash Vale · Guildford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Guildford
Constituency
Godalming and Ash
Postcode district
GU12
Postcode sector
GU12 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
GU12 5QD 85 m
GU12 5FE 146 m
GU12 5LZ 147 m
GU12 5QT 147 m
GU12 5QJ 168 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GU12 5GN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2001
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
GU
Postcode district
GU12
Postcode sector
GU12 5
Latitude
51.274294
Longitude
-0.728255
British National Grid easting
488,807
British National Grid northing
153,562

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
E00155205
Lower layer super output area
Guildford 004D · E01030429
Middle layer super output area
Guildford 004 · E02006347

Postcode source versions

Explore GU12

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
51
Primary
38
Secondary
3
  1. Holly Lodge Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    492 m
  2. South Farnborough Infant School

    Community school

    1.1 km
  3. Salesian College

    Other independent school

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
760
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 330
  • Public order 78
  • Vehicle crime 64
  • Other theft 63
  • Anti social behaviour 60

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.

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%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

12

within 5 km

  • NORTH CAMP SURGERY

    2 QUEENS ROAD, FARNBOROUGH, GU14 6DH

    ODS code J82630

    1.5 km

  • ALEXANDER HOUSE SURGERY

    2 SALISBURY ROAD, FARNBOROUGH, GU14 7AW

    ODS code J82120

    2.7 km

  • BARTLETT GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H81013

    3.2 km

  • THE CAMBRIDGE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82066

    3.4 km

  • THE WELLINGTON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82198

    3.4 km

  • PRINCES GARDENS SURGERY

    2A HIGH STREET, ALDERSHOT, GU11 1BJ

    ODS code J82178

    3.8 km

  • THE BORDER PRACTICE

    BLACKWATER WAY, ALDERSHOT, GU12 4DN

    ODS code J82142

    3.8 km

  • JENNER HOUSE SURGERY

    159 COVE ROAD, FARNBOROUGH, GU14 0HQ

    ODS code J82125

    3.9 km

  • GIFFARD DRIVE SURGERY

    68 GIFFARD DRIVE, FARNBOROUGH, GU14 8QB

    ODS code J82015

    4.2 km

  • MAYFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    CROYDE CLOSE, FARNBOROUGH, GU14 8UE

    ODS code J82181

    4.4 km

  • STATION ROAD SURGERY

    4 STATION ROAD, FRIMLEY, CAMBERLEY, GU16 7HG

    ODS code H81040

    4.5 km

  • VOYAGER FAMILY HEALTH

    FARNBOROUGH CENTRE FOR HEALTH, APOLLO RISE, FARNBOROUGH, GU14 0NP

    ODS code J82067

    4.8 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • North Camp Rail Station

    RSE · Ash Vale

    0.2 miles
  • North Camp Rail Station

    RLY · Ash Vale

    0.2 miles
  • North Camp Rail Station

    RSE · Ash Vale

    0.2 miles
  • North Camp Railway Station

    BCT · Ash Vale

    0.2 miles
  • North Camp Railway Station

    BCT · Ash Vale

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Guildford 004D, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,420 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
4 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
1
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

Schools

51 open schools are in scope, including 38 primary and 3 secondary schools. Holly Lodge Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 492 m.

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

Recorded crime

760 published events cover 12 months, averaging 63.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 330 events.

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