GU12 5HE

Ash Wharf · Guildford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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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 5HF 34 m
GU12 5BT 36 m
GU12 5HD 36 m
GU12 5EX 57 m
GU12 5BU 66 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GU12 5HE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 May 1994
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
GU
Postcode district
GU12
Postcode sector
GU12 5
Latitude
51.254610
Longitude
-0.719239
British National Grid easting
489,474
British National Grid northing
151,384

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
E00155229
Lower layer super output area
Guildford 010B · E01030431
Middle layer super output area
Guildford 010 · E02006353

Postcode source versions

Explore GU12

2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
5, Old School Close, Ash, Aldershot, GU12 5HE 11 July 2003 £235,000
6, Old School Close, Ash, Aldershot, GU12 5HE 26 April 1996 £93,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
35
Primary
26
Secondary
3
  1. Shawfield Primary School

    Community school

    272 m
  2. Ash Grange Nursery and Primary School

    Community school

    621 m
  3. Walsh CofE Infant School

    Academy converter

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,175
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 463
  • Anti social behaviour 155
  • Criminal damage and arson 141
  • Vehicle crime 100
  • Public order 86

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
5

1 female, 4 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
2.5
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 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider GU12 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

6

within 5 km

  • THE BORDER PRACTICE

    BLACKWATER WAY, ALDERSHOT, GU12 4DN

    ODS code J82142

    2.1 km

  • NORTH CAMP SURGERY

    2 QUEENS ROAD, FARNBOROUGH, GU14 6DH

    ODS code J82630

    3.2 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

    3.3 km

  • ALEXANDER HOUSE SURGERY

    2 SALISBURY ROAD, FARNBOROUGH, GU14 7AW

    ODS code J82120

    4.9 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Council Offices

    BCT · Ash

    0.1 miles
  • Council Offices

    BCT · Ash

    0.1 miles
  • Victoria Hall

    BCT · Ash

    0.1 miles
  • Victoria Hall

    BCT · Ash

    0.1 miles
  • Shawfield Road

    BCT · Ash

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Guildford 010B, 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

26,679 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
5 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

Schools

35 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 3 secondary schools. Shawfield Primary School is the nearest published school at 272 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,175 published events cover 12 months, averaging 97.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 463 events.

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