GU12 5QL

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 5NH 51 m
GU12 5LT 53 m
GU12 5NJ 75 m
GU12 5QS 76 m
GU12 5NW 97 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GU12 5QL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 May 2006
Postcode area
GU
Postcode district
GU12
Postcode sector
GU12 5
Latitude
51.272304
Longitude
-0.723020
British National Grid easting
489,176
British National Grid northing
153,347

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
E00155193
Lower layer super output area
Guildford 004C · E01030428
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
44
Primary
32
Secondary
2
  1. Holly Lodge Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    767 m
  2. South Farnborough Infant School

    Community school

    1.5 km
  3. Salesian College

    Other independent school

    1.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
593
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 242
  • Vehicle crime 60
  • Public order 57
  • Anti social behaviour 52
  • Other theft 49

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

11

within 5 km straight-line

  • NORTH CAMP SURGERY

    2 QUEENS ROAD, FARNBOROUGH, GU14 6DH

    ODS code J82630

    1.9 km

  • ALEXANDER HOUSE SURGERY

    2 SALISBURY ROAD, FARNBOROUGH, GU14 7AW

    ODS code J82120

    3.1 km

  • BARTLETT GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H81013

    3.4 km

  • THE CAMBRIDGE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82066

    3.6 km

  • THE WELLINGTON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82198

    3.6 km

  • THE BORDER PRACTICE

    BLACKWATER WAY, ALDERSHOT, GU12 4DN

    ODS code J82142

    3.7 km

  • PRINCES GARDENS SURGERY

    2A HIGH STREET, ALDERSHOT, GU11 1BJ

    ODS code J82178

    3.9 km

  • JENNER HOUSE SURGERY

    159 COVE ROAD, FARNBOROUGH, GU14 0HQ

    ODS code J82125

    4.3 km

  • GIFFARD DRIVE SURGERY

    68 GIFFARD DRIVE, FARNBOROUGH, GU14 8QB

    ODS code J82015

    4.6 km

  • MAYFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    CROYDE CLOSE, FARNBOROUGH, GU14 8UE

    ODS code J82181

    4.8 km

  • STATION ROAD SURGERY

    4 STATION ROAD, FRIMLEY, CAMBERLEY, GU16 7HG

    ODS code H81040

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Ash Vale Rail Station

    RSE · Ash Vale

    0.0 miles
  • Ash Vale Railway Station

    BCT · Ash Vale

    0.0 miles
  • Ash Vale Rail Station

    RLY · Ash Vale

    0.1 miles
  • Ash Vale Rail Station

    RSE · Ash Vale

    0.1 miles
  • Ash Vale Railway Station

    BCT · Ash Vale

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Guildford 004C, 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

29,816 of 33,755

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

Evidence in context

Schools

44 open schools are in scope, including 32 primary and 2 secondary schools. Holly Lodge Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 767 m.

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

Recorded crime

593 published events cover 12 months, averaging 49.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 242 events.

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