GU12 5SG

Ash Vale · 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 5SF 27 m
GU12 5SH 61 m
GU12 5SE 63 m
GU12 5SX 71 m
GU12 5SJ 113 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GU12 5SG
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1998
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
GU
Postcode district
GU12
Postcode sector
GU12 5
Latitude
51.263320
Longitude
-0.727969
British National Grid easting
488,848
British National Grid northing
152,342

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
E00155210
Lower layer super output area
Guildford 004B · E01030427
Middle layer super output area
Guildford 004 · E02006347

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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75 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
4, Comet Close, Ash Vale, Aldershot, GU12 5SG 29 April 2026 £475,000
8, Comet Close, Ash Vale, Aldershot, GU12 5SG 24 November 2025 £394,000
16, Comet Close, Ash Vale, Aldershot, GU12 5SG 16 October 2025 £405,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
40
Primary
30
Secondary
3
  1. Shawfield Primary School

    Community school

    1.0 km
  2. Marlborough Infant School

    Community school

    1.6 km
  3. Holly Lodge Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    1.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
823
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 333
  • Anti social behaviour 98
  • Vehicle crime 86
  • Criminal damage and arson 81
  • Other theft 55

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
54

27 female, 27 male

Postcode households
22
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 0.7% 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

8

within 5 km

  • NORTH CAMP SURGERY

    2 QUEENS ROAD, FARNBOROUGH, GU14 6DH

    ODS code J82630

    2.1 km

  • THE BORDER PRACTICE

    BLACKWATER WAY, ALDERSHOT, GU12 4DN

    ODS code J82142

    2.6 km

  • THE CAMBRIDGE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82066

    2.8 km

  • THE WELLINGTON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82198

    2.8 km

  • PRINCES GARDENS SURGERY

    2A HIGH STREET, ALDERSHOT, GU11 1BJ

    ODS code J82178

    3.0 km

  • ALEXANDER HOUSE SURGERY

    2 SALISBURY ROAD, FARNBOROUGH, GU14 7AW

    ODS code J82120

    3.8 km

  • BARTLETT GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H81013

    4.4 km

  • JENNER HOUSE SURGERY

    159 COVE ROAD, FARNBOROUGH, GU14 0HQ

    ODS code J82125

    4.7 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

  • St Mary's Road

    BCT · Ash Vale

    0.3 miles
  • St Mary's Road

    BCT · Ash Vale

    0.3 miles
  • Napier Lane

    BCT · Ash

    0.3 miles
  • Napier Lane

    BCT · Ash

    0.3 miles
  • Heathvale Bridge Road

    BCT · Ash Vale

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Guildford 004B, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

32,575 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
8 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
17
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 £400,000 from 8 recorded sales in GU12 5SG. 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

40 open schools are in scope, including 30 primary and 3 secondary schools. Shawfield Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.6 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

823 published events cover 12 months, averaging 68.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 333 events.

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