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GU12 5WA

Ash Vale · Guildford · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
GU12 5SX 1 m
GU12 5SF 48 m
GU12 5SG 71 m
GU12 5SH 88 m
GU12 5SJ 90 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GU12 5WA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 2001
Terminated
1 May 2002
Postcode area
GU
Postcode district
GU12
Postcode sector
GU12 5
Latitude
51.263024
Longitude
-0.728866
British National Grid easting
488,786
British National Grid northing
152,308

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
E00155208
Lower layer super output area
Guildford 004A · E01030426
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
39
Primary
29
Secondary
3

  1. Shawfield Primary School

    Community school

    1.0 km

  2. Marlborough Infant School

    Community school

    1.6 km

  3. Ash Grange Nursery and Primary School

    Community school

    1.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
906
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 376
  • Criminal damage and arson 101
  • Anti social behaviour 99
  • Vehicle crime 89
  • Public order 57

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

8

within 5 km straight-line

  • 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

    2.7 km

  • THE WELLINGTON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82198

    2.7 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

Nearby transport

  • St Mary's Road

    BCT · Ash Vale

    0.3 miles

  • Napier Lane

    BCT · Ash

    0.3 miles

  • Napier Lane

    BCT · Ash

    0.3 miles

  • St Mary's Road

    BCT · Ash Vale

    0.3 miles

  • Heathvale Bridge Road

    BCT · Ash Vale

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Guildford 004A, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,633 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
7 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

39 open schools are in scope, including 29 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

906 published events cover 12 months, averaging 75.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 376 events.

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