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GU18

UK postcode district

Updated September 2026

District overview

Postcode units
238
Current units
145
Coordinate coverage
100%
Electoral wards
4

Coverage context

Countries represented
England
English regions represented
South East
Local authority codes
2
Terminated postcode units
93

Postcode sectors in GU18

Choose a sector to browse its complete postcode-unit directory.

1 sectors
4,704 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Brookfield Court, 1, Flat 6, Broadway Road, Lightwater, GU18 5SL 23 July 2026 £210,000
23, Corbett Drive, Lightwater, GU18 5LA 20 July 2026 £420,000
18, Macdonald Road, Lightwater, GU18 5TN 10 July 2026 £400,000

Schools

Across this district

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Open schools
2
Primary
2
Secondary
0

Recorded crime

Across this district

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Published events
343
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 86
  • Shoplifting 81
  • Other theft 58
  • Anti social behaviour 40
  • Vehicle crime 21

Census 2021

Population and age profile

GU18 usual residents
6,609
Age-profile population
6,537

Age bands in GU18

Postcode district
Age 0 to 14
14.3%
937 residents
Age 15 to 24
9%
587 residents
Age 25 to 44
20.2%
1,323 residents
Age 45 to 64
31.8%
2,077 residents
Age 65 and over
24.7%
1,613 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

The median Ofcom availability percentage across 143 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.

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%

In this district, 133 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 76 postcode units had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, 0 postcode units had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.

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, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

1

in this district

  • LIGHTWATER SURGERY

    ALL SAINTS ROAD, LIGHTWATER, GU18 5SQ

    ODS code H81130

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £510,000 from 541 recorded sales in GU18. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Surrey Heath is £461,396 in June 2026, up 6.1% year on year.

Schools

2 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools.

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

Recorded crime

343 published events cover 12 months, averaging 29 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 86 events.

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