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GU18 5AF

Lightwater · Surrey Heath · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Lightwater
Local authority
Surrey Heath
Constituency
Surrey Heath
Postcode district
GU18
Postcode sector
GU18 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
GU18 5AE 18 m
GU18 5RE 46 m
GU18 5RD 69 m
GU18 5RL 95 m
GU18 5RF 120 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GU18 5AF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 2002
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
GU
Postcode district
GU18
Postcode sector
GU18 5
Latitude
51.353060
Longitude
-0.674060
British National Grid easting
492,429
British National Grid northing
162,388

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Surrey Heath · E07000214
Electoral ward
Lightwater · E05012031
Parish or community
E04009582
Westminster constituency
Surrey Heath · E14001532
Output area
E00156966
Lower layer super output area
Surrey Heath 003D · E01030781
Middle layer super output area
Surrey Heath 003 · E02006418

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
29
Primary
19
Secondary
3

  1. Lightwater Village Infant School and Nursery

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    51 m

  2. Lightwater Village Junior School

    Academy converter

    415 m

  3. Connaught Junior School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
664
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 202
  • Anti social behaviour 108
  • Shoplifting 104
  • Other theft 95
  • Criminal damage and arson 35

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
7

4 female, 3 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
1.8
GU18 5 residents
6,609

Age bands in GU18 5

Wider postcode sector
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

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider GU18 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

4

within 5 km

  • LIGHTWATER SURGERY

    ALL SAINTS ROAD, LIGHTWATER, GU18 5SQ

    ODS code H81130

    713 m

  • PARK HOUSE SURGERY

    6 PARK STREET, BAGSHOT, GU19 5AQ

    ODS code H81039

    1.7 km

  • UPPER GORDON ROAD SURGERY

    37 UPPER GORDON ROAD, CAMBERLEY, GU15 2HJ

    ODS code H81075

    4.9 km

  • CHOBHAM & WEST END MEDICAL PRACTICE

    16 WINDSOR ROAD, CHOBHAM, WOKING, GU24 8NA

    ODS code H81015

    5.0 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

  • The Avenue

    BCT · Lightwater

    0.0 miles

  • The Avenue

    BCT · Lightwater

    0.0 miles

  • The Avenue

    BCT · Lightwater

    0.1 miles

  • Lovells Close

    BCT · Lightwater

    0.2 miles

  • Stonehill Road

    BCT · Lightwater

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Surrey Heath 003D, 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

27,152 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
6 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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

29 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 3 secondary schools. Lightwater Village Infant School and Nursery is the nearest published school at 51 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

664 published events cover 12 months, averaging 55.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 202 events.

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