GU18 5RD

Lightwater · Surrey Heath · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Lightwater
Local authority
Surrey Heath
Constituency
Surrey Heath
Postcode district
GU18
Postcode sector
GU18 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
GU18 5RE 56 m
GU18 5AF 69 m
GU18 5TN 79 m
GU18 5AE 81 m
GU18 5RR 114 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GU18 5RD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
GU
Postcode district
GU18
Postcode sector
GU18 5
Latitude
51.352887
Longitude
-0.673103
British National Grid easting
492,496
British National Grid northing
162,370

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Surrey Heath · E07000214
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

Explore GU18

15 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Roelbo, 9, Catena Rise, Lightwater, GU18 5RD 5 November 2025 £450,000
1a, Catena Rise, Lightwater, GU18 5RD 2 September 2025 £130,000
Holly Lodge, Catena Rise, Lightwater, GU18 5RD 13 March 2025 £425,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
28
Primary
18
Secondary
3
  1. Lightwater Village Infant School and Nursery

    Academy converter

    66 m
  2. Lightwater Village Junior School

    Academy converter

    463 m
  3. Connaught Junior School

    Academy converter

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
626
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 192
  • Anti social behaviour 101
  • Shoplifting 98
  • Other theft 85
  • Criminal damage and arson 31

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
40

19 female, 21 male

Postcode households
15
Residents per household
2.7
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 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider GU18 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

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

GP practices

4

within 5 km

  • LIGHTWATER SURGERY

    ALL SAINTS ROAD, LIGHTWATER, GU18 5SQ

    ODS code H81130

    644 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

    4.9 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

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

    0.1 miles
  • The Avenue

    BCT · Lightwater

    0.1 miles
  • The Avenue

    BCT · Lightwater

    0.1 miles
  • Lovells Close

    BCT · Lightwater

    0.1 miles
  • Lovells Close

    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

Property market

The five-year median is £425,000 from 3 recorded sales in GU18 5RD. 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

28 open schools are in scope, including 18 primary and 3 secondary schools. Lightwater Village Infant School and Nursery is the nearest published school at 66 m.

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

Recorded crime

626 published events cover 12 months, averaging 52.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 192 events.

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