GU18 5XA

Bisley & West End · 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 5XB 99 m
GU18 5QQ 182 m
GU18 5UZ 200 m
GU18 5XJ 242 m
GU18 5XH 251 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GU18 5XA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
GU
Postcode district
GU18
Postcode sector
GU18 5
Latitude
51.345355
Longitude
-0.666271
British National Grid easting
492,987
British National Grid northing
161,541

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Surrey Heath · E07000214
Parish or community
E04009581
Westminster constituency
Surrey Heath · E14001532
Output area
E00157080
Lower layer super output area
Surrey Heath 006C · E01030806
Middle layer super output area
Surrey Heath 006 · E02006421

Postcode source versions

Explore GU18

3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Wilds, The Folly, Lightwater, GU18 5XA 14 February 2024 £1,300,000
Sandylands, The Folly, Lightwater, GU18 5XA 3 April 2006 £293,000
Wheatlands, The Folly, Lightwater, GU18 5XA 22 November 1996 £247,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
29
Primary
20
Secondary
3
  1. Lightwater Village Infant School and Nursery

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    968 m
  2. Lightwater Village Junior School

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    1.1 km
  3. Gordon's School

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    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
375
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 98
  • Shoplifting 81
  • Other theft 62
  • Anti social behaviour 48
  • Vehicle crime 22

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
18

8 female, 10 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
3.0
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 0.3% 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

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • LIGHTWATER SURGERY

    ALL SAINTS ROAD, LIGHTWATER, GU18 5SQ

    ODS code H81130

    745 m

  • PARK HOUSE SURGERY

    6 PARK STREET, BAGSHOT, GU19 5AQ

    ODS code H81039

    2.6 km

  • CHOBHAM & WEST END MEDICAL PRACTICE

    16 WINDSOR ROAD, CHOBHAM, WOKING, GU24 8NA

    ODS code H81015

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Colville Gardens

    BCT · Lightwater

    0.1 miles
  • Colville Gardens

    BCT · Lightwater

    0.1 miles
  • Lightwater Road

    BCT · Lightwater

    0.2 miles
  • Lightwater Road

    BCT · Lightwater

    0.2 miles
  • Blackthorn Drive

    BCT · Lightwater

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Surrey Heath 006C, 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

32,725 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
4 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
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 £1,300,000 from 1 recorded sale in GU18 5XA. 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

29 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 3 secondary schools. Lightwater Village Infant School and Nursery is the nearest published school at 968 m.

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

Recorded crime

375 published events cover 12 months, averaging 31.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 98 events.

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