GU2 5BS

St Nicolas · Guildford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Guildford
Constituency
Guildford
Postcode district
GU2
Postcode sector
GU2 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
GU2 4BS 4 m
GU2 4AU 46 m
GU2 4AT 73 m
GU2 4YD 81 m
GU2 4BP 83 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GU2 5BS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 2000
Postcode area
GU
Postcode district
GU2
Postcode sector
GU2 5
Latitude
51.232387
Longitude
-0.578855
British National Grid easting
499,318
British National Grid northing
149,093

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Guildford · E07000209
Parish or community
E43000138
Westminster constituency
Guildford · E14001258
Output area
E00155323
Lower layer super output area
Guildford 016B · E01030449
Middle layer super output area
Guildford 016 · E02006359

Postcode source versions

Explore GU2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
47
Primary
25
Secondary
6
  1. St Nicolas' Church of England Infant School

    Academy converter

    90 m
  2. Guildford County School

    Academy converter

    501 m
  3. Castle Garden School

    Other independent special school

    683 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,531
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,627
  • Shoplifting 743
  • Public order 566
  • Anti social behaviour 412
  • Other theft 322

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
Postcode sector residents
Not available

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 not available.

GP practices

10

within 5 km

  • DAPDUNE HOUSE SURGERY

    DAPDUNE HOUSE, WHARF ROAD, GUILDFORD, GU1 4RP

    ODS code H81029

    1.1 km

  • ST. LUKE'S SURGERY

    WARREN ROAD, GUILDFORD, GU1 3JH

    ODS code H81085

    1.6 km

  • AUSTEN ROAD SURGERY

    1 AUSTEN ROAD, GUILDFORD, GU1 3NW

    ODS code H81006

    1.6 km

  • WOODBRIDGE HILL SURGERY

    1 DEERBARN ROAD, GUILDFORD, GU2 8YB

    ODS code H81090

    2.0 km

  • GUILDOWNS GROUP PRACTICE

    THE OAKS, APPLEGARTH AVENUE, GUILDFORD, GU2 8LZ

    ODS code H81010

    2.6 km

  • MERROW PARK SURGERY

    KINGFISHER DRIVE, GUILDFORD, GU4 7EP

    ODS code H81035

    4.0 km

  • BINSCOMBE MEDICAL CENTRE

    106 BINSCOMBE, GODALMING, GODALMING, GU7 3PR

    ODS code H81026

    4.1 km

  • WONERSH SURGERY

    THE STREET, WONERSH, GUILDFORD, GU5 0PE

    ODS code H81043

    4.5 km

  • FAIRLANDS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    THE FAIRLANDS MEDICAL CENTRE, FAIRLANDS AVENUE, FAIRLANDS, GUILDFORD, GU3 3NA

    ODS code H81064

    4.6 km

  • THE MILL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CATTESHALL MILL, CATTESHALL RD, GODALMING, GU7 1JW

    ODS code H81021

    4.8 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Lawn Road

    BCT · Guildford

    0.0 miles
  • Lawn Road

    BCT · Guildford

    0.1 miles
  • The Mount

    BCT · Guildford

    0.1 miles
  • The Mount

    BCT · Guildford

    0.1 miles
  • Mareschal Road

    BCT · Guildford

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Guildford 016B, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,234 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
4 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

47 open schools are in scope, including 25 primary and 6 secondary schools. St Nicolas' Church of England Infant School is the nearest published school at 90 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,531 published events cover 12 months, averaging 377.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,627 events.

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