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GU2 8AD

Westborough · Guildford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Westborough
Local authority
Guildford
Constituency
Guildford
Postcode district
GU2
Postcode sector
GU2 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
GU2 8AN 101 m
GU2 8BU 116 m
GU2 8YT 141 m
GU2 8UT 150 m
GU2 7YL 155 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GU2 8AD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 March 2009
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
GU
Postcode district
GU2
Postcode sector
GU2 8
Latitude
51.246846
Longitude
-0.593669
British National Grid easting
498,253
British National Grid northing
150,681

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Guildford · E07000209
Electoral ward
Westborough · E05014963
Parish or community
E43000138
Westminster constituency
Guildford · E14001258
Output area
E00190471
Lower layer super output area
Guildford 015C · E01030468
Middle layer super output area
Guildford 015 · E02006358

Postcode source versions

Explore GU2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
36
Primary
20
Secondary
5

  1. Wey Valley College

    Academy alternative provision converter

    329 m

  2. The Hope Service

    Pupil referral unit

    558 m

  3. University of Surrey

    Higher education institutions

    622 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,400
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,895
  • Public order 498
  • Anti social behaviour 390
  • Criminal damage and arson 367
  • Shoplifting 346

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
19

11 female, 8 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
3.2
GU2 8 residents
8,534

Age bands in GU2 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.2%

1,278 residents

Age 15 to 24
24.8%

2,086 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.6%

2,318 residents

Age 45 to 64
20.8%

1,748 residents

Age 65 and over
11.5%

966 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider GU2 8 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

7

within 5 km

  • WOODBRIDGE HILL SURGERY

    1 DEERBARN ROAD, GUILDFORD, GU2 8YB

    ODS code H81090

    441 m

  • DAPDUNE HOUSE SURGERY

    DAPDUNE HOUSE, WHARF ROAD, GUILDFORD, GU1 4RP

    ODS code H81029

    1.2 km

  • GUILDOWNS GROUP PRACTICE

    THE OAKS, APPLEGARTH AVENUE, GUILDFORD, GU2 8LZ

    ODS code H81010

    1.4 km

  • FAIRLANDS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H81064

    2.7 km

  • AUSTEN ROAD SURGERY

    1 AUSTEN ROAD, GUILDFORD, GU1 3NW

    ODS code H81006

    2.7 km

  • ST. LUKE'S SURGERY

    WARREN ROAD, GUILDFORD, GU1 3JH

    ODS code H81085

    2.8 km

  • MERROW PARK SURGERY

    KINGFISHER DRIVE, GUILDFORD, GU4 7EP

    ODS code H81035

    4.4 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

  • Fairfield Rise

    BCT · Westborough

    0.1 miles

  • Fairfield Rise

    BCT · Westborough

    0.1 miles

  • University of Surrey Twyford Court

    BCT · Guildford

    0.2 miles

  • University of Surrey Twyford Court

    BCT · Guildford

    0.2 miles

  • Woodside Road

    BCT · Park Barn

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Guildford 015C, 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

32,750 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
8 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
6
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

Schools

36 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 5 secondary schools. Wey Valley College is the nearest published school at 329 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,400 published events cover 12 months, averaging 366.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,895 events.

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