GU2 8JB

Worplesdon · Guildford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Guildford
Local authority
Guildford
Constituency
Guildford
Postcode district
GU2
Postcode sector
GU2 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
GU2 8GG 42 m
GU2 8FP 50 m
GU2 8EX 60 m
GU3 3BA 72 m
GU2 8JA 91 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GU2 8JB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2000
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
GU
Postcode district
GU2
Postcode sector
GU2 8
Latitude
51.251144
Longitude
-0.607954
British National Grid easting
497,247
British National Grid northing
151,140

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Guildford · E07000209
Parish or community
E04009563
Westminster constituency
Guildford · E14001258
Output area
E00155566
Lower layer super output area
Guildford 005B · E01030500
Middle layer super output area
Guildford 005 · E02006348

Postcode source versions

Explore GU2

4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, Barnwood Road, Guildford, GU2 8JB 8 December 2023 £365,000
7, Barnwood Road, Guildford, GU2 8JB 8 October 2014 £250,000
3, Barnwood Road, Guildford, GU2 8JB 25 May 2007 £215,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
33
Primary
17
Secondary
5
  1. Rydes Hill Preparatory School

    Other independent school

    341 m
  2. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    479 m
  3. Kings College Guildford

    Academy sponsor led

    757 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,000
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 809
  • Anti social behaviour 221
  • Public order 206
  • Criminal damage and arson 196
  • Other theft 143

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
18

7 female, 11 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
3.0
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+
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%

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

6

within 5 km

  • GUILDOWNS GROUP PRACTICE

    THE OAKS, APPLEGARTH AVENUE, GUILDFORD, GU2 8LZ

    ODS code H81010

    911 m

  • WOODBRIDGE HILL SURGERY

    1 DEERBARN ROAD, GUILDFORD, GU2 8YB

    ODS code H81090

    1.4 km

  • FAIRLANDS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H81064

    1.7 km

  • DAPDUNE HOUSE SURGERY

    DAPDUNE HOUSE, WHARF ROAD, GUILDFORD, GU1 4RP

    ODS code H81029

    2.4 km

  • AUSTEN ROAD SURGERY

    1 AUSTEN ROAD, GUILDFORD, GU1 3NW

    ODS code H81006

    3.8 km

  • ST. LUKE'S SURGERY

    WARREN ROAD, GUILDFORD, GU1 3JH

    ODS code H81085

    3.9 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

  • Rye Close

    BCT · Park Barn

    0.0 miles
  • Rye Close

    BCT · Park Barn

    0.0 miles
  • Barnwood Court

    BCT · Rydeshill

    0.0 miles
  • Barnwood Court

    BCT · Rydeshill

    0.1 miles
  • Bramble Close

    BCT · Rydeshill

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Guildford 005B, 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

31,242 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
6 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 £365,000 from 1 recorded sale in GU2 8JB. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Guildford is £523,974 in June 2026, down 5.6% year on year.

Schools

33 open schools are in scope, including 17 primary and 5 secondary schools. Rydes Hill Preparatory School is the nearest published school at 341 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,000 published events cover 12 months, averaging 166.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 809 events.

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