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GU2 8WZ

Westborough · Guildford · England

Updated September 2026

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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 8AA 6 m
GU2 8DB 78 m
GU2 8HD 92 m
GU2 8DA 112 m
GU2 8HE 137 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GU2 8WZ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2000
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
GU
Postcode district
GU2
Postcode sector
GU2 8
Latitude
51.248563
Longitude
-0.597400
British National Grid easting
497,989
British National Grid northing
150,867

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
E00155556
Lower layer super output area
Guildford 009C · E01030495
Middle layer super output area
Guildford 009 · E02006352

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

    6 m

  2. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    389 m

  3. Rydes Hill Preparatory School

    Other independent school

    535 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,840
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,062
  • Anti social behaviour 295
  • Public order 275
  • Shoplifting 267
  • Criminal damage and arson 254

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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.

GP practices

7

within 5 km straight-line

  • WOODBRIDGE HILL SURGERY

    1 DEERBARN ROAD, GUILDFORD, GU2 8YB

    ODS code H81090

    636 m

  • GUILDOWNS GROUP PRACTICE

    THE OAKS, APPLEGARTH AVENUE, GUILDFORD, GU2 8LZ

    ODS code H81010

    1.2 km

  • DAPDUNE HOUSE SURGERY

    DAPDUNE HOUSE, WHARF ROAD, GUILDFORD, GU1 4RP

    ODS code H81029

    1.6 km

  • FAIRLANDS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H81064

    2.4 km

  • AUSTEN ROAD SURGERY

    1 AUSTEN ROAD, GUILDFORD, GU1 3NW

    ODS code H81006

    3.0 km

  • ST. LUKE'S SURGERY

    WARREN ROAD, GUILDFORD, GU1 3JH

    ODS code H81085

    3.1 km

  • MERROW PARK SURGERY

    KINGFISHER DRIVE, GUILDFORD, GU4 7EP

    ODS code H81035

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Westway

    BCT · Woodbridge Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Fairfield Rise

    BCT · Westborough

    0.1 miles

  • Westway

    BCT · Woodbridge Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Southway Shops

    BCT · Woodbridge Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Fairfield Rise

    BCT · Westborough

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Guildford 009C, 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

30,157 of 33,755

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

36 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 5 secondary schools. Wey Valley College is the nearest published school at 6 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,840 published events cover 12 months, averaging 236.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,062 events.

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