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GU2 8YG

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 8LG 60 m
GU2 8LQ 77 m
GU2 8FQ 128 m
GU2 8JG 137 m
GU2 8LJ 157 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GU2 8YG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 2000
Terminated
1 December 2008
Postcode area
GU
Postcode district
GU2
Postcode sector
GU2 8
Latitude
51.246761
Longitude
-0.608401
British National Grid easting
497,225
British National Grid northing
150,652

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
E00155561
Lower layer super output area
Guildford 012C · E01030496
Middle layer super output area
Guildford 012 · E02006355

Postcode source versions

Explore GU2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
36
Primary
19
Secondary
5

  1. Kings College Guildford

    Academy sponsor led

    281 m

  2. Guildford Grove Primary School

    Academy converter

    316 m

  3. Rydes Hill Preparatory School

    Other independent school

    662 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,922
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 779
  • Anti social behaviour 203
  • Public order 188
  • Criminal damage and arson 178
  • Other theft 145

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

  • GUILDOWNS GROUP PRACTICE

    THE OAKS, APPLEGARTH AVENUE, GUILDFORD, GU2 8LZ

    ODS code H81010

    461 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

    2.1 km

  • DAPDUNE HOUSE SURGERY

    DAPDUNE HOUSE, WHARF ROAD, GUILDFORD, GU1 4RP

    ODS code H81029

    2.2 km

  • AUSTEN ROAD SURGERY

    1 AUSTEN ROAD, GUILDFORD, GU1 3NW

    ODS code H81006

    3.7 km

  • ST. LUKE'S SURGERY

    WARREN ROAD, GUILDFORD, GU1 3JH

    ODS code H81085

    3.8 km

  • BINSCOMBE MEDICAL CENTRE

    106 BINSCOMBE, GODALMING, GODALMING, GU7 3PR

    ODS code H81026

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • The Oak

    BCT · Park Barn

    0.1 miles

  • Broomfield

    BCT · Park Barn

    0.1 miles

  • Homestall

    BCT · Park Barn

    0.2 miles

  • Clover Road

    BCT · Park Barn

    0.2 miles

  • Clover Road

    BCT · Park Barn

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Guildford 012C, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,311 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
7 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 19 primary and 5 secondary schools. Kings College Guildford is the nearest published school at 281 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,922 published events cover 12 months, averaging 160.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 779 events.

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