GU3 1LW

Shalford · Guildford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Guildford
Constituency
Godalming and Ash
Postcode district
GU3
Postcode sector
GU3 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
GU3 1HH 146 m
GU3 1HB 182 m
GU3 1HG 203 m
GU3 1HE 206 m
GU3 1HQ 245 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GU3 1LW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1999
Terminated
1 April 2007
Postcode area
GU
Postcode district
GU3
Postcode sector
GU3 1
Latitude
51.224002
Longitude
-0.583739
British National Grid easting
498,995
British National Grid northing
148,154

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Guildford · E07000209
Electoral ward
Shalford · E05014957
Parish or community
E04009541
Westminster constituency
Godalming and Ash · E14001249
Output area
E00155454
Lower layer super output area
Guildford 017C · E01030478
Middle layer super output area
Guildford 017 · E02006360

Postcode source versions

Explore GU3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
50
Primary
26
Secondary
6
  1. St Nicolas' Church of England Infant School

    Academy converter

    926 m
  2. Guildford County School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km
  3. Castle Garden School

    Other independent special school

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,563
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,020
  • Shoplifting 503
  • Public order 271
  • Anti social behaviour 206
  • Other theft 147

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
GU3 1 residents
2,116

Age bands in GU3 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.2%

373 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.8%

239 residents

Age 25 to 44
19%

465 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.3%

717 residents

Age 65 and over
26.7%

653 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

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • DAPDUNE HOUSE SURGERY

    DAPDUNE HOUSE, WHARF ROAD, GUILDFORD, GU1 4RP

    ODS code H81029

    2.0 km

  • ST. LUKE'S SURGERY

    WARREN ROAD, GUILDFORD, GU1 3JH

    ODS code H81085

    2.3 km

  • AUSTEN ROAD SURGERY

    1 AUSTEN ROAD, GUILDFORD, GU1 3NW

    ODS code H81006

    2.3 km

  • WOODBRIDGE HILL SURGERY

    1 DEERBARN ROAD, GUILDFORD, GU2 8YB

    ODS code H81090

    2.8 km

  • GUILDOWNS GROUP PRACTICE

    THE OAKS, APPLEGARTH AVENUE, GUILDFORD, GU2 8LZ

    ODS code H81010

    2.9 km

  • BINSCOMBE MEDICAL CENTRE

    106 BINSCOMBE, GODALMING, GODALMING, GU7 3PR

    ODS code H81026

    3.2 km

  • THE MILL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CATTESHALL MILL, CATTESHALL RD, GODALMING, GU7 1JW

    ODS code H81021

    3.8 km

  • WONERSH SURGERY

    THE STREET, WONERSH, GUILDFORD, GU5 0PE

    ODS code H81043

    4.0 km

  • MERROW PARK SURGERY

    KINGFISHER DRIVE, GUILDFORD, GU4 7EP

    ODS code H81035

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Chestnut Avenue

    BCT · St Catherine’s

    0.2 miles
  • Chestnut Avenue

    BCT · St Catherine’s

    0.3 miles
  • The Ridges

    BCT · Artington

    0.3 miles
  • The Ridges

    BCT · Artington

    0.3 miles
  • Guildown Road

    BCT · St Catherine’s

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Guildford 017C, 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

26,684 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
2 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

50 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 6 secondary schools. St Nicolas' Church of England Infant School is the nearest published school at 926 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,563 published events cover 12 months, averaging 213.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,020 events.

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