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GU4 7BA

Merrow · Guildford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Guildford
Ward
Merrow
Local authority
Guildford
Constituency
Guildford
Postcode district
GU4
Postcode sector
GU4 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
GU4 7BY 55 m
GU4 7BB 81 m
GU4 7AZ 112 m
GU4 7DQ 114 m
GU4 7ET 126 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GU4 7BA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
GU
Postcode district
GU4
Postcode sector
GU4 7
Latitude
51.254129
Longitude
-0.533503
British National Grid easting
502,436
British National Grid northing
151,573

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Guildford · E07000209
Electoral ward
Merrow · E05014952
Parish or community
E43000138
Westminster constituency
Guildford · E14001258
Output area
E00155389
Lower layer super output area
Guildford 008D · E01030463
Middle layer super output area
Guildford 008 · E02006351

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Springfold, Old Merrow Street, Guildford, GU4 7BA 14 July 2017 £575,000
Sunridge Cottage, Old Merrow Street, Guildford, GU4 7BA 14 March 2014 £562,000
Africa Cottage, Old Merrow Street, Guildford, GU4 7BA 27 August 2003 £488,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
34
Primary
19
Secondary
4

  1. Merrow CofE Controlled Infant School

    Voluntary controlled school

    461 m

  2. Merrow Junior School

    Foundation school

    658 m

  3. St Peter's Catholic School

    Academy converter

    863 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
706
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 260
  • Anti social behaviour 118
  • Vehicle crime 70
  • Criminal damage and arson 60
  • Public order 53

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
7

3 female, 4 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
2.3
GU4 7 residents
10,726

Age bands in GU4 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.4%

2,080 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.6%

1,092 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.1%

2,622 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.8%

3,259 residents

Age 65 and over
20.1%

2,276 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider GU4 7 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

6

within 5 km

  • MERROW PARK SURGERY

    KINGFISHER DRIVE, GUILDFORD, GU4 7EP

    ODS code H81035

    367 m

  • AUSTEN ROAD SURGERY

    1 AUSTEN ROAD, GUILDFORD, GU1 3NW

    ODS code H81006

    2.5 km

  • ST. LUKE'S SURGERY

    WARREN ROAD, GUILDFORD, GU1 3JH

    ODS code H81085

    2.6 km

  • DAPDUNE HOUSE SURGERY

    DAPDUNE HOUSE, WHARF ROAD, GUILDFORD, GU1 4RP

    ODS code H81029

    3.4 km

  • VILLAGES MEDICAL CTR

    SEND BARNS LANE, SEND, WOKING, GU23 7BP

    ODS code H81053

    3.7 km

  • WOODBRIDGE HILL SURGERY

    1 DEERBARN ROAD, GUILDFORD, GU2 8YB

    ODS code H81090

    3.9 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Fitzjohn Close

    BCT · Merrow

    0.1 miles

  • Fitzjohn Close

    BCT · Merrow

    0.1 miles

  • Merrow Lane

    BCT · Merrow

    0.1 miles

  • Merrow Lane

    BCT · Merrow

    0.1 miles

  • Baldwin Crescent

    BCT · Merrow

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Guildford 008D, 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

32,295 of 33,755

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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

34 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 4 secondary schools. Merrow CofE Controlled Infant School is the nearest published school at 461 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

706 published events cover 12 months, averaging 58.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 260 events.

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