GU4 7DQ

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 7DG 79 m
GU4 7BY 86 m
GU4 7DH 112 m
GU4 7BA 114 m
GU4 7BB 114 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GU4 7DQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 1981
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
GU
Postcode district
GU4
Postcode sector
GU4 7
Latitude
51.254284
Longitude
-0.535117
British National Grid easting
502,323
British National Grid northing
151,588

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

Explore GU4

17 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
20, Ringmore Drive, Guildford, GU4 7DQ 6 December 2023 £795,000
5, Ringmore Drive, Guildford, GU4 7DQ 25 May 2023 £795,000
30, Ringmore Drive, Guildford, GU4 7DQ 28 April 2022 £865,000

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

    540 m
  2. Merrow Junior School

    Foundation school

    702 m
  3. St Peter's Catholic School

    Academy converter

    853 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
730
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 270
  • Anti social behaviour 122
  • Vehicle crime 71
  • Criminal damage and arson 62
  • Public order 53

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
51

27 female, 24 male

Postcode households
23
Residents per household
2.2
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 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider GU4 7 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

  • MERROW PARK SURGERY

    KINGFISHER DRIVE, GUILDFORD, GU4 7EP

    ODS code H81035

    451 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

    3.3 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

    3.8 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

  • 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
  • Greenhill Gardens

    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
4
Medium risk addresses
5
Low risk addresses
2
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 £795,000 from 3 recorded sales in GU4 7DQ. 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

34 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 4 secondary schools. Merrow CofE Controlled Infant School is the nearest published school at 540 m.

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

Recorded crime

730 published events cover 12 months, averaging 60.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 270 events.

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