GU4 8ED

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
GU4
Postcode sector
GU4 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
GU4 8DT 43 m
GU4 8DS 56 m
GU4 8DW 74 m
GU4 8EP 75 m
GU4 8DP 83 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GU4 8ED
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 1987
Terminated
1 February 2024
Postcode area
GU
Postcode district
GU4
Postcode sector
GU4 8
Latitude
51.211133
Longitude
-0.573296
British National Grid easting
499,752
British National Grid northing
146,737

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Guildford · E07000209
Electoral ward
Shalford · E05014957
Parish or community
E04009556
Westminster constituency
Godalming and Ash · E14001249
Output area
E00155462
Lower layer super output area
Guildford 017E · E01030480
Middle layer super output area
Guildford 017 · E02006360

Postcode source versions

Explore GU4

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
47
Primary
23
Secondary
5
  1. Shalford Infant School

    Academy converter

    666 m
  2. Bramley Oak Academy

    Academy special sponsor led

    908 m
  3. Gosden House School

    Community special school

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
185
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 67
  • Anti social behaviour 41
  • Criminal damage and arson 18
  • Public order 17
  • Other theft 12

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
GU4 8 residents
5,396

Age bands in GU4 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.4%

937 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.5%

456 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.5%

1,160 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.4%

1,635 residents

Age 65 and over
22.2%

1,196 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

8

within 5 km straight-line

  • WONERSH SURGERY

    THE STREET, WONERSH, GUILDFORD, GU5 0PE

    ODS code H81043

    2.5 km

  • THE MILL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CATTESHALL MILL, CATTESHALL RD, GODALMING, GU7 1JW

    ODS code H81021

    2.8 km

  • ST. LUKE'S SURGERY

    WARREN ROAD, GUILDFORD, GU1 3JH

    ODS code H81085

    3.0 km

  • BINSCOMBE MEDICAL CENTRE

    106 BINSCOMBE, GODALMING, GODALMING, GU7 3PR

    ODS code H81026

    3.0 km

  • AUSTEN ROAD SURGERY

    1 AUSTEN ROAD, GUILDFORD, GU1 3NW

    ODS code H81006

    3.1 km

  • DAPDUNE HOUSE SURGERY

    DAPDUNE HOUSE, WHARF ROAD, GUILDFORD, GU1 4RP

    ODS code H81029

    3.4 km

  • WOODBRIDGE HILL SURGERY

    1 DEERBARN ROAD, GUILDFORD, GU2 8YB

    ODS code H81090

    4.3 km

  • GUILDOWNS GROUP PRACTICE

    THE OAKS, APPLEGARTH AVENUE, GUILDFORD, GU2 8LZ

    ODS code H81010

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Broadford Road

    BCT · Broadford

    0.0 miles
  • Broadford Road

    BCT · Broadford

    0.0 miles
  • Poplar Road

    BCT · Shalford

    0.2 miles
  • Poplar Road

    BCT · Shalford

    0.2 miles
  • Shalford Railway Station

    BCT · Shalford

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Guildford 017E, 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

32,021 of 33,755

Income
10 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
6 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

47 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 5 secondary schools. Shalford Infant School is the nearest published school at 666 m.

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

Recorded crime

185 published events cover 12 months, averaging 15.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 67 events.

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