GU5 0BS

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
GU5
Postcode sector
GU5 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
GU5 0BT 259 m
GU5 0BP 493 m
GU5 0BN 513 m
GU5 0BW 523 m
GU5 0BU 541 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GU5 0BS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 February 2015
Postcode area
GU
Postcode district
GU5
Postcode sector
GU5 0
Latitude
51.199113
Longitude
-0.576472
British National Grid easting
499,556
British National Grid northing
145,396

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
E00155460
Lower layer super output area
Guildford 017C · E01030478
Middle layer super output area
Guildford 017 · E02006360

Postcode source versions

Explore GU5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
37
Primary
19
Secondary
2
  1. Bramley Oak Academy

    Academy special sponsor led

    754 m
  2. Gosden House School

    Community special school

    826 m
  3. Broadwater School

    Academy converter

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
188
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 78
  • Anti social behaviour 32
  • Public order 19
  • Criminal damage and arson 16
  • Shoplifting 10

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
GU5 0 residents
6,754

Age bands in GU5 0

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.8%

1,219 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.2%

700 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.2%

1,245 residents

Age 45 to 64
31.2%

2,142 residents

Age 65 and over
22.6%

1,549 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

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE MILL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CATTESHALL MILL, CATTESHALL RD, GODALMING, GU7 1JW

    ODS code H81021

    1.7 km

  • WONERSH SURGERY

    THE STREET, WONERSH, GUILDFORD, GU5 0PE

    ODS code H81043

    2.2 km

  • BINSCOMBE MEDICAL CENTRE

    106 BINSCOMBE, GODALMING, GODALMING, GU7 3PR

    ODS code H81026

    2.7 km

  • ST. LUKE'S SURGERY

    WARREN ROAD, GUILDFORD, GU1 3JH

    ODS code H81085

    4.3 km

  • AUSTEN ROAD SURGERY

    1 AUSTEN ROAD, GUILDFORD, GU1 3NW

    ODS code H81006

    4.4 km

  • DAPDUNE HOUSE SURGERY

    DAPDUNE HOUSE, WHARF ROAD, GUILDFORD, GU1 4RP

    ODS code H81029

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Foxburrow Hill Road

    BCT · Gosden Common

    0.4 miles
  • Foxburrow Hill Road

    BCT · Gosden Common

    0.4 miles
  • Gosden House School

    BCT · Bramley

    0.5 miles
  • Gosden House School

    BCT · Bramley

    0.5 miles
  • Tilthams Green

    BCT · Peasmarsh

    0.5 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

37 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 2 secondary schools. Bramley Oak Academy is the nearest published school at 754 m.

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

Recorded crime

188 published events cover 12 months, averaging 15.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 78 events.

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