GU8 5RU

Milford & Witley · Waverley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Waverley
Constituency
Godalming and Ash
Postcode district
GU8
Postcode sector
GU8 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
GU8 5RR 27 m
GU8 5QR 55 m
GU8 5QP 96 m
GU8 5NP 118 m
GU8 5LU 123 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GU8 5RU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1992
Terminated
1 December 1995
Postcode area
GU
Postcode district
GU8
Postcode sector
GU8 5
Latitude
51.155957
Longitude
-0.650101
British National Grid easting
494,500
British National Grid northing
140,500

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Waverley · E07000216
Parish or community
E04013366
Westminster constituency
Godalming and Ash · E14001249
Output area
E00157743
Lower layer super output area
Waverley 012D · E01030942
Middle layer super output area
Waverley 012 · E02006450

Postcode source versions

Explore GU8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
18
Primary
10
Secondary
1
  1. The Chandler CofE Aided Junior School

    Voluntary aided school

    341 m
  2. Barrow Hills School

    Other independent school

    694 m
  3. Rodborough

    Academy converter

    755 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
174
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 58
  • Burglary 21
  • Anti social behaviour 21
  • Criminal damage and arson 21
  • Public order 20

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
GU8 5 residents
8,178

Age bands in GU8 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.4%

1,555 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.8%

910 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.7%

1,744 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.9%

2,439 residents

Age 65 and over
21.3%

1,796 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

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • WITLEY SURGERY

    WHEELER LANE, WITLEY, GODALMING, GU8 5QR

    ODS code H81031

    55 m

  • SPRINGFIELD SURGERY

    SPRINGFIELD, ELSTEAD, GODALMING, GU8 6EG

    ODS code H81044

    4.7 km

  • CHIDDINGFOLD SURGERY

    RIDGLEY ROAD, CHIDDINGFOLD, GODALMING, GU8 4QP

    ODS code H81022

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • The Star

    BCT · Witley

    0.1 miles
  • The Star

    BCT · Witley

    0.1 miles
  • The Star

    BCT · Witley

    0.1 miles
  • The Star

    BCT · Witley

    0.1 miles
  • Crossways

    BCT · Witley

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Waverley 012D, 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

26,639 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
3 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

18 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 1 secondary schools. The Chandler CofE Aided Junior School is the nearest published school at 341 m.

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

Recorded crime

174 published events cover 12 months, averaging 14.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 58 events.

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