GU8 6QX

Western Commons · 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 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
GU8 6QQ 96 m
GU8 6QH 136 m
GU8 6QT 139 m
GU8 6QG 202 m
GU8 6QF 206 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GU8 6QX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 August 2003
Postcode area
GU
Postcode district
GU8
Postcode sector
GU8 6
Latitude
51.145731
Longitude
-0.714619
British National Grid easting
490,008
British National Grid northing
139,282

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Waverley · E07000216
Parish or community
E04009621
Westminster constituency
Godalming and Ash · E14001249
Output area
E00157448
Lower layer super output area
Waverley 012B · E01030879
Middle layer super output area
Waverley 012 · E02006450

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
15
Primary
8
Secondary
1
  1. OneSchool Global UK - Hindhead Campus

    Other independent school

    3.2 km
  2. Pathways Education

    Other independent special school

    3.5 km
  3. Beacon Hill Primary School

    Academy converter

    3.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
34
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 15
  • Violence and sexual offences 10
  • Other theft 3
  • Public order 3
  • Burglary 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
GU8 6 residents
3,826

Age bands in GU8 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.6%

643 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.8%

340 residents

Age 25 to 44
17.4%

671 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.9%

1,194 residents

Age 65 and over
26.3%

1,016 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

  • SPRINGFIELD SURGERY

    SPRINGFIELD, ELSTEAD, GODALMING, GU8 6EG

    ODS code H81044

    4.3 km

  • GRAYSHOTT SURGERY

    BOUNDARY ROAD, GRAYSHOTT, HINDHEAD, GU26 6TY

    ODS code H81076

    4.5 km

  • WITLEY SURGERY

    WHEELER LANE, WITLEY, GODALMING, GU8 5QR

    ODS code H81031

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Cosford Farm

    BCT · Thursley

    0.4 miles
  • Cosford Farm

    BCT · Thursley

    0.4 miles
  • Cockhill

    BCT · Elstead

    1.8 miles
  • Cockhill

    BCT · Elstead

    1.8 miles
  • Thursley Road

    BCT · Elstead

    1.9 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Waverley 012B, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,502 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
1 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

15 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 1 secondary schools. OneSchool Global UK - Hindhead Campus is the nearest published school at 2.0 miles.

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

Recorded crime

34 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 15 events.

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