GU8 6YX

Elstead & Peper Harow · 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 6JE 262 m
GU8 6JD 265 m
GU8 6EL 332 m
GU8 6JL 339 m
GU8 6JG 364 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GU8 6YX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1993
Terminated
1 December 1997
Postcode area
GU
Postcode district
GU8
Postcode sector
GU8 6
Latitude
51.179253
Longitude
-0.697335
British National Grid easting
491,151
British National Grid northing
143,031

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Waverley · E07000216
Parish or community
E04009612
Westminster constituency
Godalming and Ash · E14001249
Output area
E00157443
Lower layer super output area
Waverley 011B · E01030878
Middle layer super output area
Waverley 011 · E02006449

Postcode source versions

Explore GU8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
10
Primary
7
Secondary
1
  1. St James CofE Aided Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    768 m
  2. Aldro

    Other independent school

    3.3 km
  3. Milford School

    Foundation school

    3.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
121
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 53
  • Anti social behaviour 18
  • Public order 13
  • Criminal damage and arson 11
  • Vehicle crime 6

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

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • SPRINGFIELD SURGERY

    SPRINGFIELD, ELSTEAD, GODALMING, GU8 6EG

    ODS code H81044

    567 m

  • WITLEY SURGERY

    WHEELER LANE, WITLEY, GODALMING, GU8 5QR

    ODS code H81031

    4.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Hookley Lane

    BCT · Elstead

    0.3 miles
  • Hookley Lane

    BCT · Elstead

    0.3 miles
  • Milford Road

    BCT · Elstead

    0.3 miles
  • Milford Road

    BCT · Elstead

    0.3 miles
  • Elstead Green

    BCT · Elstead

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Waverley 011B, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

28,694 of 33,755

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

10 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 1 secondary schools. St James CofE Aided Primary School is the nearest published school at 768 m.

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

Recorded crime

121 published events cover 12 months, averaging 10.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 53 events.

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