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RH5 6SN

Effingham · Guildford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Dorking
Ward
Effingham
Local authority
Guildford
Constituency
Guildford
Postcode district
RH5
Postcode sector
RH5 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RH5 6SS 155 m
RH5 6SU 294 m
RH5 6SX 562 m
RH5 6SL 579 m
RH5 6ST 751 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RH5 6SN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 April 2017
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RH
Postcode district
RH5
Postcode sector
RH5 6
Latitude
51.241494
Longitude
-0.401499
British National Grid easting
511,678
British National Grid northing
150,360

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Guildford · E07000209
Electoral ward
Effingham · E05014951
Parish or community
E04013211
Westminster constituency
Guildford · E14001258
Output area
E00155295
Lower layer super output area
Guildford 003F · E01030446
Middle layer super output area
Guildford 003 · E02006346

Postcode source versions

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Property

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Limekiln Farm, High Barn Road, Ranmore Common, Dorking, RH5 6SN 29 June 2018 £3,150,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
16
Primary
8
Secondary
2

  1. St Teresa's School

    Other independent school

    763 m

  2. Elysian, West Horsley

    Other independent special school

    3.3 km

  3. Surrey Hills All Saints Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    3.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
15
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 4
  • Public order 3
  • Violence and sexual offences 3
  • Burglary 2
  • Drugs 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
RH5 6 residents
3,970

Age bands in RH5 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.5%

454 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.1%

375 residents

Age 25 to 44
15.6%

525 residents

Age 45 to 64
35.5%

1,194 residents

Age 65 and over
24.3%

820 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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

4

within 5 km

  • FAIRFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    LOWER ROAD, GREAT BOOKHAM, LEATHERHEAD, KT23 4DH

    ODS code H81016

    4.4 km

  • THE HORSLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    THE MEDICAL CENTRE, KINGSTON AVENUE, EAST HORSLEY, LEATHERHEAD, KT24 6QT

    ODS code H81084

    4.6 km

  • SHERESURGERYANDDISPENSARY

    SHERE SURGERY & DISPENSARY, GOMSHALL LANE, SHERE, GUILDFORD, GU5 9DR

    ODS code H81077

    4.7 km

  • DORKING MEDICAL PRACTICE

    NEW HOUSE SURGERY, 142A SOUTH STREET, DORKING, RH4 2QR

    ODS code H81028

    4.8 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Salmons Road

    BCT · Effingham

    1.5 miles

  • Salmons Road

    BCT · Effingham

    1.5 miles

  • Golf Club

    BCT · Effingham

    1.8 miles

  • Wotton Hatch

    BCT · Wotton

    1.8 miles

  • Wotton Hatch

    BCT · Wotton

    1.8 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Guildford 003F, 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

28,868 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
3 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

16 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 2 secondary schools. St Teresa's School is the nearest published school at 763 m.

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

Recorded crime

15 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 4 events.

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