GU24 postcode area guide — Guildford

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Broadband & internet speeds in GU24

Strong coverage

Broadband availability in the GU24 postcode district (Guildford) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 532 postcodes Ofcom measures in GU24, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 90.6% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 43.3%.

Around 0.3% of premises in GU24 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.

Sample postcodes in GU24

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Mobile signal around Guildford

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Guildford district (61,835 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in GU24

Police recorded 69 incidents within about a mile of the centre of GU24 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).

House prices in GU24

Based on 160 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in GU24 is £546,000, down 3.4% on the previous year (£565,000).

Latest recorded sales in GU24

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Who lives here? Guildford demographics

Census 2021 figures for the wider Guildford district (143,650 residents, 55,760 households):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around GU24

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.

Food hygiene ratings in GU24

106 rated food businesses operate in GU24. 68 hold the top rating of 5, 20 are rated 4, and 2 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: Amish, Aspens Services Ltd @ Wishmore Cross Academy, Basil & Blue, Bisley Base Ltd, Black Pearl Fish Bar.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in GU24

From a sample of 100 Energy Performance Certificates across 9 GU24 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 26% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.

Phone area codes for Guildford

Landlines around GU24 typically use:

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What's it like living in GU24?

Postcodes in GU24

Neighbouring districts

All Guildford (GU) postcode districts ›

Frequently asked questions

Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.