GU26 postcode area guide — East Hampshire

Where is GU26?

Broadband & internet speeds in GU26

Strong coverage

Broadband availability in the GU26 postcode district (East Hampshire) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 273 postcodes Ofcom measures in GU26, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 96.1% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 69.8%.

Around 0.4% of premises in GU26 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 GU26

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Mobile signal around East Hampshire

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider East Hampshire district (60,496 premises):

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

Crime in GU26

Police recorded 27 incidents within about a mile of the centre of GU26 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 GU26

Based on 103 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in GU26 is £555,000, down 13.1% on the previous year (£639,000).

Latest recorded sales in GU26

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

Who lives here? East Hampshire demographics

Census 2021 figures for the wider East Hampshire district (125,742 residents, 52,719 households):

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

Schools in and around GU26

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 GU26

65 rated food businesses operate in GU26. 57 hold the top rating of 5, 3 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: Applegarth, CM Sports, Co-op, Famous Chef, Grayshott CofE Primary School.

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

Energy performance (EPC) in GU26

From a sample of 106 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 GU26 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 41% 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 East Hampshire

Landlines around GU26 typically use:

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What's it like living in GU26?

Postcodes in GU26

Neighbouring districts

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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.