GU3 postcode area guide — Guildford
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the GU3 postcode district in Guildford — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in GU3
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
90.2%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
58.8%
Gigabit-capable
57.5%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the GU3 postcode district (Guildford) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 402 postcodes Ofcom measures in GU3, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 90.2% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 57.5%.
Around 0% of premises in GU3 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 GU3
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| GU3 1AA | 0% | 0% |
| GU3 1AD | 100% | 100% |
| GU3 1AE | 100% | 100% |
| GU3 1AF | 100% | 83.3% |
| GU3 1AG | 100% | 100% |
| GU3 1AH | 100% | 100% |
| GU3 1AJ | 80% | 80% |
| GU3 1AL | 88.9% | 88.9% |
| GU3 1AN | 100% | 75% |
| GU3 1AP | 87.5% | 87.5% |
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Mobile signal around Guildford
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Guildford district (61,835 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
92.2%
4G outdoors — all networks
99.3%
5G outdoors — all networks
75.2%
Voice indoors — all networks
93.6%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in GU3
Police recorded 50 incidents within about a mile of the centre of GU3 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 23 | 46.0% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 8 | 16.0% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 7 | 14.0% |
| Public order | 4 | 8.0% |
| Burglary | 3 | 6.0% |
| Other theft | 2 | 4.0% |
| Other crime | 2 | 4.0% |
| Vehicle crime | 1 | 2.0% |
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 GU3
Based on 114 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in GU3 is £515,000, essentially flat on the previous year (£515,000).
Detached
£740,000
37 sales
Semi-detached
£497,000
52 sales
Terraced
£417,000
17 sales
Latest recorded sales in GU3
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Apr 2026 | £725,000 | Detached | Berry Lane | GU3 3QG |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £975,000 | Detached | Rickford | GU3 3PJ |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £710,000 | Semi-detached | Rickford | GU3 3PJ |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £460,000 | Semi-detached | The Oval | GU3 3DH |
| 20 Apr 2026 | £440,000 | Semi-detached | Guildford Road | GU3 2BP |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £1,925,000 | Detached | Burdenshot Hill | GU3 3RL |
| 15 Apr 2026 | £530,000 | Semi-detached | Dynevor Place | GU3 3JL |
| 8 Apr 2026 | £580,000 | Detached | Heath Mill Lane | GU3 3PR |
| 8 Apr 2026 | £495,000 | Terraced | Keens Lane | GU3 3JS |
| 2 Apr 2026 | £555,000 | Semi-detached | Oak Hill | GU3 3ER |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Who lives here? Guildford demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Guildford district (143,650 residents, 55,760 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16.9% |
| 15–29 | 27.6% |
| 30–44 | 19.1% |
| 45–64 | 18.9% |
| 65+ | 17.5% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 66.3% |
| Private rented | 19.7% |
| Social rented | 4% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around GU3
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normandy Village School | Primary | 4–11 | 194 | GU3 2HS |
| Puttenham CofE Infant School | Primary | 5–7 | 82 | GU3 1AS |
| Wood Street Infant School and Nursery | Primary | 4–7 | — | GU3 3DA |
| Worplesdon Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | — | GU3 3NL |
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 GU3
67 rated food businesses operate in GU3. 51 hold the top rating of 5, 3 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Asperion Hillside Hotel, Baxterstorey - Praxis, Bunatati de casa Woking, Caterlink @ Puttenham, Christmas Bakery.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in GU3
From a sample of 87 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 GU3 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 45% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
1%
Band B
3%
Band C
40%
Band D
29%
Band E
17%
Band F
8%
Band G
1%
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 GU3 typically use:
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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.