GU4 postcode area guide — Guildford
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the GU4 postcode district in Guildford — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in GU4
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
96.1%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
74.8%
Gigabit-capable
72.4%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.1%
Broadband availability in the GU4 postcode district (Guildford) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 482 postcodes Ofcom measures in GU4, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 96.1% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 72.4%.
Around 0.1% of premises in GU4 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 GU4
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| GU4 7AA | 100% | 50% |
| GU4 7AB | 100% | 66.7% |
| GU4 7AD | 100% | 0% |
| GU4 7AE | 100% | 0% |
| GU4 7AF | 100% | 0% |
| GU4 7AG | 100% | 0% |
| GU4 7AH | 100% | 0% |
| GU4 7AJ | 100% | 0% |
| GU4 7AL | 100% | 0% |
| GU4 7AN | 100% | 100% |
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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 GU4
Police recorded 53 incidents within about a mile of the centre of GU4 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 20 | 37.7% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 11 | 20.8% |
| Vehicle crime | 7 | 13.2% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 5 | 9.4% |
| Other theft | 3 | 5.7% |
| Public order | 3 | 5.7% |
| Shoplifting | 2 | 3.8% |
| Drugs | 1 | 1.9% |
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 GU4
Based on 208 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in GU4 is £526,000, down 1.7% on the previous year (£535,000).
Detached
£880,000
66 sales
Semi-detached
£515,000
69 sales
Terraced
£375,000
47 sales
Flat / maisonette
£218,000
24 sales
Latest recorded sales in GU4
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 May 2026 | £585,000 | Detached | Douglas Close | GU4 7PB |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £500,000 | Semi-detached | New Road | GU4 8LU |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £385,000 | Semi-detached | Fitzjohn Close | GU4 7HB |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £675,000 | Semi-detached | Clay Lane | GU4 7PF |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £900,000 | Detached | Little Orchard Way | GU4 8JY |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £810,000 | Semi-detached | Woodbine Cottages | GU4 8JF |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £250,000 | Semi-detached | Dairymans Walk | GU4 7FE |
| 28 Apr 2026 | £295,000 | Terraced | Abinger Way | GU4 7NG |
| 20 Apr 2026 | £580,000 | Semi-detached | Stringers Avenue | GU4 7NW |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £185,000 | Flat | Ladygrove Drive | GU4 7FA |
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):
| 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 GU4
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burpham Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 427 | GU4 7LZ |
| Tillingbourne Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 342 | GU4 8NB |
| Merrow CofE Controlled Infant School | Primary | 4–7 | 90 | GU4 7EA |
| Shalford Infant School | Primary | 2–7 | 90 | GU4 8BY |
| Clandon CofE Aided Primary School | Primary | 5–10 | 77 | GU4 7ST |
| Chilworth CofE (Aided) Infant School | Primary | 4–7 | 70 | GU4 8NP |
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 GU4
67 rated food businesses operate in GU4. 45 hold the top rating of 5, 11 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Ashley Park Care Home, Boogie Pumps Guildford, Burpham Community Cafe, CBDfx, Cherry Trees.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in GU4
From a sample of 232 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 GU4 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 50% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
1%
Band C
49%
Band D
35%
Band E
15%
Band F
0%
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 GU4 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.