GU5 postcode area guide — Guildford
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the GU5 postcode district in Guildford — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in GU5
Good coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
80.9%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
3.3%
Gigabit-capable
3.3%
Below USO (10Mb)
1.9%
Broadband availability in the GU5 postcode district (Guildford) is Good — superfast broadband reaches most premises. Across the 388 postcodes Ofcom measures in GU5, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 80.9% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 3.3%.
Around 1.9% of premises in GU5 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 GU5
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| GU5 0AA | 4% | 0% |
| GU5 0AB | 100% | 0% |
| GU5 0AD | 100% | 0% |
| GU5 0AE | 100% | 0% |
| GU5 0AF | 100% | 0% |
| GU5 0AG | 100% | 0% |
| GU5 0AH | 0% | 0% |
| GU5 0AJ | 100% | 0% |
| GU5 0AL | 82.4% | 0% |
| GU5 0AN | 100% | 0% |
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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 GU5
Police recorded 1 incidents within about a mile of the centre of GU5 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 1 | 100.0% |
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 GU5
Based on 92 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in GU5 is £776,500, up 4.9% on the previous year (£740,000).
Detached
£972,500
41 sales
Semi-detached
£585,000
26 sales
Terraced
£475,000
12 sales
Flat / maisonette
£320,000
5 sales
Latest recorded sales in GU5
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 May 2026 | £537,500 | Detached | Barton Road | GU5 0EA |
| 8 May 2026 | £412,000 | Terraced | Snowdenham Lane | GU5 0AS |
| 5 May 2026 | £625,000 | Other | Hurtwood Lane | GU5 9JP |
| 1 May 2026 | £562,000 | Semi-detached | Eastwood Road | GU5 0DY |
| 1 May 2026 | £870,000 | Detached | New Road | GU5 0SE |
| 1 May 2026 | £292,500 | Flat | The Beeches | GU5 0BD |
| 1 May 2026 | £585,000 | Semi-detached | Blackheath Grove | GU5 0PU |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £600,000 | Detached | Phillips Hatch | GU5 0PX |
| 16 Apr 2026 | £1,000,000 | Detached | White Lane | GU5 9BQ |
| 16 Apr 2026 | £525,000 | Semi-detached | Leather Lane | GU5 9NB |
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 GU5
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Catherine's School | Not applicable | 2–19 | 808 | GU5 0DF |
| Wonersh and Shamley Green CofE Aided Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 212 | GU5 0RT |
| Longacre School | Not applicable | 2–11 | 167 | GU5 0NQ |
| Gosden House School | Not applicable | 4–16 | 130 | GU5 0AH |
| Bramley CofE Infant School and Nursery | Primary | 2–7 | 113 | GU5 0HX |
| Bramley Grange Academy | Not applicable | 10–19 | 69 | GU5 0LH |
| Bramley Oak Academy | Not applicable | 5–11 | 58 | GU5 0BJ |
| Shere CofE Aided Infant School | Primary | 2–7 | 53 | GU5 9HB |
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 GU5
80 rated food businesses operate in GU5. 55 hold the top rating of 5, 11 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Albury Estate Smokery, Albury Sports Club, Albury Village Store, Amble- Creative Wellbeing, Apple Orchard Childrens Home.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in GU5
From a sample of 152 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 GU5 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 29% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
1%
Band B
1%
Band C
27%
Band D
36%
Band E
26%
Band F
5%
Band G
4%
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 GU5 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.