RH5 postcode area guide — Guildford
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the RH5 postcode district in Guildford — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in RH5
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
84.8%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
49.6%
Gigabit-capable
49.6%
Below USO (10Mb)
1.7%
Broadband availability in the RH5 postcode district (Guildford) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 639 postcodes Ofcom measures in RH5, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 84.8% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 49.6%.
Around 1.7% of premises in RH5 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 RH5
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| RH5 4AA | 100% | 100% |
| RH5 4AB | 100% | 100% |
| RH5 4AD | 100% | 100% |
| RH5 4AE | 100% | 0% |
| RH5 4AF | 100% | 0% |
| RH5 4AG | 100% | 9.1% |
| RH5 4AH | 100% | 100% |
| RH5 4AL | 100% | 100% |
| RH5 4AN | 100% | 100% |
| RH5 4AP | 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 RH5
Police recorded 2 incidents within about a mile of the centre of RH5 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 | 50.0% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 1 | 50.0% |
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 RH5
Based on 121 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in RH5 is £570,000, up 6.5% on the previous year (£535,000).
Detached
£950,000
41 sales
Semi-detached
£525,000
36 sales
Terraced
£382,000
25 sales
Flat / maisonette
£227,500
10 sales
Latest recorded sales in RH5
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 May 2026 | £359,750 | Flat | Deepdene Avenue | RH5 4GE |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £420,000 | Terraced | Spook Hill | RH5 4HL |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £765,000 | Detached | RH5 6HE | |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £620,000 | Semi-detached | The Dene | RH5 6PX |
| 23 Apr 2026 | £950,000 | Detached | Newdigate Road | RH5 4QD |
| 22 Apr 2026 | £550,000 | Semi-detached | Stane Street | RH5 5TH |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £302,500 | Terraced | Treelands | RH5 4TE |
| 10 Apr 2026 | £860,000 | Terraced | London Road | RH5 6BP |
| 8 Apr 2026 | £910,000 | Detached | The Street | RH5 5JY |
| 3 Apr 2026 | £5,500 | Other | Stane Street | RH5 5LY |
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 RH5
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Teresa's School | Not applicable | 4–18 | 477 | RH5 6ST |
| RGS Surrey Hills | Not applicable | 11–18 | 303 | RH5 6EA |
| Hurtwood House School | Not applicable | 15–19 | 293 | RH5 6NU |
| The Weald CofE Primary School | Primary | 7–11 | 144 | RH5 4QW |
| Unified Academy | Not applicable | 9–16 | 82 | RH5 4DB |
| Newdigate CofE Endowed Aided Infant School | Primary | 2–7 | 74 | RH5 5DJ |
| Scott-Broadwood CofE Infant School | Primary | 4–7 | 55 | RH5 5JX |
| Leith Hill School | Not applicable | 7–16 | 33 | RH5 6LQ |
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 RH5
109 rated food businesses operate in RH5. 92 hold the top rating of 5, 10 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 51 Degrees North, Abinger Hammer Stores, Beare Green Stores, Beare Green Village Hall, Box hill School.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in RH5
From a sample of 101 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 RH5 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 44% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
3%
Band C
41%
Band D
30%
Band E
23%
Band F
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 RH5 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.