Low deprivation
IMD England
Around average · 6.8 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for GU3 1AA
Guildford and Aldershot
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
GU3 1AA
Coordinates
51.2316, -0.6345
Grid reference
SU954489
Easting
495,433
Northing
148,934
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C3X69J8+J5
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Unknown
Travel to Work
Guildford and Aldershot
ITL Region
Guildford
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
26684
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 26684 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near GU3 1AA
England & WalesCrime trends · near GU3 1AA
Counts are for Shalford electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
15
YoY —
20112
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
11
YoY —
1160
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
3
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.86.2%
Other White5.4%
White Irish1.3%
Chinese1.2%
+ other · 5.8%
Religion
Christian53.3%
No religion36.2%
Not answered7.9%
+ other · 2.6%
Age groups
50–6421.9%
35–4918.6%
65–749.8%
75–849.2%
85 years and over9.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.5%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children19.4%
Any member 66+13.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.8%
Other12.3%
All members 66+11.3%
+ 7 other households · 30.6%
Administrative Information
Guildford
Local Authority
Council AreaGodalming and Ash E14001249
Constituency
E14001249Surrey
Police Force
England
Ward
Shalford
Constituency code
E14001249
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Compton
International Territorial Level
Guildford
Health & NHS
South East Coast
Health Authority
Serving Surrey
NHS EnglandSurrey and Sussex
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
South East Coast
NHS Region
South East
Integrated Care Board
NHS Surrey and Sussex Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Surrey
Sub ICB Location
NHS Surrey and Sussex ICB - 92A
Cancer Alliance
Surrey and Sussex
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Guildford 017C E01030478
E01030478MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Guildford 017 E02006360
E02006360LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Guildford 017C E01030478
E01030478MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Guildford 017 E02006360
E02006360Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:42 AM
Sunrise
6:11 PM
Sunset
12 hours 29 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:42 AM
Sunset (today)
6:11 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 29 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
September 1991
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~35 years
Active Duration
1991 -> PresentSeptember 1991 — Introduced
Postcode GU3 1AA introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 26684
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01030478 and MSOA E02006360 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode GU3 1AA is currently active and in use.
First introduced
September 1991
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~35 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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