Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
31978
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 31978 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.
Police Recorded Crime near GU4 8BY
Crime trends · near GU4 8BY
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
2
YoY -60%
ASB
3
YoY -40%
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY stable
Burglary
0
YoY -100%
Criminal damage
2
YoY -50%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
4 of 5 key categories improving
17
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,853
White Brit.89.6%
Other White4.9%
White Irish1.1%
+ other · 4.4%
Religion
Total residents: 1,858
Christian56.3%
No religion34.5%
Not answered7.0%
+ other · 2.2%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,861
50–6422.0%
35–4918.9%
65–7411.1%
75–8410.1%
25–348.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.0%
Households
Total households: 811
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children20.6%
Any member 66+18.9%
All members 66+14.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.6%
Other12.1%
+ 7 other households · 21.3%
Administrative Information
Guildford
Local Authority
Council Area
Godalming and Ash E14001249
Constituency
E14001249
Surrey
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Shalford
Constituency code
E14001249
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Shalford
International Territorial Level
Guildford
Health & NHS
South East Coast
Health Authority
Serving Surrey
NHS Scotland
Surrey and Sussex
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
South East Coast
NHS Region
South East
Integrated Care Board
NHS Surrey Heartlands Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Surrey
Sub ICB Location
NHS Surrey Heartlands ICB - 92A
Cancer Alliance
Surrey and Sussex
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Guildford 017E E01030480
E01030480
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Guildford 017 E02006360
E02006360
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Guildford 017E E01030480
E01030480
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Guildford 017 E02006360
E02006360
Urban: 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
4:17 AM
Sunrise
7:39 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:17 AM
Sunset (today)
7:39 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode GU4 8BY 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: 31978
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01030480 and MSOA E02006360 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode GU4 8BY is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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