Around average
IMD England
Low · 3.2 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for GU5 9BF
Guildford and Aldershot
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
GU5 9BF
Coordinates
51.2209, -0.4952
Grid reference
TQ051479
Easting
505,186
Northing
147,929
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C3X6GC3+8W
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Albury
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.
20140
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 20140 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 GU5 9BF
England & WalesCrime trends · near GU5 9BF
Counts are for Tillingbourne 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
4
YoY —
1172
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
1
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
8
YoY —
840
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
2
YoY —
1050
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.88.2%
Other White5.6%
White Irish1.2%
Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.1%
+ other · 3.9%
Religion
Christian53.5%
No religion38.3%
Not answered5.8%
+ other · 2.4%
Age groups
50–6423.1%
35–4918.6%
65–7411.3%
10–158.4%
25–347.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.7%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children19.1%
Other14.3%
Any member 66+13.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.0%
All members 66+11.5%
+ 7 other households · 29.3%
Administrative Information
Guildford
Local Authority
Council AreaGodalming and Ash E14001249
Constituency
E14001249Surrey
Police Force
England
Ward
Tillingbourne
Constituency code
E14001249
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Albury
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 018B E01030491
E01030491MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Guildford 018 E02006361
E02006361LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Guildford 018B E01030491
E01030491MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Guildford 018 E02006361
E02006361Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings F1
2021 Classification
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1
Sun & Time Information
5:41 AM
Sunrise
6:11 PM
Sunset
12 hours 30 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:41 AM
Sunset (today)
6:11 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 30 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 2009
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~17 years
Active Duration
2009 -> PresentJanuary 2009 — Introduced
Postcode GU5 9BF introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings F1. IMD England rank: 20140
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1. LSOA E01030491 and MSOA E02006361 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode GU5 9BF is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 2009
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~17 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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