Among the least deprived
IMD England
Low · 3.4 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for GU8 4RS
Guildford and Aldershot
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
GU8 4RS
Coordinates
51.1145, -0.6331
Grid reference
SU957359
Easting
495,775
Northing
135,916
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C3X4978+RQ
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Chiddingfold
Travel to Work
Guildford and Aldershot
ITL Region
Waverley
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.
30188
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 30188 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 GU8 4RS
England & WalesCrime trends · near GU8 4RS
Counts are for Chiddingfold 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
3
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
4
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
110
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.93.2%
Other White3.4%
White & Asian1.1%
+ other · 2.3%
Religion
Christian56.7%
No religion33.9%
Not answered8.1%
+ other · 1.2%
Age groups
35–4921.2%
50–6418.1%
10–159.7%
75–849.5%
65–749.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 32.0%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children29.9%
All members 66+16.5%
Any member 66+11.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent7.9%
+ 7 other households · 23.8%
Administrative Information
Waverley
Local Authority
Council AreaGodalming and Ash E14001249
Constituency
E14001249Surrey
Police Force
England
Ward
Chiddingfold
Constituency code
E14001249
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Chiddingfold
International Territorial Level
Waverley
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
Waverley 015C E01030868
E01030868MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Waverley 015 E02006453
E02006453LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Waverley 015C E01030868
E01030868MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Waverley 015 E02006453
E02006453Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1
2021 Classification
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1
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
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode GU8 4RS introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1. IMD England rank: 30188
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1. LSOA E01030868 and MSOA E02006453 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode GU8 4RS is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near GU8 4RS
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
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