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GU23 postcode area · Guildford

The GU23 postcode district spans 3 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Guildford, Woking. Area Scores range from 77 to 97 across them. Every full GU23 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The strongest of the GU23 district's neighbourhoods is Horsley & Effingham (98 out of 100, #149 of 6,856 in England) and the weakest West Clandon & Send (78). All 3 rank in the least-deprived third of England. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £495,000 in Maybury Hill & Pyrford South to £875,000 in Horsley & Effingham — a 1.8× gap within the GU23 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Guildford and Woking — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£54,969a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime47per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)48
Owner-occupied79%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the GU23 district

£685,000median home sold over the past year · +3.0% over 5 years · +7.0% over the year · 113 sales
Detached£902,000
Semi-detached£552,500
Terraced£545,000
Flat—
Guildford£500,000
South East£385,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Horsley & EffinghamGuildford 14998 £875,000
Maybury Hill & Pyrford SouthWoking 47193 £495,000
West Clandon & SendGuildford 1,52778 £717,500

People living in GU23 Census 2021

Residents25,237
Median age (est.)48
Density293per km²
No qualifications11%
Degree or above50%
No car or van8%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 10%25–44 20%45–64 30%65+ 24%

Tenure

Own outright: 44%Mortgage/shared: 35%Social rent: 7%Private rent: 14%
Own outright 44%Mortgage/shared 35%Social rent 7%Private rent 14%

Households

One person: 25%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 31%Lone parent: 7%Other: 20%
One person 25%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 31%Lone parent 7%Other 20%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 26% · Managers & directors 24% · Associate professional 16%

All occupation groups
Professional26%
Managers & directors24%
Associate professional16%
Administrative9%
Skilled trades7%
Caring & leisure7%
Elementary5%
Sales & customer service4%
Process & plant3%

Ethnic group

White: 91%Asian: 5%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 91%Asian 5%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 56% · No religion 33% · Muslim 3%

Born outside the UK: 16%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around GU23.

KT24 KT11 KT14 GU22 KT23 KT15 GU21 GU4

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.