GU3 postcode area · Guildford

The GU3 postcode district spans 6 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Guildford, Woking. Area Scores range from 66 to 94 across them. Every full GU3 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The strongest of the GU3 district's neighbourhoods is Mayford & Brookwood (95 out of 100, #361 of 6,856 in England) and the weakest Park Barn & Royal Surrey (67). All 6 rank in the least-deprived third of England. Median prices range from £425,000 in Park Barn & Royal Surrey to £586,250 in Pirbright & Normandy. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Guildford and Woking — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£51,225a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates

Recorded crime76per 1,000 residents, 12m

Median age (est.)35

Owner-occupied67%

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 GU3 district

£522,750median home sold over the past year · +4.5% over 5 years · -2.9% over the year · 140 sales

Detached£700,000

Semi-detached£500,000

Terraced£420,000

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 →

Neighbourhood	Nat. rank	Area score	Median price
Mayford & BrookwoodWoking	361	95	£575,000
Onslow Village and UniversityGuildford	444	94	£561,000
Shalford & WanboroughGuildford	978	86	£550,000
Pirbright & NormandyGuildford	1,205	82	£586,250
Worplesdon, Jacobs Well & Wood StreetGuildford	1,396	80	£480,000
Park Barn & Royal SurreyGuildford	2,274	67	£425,000

People living in GU3 Census 2021

Residents50,254

Median age (est.)35

Density390per km²

No qualifications11%

Degree or above41%

No car or van14%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 24%25–44 23%45–64 22%65+ 16%

Tenure

Own outright 35%Mortgage/shared 32%Social rent 14%Private rent 19%

Households

One person 25%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 29%Lone parent 8%Other 21%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 26% · Associate professional 18% · Managers & directors 16%

All occupation groups

Professional	26%
Associate professional	18%
Managers & directors	16%
Administrative	8%
Caring & leisure	8%
Skilled trades	8%
Elementary	6%
Sales & customer service	6%
Process & plant	3%

Ethnic group

White 83%Asian 10%Black 2%Mixed 3%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 46% · No religion 40% · Muslim 3%

Born outside the UK: 21%

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 GU3.

GU2 GU1 GU4 GU7 GU12 GU21 GU22 GU24

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.