GU4 postcode area · Guildford

The GU4 postcode district spans 11 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Guildford, Waverley, Woking. Area Scores range from 74 to 99 across them. Every full GU4 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

Within the GU4 district, Burpham, Boxgrove & Merrow West is the strongest performer at 100 out of 100 (#12 of 6,856 nationally); Guildford Town Centre is the weakest at 74. All 11 rank in the least-deprived third of England. Median prices range from £477,500 in Guildford Town Centre to £800,000 in Gomshall, Shere & Albury. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Guildford, Waverley and Woking — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£54,291a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime83per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)42
Owner-occupied70%

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 GU4 district

£545,000median home sold over the past year · +9.0% over 5 years · +5.8% over the year · 257 sales
Detached£930,000
Semi-detached£565,000
Terraced£395,500
Flat£270,000
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
Burpham, Boxgrove & Merrow WestGuildford 12100 £724,000
Pewley Down & The MountGuildford 8799 £595,000
Mayford & BrookwoodWoking 36195 £575,000
Onslow Village and UniversityGuildford 44494 £561,000
Blackheath, Wonersh & Shamley GreenWaverley 51292 £790,000
Burpham North & Merrow EastGuildford 52692 £497,775
Shalford & WanboroughGuildford 97886 £550,000
Worplesdon, Jacobs Well & Wood StreetGuildford 1,39680 £480,000
West Clandon & SendGuildford 1,52778 £717,500
Gomshall, Shere & AlburyGuildford 1,56177 £800,000
Guildford Town CentreGuildford 1,76074 £477,500

People living in GU4 Census 2021

Residents89,559
Median age (est.)42
Density383per km²
No qualifications9%
Degree or above51%
No car or van14%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 14%25–44 24%45–64 27%65+ 19%

Tenure

Own outright: 36%Mortgage/shared: 33%Social rent: 10%Private rent: 21%
Own outright 36%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 10%Private rent 21%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 29%Lone parent: 7%Other: 18%
One person 27%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 29%Lone parent 7%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 29% · Managers & directors 20% · Associate professional 15%

All occupation groups
Professional29%
Managers & directors20%
Associate professional15%
Administrative8%
Skilled trades7%
Caring & leisure7%
Elementary6%
Sales & customer service5%
Process & plant2%

Ethnic group

White: 88%Asian: 6%Black: 1%Mixed: 3%Other: 2%
White 88%Asian 6%Black 1%Mixed 3%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 50% · No religion 38% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 20%

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.

Towns & places in GU4

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the GU4 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around 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.