Elstead

Elstead is covered by postcode district GU8. It is in the Waverley council area, Surrey.

Typical price £650,000 Homes sold in Elstead, last 12 months. ▲ 14.7% on the year before Gigabit broadband 44 of 65 postcodes where every home and business can get it Flooding Low risk only 3 of 65 postcodes have a home or business in an area at risk Schools 1 1 primary school at its postcodes

Every postcode in Elstead, by flood risk

Map of every postcode in Elstead, by flood risk Of the 65 postcodes in Elstead that ONS places, 3 are at low risk at worst and 62 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. Places named: Elstead. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. GU8 6BF: not on the flood risk listGU8 6BN: not on the flood risk listGU8 6BX: not on the flood risk listGU8 6BZ: not on the flood risk listGU8 6DA: not on the flood risk listGU8 6DB: not on the flood risk listGU8 6DD: not on the flood risk listGU8 6DE: not on the flood risk listGU8 6DF: not on the flood risk listGU8 6DG: not on the flood risk listGU8 6DH: not on the flood risk listGU8 6DJ: not on the flood risk listGU8 6DL: not on the flood risk listGU8 6DN: not on the flood risk listGU8 6DP: not on the flood risk listGU8 6DQ: not on the flood risk listGU8 6DR: not on the flood risk listGU8 6DS: not on the flood risk listGU8 6DT: not on the flood risk listGU8 6DU: not on the flood risk listGU8 6DW: not on the flood risk listGU8 6DX: not on the flood risk listGU8 6DY: not on the flood risk listGU8 6DZ: not on the flood risk listGU8 6EA: not on the flood risk listGU8 6EF: not on the flood risk listGU8 6EG: not on the flood risk listGU8 6EH: not on the flood risk listGU8 6EJ: not on the flood risk listGU8 6EL: not on the flood risk listGU8 6EN: not on the flood risk listGU8 6EP: not on the flood risk listGU8 6EQ: not on the flood risk listGU8 6ER: not on the flood risk listGU8 6ES: not on the flood risk listGU8 6ET: not on the flood risk listGU8 6FG: not on the flood risk listGU8 6HA: not on the flood risk listGU8 6HB: not on the flood risk listGU8 6HD: not on the flood risk listGU8 6HE: not on the flood risk listGU8 6HF: not on the flood risk listGU8 6HG: not on the flood risk listGU8 6HH: not on the flood risk listGU8 6HJ: not on the flood risk listGU8 6HL: not on the flood risk listGU8 6HN: not on the flood risk listGU8 6HP: not on the flood risk listGU8 6HR: not on the flood risk listGU8 6HS: not on the flood risk listGU8 6HT: not on the flood risk listGU8 6HU: not on the flood risk listGU8 6HW: not on the flood risk listGU8 6HX: not on the flood risk listGU8 6HY: not on the flood risk listGU8 6HZ: not on the flood risk listGU8 6JA: not on the flood risk listGU8 6JB: not on the flood risk listGU8 6JD: not on the flood risk listGU8 6JE: not on the flood risk listGU8 6JG: not on the flood risk listGU8 6JL: not on the flood risk listGU8 6EB: low flood risk at worstGU8 6HQ: low flood risk at worstGU8 6LQ: low flood risk at worst Elstead Map of every postcode in Elstead, by flood risk Of the 65 postcodes in Elstead that ONS places, 3 are at low risk at worst and 62 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. Places named: Elstead. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Elstead
  • A home or business at high risk: 0
  • At medium risk at worst: 0
  • At low risk at worst: 3
  • At very low risk only: 0
  • Not on the at-risk list: 62

Of the 65 postcodes in Elstead that ONS places, 3 are at low risk at worst and 62 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list.

Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. No boundary is drawn.

The middle of its postcodes: latitude 51.1823, longitude -0.7021. Open this area on OpenStreetMap

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; flood risk: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

What is it like to live in Elstead?

Homes sold for a typical £650,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 14.7% on the 12 months before. At 44 of the 65 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts no home or business at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 3 of its 65 postcodes. It has 1 primary school at its postcodes. One GP practice is at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Milford (Surrey), 5.0 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.

We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.

Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources

What do homes cost in Elstead?

Homes in Elstead sold for a typical £650,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 27 sales, up 14.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£650,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£566,500 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 14.7% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £762,500 16 sales
  • Semi-detached £485,000 7 sales
  • Terraced 2 sales, too few to price
  • Flat or maisonette 2 sales, too few to price

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole GU8 district, Elstead's main postcode district: a typical £630,000.

Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Elstead: standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode sector.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Are new homes being built in Elstead?

1 of the 65 postcodes now in use in Elstead came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 29 homes sold in Elstead were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the GU8 district, 3%.

The newest postcodes

GU8 6FGsince July 2021

A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.

New homes among the homes sold

PeriodIn ElsteadAcross the GU8 district
The 12 months to August 2026 0 of 27 (0%) 0 of 195 (0%)
The 12 months to August 2025 0 of 29 (0%) 6 of 230 (3%)

Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What broadband can you get in Elstead?

Ofcom reports on 65 of the 65 postcodes in Elstead. At 44 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.

Postcodes where every home can get gigabit44 of 65
Postcodes where every home can get superfast65 of 65

Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

Check one address on Ofcom's checker

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Elstead at risk of flooding?

3 of the 65 postcodes in Elstead have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts none of the homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk, at 3 of 65 postcodes Low: 5

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them, added up over the postcodes. It is for the land, not each building, and leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are in Elstead?

The primary schools are at the postcodes in Elstead. There is no secondary school at its postcodes; these are the nearest to its middle. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.

Primary

Secondary

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Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

How far is the station from Elstead?

The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Elstead is Milford (Surrey) Rail Station, 5.0 km away in a straight line.

  • Milford (Surrey) Rail Station Railway station 5.0 kmDrive
  • Godalming Rail Station Railway station 5.8 kmDrive
  • Witley Rail Station Railway station 6.7 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are in Elstead?

The GP practices at the postcodes in Elstead. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Elstead safe? Crime recorded around it

Police.uk records 137 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Elstead over the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026. August 2026 is the latest month it has published. These are counts, not a rate: we hold no count of the people who live, work or pass through, so we do not say whether a place is safe.

Each month, September 2025 to August 2026

  1. 3 September 2025
  2. 6 October 2025
  3. 10 November 2025
  4. 8 December 2025
  5. 9 January 2026
  6. 9 February 2026
  7. 19 March 2026
  8. 16 April 2026
  9. 9 May 2026
  10. 22 June 2026
  11. 16 July 2026
  12. 10 August 2026

By kind, over the 12 months

Violence and sexual offences64 reports
Anti-social behaviour19 reports
Public order14 reports
Criminal damage and arson12 reports
Vehicle crime6 reports
Other theft6 reports
Burglary4 reports
Shoplifting4 reports

Also: drugs 3, possession of weapons 2, other crime 2, theft from the person 1.

Police.uk says its locations "always represent the approximate location of a crime". Each crime is moved to the nearest of a fixed list of map points, each over a street centre, a public place or a commercial premises, chosen so that every point covers at least eight addresses or none. A mile is a wide circle: in a town it takes in the centre and its shops, where much crime is recorded.

Crime around one postcode

Source: Police.uk (data.police.uk), data to August 2026, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Who runs Elstead?

District, borough or city council
Waverley
County council
Surrey
Parliamentary constituency
Godalming and Ash
Police force area
Surrey
Region
South East
Country
England
MP
Sir Jeremy Hunt (Conservative)

All 65 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The MP: UK Parliament. See all our data sources

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Elstead postcodes

65 postcodes in use in Elstead, by district:

GU8 postcode district,65 postcodes

That district is in the GU postcode area.

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Places near Elstead

With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Elstead's £650,000. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.

Milford and Witley4.2 km, £535,000Godalming6.3 km, £505,000Badshot Lea6.6 km, £428,000Farncombe6.6 km, £475,000Farnham7.2 km, £500,000Churt7.3 km, £840,000Normandy7.6 km, £625,000Wrecclesham8.0 km, £605,000 All places A to Z

Questions about Elstead

What is it like to live in Elstead?
Homes sold for a typical £650,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 14.7% on the 12 months before. At 44 of the 65 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts no home or business at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 3 of its 65 postcodes. It has 1 primary school at its postcodes. One GP practice is at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Milford (Surrey), 5.0 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
What is the postcode for Elstead?
Elstead is covered by postcode district GU8, across 65 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Which council is Elstead in?
Elstead is in the Waverley council area, and Surrey is its county council. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Who is the MP for Elstead?
Elstead is in the Godalming and Ash parliamentary constituency. Its MP is Sir Jeremy Hunt (Conservative), as UK Parliament listed them on 14 October 2026. Constituency: ONS Postcode Directory.
How much are houses in Elstead?
Homes in Elstead sold for a typical £650,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 27 sales, up 14.7% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
What schools are in Elstead?
In Elstead, primary schools at its postcodes include St James CofE Aided Primary School; the nearest secondary school to the middle of its postcodes is Rodborough, 4.4 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
Does Elstead have a railway station?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Elstead is Milford (Surrey), 5.0 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
What broadband can you get in Elstead?
Ofcom reports on 65 of the 65 postcodes in Elstead. At 44 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
Is Elstead at risk of flooding?
3 of the 65 postcodes in Elstead have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts none of the homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk. This is long-term risk for the land, and leaves out surface water. Source: Environment Agency.
Are new homes being built in Elstead?
1 of the 65 postcodes now in use in Elstead came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 29 homes sold in Elstead were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the GU8 district, 3%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.

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