Shalford
Shalford is covered by postcode district GU4. It is in the Guildford council area, Surrey.
ONS publishes this built-up area as Shalford (Guildford).
Every postcode in Shalford, by flood risk
- A home or business at high risk: 1
- At medium risk at worst: 3
- At low risk at worst: 8
- At very low risk only: 0
- Not on the at-risk list: 68
Of the 80 postcodes in Shalford that ONS places, 1 have a home or business at high risk, 3 are at medium risk at worst, 8 are at low risk at worst and 68 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 51.2125, longitude -0.5664. 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
The postcodes at high risk
Beside each: how many of its homes and businesses the Environment Agency puts at that risk.
What is it like to live in Shalford?
Homes sold for a typical £620,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 9.5% on the 12 months before. At 35 of the 80 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 10 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 12 of its 80 postcodes. It has 1 primary school at its postcodes. The nearest GP practice is Wonersh Surgery, 2.2 km from the middle. The nearest railway station is Shalford (Surrey), 200 metres 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 Shalford?
Homes in Shalford sold for a typical £620,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 47 sales, down 9.5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Detached £1,050,000 21 sales
- Semi-detached £525,000 11 sales
- Terraced £415,000 11 sales
- Flat or maisonette 4 sales, too few to price
Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.
Across the whole GU4 district, Shalford's main postcode district: a typical £550,000.
Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Shalford: 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 Shalford?
None of the 80 postcodes now in use in Shalford came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 45 homes sold in Shalford were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the GU4 district, 0%.
New homes among the homes sold
| Period | In Shalford | Across the GU4 district |
|---|---|---|
| The 12 months to August 2026 | 0 of 47 (0%) | 0 of 232 (0%) |
| The 12 months to August 2025 | 0 of 45 (0%) | 0 of 275 (0%) |
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 Shalford?
Ofcom reports on 80 of the 80 postcodes in Shalford. At 35 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.
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 checkerSource: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Is Shalford at risk of flooding?
12 of the 80 postcodes in Shalford 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 10 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk.
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 Shalford?
The primary schools are at the postcodes in Shalford. 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.
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 Shalford?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Shalford is Shalford (Surrey) Rail Station, 200 m away in a straight line.
- Shalford (Surrey) Rail Station Railway station 200 mWalk
- Guildford Rail Station Railway station 2.9 kmCycle
- Chilworth Rail Station Railway station 2.9 kmCycle
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 Shalford?
There is no GP practice at the postcodes in Shalford. These are the nearest to its middle, in a straight line. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.
- Wonersh Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report October 2024 · Phone 01483 898123 2.2 kmCycle
- St. Luke's Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report June 2016, over 3 years old · Phone 01483 510030 2.7 kmCycle
- Austen Road Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report May 2024 · Phone 01483 564578 2.8 kmCycle
Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Is Shalford safe? Crime recorded around it
Police.uk records 164 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Shalford 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
- 12 September 2025
- 23 October 2025
- 12 November 2025
- 12 December 2025
- 13 January 2026
- 11 February 2026
- 11 March 2026
- 12 April 2026
- 9 May 2026
- 17 June 2026
- 19 July 2026
- 13 August 2026
By kind, over the 12 months
Also: possession of weapons 3, other crime 3, shoplifting 2, robbery 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 postcodeSource: 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 Shalford?
- District, borough or city council
- Guildford
- County council
- Surrey
- Parliamentary constituencies
- Godalming and Ash (79) and Guildford (1)
- Police force area
- Surrey
- Region
- South East
- Country
- England
Where the place crosses a boundary, a row lists each side with its number of postcodes. Check a postcode for its own. What council am I in?
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources
Moving to Shalford
Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.
- Tell Guildford about council tax Council tax, on guildford.gov.uk
- Register to vote at the new address Register to vote on GOV.UK
- Register with a GP practice The nearest GP practices
- Take meter readings on the day you move in
- Power cut? Call 105. It is free. About 105, the power cut number
- Find out your bin day Find your rubbish collection day on GOV.UK
Shalford postcodes
80 postcodes in use in Shalford, by district:
That district is in the GU postcode area.
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Enter a full postcode to see its ward, its flood risk, house prices in its sector and its nearest schools.
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Places near Shalford
With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Shalford's £620,000. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.
Questions about Shalford
- What is it like to live in Shalford?
- Homes sold for a typical £620,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 9.5% on the 12 months before. At 35 of the 80 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 10 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 12 of its 80 postcodes. It has 1 primary school at its postcodes. The nearest GP practice is Wonersh Surgery, 2.2 km from the middle. The nearest railway station is Shalford (Surrey), 200 metres 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 Shalford?
- Shalford is covered by postcode district GU4, across 80 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Which council is Shalford in?
- Shalford is in the Guildford council area, and Surrey is its county council. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- How much are houses in Shalford?
- Homes in Shalford sold for a typical £620,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 47 sales, down 9.5% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
- What schools are in Shalford?
- In Shalford, primary schools at its postcodes include Shalford Infant School; the nearest secondary school to the middle of its postcodes is Gosden House School, 1.3 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
- Does Shalford have a railway station?
- Yes: Shalford (Surrey) is 200 metres from the centre point of the postcodes in Shalford, in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
- What broadband can you get in Shalford?
- Ofcom reports on 80 of the 80 postcodes in Shalford. At 35 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
- Is Shalford at risk of flooding?
- 12 of the 80 postcodes in Shalford 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 10 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 Shalford?
- None of the 80 postcodes now in use in Shalford came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 45 homes sold in Shalford were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the GU4 district, 0%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.
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