GU18 5QZ postcode in Lightwater, Surrey

GU18 5QZ is a postcode in Lightwater, in the Lightwater ward of Surrey Heath. It is in the Surrey Heath parliamentary constituency and the Surrey police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses at GU18 5QZ can get it Across Surrey Heath: 89% Typical price £545,000 Homes sold in GU18 5, last 12 months. ▲ 16% on the year before Nearest station Bagshot 2.8 km in a straight line

Where GU18 5QZ is, and what is near it

Map of GU18 5QZ and what is near it Map of GU18 5QZ: its centre point, with the 144 other postcodes in the GU18 5 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 2 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. GU18 5AA: also in GU18 5GU18 5AB: also in GU18 5GU18 5AD: also in GU18 5GU18 5AE: also in GU18 5GU18 5AF: also in GU18 5GU18 5AG: also in GU18 5GU18 5PJ: also in GU18 5GU18 5QN: also in GU18 5GU18 5QQ: also in GU18 5GU18 5QR: also in GU18 5GU18 5QS: also in GU18 5GU18 5QT: also in GU18 5GU18 5QU: also in GU18 5GU18 5QY: also in GU18 5GU18 5RA: also in GU18 5GU18 5RB: also in GU18 5GU18 5RD: also in GU18 5GU18 5RE: also in GU18 5GU18 5RL: also in GU18 5GU18 5RN: also in GU18 5GU18 5RP: also in GU18 5GU18 5RR: also in GU18 5GU18 5RS: also in GU18 5GU18 5RT: also in GU18 5GU18 5RU: also in GU18 5GU18 5RW: also in GU18 5GU18 5RX: also in GU18 5GU18 5RY: also in GU18 5GU18 5RZ: also in GU18 5GU18 5SA: also in GU18 5GU18 5SB: also in GU18 5GU18 5SD: also in GU18 5GU18 5SE: also in GU18 5GU18 5SG: also in GU18 5GU18 5SH: also in GU18 5GU18 5SJ: also in GU18 5GU18 5SL: also in GU18 5GU18 5SN: also in GU18 5GU18 5SP: also in GU18 5GU18 5SQ: also in GU18 5GU18 5SR: also in GU18 5GU18 5SS: also in GU18 5GU18 5ST: also in GU18 5GU18 5SU: also in GU18 5GU18 5SW: also in GU18 5GU18 5SX: also in GU18 5GU18 5SY: also in GU18 5GU18 5SZ: also in GU18 5GU18 5TA: also in GU18 5GU18 5TB: also in GU18 5GU18 5TD: also in GU18 5GU18 5TE: also in GU18 5GU18 5TF: also in GU18 5GU18 5TG: also in GU18 5GU18 5TH: also in GU18 5GU18 5TJ: also in GU18 5GU18 5TL: also in GU18 5GU18 5TN: also in GU18 5GU18 5TP: also in GU18 5GU18 5TQ: also in GU18 5GU18 5TW: also in GU18 5GU18 5UA: also in GU18 5GU18 5UD: also in GU18 5GU18 5UE: also in GU18 5GU18 5UG: also in GU18 5GU18 5UH: also in GU18 5GU18 5UJ: also in GU18 5GU18 5UP: also in GU18 5GU18 5UZ: also in GU18 5GU18 5XA: also in GU18 5GU18 5XB: also in GU18 5GU18 5XD: also in GU18 5GU18 5XE: also in GU18 5GU18 5XF: also in GU18 5GU18 5XH: also in GU18 5GU18 5XJ: also in GU18 5GU18 5XP: also in GU18 5GU18 5XQ: also in GU18 5GU18 5XR: also in GU18 5GU18 5XS: also in GU18 5GU18 5XT: also in GU18 5GU18 5XU: also in GU18 5GU18 5XX: also in GU18 5GU18 5XY: also in GU18 5GU18 5YN: also in GU18 5GU18 5YP: also in GU18 5GU18 5YR: also in GU18 5GU18 5YS: also in GU18 5GU18 5YW: also in GU18 5 School 1.6 kmFernways School 2.5 kmGP 3.8 kmLightwater GU18 5QZ Map of GU18 5QZ and what is near it Map of GU18 5QZ: its centre point, with the 144 other postcodes in the GU18 5 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 2 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. School 1.6 kmFernways School 2.5 kmGP 3.8 kmLightwater GU18 5QZ
  • GU18 5QZ
  • Other postcodes in GU18 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 2 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.3488, longitude -0.6565)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after GU18 5QZ?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at GU18 5QZ?

Every home and business at GU18 5QZ can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

GU18 5QZ 100% Surrey Heath 89%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

GU18 5QZ 100% Surrey Heath Over 99%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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

When are the bins collected at GU18 5QZ?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for GU18 5QZ.

Check the bin days for GU18 5QZ on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is GU18 5QZ at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include GU18 5QZ.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

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

From surface water, across Surrey Heath

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for GU18 5QZ: 804 properties in Surrey Heath are at high risk (1.8% of all its properties). All the figures for Surrey Heath

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of GU18 5QZ is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near GU18 5QZ?

Homes in GU18 5 sold for a typical £545,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 79 sales, up 16% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£545,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£470,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 16% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £660,000 37 sales
  • Semi-detached £470,000 19 sales
  • Terraced £395,000 9 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £229,000 14 sales

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

Across the whole GU18 district: a typical £545,000 from 79 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

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

Homes sold in GU18 5QZ

HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in GU18 5QZ from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 10 March 2026. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

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

What council tax band are homes near GU18 5QZ?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 780 homes in the neighbourhood around GU18 5QZ. The largest share of them, 31%, are in council tax band F. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (53%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around GU18 5QZ

Band D in Surrey Heath for 2026‑27: £2,585. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £2,011 (band B) to £4,309 (band G); band F, the most common, is £3,734.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Awithheld£1,723
Band Babout 20 (3%)£2,011
Band Cabout 110 (14%)£2,298
Band Dabout 120 (15%)£2,585
Band Eabout 150 (19%)£3,160
Band Fabout 240 (31%)£3,734
Band Gabout 140 (18%)£4,309
Band Hwithheld£5,170

When the homes were built

  1. 1% Before 1900
  2. 3% 1900 to 1918
  3. 8% 1919 to 1939
  4. 5% 1945 to 1964
  5. 53% 1965 to 1982
  6. 22% 1983 to 1999
  7. 6% 2000 to 2009
  8. 1% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Surrey Heath before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of GU18 5QZ is in (ONS area E01030779), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near GU18 5QZ?

The nearest open schools to GU18 5QZ, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near GU18 5QZ, and how we find them

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

Where is the nearest station to GU18 5QZ?

The nearest railway station to the centre of GU18 5QZ is Bagshot Rail Station, 2.8 km away in a straight line.

  • Bagshot Rail Station Railway station 2.8 kmCycle
  • Sunningdale Rail Station Railway station 5.1 kmDrive

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

2 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Blackstroud Lane West, 180 m away.

More stations near GU18 5QZ, and how we find them

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

Which GP surgeries are near GU18 5QZ?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of GU18 5QZ, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near GU18 5QZ?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of GU18 5QZ, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Bagshot SF Connect Charging point · 2 chargers · CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 250 kW 2.9 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near GU18 5QZ?

The nearest to the centre of GU18 5QZ, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to GU18 5QZ?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near GU18 5QZ?

The nearest care homes to the centre of GU18 5QZ, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near GU18 5QZ?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of GU18 5QZ, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near GU18 5QZ?

The nearest vets to the centre of GU18 5QZ on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is GU18 5QZ in a conservation area?

The centre of GU18 5QZ is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near GU18 5QZ?

Police.uk records 26 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of GU18 5QZ in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences8 reports
Shoplifting6 reports
Other theft4 reports
Anti-social behaviour2 reports
Criminal damage and arson2 reports
Burglary2 reports

Also: vehicle crime 2.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

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

The official record for GU18 5QZ

Ward
Lightwater
Parish
Windlesham
Region
South East
Country
England
Built-up area
Lightwater
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

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

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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