GU2 8BU postcode in Guildford, Surrey

GU2 8BU is a postcode in Guildford, in the Westborough ward. It is in the Guildford parliamentary constituency and the Surrey police force area, and has been in use since June 2000.

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 can get it. Guildford: 82% Typical price £374,000 Homes sold in GU2 8, last 12 months. ▼ 8.8% on the year before Nearest station Guildford 1.5 km in a straight line

Where GU2 8BU is, and what is near it

Map of GU2 8BU and what is near it Map of GU2 8BU: its centre point, with the 160 other postcodes in the GU2 8 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices, 8 bus stops and 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. GU2 8AA: also in GU2 8GU2 8AD: also in GU2 8GU2 8AE: also in GU2 8GU2 8AF: also in GU2 8GU2 8AG: also in GU2 8GU2 8AH: also in GU2 8GU2 8AJ: also in GU2 8GU2 8AL: also in GU2 8GU2 8AN: also in GU2 8GU2 8AP: also in GU2 8GU2 8AQ: also in GU2 8GU2 8AR: also in GU2 8GU2 8AS: also in GU2 8GU2 8AT: also in GU2 8GU2 8AU: also in GU2 8GU2 8AW: also in GU2 8GU2 8AX: also in GU2 8GU2 8AY: also in GU2 8GU2 8BA: also in GU2 8GU2 8BD: also in GU2 8GU2 8BE: also in GU2 8GU2 8BG: also in GU2 8GU2 8BH: also in GU2 8GU2 8BJ: also in GU2 8GU2 8BL: also in GU2 8GU2 8BN: also in GU2 8GU2 8BP: also in GU2 8GU2 8BQ: also in GU2 8GU2 8BS: also in GU2 8GU2 8BT: also in GU2 8GU2 8BW: also in GU2 8GU2 8BZ: also in GU2 8GU2 8DA: also in GU2 8GU2 8DB: also in GU2 8GU2 8DD: also in GU2 8GU2 8DE: also in GU2 8GU2 8DF: also in GU2 8GU2 8DG: also in GU2 8GU2 8DH: also in GU2 8GU2 8DJ: also in GU2 8GU2 8DL: also in GU2 8GU2 8DN: also in GU2 8GU2 8DP: also in GU2 8GU2 8DQ: also in GU2 8GU2 8DR: also in GU2 8GU2 8DS: also in GU2 8GU2 8DT: also in GU2 8GU2 8DU: also in GU2 8GU2 8DW: also in GU2 8GU2 8DX: also in GU2 8GU2 8DY: also in GU2 8GU2 8DZ: also in GU2 8GU2 8EA: also in GU2 8GU2 8EB: also in GU2 8GU2 8ED: also in GU2 8GU2 8EE: also in GU2 8GU2 8EF: also in GU2 8GU2 8EG: also in GU2 8GU2 8EH: also in GU2 8GU2 8EJ: also in GU2 8GU2 8EL: also in GU2 8GU2 8EN: also in GU2 8GU2 8EP: also in GU2 8GU2 8EQ: also in GU2 8GU2 8ER: also in GU2 8GU2 8ES: also in GU2 8GU2 8ET: also in GU2 8GU2 8EU: also in GU2 8GU2 8EW: also in GU2 8GU2 8EX: also in GU2 8GU2 8EY: also in GU2 8GU2 8EZ: also in GU2 8GU2 8FA: also in GU2 8GU2 8FB: also in GU2 8GU2 8FD: also in GU2 8GU2 8FH: also in GU2 8GU2 8FN: also in GU2 8GU2 8FP: also in GU2 8GU2 8FQ: also in GU2 8GU2 8FR: also in GU2 8GU2 8FS: also in GU2 8GU2 8FT: also in GU2 8GU2 8FU: also in GU2 8GU2 8GG: also in GU2 8GU2 8GY: also in GU2 8GU2 8GZ: also in GU2 8GU2 8HA: also in GU2 8GU2 8HB: also in GU2 8GU2 8HD: also in GU2 8GU2 8HE: also in GU2 8GU2 8HF: also in GU2 8GU2 8HG: also in GU2 8GU2 8HH: also in GU2 8GU2 8HJ: also in GU2 8GU2 8HL: also in GU2 8GU2 8HN: also in GU2 8GU2 8HP: also in GU2 8GU2 8HQ: also in GU2 8GU2 8HR: also in GU2 8GU2 8HS: also in GU2 8GU2 8HT: also in GU2 8GU2 8HU: also in GU2 8GU2 8HW: also in GU2 8GU2 8HY: also in GU2 8GU2 8HZ: also in GU2 8GU2 8JA: also in GU2 8GU2 8JB: also in GU2 8GU2 8JD: also in GU2 8GU2 8JE: also in GU2 8GU2 8JF: also in GU2 8GU2 8JG: also in GU2 8GU2 8JH: also in GU2 8GU2 8JJ: also in GU2 8GU2 8JL: also in GU2 8GU2 8JN: also in GU2 8GU2 8JP: also in GU2 8GU2 8JQ: also in GU2 8GU2 8JR: also in GU2 8GU2 8JS: also in GU2 8GU2 8JT: also in GU2 8GU2 8JU: also in GU2 8GU2 8JW: also in GU2 8GU2 8JX: also in GU2 8GU2 8JY: also in GU2 8GU2 8LA: also in GU2 8GU2 8LD: also in GU2 8GU2 8LE: also in GU2 8GU2 8LF: also in GU2 8GU2 8LG: also in GU2 8GU2 8LH: also in GU2 8GU2 8LJ: also in GU2 8GU2 8LL: also in GU2 8GU2 8LN: also in GU2 8GU2 8LP: also in GU2 8GU2 8LQ: also in GU2 8GU2 8LR: also in GU2 8GU2 8LS: also in GU2 8GU2 8LT: also in GU2 8GU2 8LU: also in GU2 8GU2 8LW: also in GU2 8GU2 8LX: also in GU2 8GU2 8LY: also in GU2 8GU2 8LZ: also in GU2 8GU2 8NA: also in GU2 8GU2 8NB: also in GU2 8GU2 8ND: also in GU2 8GU2 8NH: also in GU2 8GU2 8NJ: also in GU2 8GU2 8US: also in GU2 8GU2 8UT: also in GU2 8GU2 8UX: also in GU2 8GU2 8WB: also in GU2 8GU2 8WZ: also in GU2 8GU2 8XG: also in GU2 8GU2 8XW: also in GU2 8GU2 8YB: also in GU2 8GU2 8YD: also in GU2 8GU2 8YF: also in GU2 8GU2 8YH: also in GU2 8GU2 8YT: also in GU2 8 Guildford GU2 8BU Map of GU2 8BU and what is near it Map of GU2 8BU: its centre point, with the 160 other postcodes in the GU2 8 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices, 8 bus stops and 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. Westborough GU2 8BU
  • GU2 8BU
  • Other postcodes in GU2 8: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 8 bus stops
  • 2 EV charging points
  • 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 51.2467, longitude -0.5953)

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; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after GU2 8BU?

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 GU2 8BU?

Every home and business at GU2 8BU can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Guildford: 82%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Guildford: 98%

The line marks the figure across Guildford.

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 GU2 8BU?

BinDayBuddy does not read Guildford Borough Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

Guildford Borough Council's bin days

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 GU2 8BU 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 GU2 8BU.

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 Guildford

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for GU2 8BU: 2,118 properties in Guildford are at high risk (2.6% of all its properties). All the figures for Guildford

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 GU2 8BU 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 GU2 8BU?

Homes in GU2 8 sold for a typical £374,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 44 sales, down 8.8% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£374,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£410,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 8.8% on the 12 months before
  • Detached 4 sales, too few to price
  • Semi-detached £452,000 21 sales
  • Terraced £360,000 9 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £199,000 10 sales

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

Across the whole GU2 district: a typical £485,000 from 274 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 GU2 8BU

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in GU2 8BU from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 11 April 2025. 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

Food hygiene ratings at GU2 8BU

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at GU2 8BU. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near GU2 8BU?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 730 homes in the neighbourhood around GU2 8BU. The largest share of them, 48%, are in council tax band D. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (52%). 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 GU2 8BU

Band D in Guildford for 2026‑27: £2,547. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,981 (band B) to £4,246 (band G); band D, the most common, is £2,547.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Afewer than 5£1,698
Band Babout 20 (3%)£1,981
Band Cabout 150 (21%)£2,264
Band Dabout 350 (48%)£2,547
Band Eabout 160 (22%)£3,113
Band Fabout 40 (5%)£3,679
Band Gabout 10 (1%)£4,246
Band Hfewer than 5£5,095

When the homes were built

  1. Withheld Before 1900
  2. 18% 1900 to 1918
  3. 52% 1919 to 1939
  4. 4% 1945 to 1964
  5. 16% 1965 to 1982
  6. 3% 1983 to 1999
  7. 4% 2000 to 2009
  8. 1% 2010 to 2019
  9. 1% 2020 or later

Averages for Guildford 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 GU2 8BU is in (ONS area E01030495), 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 GU2 8BU?

The nearest open schools to GU2 8BU, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near GU2 8BU, 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 GU2 8BU?

The nearest railway station to the centre of GU2 8BU is Guildford Rail Station, 1.5 km away in a straight line.

  • Guildford Rail Station Railway station 1.5 kmCycle
  • London Road (Guildford) Rail Station Railway station 2.2 kmCycle

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

8 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Fairfield Rise, 86 m away.

More stations near GU2 8BU, 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 GU2 8BU?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of GU2 8BU, 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 GU2 8BU?

2 within 1 km 10 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of GU2 8BU, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • [BCS] Unit 1D Cathedral Hill Industrial Estate Charging point · 4 chargers 350 mWalk
  • PodPoint Charging point · No details mapped 750 mWalk
  • Shell Stoughton Charging point · 2 chargers 1.1 kmWalk

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 GU2 8BU?

The nearest to the centre of GU2 8BU, 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 GU2 8BU?

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 GU2 8BU?

The nearest care homes to the centre of GU2 8BU, 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 GU2 8BU?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of GU2 8BU, 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 GU2 8BU?

The nearest vets to the centre of GU2 8BU 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 GU2 8BU in a conservation area?

The centre of GU2 8BU 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 GU2 8BU?

Police.uk records 323 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of GU2 8BU in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences126 reports
Anti-social behaviour43 reports
Public order37 reports
Criminal damage and arson28 reports
Other theft24 reports
Shoplifting22 reports

Also: drugs 15, vehicle crime 7, robbery 6, bicycle theft 5, other crime 5, possession of weapons 3, burglary 1, theft from the person 1.

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 GU2 8BU

Ward
Westborough
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
South East
Country
England
Built-up area
Guildford
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
June 2000

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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