GU4 8AR postcode in Guildford, Surrey

GU4 8AR is a postcode in Guildford, in the Castle ward. It is in the Guildford 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 0% of homes and businesses can get it. Guildford: 82% Typical price £620,000 Homes sold in GU4 8, last 12 months. ▼ 2.4% on the year before Nearest station Shalford (Surrey) 900 m in a straight line

Where GU4 8AR is, and what is near it

Map of GU4 8AR and what is near it Map of GU4 8AR: its centre point, with the 181 other postcodes in the GU4 8 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations and 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. GU4 8AA: also in GU4 8GU4 8AB: also in GU4 8GU4 8AD: also in GU4 8GU4 8AE: also in GU4 8GU4 8AF: also in GU4 8GU4 8AG: also in GU4 8GU4 8AJ: also in GU4 8GU4 8AL: also in GU4 8GU4 8AN: also in GU4 8GU4 8AP: also in GU4 8GU4 8AQ: also in GU4 8GU4 8AS: also in GU4 8GU4 8AT: also in GU4 8GU4 8AU: also in GU4 8GU4 8AW: also in GU4 8GU4 8AX: also in GU4 8GU4 8AY: also in GU4 8GU4 8AZ: also in GU4 8GU4 8BA: also in GU4 8GU4 8BB: also in GU4 8GU4 8BF: also in GU4 8GU4 8BG: also in GU4 8GU4 8BH: also in GU4 8GU4 8BJ: also in GU4 8GU4 8BL: also in GU4 8GU4 8BN: also in GU4 8GU4 8BP: also in GU4 8GU4 8BQ: also in GU4 8GU4 8BS: also in GU4 8GU4 8BT: also in GU4 8GU4 8BU: also in GU4 8GU4 8BW: also in GU4 8GU4 8BX: also in GU4 8GU4 8BY: also in GU4 8GU4 8BZ: also in GU4 8GU4 8DA: also in GU4 8GU4 8DB: also in GU4 8GU4 8DD: also in GU4 8GU4 8DE: also in GU4 8GU4 8DF: also in GU4 8GU4 8DG: also in GU4 8GU4 8DH: also in GU4 8GU4 8DJ: also in GU4 8GU4 8DL: also in GU4 8GU4 8DN: also in GU4 8GU4 8DP: also in GU4 8GU4 8DQ: also in GU4 8GU4 8DR: also in GU4 8GU4 8DS: also in GU4 8GU4 8DT: also in GU4 8GU4 8DU: also in GU4 8GU4 8DW: also in GU4 8GU4 8DX: also in GU4 8GU4 8DY: also in GU4 8GU4 8DZ: also in GU4 8GU4 8EB: also in GU4 8GU4 8EE: also in GU4 8GU4 8EG: also in GU4 8GU4 8EH: also in GU4 8GU4 8EJ: also in GU4 8GU4 8EL: also in GU4 8GU4 8EP: also in GU4 8GU4 8EQ: also in GU4 8GU4 8ER: also in GU4 8GU4 8ES: also in GU4 8GU4 8ET: also in GU4 8GU4 8EU: also in GU4 8GU4 8EX: also in GU4 8GU4 8EY: also in GU4 8GU4 8EZ: also in GU4 8GU4 8FA: also in GU4 8GU4 8FB: also in GU4 8GU4 8HA: also in GU4 8GU4 8HB: also in GU4 8GU4 8HD: also in GU4 8GU4 8HE: also in GU4 8GU4 8HH: also in GU4 8GU4 8HJ: also in GU4 8GU4 8HL: also in GU4 8GU4 8HN: also in GU4 8GU4 8HP: also in GU4 8GU4 8HQ: also in GU4 8GU4 8HR: also in GU4 8GU4 8HS: also in GU4 8GU4 8HU: also in GU4 8GU4 8HW: also in GU4 8GU4 8HX: also in GU4 8GU4 8HY: also in GU4 8GU4 8HZ: also in GU4 8GU4 8JA: also in GU4 8GU4 8JD: also in GU4 8GU4 8JE: also in GU4 8GU4 8JF: also in GU4 8GU4 8JG: also in GU4 8GU4 8JH: also in GU4 8GU4 8JJ: also in GU4 8GU4 8JL: also in GU4 8GU4 8JN: also in GU4 8GU4 8JP: also in GU4 8GU4 8JQ: also in GU4 8GU4 8JR: also in GU4 8GU4 8JS: also in GU4 8GU4 8JT: also in GU4 8GU4 8JU: also in GU4 8GU4 8JW: also in GU4 8GU4 8JX: also in GU4 8GU4 8JY: also in GU4 8GU4 8LD: also in GU4 8GU4 8LE: also in GU4 8GU4 8LL: also in GU4 8GU4 8LN: also in GU4 8GU4 8LP: also in GU4 8GU4 8LQ: also in GU4 8GU4 8LR: also in GU4 8GU4 8LS: also in GU4 8GU4 8LT: also in GU4 8GU4 8LU: also in GU4 8GU4 8LW: also in GU4 8GU4 8LX: also in GU4 8GU4 8LY: also in GU4 8GU4 8LZ: also in GU4 8GU4 8NB: also in GU4 8GU4 8ND: also in GU4 8GU4 8NE: also in GU4 8GU4 8NF: also in GU4 8GU4 8NH: also in GU4 8GU4 8NJ: also in GU4 8GU4 8NL: also in GU4 8GU4 8NN: also in GU4 8GU4 8NP: also in GU4 8GU4 8NQ: also in GU4 8GU4 8NR: also in GU4 8GU4 8NS: also in GU4 8GU4 8NT: also in GU4 8GU4 8NU: also in GU4 8GU4 8NW: also in GU4 8GU4 8PA: also in GU4 8GU4 8PB: also in GU4 8GU4 8PH: also in GU4 8GU4 8PJ: also in GU4 8GU4 8PL: also in GU4 8GU4 8PP: also in GU4 8GU4 8PR: also in GU4 8GU4 8PS: also in GU4 8GU4 8PU: also in GU4 8GU4 8PW: also in GU4 8GU4 8PY: also in GU4 8GU4 8PZ: also in GU4 8GU4 8QN: also in GU4 8GU4 8QP: also in GU4 8GU4 8QR: also in GU4 8GU4 8QS: also in GU4 8GU4 8QT: also in GU4 8GU4 8QU: also in GU4 8GU4 8QW: also in GU4 8GU4 8QX: also in GU4 8GU4 8QY: also in GU4 8GU4 8RA: also in GU4 8GU4 8RB: also in GU4 8GU4 8RE: also in GU4 8GU4 8RF: also in GU4 8GU4 8RH: also in GU4 8 Wonersh Surgery 2.5 kmChilworth GU4 8AR Map of GU4 8AR and what is near it Map of GU4 8AR: its centre point, with the 181 other postcodes in the GU4 8 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Wonersh Surgery 2.5 kmShalford GU4 8AR
  • GU4 8AR
  • Other postcodes in GU4 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 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 51.2190, longitude -0.5561)

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 GU4 8AR?

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 GU4 8AR?

None of the homes and businesses at GU4 8AR can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)0% can get it

Guildford: 82%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0% 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 GU4 8AR?

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 GU4 8AR 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 GU4 8AR.

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 GU4 8AR: 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 GU4 8AR 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 GU4 8AR?

Homes in GU4 8 sold for a typical £620,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 87 sales, down 2.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£620,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£635,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 2.4% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £990,000 40 sales
  • Semi-detached £537,500 24 sales
  • Terraced £415,000 17 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £310,000 6 sales

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

Across the whole GU4 district: a typical £550,000 from 232 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 GU4 8AR

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in GU4 8AR from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around 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 GU4 8AR?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 750 homes in the neighbourhood around GU4 8AR. The largest share of them, 25%, are in council tax band D. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (27%). 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 GU4 8AR

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 £5,095 (band H); band D, the most common, is £2,547.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Awithheld£1,698
Band Babout 40 (5%)£1,981
Band Cabout 100 (13%)£2,264
Band Dabout 190 (25%)£2,547
Band Eabout 120 (16%)£3,113
Band Fabout 80 (11%)£3,679
Band Gabout 120 (16%)£4,246
Band Habout 100 (13%)£5,095

When the homes were built

  1. 27% Before 1900
  2. 7% 1900 to 1918
  3. 16% 1919 to 1939
  4. 5% 1945 to 1964
  5. 21% 1965 to 1982
  6. 12% 1983 to 1999
  7. 10% 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 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 GU4 8AR is in (ONS area E01030454), 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 GU4 8AR?

The nearest open schools to GU4 8AR, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near GU4 8AR, 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 GU4 8AR?

The nearest railway station to the centre of GU4 8AR is Shalford (Surrey) Rail Station, 900 metres away in a straight line.

  • Shalford (Surrey) Rail Station Railway station 900 mWalk
  • Chilworth 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.

No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.

More stations near GU4 8AR, 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 GU4 8AR?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of GU4 8AR, 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 GU4 8AR?

0 within 1 km 6 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of GU4 8AR, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Mer Charging point · 2 chargers 1.7 kmCycle
  • G Live Car Park Charging Station Charging point · 2 chargers 2.3 kmCycle
  • Shell Recharge Charging point · 4 chargers · CCS · up to 150 kW 2.6 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 GU4 8AR?

The nearest to the centre of GU4 8AR, 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 GU4 8AR?

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 GU4 8AR?

The nearest care homes to the centre of GU4 8AR, 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 GU4 8AR?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of GU4 8AR, 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 GU4 8AR?

The nearest vets to the centre of GU4 8AR 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 GU4 8AR in a conservation area?

planning.data.gov.uk is not answering just now, so this page has not asked it what the centre of GU4 8AR is inside. It will ask once the service answers again. The council's planning team can answer for one address.

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 GU4 8AR?

Police.uk records 17 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of GU4 8AR in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Criminal damage and arson5 reports
Anti-social behaviour4 reports
Other theft3 reports
Violence and sexual offences2 reports
Public order2 reports
Drugs1 report

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 GU4 8AR

Ward
Castle
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
South East
Country
England
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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