GU5 9JF postcode in Shere, Surrey

GU5 9JF is a postcode in Shere, in the Tillingbourne ward of Guildford. It is in the Godalming and Ash 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 £890,000 Homes sold in GU5 9, last 12 months. ▲ 15.2% on the year before Nearest station Gomshall 1.8 km in a straight line

Where GU5 9JF is, and what is near it

Map of GU5 9JF and what is near it Map of GU5 9JF: its centre point, with the 177 other postcodes in the GU5 9 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. A25 GU5 9AE: also in GU5 9GU5 9AF: also in GU5 9GU5 9AL: also in GU5 9GU5 9AN: also in GU5 9GU5 9AR: also in GU5 9GU5 9AW: also in GU5 9GU5 9BB: also in GU5 9GU5 9BF: also in GU5 9GU5 9BH: also in GU5 9GU5 9BJ: also in GU5 9GU5 9BL: also in GU5 9GU5 9BN: also in GU5 9GU5 9BS: also in GU5 9GU5 9BU: also in GU5 9GU5 9BW: also in GU5 9GU5 9BX: also in GU5 9GU5 9BY: also in GU5 9GU5 9DA: also in GU5 9GU5 9DR: also in GU5 9GU5 9DS: also in GU5 9GU5 9DU: also in GU5 9GU5 9HA: also in GU5 9GU5 9HB: also in GU5 9GU5 9HD: also in GU5 9GU5 9HE: also in GU5 9GU5 9HF: also in GU5 9GU5 9HG: also in GU5 9GU5 9HH: also in GU5 9GU5 9HJ: also in GU5 9GU5 9HL: also in GU5 9GU5 9HN: also in GU5 9GU5 9HP: also in GU5 9GU5 9HQ: also in GU5 9GU5 9HR: also in GU5 9GU5 9HS: also in GU5 9GU5 9HT: also in GU5 9GU5 9HU: also in GU5 9GU5 9HX: also in GU5 9GU5 9HY: also in GU5 9GU5 9HZ: also in GU5 9GU5 9JA: also in GU5 9GU5 9JB: also in GU5 9GU5 9JD: also in GU5 9GU5 9JE: also in GU5 9GU5 9JR: also in GU5 9GU5 9JT: also in GU5 9GU5 9JU: also in GU5 9GU5 9JY: also in GU5 9GU5 9LA: also in GU5 9GU5 9LB: also in GU5 9GU5 9LD: also in GU5 9GU5 9LF: also in GU5 9GU5 9LG: also in GU5 9GU5 9LH: also in GU5 9GU5 9LJ: also in GU5 9GU5 9LL: also in GU5 9GU5 9LN: also in GU5 9GU5 9LP: also in GU5 9GU5 9LQ: also in GU5 9GU5 9LR: also in GU5 9GU5 9LS: also in GU5 9GU5 9LT: also in GU5 9GU5 9LU: also in GU5 9GU5 9LW: also in GU5 9GU5 9LX: also in GU5 9GU5 9LY: also in GU5 9GU5 9LZ: also in GU5 9GU5 9NA: also in GU5 9GU5 9NB: also in GU5 9GU5 9ND: also in GU5 9GU5 9NL: also in GU5 9GU5 9NP: also in GU5 9GU5 9NU: also in GU5 9GU5 9NX: also in GU5 9GU5 9NY: also in GU5 9GU5 9NZ: also in GU5 9GU5 9QA: also in GU5 9GU5 9QB: also in GU5 9GU5 9QD: also in GU5 9GU5 9QE: also in GU5 9GU5 9QL: also in GU5 9GU5 9TD: also in GU5 9 Elysian, West Horsley 3.1 kmPeaslake Free School 3.4 kmChilworth station 4.1 kmMerrow Park Surgery 5.6 kmWonersh Surgery 6.1 kmTillingbourne GU5 9JF Map of GU5 9JF and what is near it Map of GU5 9JF: its centre point, with the 177 other postcodes in the GU5 9 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. 2 schools, 3.1–4.6 kmWonersh Surgery 6.1 kmTillingbourne GU5 9JF
  • GU5 9JF
  • Other postcodes in GU5 9: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 4 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 51.2209, longitude -0.4673)

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; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after GU5 9JF?

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 GU5 9JF?

Every home and business at GU5 9JF can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, but none can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)0% 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 GU5 9JF?

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 GU5 9JF 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 GU5 9JF.

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 GU5 9JF: 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 GU5 9JF 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 GU5 9JF?

Homes in GU5 9 sold for a typical £890,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 26 sales, up 15.2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£890,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£772,500 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 15.2% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £1,082,500 14 sales
  • Semi-detached £758,000 11 sales
  • Terraced 1 sale, too few to price

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

Across the whole GU5 district: a typical £758,000 from 87 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 GU5 9JF

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in GU5 9JF 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 GU5 9JF?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 870 homes in the neighbourhood around GU5 9JF. The largest share of them, 25%, are in council tax band E. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (31%). 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 GU5 9JF

Band D in Guildford for 2026‑27: £2,547. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,698 (band A) to £5,095 (band H); band E, the most common, is £3,113.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 20 (2%)£1,698
Band Babout 30 (3%)£1,981
Band Cabout 60 (7%)£2,264
Band Dabout 150 (17%)£2,547
Band Eabout 220 (25%)£3,113
Band Fabout 150 (17%)£3,679
Band Gabout 180 (21%)£4,246
Band Habout 60 (7%)£5,095

When the homes were built

  1. 31% Before 1900
  2. 9% 1900 to 1918
  3. 14% 1919 to 1939
  4. 10% 1945 to 1964
  5. 6% 1965 to 1982
  6. 12% 1983 to 1999
  7. 10% 2000 to 2009
  8. 6% 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 GU5 9JF is in (ONS area E01030491), 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 GU5 9JF?

The nearest open schools to GU5 9JF, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near GU5 9JF, 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 GU5 9JF?

The nearest railway station to the centre of GU5 9JF is Gomshall Rail Station, 1.8 km away in a straight line.

  • Gomshall Rail Station Railway station 1.8 kmCycle
  • Chilworth Rail Station Railway station 4.1 kmCycle

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

4 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Upper Lodge, 243 m away.

More stations near GU5 9JF, 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 GU5 9JF?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of GU5 9JF, 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 GU5 9JF?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of GU5 9JF on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

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 GU5 9JF?

The nearest to the centre of GU5 9JF, 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 GU5 9JF?

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 GU5 9JF?

The nearest care homes to the centre of GU5 9JF, 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 vets are near GU5 9JF?

The nearest vets to the centre of GU5 9JF 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 GU5 9JF in a conservation area?

The centre of GU5 9JF is in 3 areas with planning rules of their own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

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 GU5 9JF?

Police.uk records 5 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of GU5 9JF in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences2 reports
Other theft2 reports
Criminal damage and arson1 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 GU5 9JF

Ward
Tillingbourne
Parish
Shere
Region
South East
Country
England
Built-up area
Shere
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, 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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