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Thinking of living at GU1 1HE? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
The school, station, shops and GP are all within about a 15-minute walk.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandfield Primary School | Primary | 600 m | 80% met the expected standard |
| Weyfield Primary Academy | Primary | 1.1 km | 80% met the expected standard |
| Pewley Down Infant School | Primary | 1.4 km | – |
| St Nicolas' Church of England Infant School | Primary | 1.4 km | – |
| Stoughton Infant School | Primary | 1.5 km | – |
| Christ's College, Guildford | Secondary | 1.3 km | Attainment 8: 42.5 · 4.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Guildford County School | Secondary | 1.3 km | Attainment 8: 54.8 · 19.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| George Abbot School | Secondary | 2.2 km | Attainment 8: 58.2 · 21.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Kings College Guildford | Secondary | 2.2 km | Attainment 8: 44.4 · 8.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Guildford High School | Independent | 850 m | 86.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Royal Grammar School Guildford | Independent | 900 m | 62.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Castle Garden School | Independent | 1.2 km | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Allen House Tennis Courts | 770 m | 12 |
| Swimming | Guildford Lido | 510 m | 8 |
| Golf | Guildford Golf Clubhouse | 2.8 km | 6 |
| Cricket | Guildford Cricket Club | 190 m | 4 |
| Bowls | Wey Valley Indoor Bowls Club | 640 m | 4 |
| Skiing | Nursery | 1.4 km | 4 |
| Football | Urban Saints, Guildford | 1.4 km | 3 |
| Shooting | The Woolcott Range | 840 m | 2 |
| Pilates | Red Hot Yoga | 870 m | 2 |
| Squash | Guildford Spectrum | 1.0 km | 2 |
| Fitness | Field of Fitness | 1.1 km | 2 |
| Multi-sport | The Pavilion, Old Guildfordians Club | 1.4 km | 2 |
| Cycling | Cycling UK | 2.0 km | 2 |
| Fishing | Brittens Pond | 2.7 km | 2 |
| Skateboard | Guildford Skatepark | 530 m | 1 |
| Gym | The Gym | 630 m | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 29. Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 47% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is London Road (Guildford), about a 10-minute walk (850 m), with 869k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Waterloo.
The nearest bus stop is Recreation Road, 150 m away, with a bus about every 6 minutes on weekdays (routes 4, 20, 2, 28); 60 departures an hour from the 7 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Plenty of jobs are close by: somewhere with 5,000 or more jobs (a town centre, business park or big hospital) is about 11 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
Central London is 43 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Sandfield Primary School, about a 5-minute walk (600 m); 80% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Pewley Down Infant School (0.7 km).
The nearest secondary is Christ's College, Guildford, 1.3 km away; Attainment 8: 42.5 · 4.4% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Guildford County School (1.4 km) and St Peter's Catholic School (2.3 km).
Few families with young children: only 13% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Lidl, 50 m away; VAPE777/iREPAIR (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Dapdune House Surgery (300 m), with Dapdune Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (300 m).
For a haircut, Niki's is 450 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Surrey County Hospital, 2.7 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 64% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 65% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 109 restaurants and cafés and 28 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Pizza hot express is the closest café or restaurant (100 m), and Guildford City Social Club the nearest pub (300 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (21 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 247 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
Much of it is protected: 47% of postcodes sit in a conservation area (Guildford Town Centre, Waterden Road).
There are 181 listed buildings.
36 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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Homes are mostly flats (59%).
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
It's growing: about 212 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Recreation Road Recreation Ground, 150 m away; for exercise, Stoke Park Paddling Pool (400 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 10.6 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Heathrow is 27 km away.
Many neighbours rent: 43% of households rent privately and 12% socially.
It's young: 28% of residents are aged 15–29.
It's highly educated: 56% of adults have a degree.
The nearest university is University of Surrey, 900 m away (TEF Silver).
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.