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Thinking of living at GU1 2XT? 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.
Most daily things are within reach on foot; the station is further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merrow Junior School | Primary | 750 m | 62% met the expected standard |
| Merrow CofE Controlled Infant School | Primary | 950 m | – |
| St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School | Primary | 1.1 km | 78% met the expected standard |
| Boxgrove Primary School | Primary | 1.3 km | 66% met the expected standard |
| Clandon CofE Aided Primary School | Primary | 1.9 km | 35% met the expected standard |
| St Peter's Catholic School | Secondary | 850 m | Attainment 8: 63.6 · 32.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| George Abbot School | Secondary | 1.9 km | Attainment 8: 58.2 · 21.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Christ's College, Guildford | Secondary | 3.9 km | Attainment 8: 42.5 · 4.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Guildford County School | Secondary | 4.3 km | Attainment 8: 54.8 · 19.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Broadwater School | Secondary | 6.6 km | Attainment 8: 55.9 · 27.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Tormead School | Independent | 2.1 km | 48.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Guildford High School | Independent | 2.7 km | 86.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Merrow Lawn Tennis Club | 220 m | 9 |
| Swimming | Horizon Guildford | 220 m | 7 |
| Golf | Clandon Golf | 310 m | 5 |
| Bowls | Guildford Bowling Club | 2.8 km | 5 |
| Cricket | Merrow Cricket Club | 350 m | 4 |
| Skiing | Main | 4.1 km | 4 |
| Fishing | Powdermills Fishery | 2.8 km | 3 |
| Football | Urban Saints, Guildford | 2.2 km | 2 |
| Pilates | Red Hot Yoga | 3.4 km | 2 |
| Multi-sport | The Pavilion, Old Guildfordians Club | 2.2 km | 1 |
| Athletics | Guildford Spectrum | 2.7 km | 1 |
| Ice skating | Guildford Spectrum | 2.7 km | 1 |
| Squash | Guildford Spectrum | 2.7 km | 1 |
| Climbing adventure | Wild Wood Adventure | 2.7 km | 1 |
| Skateboard | Guildford Skatepark | 3.0 km | 1 |
| Shooting | The Woolcott Range | 3.1 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 24. 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: 55% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is London Road (Guildford), a short drive or bike ride (2.8 km), with 869k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Waterloo.
The nearest bus stop is Church, 350 m away, with a bus about every 10 minutes on weekdays (routes 300, 479, 18, 463); 12 departures an hour from the 2 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Central London is 41 km away as the crow flies.
This is car country: only 9% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Merrow Junior School, about a 10-minute walk (750 m); 62% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is St Peter's Catholic School, 850 m away; Attainment 8: 63.6 · 32.7% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Guildford County School (3.1 km).
The nearest supermarket is BP Merrow Simply Food, 450 m away; Nisa Local (400 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Merrow Park Surgery (900 m), with Boots the closest pharmacy (400 m).
For a haircut, Close Shave is 350 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Surrey County Hospital, 4.4 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).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 9 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Clandon Golf is the closest café or restaurant (350 m), and Horse and Groom the nearest pub (350 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 39 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 12 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 56% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
The nearest park is Merrow Downs, 1.1 km away; for exercise, Sportsdirectfitness.com (200 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 9.0 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Heathrow is 26 km away.
21 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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| Royal Grammar School Guildford |
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| Independent |
| 3.1 km |
| 62.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near GU1 2XT, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 42% of households own their home outright.
It's highly educated: 60% of adults have a degree.
The nearest university is University of Surrey, 4.3 km 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.