Is GU5 9EN a Good Area? Schools, Crime & Local Insights

GU5 9EN is a postcode in Tillingbourne, Guildford, South East, England. This postcode area guide brings together crime, schools, demographics, property prices, planning applications, HMO licences and roadworks near GU5 9EN, then scores the surrounding small area 76/100 - top 8% nationally across 8 matched LocaleIQ domains.

The strongest signals around GU5 9EN are health and local prosperity, while property market signals is the main area to examine before moving, renting or buying here. LocaleIQ uses these local signals as a practical area rating rather than a single raw statistic, so read the score alongside the detailed map layers and source records.

The demographic profile for GU5 9EN is based on Waverley 008 Census 2021. It covers 6,971 residents, 225 people per square kilometre. The median age is around 47, helping show whether the area skews younger, family-sized or older. Housing tenure is 76% owner-occupied, 11% privately rented, 12% social rented, useful context for renters, buyers and landlords comparing the local property market. On the official England neighbourhood wellbeing index the area ranks in decile 9/10.

For property prices near GU5 9EN, LocaleIQ uses Land Registry sold-price evidence for the GU5 postcode district. The latest median sold price is £477k from 21 rolling sales. The Property tab separates flats, terraced, semi-detached and detached homes where enough sales exist.

For safety, the Crime tab breaks down recorded crime near GU5 9EN by category and map position. Crime trend is flat or improving month on month. Use it with the LocaleIQ safety score because police data can lag and does not capture every local issue.

LocaleIQ checks available planning, HMO and roadworks feeds near GU5 9EN; no local change records are currently listed inside this report radius.