GU2 8LU maps, stats, and open data

GU2 8LU lies on Blackwell Avenue in Guildford. GU2 8LU is located in the Westborough electoral ward, within the local authority district of Guildford and the English Parliamentary constituency of Guildford. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS Surrey Heartlands ICB - 92A and the police force is Surrey. This postcode has been in use since June 2000.

GU2 8LU maps

GU2 8LU map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

GU2 8LU map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)

GU2 8LU geodata

Easting	496699
Northing	150454
Latitude	51.245074
Longitude	-0.616008

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is GU2 8LU?

Street	Blackwell Avenue
Town/City	Guildford
Country	England
Postcode District	GU2
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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GU2 8LU Elevation

Elevation or altitude of GU2 8LU as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	60m	197ft

Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.

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Source: Open Postcode Elevation
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Politics

Ward	Westborough
Constituency	Guildford

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of GU2 8LU

January 2024	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Homestall	144m
October 2023	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Homestall	144m
October 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Homestall	144m
➜ Blackwell Avenue crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
Licence: Open Government Licence

Transport

Nearest bus stops to GU2 8LU

Little Platt (Applegarth Avenue)	Park Barn	163m
Little Platt (Applegarth Avenue)	Park Barn	181m
Rickyard (Applegarth Avenue)	Park Barn	271m
Rickyard (Applegarth Avenue)	Park Barn	280m
Homestall (Southway)	Park Barn	298m

Nearest railway stations to GU2 8LU

Guildford Station	2.6km
London Road (Guildford) Station	3.6km
Wanborough Station	3.6km

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Source: NaPTAN
Licence: Open Government Licence

Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for GU2 8LU

Broadband access in GU2 8LU (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband speed in GU2 8LU (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	100.0Mbps
Average download speed	129.2Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	7.9Mbps
Average upload speed	8.0Mbps
Maximum upload speed	10.09Mbps

Broadband limitations in GU2 8LU (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps	0.0%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for GU2 8LU

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Source: Ofcom
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GU2 8LU gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in GU2 8LU by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	431,089
Meter count	30
Mean (kWh/meter)	14,370
Median (kWh/meter)	15,095

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	86,236
Meter count	22
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,920
Median (kWh/meter)	3,528

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in GU2 8LU, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in GU2 8LU.
Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

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Source: Postcode level gas estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence

Deprivation

50.5% of English postcodes are less deprived than GU2 8LU:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to GU2 8LU (meters)

Thyme for Tea

119 Applegarth Avenue

104m

North Guildford Food Bank

St Clares Vicarage Cabell Road

291m

Premier Southway Stores

270 - 272 Southway

370m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
Licence: FSA terms & conditions

Nearest post box to GU2 8LU

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Blackwell Avenue	17:15	12:00	108m
Park Barn Post Office	16:45	12:00	375m
Broomfield	17:15	12:00	526m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to GU2 8LU

Facility	Distance
Kings College Guildford Southway, Guildford Artificial Grass Pitch, Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Studio	626m
Unisport - Varsity Centre (Closed) Egerton Road, Guildford Grass Pitches, Squash Courts	1.1km
Surrey Sports Park Richard Meyjes Road, Guildford Artificial Grass Pitch, Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Sports Hall, Squash Courts, Studio, Grass Pitches, Outdoor Tennis Courts	1.3km

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to GU2 8LU

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Guildford Grove Primary School Southway, Guildford, GU2 8YD	Primary	481m
Kings College Guildford Southway, Guildford, GU2 8DU	Secondary	624m
Wood Street Infant School Wood Street, Guildford, GU3 3DA	Primary	800m

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Source: Edubase
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GU2 8LU ITL and GU2 8LU LAU

The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for GU2 8LU:

ITL 1 Code	Name
TLJ	South East (England)
ITL 2 Code	Name
TLJ2	Surrey, East and West Sussex
ITL 3 Code	Name
TLJ25	West Surrey
LAU 1 Code	Name
E07000209	Guildford

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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GU2 8LU census areas

The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for GU2 8LU:

	Code	Name
OA	E00155543
LSOA	E01030494	Guildford 012B
MSOA	E02006355	Guildford 012

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to GU2 8LU

GU2 8LS	Hunts Close	88m
GU2 8LY	Applegarth Avenue	89m
GU2 8LT	Applegarth Avenue	103m
GU2 8JS	Homestall	134m
GU2 8LX	Applegarth Avenue	139m
GU2 8JR	Rickyard	196m
GU2 8JU	Little Platt	202m
GU2 8JP	Rickyard	211m
GU2 8JT	Homestall	218m
GU2 8LP	Applegarth Avenue	274m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
Licence: Open Government Licence