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GU1 3SL

Castle

Guildford

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Detailed insights for GU1 3SL

Overview

Postcode GU1 3SL is located in an urban city, within the Castle ward of Guildford in the South East region, and forms part of the Pewley Down & The Mount area. It has very low deprivation and very low crime levels, with around 19.8 crimes per 1,000 residents per year. The average income of residents in Pewley Down & The Mount is £79,400 per year. The nearest station is London Road (Guildford) located about 0.6 miles away. There are 4 primary and 1 secondary schools in the area. There are 1 parks nearby, closest small park is St. Catherine's Park.

Crime rate
1/10
Crimes per 1k residents
20
Deprivation level
1/10
Income level
10/10
Social housing
0.8%
Connectivity
N/A
Flood Risk
No risk
Noise Level
No noise

Deprivation level

1/10

Pewley Down & The Mount has a very low level of deprivation, ranked at position 31,798 out of 32,844 areas in the United Kingdom — placing it within the bottom 3% least deprived areas in England.

Crime level

1/10

Pewley Down & The Mount has a very low crime rate, with approximately 19.8 reported incidents per 1,000 residents each year.

Social housing

0.8%

Approximately 0.8% of homes on this street are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. Across the surrounding area, around 6.9% of dwellings are socially rented.

Income level

10/10

The average income of residents in Pewley Down & The Mount is £79,400 per year.

Noise Level

No noise

No significant noise sources from railways or roads near GU1 3SL.

Flood risk

No risk

Pewley Down & The Mount near GU1 3SL has no flood risk (less than 0.1% chance of a flood each year) from rivers and sea.

Transport

The nearest station is London Road (Guildford) located about 0.6 miles away. There are 2 stations nearby.

Nearby public transport stations for GU1 3SL
DistanceNameLinesDirections
0.6 mi

London Road (Guildford)

N/A

Walking directions to London Road (Guildford)
0.6 mi

Guildford

N/A

Walking directions to Guildford

Parks

Nearby parks and green spaces for GU1 3SL
DistanceNameSizeDirections
0.5 miSt. Catherine's ParkSmallWalking directions to St. Catherine's Park

Area Profile

Population
339
Population density
2,128.1 per km²

Demographics

Ethnic groups

British
290
85.55%
Other White
12
3.54%
Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups
9
2.65%
Indian
7
2.06%
White and Asian (mixed)
6
1.77%
Total population: 339

Housing

Housing tenure

Owns outright
65
48.87%
Owns with a mortgage
54
40.6%
Private landlord or letting agency
11
8.27%
Other forms of private rent
2
1.5%
Social rents from council
1
0.75%
Total households: 133

Property prices in Castle

Based on 130 recent sales, the median property price is £457,500 in Castle area, with individual transactions ranging from £200,000 up to £3,750,000.

Price distribution per property type (last year)

Price distribution by property type for Castle in the last year.

Median sale price and percentiles per property type (last year)

Median sale price, sales count, and percentile information for each property type in Castle over the last year.
TypeSalesMedian
Detached25£1,295,000
Flats69£350,000
Semi-Detached21£725,000
Terraced15£545,000

10 year median price trend in Castle

Ten year median sale price trend for each property type in Castle.

Schools

In the GU1 3SL postcode area, located within Pewley Down & The Mount, there are 4 primary and 1 secondary schools in close proximity.

Nearby primary and secondary schools for GU1 3SL
DistancePhaseNameTypeRating
0.1 miPrimaryPewley Down Infant SchoolVoluntary aided school

Outstanding

0.1 miNot applicableCastle Garden SchoolOther independent special school

N/A

0.4 miNot applicableRoyal Grammar School GuildfordOther independent school

N/A

Local amenities

6 nearby supermarkets & convenience stores within mi of GU1 3SL

Nearby supermarkets & convenience stores for GU1 3SL
DistanceNameAddressDirections
0.3 miSainsbury's148-150 High Street, Guildford, GU1 3HJWalking directions to Sainsbury's
0.3 miMcColl's252 High Street, Guildford, GU1 3JGWalking directions to McColl's
0.4 miHarvesters9 Epsom Road, Guildford, GU1 3JTWalking directions to Harvesters
0.4 miFood for Thought2-6 Haydon Place, Guildford, GU1 4LLWalking directions to Food for Thought
0.4 mioseyo23 North Street, Guildford, GU1 4TAWalking directions to oseyo

Geographic Information

RegionSouth EastUKJ
DistrictGuildfordE07000209
Parliamentary ConstituencyGuildfordE14001258
WardCastleE05014949
ParishGuildford, unparished areaE43000138
MSOA (Middle Layer Super Output Area)Pewley Down & The MountE02006359
LSOA (Lower Layer Super Output Area)Guildford 016DE01030456
Police ForceSurrey
Postcode Introduced1980-01-01

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Data Sources

All data is sourced from official UK government agencies and public datasets. Last updated: 01/12/2025.