The GU postcode area, also known as the Guildford postcode area, is a group of 38 postcode districts in South East England, within 24 post towns. These cover west Surrey (including Guildford, Woking, Godalming, Cranleigh, Farnham, Camberley, Lightwater, Bagshot, Windlesham, Virginia Water, Hindhead and Haslemere), east Hampshire (including Aldershot, Farnborough, Fleet, Yateley, Petersfield, Alton, Bordon, Liphook and Liss), northwestern West Sussex (including Petworth and Midhurst) and a small part of south-east Berkshire (including Sandhurst).

Mail for this area is sorted at the Jubilee Mail Centre in Hounslow.

Coverage

The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:

Postcode districtPost townCoverageLocal authority area(s)
GU1GUILDFORDGuildford Town Centre, Slyfield, Merrow, BurphamGuildford
GU2GUILDFORDGuildford Park, Onslow Village, Park Barn, University of SurreyGuildford
GU3GUILDFORDNormandy, Puttenham, Worplesdon, Christmas Pie, FlexfordGuildford
GU4GUILDFORDBurpham, Chilworth, Jacobs Well, ShalfordGuildford
GU5GUILDFORDAlbury, Bramley, ShereGuildford, Waverley
GU6CRANLEIGHCranleigh, Ewhurst, AlfoldWaverley
GU7GODALMINGFarncombe, GodalmingWaverley
GU8GODALMINGChiddingfold, Dunsfold, Elstead, Hascombe, Milford, Thursley, WitleyWaverley
GU9FARNHAMFarnham, Badshot Lea, Hale, Heath EndWaverley
GU10FARNHAMBentley, Frensham, Churt, Crondall, Tongham, Ewshot, Seale, Tilford, WreccleshamWaverley, East Hampshire, Guildford, Hart
GU11ALDERSHOTAldershotRushmoor
GU12ALDERSHOTAldershot, Ash, Ash Green, Ash ValeRushmoor, Guildford
GU14FARNBOROUGHFarnborough, Cove, North Camp, SouthwoodRushmoor
GU15CAMBERLEYCamberley, Old Dean, RMASSurrey Heath, Bracknell Forest
GU16CAMBERLEYFrimley, Frimley Green, Deepcut, MytchettSurrey Heath
GU17CAMBERLEYBlackwater, Hawley, Minley, Darby Green, Frogmore, BlackbusheHart
GU18LIGHTWATERLightwaterSurrey Heath
GU19BAGSHOTBagshotSurrey Heath
GU20WINDLESHAMWindleshamSurrey Heath
GU21WOKINGWoking (north), Knaphill, St. John's, Horsell, Goldsworth ParkWoking
GU22WOKINGWoking (south), Pyrford, Hook Heath, Mayford, Old WokingWoking
GU23WOKINGSend, Ripley, Ockham, WisleyGuildford
GU24WOKINGBisley, Pirbright, Chobham, Knaphill, Brookwood, West EndWoking, Surrey Heath, Guildford
GU25VIRGINIA WATERVirginia Water, WentworthRunnymede
GU26HINDHEADHindhead, Bramshott Chase, GrayshottWaverley, East Hampshire
GU27HINDHEADnon-geographic
GU27HASLEMEREHaslemere, Fernhurst, Shottermill, GrayswoodWaverley, Chichester
GU28PETWORTHPetworth, Graffham, Northchapel, Byworth, LodsworthChichester
GU29MIDHURSTMidhurst, Cocking, EasebourneChichester
GU30LIPHOOKLiphook, Bramshott, Conford, Linch, Milland, PassfieldEast Hampshire, Chichester
GU31PETERSFIELDPetersfield (east), Buriton, East Harting, South Harting, Elsted, RogateEast Hampshire, Chichester
GU32PETERSFIELDPetersfield (west and town centre), East Meon, West Meon, Sheet, SteepEast Hampshire, Winchester
GU33LISSLiss, Greatham, Selborne, RakeEast Hampshire, Chichester
GU34ALTONAlton, Beech, Bentworth, Medstead, Four Marks, Golden Pot, LashamEast Hampshire
GU35BORDONBordon, Headley, Headley Down, Lindford, Oakhanger, Kingsley, Arford, WhitehillEast Hampshire
GU46YATELEYYateleyHart
GU47SANDHURSTSandhurst, College Town, Owlsmoor, Little SandhurstBracknell Forest
GU51FLEETFleet, Elvetham HeathHart
GU52FLEETChurch Crookham, Crookham VillageHart
GU95CAMBERLEYBritish Gasnon-geographic

The original GU13 district for Fleet was recoded to GU51 and GU52 in 2001.

Map

GU postcode area map, showing postcode districts, post towns and neighbouring postcode areas.
GU postcode area map, showing postcode districts in red and post towns in grey text, with links to nearby BN, KT, PO, RG, RH, SL, SO and TW postcode areas.

See also