guildford GU46 Postcodes

Guildford (GU46)

The GU46 postcode area is located in the Guildford postcode town region, within the county of Hampshire, and contains a total of 428 individual postcodes.

There are 3 electoral wards in the GU46 postcode area, including Aldershot, Alton, Bagshot, Bordon, Camberley, Cranleigh, Farnborough, Farnham, Fleet, Godalming, Guildford, Haslemere, Hindhead, Lightwater, Liphook, Liss, Midhurst, Petersfield, Petworth, Sandhurst, Virginia Water, Windlesham, Woking, Yateley which come under the local authority of the Hart Council.

Combining the whole postcode region, 31% of people in GU46 are classed as having an AB social grade, (i.e. 'white-collar' middle-upper class), compared to 27% across the UK.

This does not mean that the people of GU46 are wealthier - or higher class - than average, but it can be an indication that the area may be prospering and desirable to live in.

GU46 is a postcode district located in the Guildford post town of the Surrey county of England. The area covers several villages and small towns including Wanborough, Ash, Tongham, Ash Vale, Seale, Flexford and Puttenham. It also includes parts of the settlements of Shawfield and Badshot Lea.

The postcode district is surrounded by GU7 and GU12 postcode districts in the north, and GU11, GU10, GU8 and GU4 in the south. Also in the south are part of GU1 postcode districts and the border of Hampshire county.

The area is served by the A31 and A331 trunk roads, which provide the main route to Farnham, Woking and Blackwater. Public transport is available through bus services operated by Villageline and Stagecoach South. The nearest railway station is Ash Vale, which is served by regular services on the London Waterloo South Western Railway Line.

Within the GU46 postcode district there are several points of interest, including the listed manorial building, Tongham Court in Tongham. There are also the Victorian-era gardens and grounds of Chaworth House, located in Seale, as well as the baroque Puttenham Manor House.

The area is made up of mainly rural landscapes and includes much of the Farnham and Aldershot Military Training Area. The greater part of it consists of rolling hills, heathland, woodland and scrub, as well as arable fields, market-gardens and the River Bourne. There are also several Sites of Special Scientific Interest such as the Bourne Meadow SSSI and the Long Valley SSSI.

The area has many small businesses, from pubs and restaurants to small independent retailers, as well as several industrial sites. In terms of housing there is a mixture of large detached homes, small terraced houses and a few modern apartment blocks. There are two primary schools in the area, located in Tongham and Ash Vale, and one secondary school in the Puttenham area.

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