The Bars is in Guildford and in Guildford district. GU1 4BU is located in the Friary and St Nicolas electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Guildford. This postcode has been in use since 2007-07-01.
StreetScan combines information about The Bars, Guildford, GU1 4BU and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: GU1 4AJ, GU1 4LP, GU1 4BY, GU1 4LF, GU1 4LX, GU1 4LE, GU1 4NE, GU1 4LN, GU1 4LH.

The Bars Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on The Bars are based on 114 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Guildford.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

Estimated Average Property Prices for GU1 4BU

Average Price
£291,702
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£349,497
Other
£2,731

Estimated Average Property Prices for The Bars

Average Price
£457,272
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on The BarsStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
Flat 8 Printing House Square The Bars, Guildford, Surrey
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£285,0002022-10-10 £279,096
Flat 18 Printing House Square The Bars, Guildford, Surrey
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£325,0002021-12-01 £330,543
Storage Unit 30 Printing House Square The Bars, Guildford, Surrey
Other, a newly built property 		£1,8752021-10-21 £1,897
Flat 103 Printing House Square The Bars, Guildford, Surrey
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£299,9502021-09-24 £313,639
Flat 23 Printing House Square The Bars, Guildford, Surrey
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£380,0002020-09-25 £401,454

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Guildford Nursery School and Family Centre
Hazel Avenue, GU1 1NR 		2,512 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Sandfield Primary School
Stoke Road, GU1 4DT 		153 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Pewley Down Infant School
Semaphore Road, GU1 3PT 		821 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Nicolas CofE Aided Infant School
Portsmouth Road, GU2 4YD 		953 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Holy Trinity, Guildford, CofE Aided Junior School
Addison Road, GU1 3QF 		1,415 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Queen Eleanor's Church of England School
Queen Eleanor's Road, GU2 7SD 		1,714 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Guildford County School
Farnham Road, GU2 4LU 		1,051 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
2out of 4Christ's College, Guildford
Larch Avenue, GU1 1JY 		2,114 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Kings College Guildford
Southway, GU2 8DU 		2,625 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
4out of 4George Abbot School
Woodruff Avenue, GU1 1XX 		2,686 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedSt Peter's Catholic School
Horseshoe Lane East, Merrow GU1 2TN 		2,941 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedThe Royal Grammar School Guildford
High Street, Guildford GU1 3BB 		373 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
- not ratedGuildford High School
London Road, GU1 1SJ 		814 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
- not ratedUniversity of Surrey
Stag Hill, GU2 7XH 		1,170 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedLanesborough School
Maori Road, Guildford GU1 2EL 		1,262 yd Other independent school Yes Boys More About School
- not ratedTormead School
Cranley Road, GU1 2JD 		1,466 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Cocco40 Haydon Place59 yd
canopy coffee house62 Haydon Place81 yd
V CafeGuildford Institute Ward Street104 yd
Kallie's Deli64 Chertsey Street135 yd
Jeita Lebanese Cuisine50 - 52 Chertsey Street143 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Guildford TupThe Guildford Tup Chertsey Street166 yd
Growlers And Cans24 Chertsey Street166 yd
The Five And LimeFive And Lime, 3 Leapale Road189 yd
Kerrera Bar7 Jeffries Passage215 yd
Three PigeonsThe Farriers, 169 High Street263 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Tiffins / Miah86 Haydon Place131 yd
T489A Woodbridge Road239 yd
Pasta Evangelists176 High Street291 yd
Lily London124A High Street314 yd
Kokoro53 North Street316 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
WaitroseWaitrose York Road127 yd
PoundlandNorwich House, 14 North Street169 yd
Sainsbury's148 - 150 High Street299 yd
Oseyo23 North Street326 yd
Marks & SpencerFood Hall Bakery And Cafe, 61 - 65 High Street398 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Bridges Health And Fitness Club (Closed)
14-15 14-15 North Street 		health and fitness suite220 yd
Royal Grammar School Guildford
HIGH STREET 		artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite238 yd
Guildford Harbour Hotel
ALEXANDRA TERRACE 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool369 yd
Woodbridge Road Cricket Ground (Closed)
Wharf Road 		grass pitches599 yd
Guildford High School
25-29 25-29 LONDON ROAD 		727 yd
Guildford High School Sports Hall & Pool
GUILDFORD HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS GUILDFORD HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS LONDON ROAD 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool, tennis courts727 yd
Stoke Recreation Ground
RECREATION ROAD 		grass pitches823 yd
Stoke Park
GUILDFORD BOWLING CLUB GUILDFORD BOWLING CLUB STOKE ROAD 		grass pitches, tennis courts897 yd
Activzone
STOKE ROAD 		health and fitness suite969 yd

This statistics are based on Active Places Data - Contains Data © Sport England

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 5.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 0.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed79.7 Mbit/s
Average download speed77.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed255.72 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed255.72 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed17.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed40.26 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Safety

Is The Bars Street dangerous?

In 2023, 3100 crimes were reported near The Bars . It is one of the most dangerous streets in the UK (less than 1% streets have more crimes reported). This street can be considered very dangerous. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of GU1 4BU.

Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence.

More Crime Statistics for The Bars, Guildford, GU1 4BU

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 3100
Violence And Sexual Offences 922
Shoplifting 688
Anti Social Behaviour 439
Public Order 375
Criminal Damage And Arson 201
Other Theft 167
Theft From The Person 61
Drugs 59
Other Crime 44
Vehicle Crime 35
Burglary 35
Possession Of Weapons 29
Bicycle Theft 25
Robbery 20

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of GU1 4BU.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12DrugsUnder investigationOn or near Police Station365 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Nightclub413 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Nightclub413 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesOffender given a cautionOn or near Fays Passage413 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Nightclub413 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Nightclub413 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Nightclub413 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Nightclub413 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Nightclub413 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Nightclub413 yd
More Crime Statistics for The Bars, Guildford, GU1 4BU

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in GU1 4BU area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee179
Student (economically inactive)67
Long-Term Sick or disabled45
Other41
Self-Employed36
Retired30
Part-Time Employee25
Full-Time Student (with or without job)24
Unemployed16
Looking after home or family15

Employment Industry

Information and communication51
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles38
Professional, scientific and technical activities36
Human health and social work activities26
Education23
Financial and insurance activities22
Accommodation and food service activities21
Administrative and support service activities18
Construction13
Other12
Manufacturing12
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security9
Real estate activities6
Transport and storage5
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 2
Agriculture, forestry and fishing1

People

Gender

Female217
Male309

Partnership Status

Single319
Married: Opposite sex103
Married: Same sex1
Civil partnership: Same sex1
Separated10
Divorced40
Widowed8

Health

Very good health276
Good health161
Fair health57
Bad health21
Very bad health11

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications49
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 24
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 45
Apprenticeship14
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 80
Degree or Similar 260
Other10

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi5
Chinese28
Indian14
Pakistani3
Other Asian11
Black African9
Black Caribbean1
Other Black3
Mixed White and Asian4
Mixed White and Caribbean4
Mixed Other12
White404
Gypsy or Irish Traveller3
Roma6
Arab11
Other7

Country of Birth

United Kingdom331
European Union85
Rest of Europe10
Africa22
Middle East and Asia61
The Americas and the Caribbean15
Oceania3

Length of Residence

Born in the UK331
10+ Years70
5-10 Years39
2-5 Years47
Less than 2 years39

Passport Held

United Kingdom347
Ireland7
France8
Germany4
Italy9
Portugal7
Spain4
Poland8
Romania8
Other EU countries26
Turkey3
Other Europe2
North Africa4
Central and Western Africa5
Middle East4
Eastern Asia15
Southern Asia8
South-East Asia4
North America and the Caribbean5
Central and South America3
Oceania1
No passport held45

Religion

No religion256
Christian183
Buddhist14
Hindu10
Jewish1
Muslim18
Not answered44
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