The Bars is in Guildford and in Guildford district. GU1 4LX is located in the Friary and St Nicolas electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Guildford. This postcode has been in use since 2002-07-01.
StreetScan combines information about The Bars, Guildford, GU1 4LX and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: GU1 4NE, GU1 4LN, GU1 4BU, GU1 4BY, GU1 4LR, GU1 4LP, GU1 4AT, GU1 4AJ, GU1 4PT.

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 4LX

Average Price
£483,583
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£483,583
Other
no sales

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 2 Sandfield Court The Bars, Guildford, Surrey
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£440,0002023-06-05 £422,469
Flat 7 Sandfield Court The Bars, Guildford, Surrey
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£420,0002023-01-26 £416,274
Flat 3 Sandfield Court The Bars, Guildford, Surrey
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£427,5002022-06-08 £426,459
Flat 2 Sandfield Court The Bars, Guildford, Surrey
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£425,0002021-04-12 £443,415
Flat 13 Sandfield Court The Bars, Guildford, Surrey
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£410,0002017-01-20 £421,927

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 		2,460 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 		159 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Pewley Down Infant School
Semaphore Road, GU1 3PT 		879 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Nicolas CofE Aided Infant School
Portsmouth Road, GU2 4YD 		978 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Holy Trinity, Guildford, CofE Aided Junior School
Addison Road, GU1 3QF 		1,468 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Queen Eleanor's Church of England School
Queen Eleanor's Road, GU2 7SD 		1,681 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 		1,048 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
2out of 4Christ's College, Guildford
Larch Avenue, GU1 1JY 		2,059 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Kings College Guildford
Southway, GU2 8DU 		2,579 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
4out of 4George Abbot School
Woodruff Avenue, GU1 1XX 		2,680 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedSt Peter's Catholic School
Horseshoe Lane East, Merrow GU1 2TN 		2,959 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 		427 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
- not ratedGuildford High School
London Road, GU1 1SJ 		826 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
- not ratedUniversity of Surrey
Stag Hill, GU2 7XH 		1,119 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedLanesborough School
Maori Road, Guildford GU1 2EL 		1,287 yd Other independent school Yes Boys More About School
- not ratedTormead School
Cranley Road, GU1 2JD 		1,484 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
canopy coffee house62 Haydon Place45 yd
Cocco40 Haydon Place52 yd
Clyde and Co1 Stoke Road146 yd
V CafeGuildford Institute Ward Street156 yd
Kallie's Deli64 Chertsey Street177 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Five And LimeFive And Lime, 3 Leapale Road201 yd
The Guildford TupThe Guildford Tup Chertsey Street222 yd
Growlers And Cans24 Chertsey Street222 yd
The Boileroom13 Stoke Fields223 yd
Kerrera Bar7 Jeffries Passage271 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Tiffins / Miah86 Haydon Place72 yd
T489A Woodbridge Road208 yd
Mini Fish Bar83 Stoke Road300 yd
Kokoro53 North Street338 yd
Pasta Evangelists176 High Street350 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
WaitroseWaitrose York Road101 yd
PoundlandNorwich House, 14 North Street204 yd
Oseyo23 North Street340 yd
Sainsbury's148 - 150 High Street352 yd
Marks & SpencerFood Hall Bakery And Cafe, 61 - 65 High Street427 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Bridges Health And Fitness Club (Closed)
14-15 14-15 North Street 		health and fitness suite244 yd
Royal Grammar School Guildford
HIGH STREET 		artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite292 yd
Guildford Harbour Hotel
ALEXANDRA TERRACE 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool401 yd
Woodbridge Road Cricket Ground (Closed)
Wharf Road 		grass pitches540 yd
Guildford High School
25-29 25-29 LONDON ROAD 		734 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 courts734 yd
Stoke Recreation Ground
RECREATION ROAD 		grass pitches766 yd
Stoke Park
GUILDFORD BOWLING CLUB GUILDFORD BOWLING CLUB STOKE ROAD 		grass pitches, tennis courts873 yd
Activzone
STOKE ROAD 		health and fitness suite929 yd
Guildford Lido
STOKE ROAD 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool1,065 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 100.0%
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 speed98.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed328.01 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed328.01 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed20.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed49.43 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is The Bars Street dangerous?

In 2023, 3113 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 4LX.

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 4LX

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 3113
Violence And Sexual Offences 925
Shoplifting 686
Anti Social Behaviour 444
Public Order 377
Criminal Damage And Arson 204
Other Theft 165
Theft From The Person 61
Drugs 59
Other Crime 44
Burglary 37
Vehicle Crime 35
Possession Of Weapons 28
Bicycle Theft 28
Robbery 20

List of latest crimes

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

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Public orderUnder investigationOn or near Shopping Area373 yd
2023-12ShopliftingInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Shopping Area373 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Commercial Road332 yd
2023-12Other crimeUnder investigationOn or near Shopping Area373 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Shopping Area373 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Shopping Area373 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Shopping Area373 yd
2023-12Theft from the personInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Shopping Area373 yd
2023-12Theft from the personInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Shopping Area373 yd
2023-12ShopliftingAwaiting court outcomeOn or near Shopping Area373 yd
More Crime Statistics for The Bars, Guildford, GU1 4LX

Employment

GU1 4LX area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 12% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 14% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

The percentage of student residents living in GU1 4LX 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 Employee144
Self-Employed43
Student (economically inactive)37
Retired21
Part-Time Employee17
Full-Time Student (with or without job)15
Looking after home or family10
Other7
Unemployed5
Long-Term Sick or disabled3

Employment Industry

Information and communication26
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles20
Education20
Professional, scientific and technical activities18
Administrative and support service activities17
Other16
Human health and social work activities15
Accommodation and food service activities13
Manufacturing10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security8
Construction7
Financial and insurance activities6
Transport and storage5
Real estate activities3
Mining and quarrying1

People

Gender

Female166
Male181

Partnership Status

Single183
Married: Opposite sex72
Married: Same sex2
Civil partnership: Same sex4
Separated8
Divorced23
Widowed10

Health

Very good health180
Good health135
Fair health30
Bad health4

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications16
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 16
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 21
Apprenticeship13
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 49
Degree or Similar 174
Other14

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi1
Chinese15
Indian19
Pakistani1
Other Asian8
Black African2
Black Caribbean2
Other Black4
Mixed White and Asian6
Mixed White and African2
Mixed White and Caribbean7
Mixed Other5
White247
Roma2
Arab8
Other16

Country of Birth

United Kingdom205
European Union57
Rest of Europe8
Africa14
Middle East and Asia45
The Americas and the Caribbean15
Oceania4

Length of Residence

Born in the UK205
10+ Years46
5-10 Years33
2-5 Years31
Less than 2 years32

Passport Held

United Kingdom229
Ireland1
France1
Germany3
Italy5
Portugal4
Spain14
Poland10
Romania2
Other EU countries22
Other Europe2
North Africa3
South and Eastern Africa1
Middle East2
Eastern Asia8
Southern Asia12
South-East Asia6
North America and the Caribbean2
Central and South America6
Oceania1
No passport held19

Religion

No religion174
Christian106
Buddhist1
Hindu11
Muslim11
Sikh1
Other religion3
Not answered42
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