Affluence in GU2 8LY
How GU2 8LY ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Park Barn & Royal Surrey
- Council
- Guildford
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,951 (2024)
GU2 8LYGuildford
How well off GU2 8LY is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the GU2 8LY area scores 5.0 out of 10, placing it close to the middle of the range for England. Its lowest-scoring category is education and skills (2.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Education and skills2.0
- Children in low-income families3.0
- Older people in low-income households3.0
- Income4.0
- Health and disability4.0
- Crime4.0
- Employment5.0
- Barriers to housing and services6.0
- Living environment10.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
51.7% of adults in the GU2 8LY area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 14.2% are retired and 19.8% are full-time students.
Social grade
24.8% of adults in the GU2 8LY area work in managerial or professional jobs, below the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
27.5% of adults in the GU2 8LY area hold a degree or equivalent, below the England average of 33.9%. 19.6% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around GU2 8LY (Park Barn & Royal Surrey) (about 1,951 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.