GU21 3JB Woking
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: St John's. Region: South East.
Streets
Council tax
What each band costs in Woking in 2026-27: Band D £2,598 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,732 | £2,021 | £2,309 | £2,598 | £3,175 | £3,753 | £4,330 | £5,196 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band E (30% of about 600 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Timber Yard, Horsell Moor, Woking GU21 4NQ: up to 67 homes, not permissioned (810 m)
- Chancery House, 30 St Johns Road, St Johns, Woking, GU21 7SA: up to 8 homes, not permissioned (900 m)
- Land r/o 143 Goldsworth Road, Woking, GU21 6LS, permissioned (930 m)
- 113-129 Goldsworth Road, Woking, GU21 6LR: up to 55 homes, not permissioned (1.0 km)
- Corner Garage, 16-18 St John's Road, St John's, GU21 7SA: up to 11 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 34 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Woking 6.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km |
| Worplesdon 142,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km | |
| Brookwood 875,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 36 within 800 m; nearest St John's Rise St Johns | 140 m |
| Bus or coach station | Friary Bus Station Guildford | 8.5 km |
| Ferry terminal | Weybridge Ferry Landing | 11.4 km |
| Car parks | Morrisons Car Park - Woking | 840 m |
| EV charging points | 19 within 1.6 km; nearest Saint John's Rise | 290 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 19.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Goldsworth Park Health Centre | 910 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Goldsworth Park Pharmacy | 860 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 860 m |
| Hospital | Woking Hospital | 1.7 km |
| Police station | Woking Police Station | 1.5 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Woking - Wych Hill, Wych Hill Cashzone | 700 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Queen Elizabeth Gardens 8,000 m² | 1.1 km |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,310 m² | 660 m |
| Playing field | Horsell and Woking Cricket Club 1.7 ha | 800 m |
| Allotments | Tracious Lane Allotments 1.7 ha | 1.0 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Goldsworth or Langman's Bridge, Basingstoke Canal, a scheduled monument, 380 m west. 9 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Goldsworth or Langman's Bridge, Basingstoke Canal | Scheduled monument | 380 m west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Tracious Copse | Wood | 1.3 km north |
| Horsell Moor | Wood | 1.3 km north-east |
| Chestnut Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km south-east |
| Littlewick Common | Wood | 2.0 km north-west |
| Westfield Common | Wood | 2.1 km south-east |
| Beech Hill | Hill | 2.7 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.8 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 10 | 10 |
None of the postcode's 10 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 43 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 78% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 46% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 21% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 66% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 20% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 41% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 41% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 68% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 48% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 93% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 10 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.