GU21 5HT Woking
Live postcode, introduced February 1990. Ward: Canalside. Region: South East.
Streets
- Courtenay Mews, Woking: 14 addresses
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 C (52% of about 610 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
- 27 North Road, Woking GU21 5DT: up to 7 homes, not permissioned (120 m)
- 95-105 Maybury Road, Woking GU21 5JL: up to 61 homes, not permissioned (190 m)
- 33-35 Portugal Road, Woking, GU21 5JE, permissioned (290 m)
- 12-16, 25-31 Portugal Road And, Lok N Store Marlborough Road, Woking, Surrey, GU21 5JE: up to 72 homes, permissioned (290 m)
- 29-31 Walton Road, Woking, GU21 5DL: up to 14 homes, permissioned (380 m)
- Walton Road Youth Centre, Walton Road, Woking GU21 5DL: up to 31 homes, permissioned (380 m)
- Chester House, 76-78 Chertsey Road, Woking, GU21 5BJ: up to 14 homes, not permissioned (440 m)
- Trizancia House and Woodstead House, 72 Chertsey Road, Woking, GU21 5BJ: up to 50 homes, not permissioned (500 m)
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 31 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 | 860 m |
| West Byfleet 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.5 km | |
| Worplesdon 142,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 32 within 800 m; nearest North Road Woking | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Friary Bus Station Guildford | 9.8 km |
| Ferry terminal | Weybridge Ferry Landing | 9.1 km |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Asda Woking Car Park | 420 m |
| EV charging points | 22 within 1.6 km; nearest Maybury Road | 500 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 17.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Practice College Road | 660 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Bridge Pharmacy | 380 m |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Practice On Broadway | 680 m |
| Hospital | Woking Hospital | 1.1 km |
| Police station | Woking Police Station | 1.1 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Costcutter Cashzone | 770 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.9 ha | 150 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 590 m² | 170 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.9 ha | 740 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.7 ha | 1.0 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 2.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Shah Jahan Mosque, a listed building (Grade I), 350 m south-east. 11 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Shah Jahan Mosque | Listed building, Grade I | 350 m south-east |
| Bell barrow and disc barrow on Horsell Common | Scheduled monument | 510 m north-east |
| Bell barrow on Horsell Common immediately east of Monument Road | Scheduled monument | 590 m north-east |
| Chapel of the Former Convent of St Peter | Listed building, Grade II* | 890 m south-east |
| Pyrford Court | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.2 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Horsell Moor | Wood | 1.1 km west |
| Horsell Common | Wood | 1.3 km north-west |
| Murray Green | Wood | 1.4 km north-east |
| Monument Hill | Hill | 1.9 km south-east |
| Chestnut Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km south-west |
| Old Slade | Valley | 4.9 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.9 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 11 | 14 |
3 of the postcode's 14 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 5% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 45% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 16% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 54% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 70% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 6% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 21% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 40% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 26% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 75% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 63% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 10% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Courtenay Mews.