GU21 5TX Woking
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Canalside. 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 C (42% of about 950 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
- Land within Sheerwater Priority Place, Albert Drive, Woking GU21 5RE: up to 570 homes, permissioned (750 m)
- Victoria Inn, 427 Woodham Lane, Woodham: up to 2 homes, permissioned (920 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 14 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
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 20 addresses are between 24 m and 26 m above sea level (25 m on average).
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 | West Byfleet 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 940 m |
| Byfleet and New Haw 408,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km | |
| Woking 6.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 16 within 800 m; nearest Sheerwater Road | 30 m |
| Ferry terminal | Weybridge Ferry Landing | 6.6 km |
| Car parks | Parking space on Old Woking Road, KT14 | 1.0 km |
| EV charging points | 10 within 1.6 km; nearest 39 Lambourne Crescent | 360 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 15.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Madeira Medical | 870 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Cohens Chemist | 950 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Albert Drive (Dental Surgery) | 0 m |
| Hospital | Nuffield Health Woking Hospital | 3.0 km |
| Police station | Woking Police Station | 3.6 km |
| Cash machines | Tesco Bank ATM | 850 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 3,880 m² | 860 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 280 m² | 950 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 4.4 ha | 1.0 km |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 8,420 m² | 780 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bell barrow on Horsell Common immediately east of Monument Road, a scheduled monument, 2.0 km south-west. 1 listed building is within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bell barrow on Horsell Common immediately east of Monument Road | Scheduled monument | 2.0 km south-west |
| Pyrford Court | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.3 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Larches | Wood | 800 m north |
| Dartmouth Green | Wood | 880 m south-west |
| Hoyt Wood | Wood | 1.0 km north-west |
| Great Blackmole Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km north-west |
| Danewell Hill | Hill | 2.2 km west |
| The Island | Island | 3.9 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 16 | 20 |
4 of the postcode's 20 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 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 13% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 62% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 28% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 26% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 11% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 14% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 29% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 53% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 72% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 85% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 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.