GU21 6NU Woking
Live postcode, introduced June 2002. 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 C (40% of about 1,870 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
- 113-129 Goldsworth Road, Woking, GU21 6LR: up to 55 homes, not permissioned (110 m)
- Land r/o 143 Goldsworth Road, Woking, GU21 6LS, permissioned (150 m)
- The former Goldsworth Arms Public House, Goldsworth Road, Woking, GU21 6LQ: up to 43 homes, not permissioned (170 m)
- Land R/O 143 Goldsworth Road, Woking, GU21 6LS: up to 8 homes, permissioned (170 m)
- Timber Yard, Horsell Moor, Woking GU21 4NQ: up to 67 homes, not permissioned (310 m)
- Church Gate, 9 -11 Church Street West, Woking, GU21 6DJ, permissioned (340 m)
- 30-32 Woking Railway and Athletic Club, Systems House, Bridge House, Goldsworth Road, Woking, GU21 6JT, pending decision (450 m)
- Goldsworth Road, GU21 6JT: up to 929 homes, permissioned (450 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 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 23 addresses are between 31 m and 33 m above sea level (32 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 | Woking 6.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 820 m |
| Worplesdon 142,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.2 km | |
| Brookwood 875,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 47 within 800 m; nearest Kingsway Woking | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Friary Bus Station Guildford | 8.8 km |
| Ferry terminal | Weybridge Ferry Landing | 10.6 km |
| Car parks | 5 within 800 m; nearest Morrisons Car Park - Woking | 150 m |
| EV charging points | 24 within 1.6 km; nearest 103 Goldsworth Road, Woking | 190 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 18.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Southview Medical Practice | 690 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 650 m |
| NHS dentists | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Goldsworth Road Dental Centre | 110 m |
| Hospital | Woking Hospital | 860 m |
| Police station | Woking Police Station | 650 m |
| Cash machines | 7 machines within 800 m; nearest Doddle Morrisons Woking | 170 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Woking Park 13 ha | 740 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,310 m² | 280 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Horsell and Woking Cricket Club 1.7 ha | 310 m |
| Allotments | Tracious Lane Allotments 1.7 ha | 1.2 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 13 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary the Virgin, a listed building (Grade II*), 690 m north. 13 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mary the Virgin | Listed building, Grade II* | 690 m north |
| Goldsworth or Langman's Bridge, Basingstoke Canal | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Horsell Moor | Wood | 570 m north-east |
| Chestnut Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km south |
| Tracious Copse | Wood | 1.6 km north-west |
| Horsell Common | Wood | 2.0 km north |
| Westfield Common | Wood | 2.0 km south |
| Monument Hill | Hill | 2.5 km east |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 19 | 23 |
4 of the postcode's 23 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 | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 24% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 49% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 19% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 43% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 73% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 12% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 48% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 31% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 8% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 10% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 69% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 53% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 77% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 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.