GU21 8UH 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 D (39% of about 740 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.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 3 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 49 addresses are between 42 m and 50 m above sea level (45 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 | Brookwood 875,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.0 km |
| Worplesdon 142,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km | |
| Woking 6.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 17 within 800 m; nearest Hermitage Estate Shops Knaphill | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Friary Bus Station Guildford | 8.0 km |
| Ferry terminal | Weybridge Ferry Landing | 13.4 km |
| Car parks | Parking space on Elphinstone Close, GU24 | 2.2 km |
| EV charging points | 7 within 1.6 km; nearest Surrey (St Johns) evyve | 590 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 20.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest St John's Family Practice | 850 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Rowlands Pharmacy | 890 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Graphic House 1-3 | 840 m |
| Hospital | Cygnet Hospital Woking | 1.0 km |
| Police station | Woking Police Station | 3.5 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Woking - St. Johns Road, St. Johns Cashzone | 1.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Brookwood Country Park 18 ha | 510 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 120 m² | 480 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.8 ha | 630 m |
| Allotments | Knaphill Allotment Site 1.6 ha | 1.5 km |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 23 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Goldsworth or Langman's Bridge, Basingstoke Canal, a scheduled monument, 1.7 km north-east. 5 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 | 1.7 km north-east |
| Brookwood Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.9 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| West Hill | Hill | 870 m south-west |
| Maryland Wood | Wood | 1.4 km south-west |
| Hangmoor Copse | Wood | 1.9 km north-west |
| Reidon Hill | Hill | 1.9 km north-west |
| Smart's Heath | Wood | 2.0 km south-east |
| Bridley Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.4 | 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 | 0 | 4 |
| 55 to 59 | 0 | 27 |
| Under 55 | 49 | 18 |
31 of the postcode's 49 addresses at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 43 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 92% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 48% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 6% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 70% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 18% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 43% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 53% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 71% | 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) | 45% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 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.