GU22 2XP Woking
Live postcode, introduced May 2023. Ward: Mount Hermon. 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 (30% of about 880 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
- Royal Mail Sorting/ Delivery Office, White Rose Lane, Woking GU22 7AJ: up to 88 homes, not permissioned (40 m)
- St Dunstans Phase 3, The Crescent and Somerset House, Oriental Road, GU22 7AA: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (110 m)
- 5a The Broadway Woking Surrey, GU21 5AP: up to 5 homes, permissioned (130 m)
- Land at Albion House, High Street, Woking, GU21 6BD, pending decision (170 m)
- 1-12 and 26-34 High Street and Commercial Way, Woking GU21 6EN: up to 182 homes, permissioned (210 m)
- 2-24 and 13-28 Commercial Way and High Street, Woking, GU21 6BW: up to 50 homes, not permissioned (220 m)
- Police Station and Coroners Court, Station Approach, GU22 7YL: up to 330 homes, not permissioned (240 m)
- 5 to 51 Middle Walk, Woking, GU21 6XT: up to 7 homes, permissioned (260 m)
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's address is about 42 m above sea level.
Broadband
No Ofcom figures for this postcode.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Woking 6.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 120 m |
| Worplesdon 142,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.7 km | |
| West Byfleet 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 16 stops within 400 m, 45 within 800 m; nearest Oriental Road Post Office Woking | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Friary Bus Station Guildford | 9.0 km |
| Ferry terminal | Weybridge Ferry Landing | 9.9 km |
| Car parks | 6 within 800 m; nearest Heathside Car Park | 130 m |
| EV charging points | 28 within 1.6 km; nearest Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 50 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 18.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Heathcot Medical Practice | 250 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Health Pharmacy | 250 m |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Woking Dental Care | 80 m |
| Hospital | Woking Hospital | 290 m |
| Police station | Woking Police Station | 260 m |
| Cash machines | 8 machines within 800 m; nearest NatWest | 160 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Woking Park 13 ha | 590 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 140 m² | 600 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.9 ha | 650 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.8 ha | 1.3 km |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 16 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Shah Jahan Mosque, a listed building (Grade I), 1.0 km north-east. 12 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Shah Jahan Mosque | Listed building, Grade I | 1.0 km north-east |
| Bell barrow and disc barrow on Horsell Common | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km north-east |
| Bell barrow on Horsell Common immediately east of Monument Road | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km north-east |
| Pyrford Court | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.5 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Horsell Moor | Wood | 680 m north-west |
| Chestnut Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km south |
| Monument Hill | Hill | 1.7 km south-east |
| Horsell Common | Wood | 1.8 km north |
| Westfield Common | Wood | 2.1 km south |
| The Rough | Wood | 2.2 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.1 | 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 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 1 |
1 of the postcode's 1 addresses is 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 | 41 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 57% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 29% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 38% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 65% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 22% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 6% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 59% | 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) | 62% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 86% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 9 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.