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GU21

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Woking, Knaphill and Horsell, in Woking.

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an GU21 postcode. How census figures are added up

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Gigabit coverage by postcode district

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In GU21, 90.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Median sale price
£412,500
554th most expensive of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
50,662
199th most populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
90.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How GU21 compares

Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.

GU21Middle
Median sale price38 postcode districts, GU · 2025
Median sale price: every postcode district in GU38 areas from £360,000 to £857,500. The middle area is £490,875. GU21 is £412,500.
£412,5005th cheapest
Population38 postcode districts, GU · 2021
Population: every postcode district in GU38 areas from 4,268 to 57,677. The middle area is 17,816. GU21 is 50,662.
50,6622nd most populated
Gigabit broadband coverage38 postcode districts, GU · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode district in GU38 areas from 12.7% to 97.9%. The middle area is 83.6%. GU21 is 90.3%.
90.3%14th highest
Claimant rate38 postcode districts, GU · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every postcode district in GU38 areas from 1.0% to 3.5%. The middle area is 2.1%. GU21 is 3.0%.
3.0%joint 2nd highest

Is GU21 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in GU21 at a rate of 89.2 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 61.7 per 1,000 people across GU.

In August 2026 alone, 410 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in GU21.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,790), other crime (926) and anti-social behaviour (697).

A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in GU21 was 85.6 per 1,000 people.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Deprivation in GU21, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

  • Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so GU21 has no single figure. Of its 31 neighbourhoods with a rank:
  • Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 4: 4 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 5: 3 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 7: 3 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 8: 4 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 9: 3 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 11 neighbourhoods

English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

Neighbourhoods in GU21

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Woking 003A1,50715.6 per 1,0001099.6%
Woking 003B1,76743.7 per 1,0001094.3%
Woking 003C1,51760.5 per 1,0001085.1%
Woking 003D1,43230.9 per 1,0001098.8%
Woking 003E1,64639.0 per 1,0001086.4%
Woking 003F1,35758.7 per 1,000697.8%
Woking 004A1,74968.8 per 1,000493.4%
Woking 004D1,974108.7 per 1,000476.6%
Woking 004E2,24056.1 per 1,000498.5%
Woking 004G2,919109.9 per 1,000378.7%
Woking 005A1,28061.8 per 1,000797.4%
Woking 005B1,621107.6 per 1,0002100.0%
Woking 005C1,43191.8 per 1,000994.8%
Woking 005D1,27454.0 per 1,000598.5%
Woking 005E1,25766.3 per 1,0005100.0%
Woking 005F1,43938.1 per 1,0001096.4%
Woking 005G1,02013.3 per 1,0001097.5%
Woking 007A1,54462.6 per 1,000598.5%
Woking 007B1,43671.7 per 1,000894.6%
Woking 007C1,50271.8 per 1,000999.5%
Woking 007D1,77690.7 per 1,000798.5%
Woking 007E2,085252.7 per 1,000899.5%
Woking 008A2,423402.7 per 1,000750.8%
Woking 008B1,48870.2 per 1,0001099.0%
Woking 008C1,45362.5 per 1,0008100.0%
Woking 009A1,74874.4 per 1,000897.4%
Woking 009B1,93629.5 per 1,00010100.0%
Woking 009C1,63353.2 per 1,000499.8%
Woking 009D1,49445.8 per 1,0001094.8%
Woking 010A1,37123.2 per 1,0001099.0%
Woking 012C2,29650.0 per 1,000995.4%

MPs for GU21

As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

Middle areas in GU216

Postcode sectors in GU218

Council1

Towns in GU212

Postcode districts next to GU215

Nearest rail stations3

More in the GU postcode area2

GU21 in brief

GU21 is a postcode district covering Woking, Knaphill and Horsell, in Woking.

About 51,773 people lived in GU21 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £412,500 in 2025 across 701 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 89.2 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).

The median price paid for a home in GU21 was £412,500 in 2025.

GU21 had 50,662 usual residents at the census.

In GU21, 90.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In GU21, 3.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.