# GU21 8SZ: area report for a postcode in Woking

GU21 8SZ is a postcode in Woking.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Woking. Open the map at GU21 8SZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Woking](https://openindex.co.uk/woking) › [GU21](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gu21) › [GU21 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gu21-8)

## Around this postcode

- **14 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 22% on July. Woking 009C: 53 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.5982,51.3142,GU218SZ
- **Brookwood, 2.9 km**: About 36 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.5982,51.3142,GU218SZ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 260 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.5982,51.3142,GU218SZ
- **No property in GU21 8SZ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.5982,51.3142,GU218SZ
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Woking 009C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.5982,51.3142,GU218SZ
- **£439,916 average price**: For the whole of Woking, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.5982,51.3142,GU218SZ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 250 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.5982,51.3142,GU218SZ
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 300 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.5982,51.3142,GU218SZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at GU21 8SZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.5982,51.3142,GU218SZ
- **Low road and rail noise at GU21 8SZ**: Road 54 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.5982,51.3142,GU218SZ
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-0.5982,51.3142,GU218SZ
- **10.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.5982,51.3142,GU218SZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [The Winston Churchill School A Specialist Sports College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-winston-churchill-school-a-specialist-sports-college-e125314) | Secondary | 260 m (3 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2023 | Attainment 8 of 51.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St John's Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-johns-primary-school-e140339) | Primary | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | 46% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Hermitage Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-hermitage-infant-school-e140090) | Primary | 810 m (10 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [The Hermitage Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-hermitage-junior-school-e140594) | Primary | 850 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2024 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Hugh of Lincoln Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-hugh-of-lincoln-catholic-primary-school-e143370) | Primary | 910 m (11 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), May 2024 | 90% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Beaufort Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/beaufort-primary-school-e140508) | Primary | 920 m (11 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Sythwood Primary and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sythwood-primary-and-nursery-school-e140509) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Goldsworth Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/goldsworth-primary-school-e137850) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2023 | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2025 | £185,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| December 2025 | £435,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| December 2025 | £187,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| August 2025 | £540,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| April 2026 | £347,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| November 2024 | £465,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| July 2026 | £242,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| May 2026 | £247,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 160 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: ST JOHN'S FAMILY PRACTICE (250 m); GOLDSWORTH PARK HEALTH CENTRE (690 m)
- Pharmacies: ROWLANDS PHARMACY (240 m); GOLDSWORTH PARK PHARMACY (730 m)
- Dental practices: GRAPHIC HOUSE 1-3 (210 m); PARKSIDE DENTAL CENTRE (690 m); DENTAL SURGERY (730 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Woking - St. Johns Road (300 m, The Co-operative Group); Co-op Victoria (690 m, The Co-operative Group); Waitrose Goldsworth Park (750 m, Waitrose); Morrisons Daily Woking Goldsworth Park (760 m, Morrisons); Budgens Gorsewood Rd Woking (920 m, Budgens)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £439,916** (July 2026). Woking’s average house price was £439,916 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 0.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £43,719** (2025). Full-time workers living in Woking earned a median of £43,719 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 71st highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 10.1×** (2025). A home in Woking costs 10.1 times local full-time pay. Joint 51st least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 11.5** (2025). Woking has a deprivation score of 11.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 40th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Woking 009C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 24.1** (2025). Woking 009C has a deprivation score of 24.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 11,659th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £355,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Woking 009C was £355,000 in 2025. Joint 11,304th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,633** (2021). Woking 009C had 1,633 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,506th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 99.8%** (January 2026). In Woking 009C, 99.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## GU21 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £412,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in GU21 was £412,500 in 2025. 554th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 50,662** (2021). GU21 had 50,662 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 199th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in GU21 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 90.3%** (January 2026). In GU21, 90.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Woking](https://openindex.co.uk/woking)
- Centre: 51.3142, -0.5982

Council: [Woking](https://openindex.co.uk/woking) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Woking](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/woking): Mr Will Forster (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-0.5982,51.3142,GU218SZ

## How to cite

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