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Woking Central

Middle area

North west Woking. 11,712 people in 1.9 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Woking Central live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£320,000
Joint 3,098th most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
10,661
745th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
76.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Woking Central

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Woking Central at a rate of 156.2 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 71.9 per 1,000 people across Woking.

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

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences534
Other crime405
Shoplifting365
Anti-social behaviour273
Criminal damage and arson101
Burglary41
Drug offences39
Vehicle crime34
Robbery21
Theft from the person16

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Woking Central compares

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

Woking CentralMiddle
Median sale price12 middle areas, Woking · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Woking12 areas from £320,000 to £760,000. The middle area is £453,500. Woking Central is £320,000.
£320,000cheapest
Population12 middle areas, Woking · 2021
Population: every middle area in Woking12 areas from 6,215 to 11,307. The middle area is 8,784. Woking Central is 10,661.
10,6612nd most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares12 middle areas, Woking · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Woking12 areas from 0.0% to 0.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Woking Central is 0.0%.
0%
Gigabit broadband coverage12 middle areas, Woking · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Woking12 areas from 76.5% to 99.7%. The middle area is 94.6%. Woking Central is 76.5%.
76.5%lowest

Is Woking Central safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Woking Central at a rate of 156.2 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 71.9 per 1,000 people across Woking.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 167 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Woking Central.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (534), other crime (405) and shoplifting (365).

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.

Figures for the whole of Woking

These figures are published for the whole of Woking, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Woking and not Woking Central alone. See Woking

Average house price
£439,916
Down 0.3% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£43,719
71st highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
10.1×
Joint 51st least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
11.5
Joint 40th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Woking Central in brief

The median price paid for a home in Woking Central was £320,000 in 2025.

Woking Central had 10,661 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Woking Central live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Woking Central, 76.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.