GU21 5QW

Canalside · Woking · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Woking
Local authority
Woking
Constituency
Woking
Postcode district
GU21
Postcode sector
GU21 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
GU21 5GR 13 m
GU21 5QN 48 m
GU21 5FX 72 m
GU21 5GS 86 m
GU21 5PD 92 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GU21 5QW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 April 2024
Postcode area
GU
Postcode district
GU21
Postcode sector
GU21 5
Latitude
51.332951
Longitude
-0.532914
British National Grid easting
502,302
British National Grid northing
160,339

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Woking · E07000217
Electoral ward
Canalside · E05010796
Parish or community
E43000144
Westminster constituency
Woking · E14001592
Output area
E00157937
Lower layer super output area
Woking 004G · E01034293
Middle layer super output area
Woking 004 · E02006459

Postcode source versions

Explore GU21

33 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
9a, Devonshire Avenue, Sheerwater, Woking, GU21 5QW 3 July 2020 £225,500
23, Devonshire Avenue, Sheerwater, Woking, GU21 5QW 16 September 2019 £357,500
5, Devonshire Avenue, Sheerwater, Woking, GU21 5QW 4 April 2019 £434,750

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
41
Primary
26
Secondary
6
  1. Broadmere Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    462 m
  2. The Bishop David Brown School

    Academy converter

    681 m
  3. New Monument Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    816 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,047
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 422
  • Anti social behaviour 150
  • Other theft 88
  • Public order 79
  • Criminal damage and arson 77

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
6

2 female, 4 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
0.9
GU21 5 residents
9,162

Age bands in GU21 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
21.5%

1,918 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.7%

1,132 residents

Age 25 to 44
33%

2,943 residents

Age 45 to 64
22.4%

1,998 residents

Age 65 and over
10.5%

938 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider GU21 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

12

within 5 km straight-line

  • SHEERWATER HEALTH CENTRE

    DEVONSHIRE AVENUE, DEVONSHIRE AVE, SHEERWATER, WOKING, GU21 5QJ

    ODS code H81123

    203 m

  • MAYBURY SURGERY

    ALPHA ROAD, WOKING, GU22 8HF

    ODS code H81643

    921 m

  • THE PRACTICE COLLEGE ROAD

    4-6 COLLEGE ROAD, MAYBURY, WOKING, GU22 8BT

    ODS code H81641

    1.3 km

  • MADEIRA MEDICAL

    MADEIRA ROAD, WEST BYFLEET, KT14 6DH

    ODS code H81034

    2.0 km

  • PARISHES BRIDGE MED.PRACT

    WEST BYFLEET HEALTH CENTRE, MADEIRA ROAD, WEST BYFLEET, KT14 6DH

    ODS code H81036

    2.0 km

  • WEY FAMILY PRACTICE

    MADEIRA ROAD, WEST BYFLEET, KT14 6DH

    ODS code H81050

    2.0 km

  • SUNNY MEED SURGERY

    15-17 HEATHSIDE ROAD, WOKING, GU22 7EY

    ODS code H81019

    2.3 km

  • HEATHCOT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    YORK HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE, HEATHSIDE ROAD, WOKING, GU22 7XL

    ODS code H81032

    2.5 km

  • HILLVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    3 HEATHSIDE ROAD, WOKING, GU22 7QP

    ODS code H81061

    2.6 km

  • SOUTHVIEW MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SOUTHVIEW SURGERY, SOUTHVIEW COURT, GUILDFORD ROAD, WOKING, GU22 7RR

    ODS code H81041

    2.9 km

  • NEW OTTERSHAW SURGERY

    3 BOUSLEY RISE, OTTERSHAW, CHERTSEY, KT16 0JX

    ODS code H81658

    3.3 km

  • GOLDSWORTH PARK HEALTH CENTRE

    HEALTH CENTRE, THE GOLDSWORTH PARK CENTRE, GOLDSWORTH PARK, WOKING, GU21 3LQ

    ODS code H81024

    4.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Murray Green

    BCT · Sheerwater

    0.1 miles
  • Murray Green

    BCT · Sheerwater

    0.1 miles
  • St Michael's Road

    BCT · Sheerwater

    0.1 miles
  • St Michael's Road

    BCT · Sheerwater

    0.2 miles
  • Henslow Way

    BCT · Sheerwater

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Woking 004G, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

3 of 10

Overall England rank

9,563 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
5 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
2
Low risk addresses
3
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

41 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 6 secondary schools. Broadmere Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 462 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

1,047 published events cover 12 months, averaging 87.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 422 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.