GU21 5RN

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 5QT 25 m
GU21 5QR 53 m
GU21 5RR 53 m
GU21 5QU 66 m
GU21 5QS 124 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GU21 5RN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 2023
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
GU
Postcode district
GU21
Postcode sector
GU21 5
Latitude
51.335539
Longitude
-0.531310
British National Grid easting
502,408
British National Grid northing
160,629

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
E00157926
Lower layer super output area
Woking 004G · E01034293
Middle layer super output area
Woking 004 · E02006459

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Property

At this postcode

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18 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, Skimmer Lane, Woking, GU21 5RN 18 November 2025 £243,721
3, Skimmer Lane, Woking, GU21 5RN 18 November 2025 £278,811
5, Skimmer Lane, Woking, GU21 5RN 18 November 2025 £278,811

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
43
Primary
28
Secondary
6
  1. Broadmere Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    280 m
  2. The Bishop David Brown School

    Academy converter

    478 m
  3. New Monument Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
884
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 356
  • Anti social behaviour 129
  • Other theft 67
  • Criminal damage and arson 64
  • Public order 61

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
93.3%
Gigabit-capable
93.3%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

13

within 5 km

  • SHEERWATER HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code H81123

    159 m

  • MAYBURY SURGERY

    ALPHA ROAD, WOKING, GU22 8HF

    ODS code H81643

    1.2 km

  • THE PRACTICE COLLEGE ROAD

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

    ODS code H81641

    1.6 km

  • MADEIRA MEDICAL

    MADEIRA ROAD, WEST BYFLEET, KT14 6DH

    ODS code H81034

    1.8 km

  • PARISHES BRIDGE MED.PRACT

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

    ODS code H81036

    1.8 km

  • WEY FAMILY PRACTICE

    MADEIRA ROAD, WEST BYFLEET, KT14 6DH

    ODS code H81050

    1.8 km

  • SUNNY MEED SURGERY

    15-17 HEATHSIDE ROAD, WOKING, GU22 7EY

    ODS code H81019

    2.6 km

  • HEATHCOT MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H81032

    2.8 km

  • HILLVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    3 HEATHSIDE ROAD, WOKING, GU22 7QP

    ODS code H81061

    2.9 km

  • NEW OTTERSHAW SURGERY

    3 BOUSLEY RISE, OTTERSHAW, CHERTSEY, KT16 0JX

    ODS code H81658

    3.0 km

  • SOUTHVIEW MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H81041

    3.1 km

  • GOLDSWORTH PARK HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code H81024

    4.6 km

  • CROUCH OAK FAMILY PRACTICE

    45 STATION ROAD, ADDLESTONE, KT15 2BH

    ODS code H81042

    4.9 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Martyrs Lane

    BCT · Sheerwater

    0.2 miles
  • Martyrs Lane

    BCT · Sheerwater

    0.2 miles
  • St Michael's Road

    BCT · Sheerwater

    0.3 miles
  • Murray Green

    BCT · Sheerwater

    0.3 miles
  • St Michael's Road

    BCT · Sheerwater

    0.3 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.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £278,811 from 18 recorded sales in GU21 5RN. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Woking is £433,790 in June 2026, down 2.7% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

43 open schools are in scope, including 28 primary and 6 secondary schools. Broadmere Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 280 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

884 published events cover 12 months, averaging 73.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 356 events.

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