GU21 5SW

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 5SL 130 m
GU21 5SJ 137 m
GU21 5SP 179 m
GU21 5SN 192 m
GU21 5PU 225 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GU21 5SW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
GU
Postcode district
GU21
Postcode sector
GU21 5
Latitude
51.334196
Longitude
-0.538201
British National Grid easting
501,931
British National Grid northing
160,470

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
E00157857
Lower layer super output area
Woking 003C · E01030965
Middle layer super output area
Woking 003 · E02006458

Postcode source versions

Explore GU21

31 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
6, Woodham Waye, Woking, GU21 5SW 28 July 2023 £1,065,000
14a, Woodham Waye, Woking, GU21 5SW 25 February 2022 £1,750,000
8, Woodham Waye, Woking, GU21 5SW 30 July 2021 £1,050,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
43
Primary
27
Secondary
7
  1. Broadmere Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    766 m
  2. The Bishop David Brown School

    Academy converter

    977 m
  3. New Monument Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    978 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,091
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 450
  • Anti social behaviour 159
  • Other theft 87
  • Public order 78
  • Criminal damage and arson 75

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
72

36 female, 36 male

Postcode households
24
Residents per household
3.0
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 0.8% 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.

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+
92%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
92%
Gigabit-capable
92%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

14

within 5 km

  • SHEERWATER HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code H81123

    521 m

  • MAYBURY SURGERY

    ALPHA ROAD, WOKING, GU22 8HF

    ODS code H81643

    958 m

  • THE PRACTICE COLLEGE ROAD

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

    ODS code H81641

    1.3 km

  • SUNNY MEED SURGERY

    15-17 HEATHSIDE ROAD, WOKING, GU22 7EY

    ODS code H81019

    2.3 km

  • MADEIRA MEDICAL

    MADEIRA ROAD, WEST BYFLEET, KT14 6DH

    ODS code H81034

    2.3 km

  • PARISHES BRIDGE MED.PRACT

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

    ODS code H81036

    2.3 km

  • WEY FAMILY PRACTICE

    MADEIRA ROAD, WEST BYFLEET, KT14 6DH

    ODS code H81050

    2.3 km

  • HEATHCOT MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H81032

    2.4 km

  • HILLVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    3 HEATHSIDE ROAD, WOKING, GU22 7QP

    ODS code H81061

    2.5 km

  • SOUTHVIEW MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H81041

    2.7 km

  • NEW OTTERSHAW SURGERY

    3 BOUSLEY RISE, OTTERSHAW, CHERTSEY, KT16 0JX

    ODS code H81658

    3.2 km

  • GOLDSWORTH PARK HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code H81024

    4.1 km

  • CHOBHAM & WEST END MEDICAL PRACTICE

    16 WINDSOR ROAD, CHOBHAM, WOKING, GU24 8NA

    ODS code H81015

    4.8 km

  • ST JOHN'S FAMILY PRACTICE

    HERMITAGE ROAD, ST. JOHNS, WOKING, GU21 8TD

    ODS code H81025

    4.8 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • All Saints Church

    BCT · Sheerwater

    0.2 miles
  • Martyrs Lane

    BCT · Sheerwater

    0.2 miles
  • All Saints Church

    BCT · Sheerwater

    0.2 miles
  • Martyrs Lane

    BCT · Sheerwater

    0.2 miles
  • Murray Green

    BCT · Sheerwater

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Woking 003C, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

32,385 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
8 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
0
Low risk addresses
0
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

Property market

The five-year median is £1,407,500 from 2 recorded sales in GU21 5SW. 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

43 open schools are in scope, including 27 primary and 7 secondary schools. Broadmere Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 766 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,091 published events cover 12 months, averaging 90.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 450 events.

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