GU21 6AR

Canalside · Woking · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Woking
Constituency
Woking
Postcode district
GU21
Postcode sector
GU21 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
GU22 2SA 8 m
GU22 2SB 8 m
GU22 2SD 8 m
GU22 2SE 8 m
GU22 2SF 8 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GU21 6AR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 2018
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
GU
Postcode district
GU21
Postcode sector
GU21 6
Latitude
51.320990
Longitude
-0.558870
British National Grid easting
500,520
British National Grid northing
158,973

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
E00180585
Lower layer super output area
Woking 008A · E01030954
Middle layer super output area
Woking 008 · E02006463

Postcode source versions

Explore GU21

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
42
Primary
26
Secondary
6
  1. Maybury Primary School

    Academy converter

    548 m
  2. The Park School

    Academy special sponsor led

    695 m
  3. Compass Community School Hampshire

    Other independent special school

    729 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,975
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,005
  • Shoplifting 386
  • Anti social behaviour 374
  • Public order 306
  • Other theft 242

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
GU21 6 residents
2,459

Age bands in GU21 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.7%

456 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.5%

270 residents

Age 25 to 44
46%

1,184 residents

Age 45 to 64
17.9%

461 residents

Age 65 and over
7.8%

201 residents

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

14

within 5 km straight-line

  • HILLVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    3 HEATHSIDE ROAD, WOKING, GU22 7QP

    ODS code H81061

    616 m

  • HEATHCOT MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H81032

    647 m

  • SUNNY MEED SURGERY

    15-17 HEATHSIDE ROAD, WOKING, GU22 7EY

    ODS code H81019

    816 m

  • SOUTHVIEW MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H81041

    820 m

  • THE PRACTICE COLLEGE ROAD

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

    ODS code H81641

    1.3 km

  • MAYBURY SURGERY

    ALPHA ROAD, WOKING, GU22 8HF

    ODS code H81643

    1.5 km

  • GOLDSWORTH PARK HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code H81024

    2.3 km

  • SHEERWATER HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code H81123

    2.4 km

  • ST JOHN'S FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H81025

    2.9 km

  • MADEIRA MEDICAL

    MADEIRA ROAD, WEST BYFLEET, KT14 6DH

    ODS code H81034

    4.1 km

  • PARISHES BRIDGE MED.PRACT

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

    ODS code H81036

    4.1 km

  • WEY FAMILY PRACTICE

    MADEIRA ROAD, WEST BYFLEET, KT14 6DH

    ODS code H81050

    4.1 km

  • CHOBHAM & WEST END MEDICAL PRACTICE

    16 WINDSOR ROAD, CHOBHAM, WOKING, GU24 8NA

    ODS code H81015

    4.4 km

  • VILLAGES MEDICAL CTR

    SEND BARNS LANE, SEND, WOKING, GU23 7BP

    ODS code H81053

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Town Quay

    BCT · Woking

    0.1 miles
  • Brewery Road

    BCT · Horsell

    0.1 miles
  • Brewery Road

    BCT · Horsell

    0.1 miles
  • Woking Rail Station

    RSE · Woking

    0.2 miles
  • Woking Railway Station

    BCT · Woking

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Woking 008A, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,194 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
4 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
1
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

42 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 6 secondary schools. Maybury Primary School is the nearest published school at 548 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,975 published events cover 12 months, averaging 247.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,005 events.

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