GU21 6AX

Canalside · Woking · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
GU21 6BQ 40 m
GU21 6BU 62 m
GU21 6DD 71 m
GU21 6EU 71 m
GU21 6EW 71 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GU21 6AX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2020
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
GU
Postcode district
GU21
Postcode sector
GU21 6
Latitude
51.318475
Longitude
-0.561317
British National Grid easting
500,355
British National Grid northing
158,690

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
39
Primary
24
Secondary
6
  1. North West Surrey Short Stay School

    Pupil referral unit

    700 m
  2. Compass Community School Hampshire

    Other independent special school

    770 m
  3. The Park School

    Academy special sponsor led

    804 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,199
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,083
  • Anti social behaviour 399
  • Shoplifting 398
  • Public order 324
  • Other theft 283

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

    416 m

  • HEATHCOT MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H81032

    501 m

  • SOUTHVIEW MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H81041

    548 m

  • SUNNY MEED SURGERY

    15-17 HEATHSIDE ROAD, WOKING, GU22 7EY

    ODS code H81019

    781 m

  • THE PRACTICE COLLEGE ROAD

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

    ODS code H81641

    1.6 km

  • MAYBURY SURGERY

    ALPHA ROAD, WOKING, GU22 8HF

    ODS code H81643

    1.7 km

  • GOLDSWORTH PARK HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code H81024

    2.1 km

  • ST JOHN'S FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H81025

    2.6 km

  • SHEERWATER HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code H81123

    2.8 km

  • VILLAGES MEDICAL CTR

    SEND BARNS LANE, SEND, WOKING, GU23 7BP

    ODS code H81053

    4.4 km

  • MADEIRA MEDICAL

    MADEIRA ROAD, WEST BYFLEET, KT14 6DH

    ODS code H81034

    4.4 km

  • PARISHES BRIDGE MED.PRACT

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

    ODS code H81036

    4.4 km

  • WEY FAMILY PRACTICE

    MADEIRA ROAD, WEST BYFLEET, KT14 6DH

    ODS code H81050

    4.4 km

  • CHOBHAM & WEST END MEDICAL PRACTICE

    16 WINDSOR ROAD, CHOBHAM, WOKING, GU24 8NA

    ODS code H81015

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Goldsworth Road

    BCT · Woking

    0.0 miles
  • Church Street West

    BCT · Woking

    0.1 miles
  • High Street Link Road

    BCT · Woking

    0.1 miles
  • Poole Road

    BCT · Woking

    0.2 miles
  • Town Quay

    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.

Evidence in context

Schools

39 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 6 secondary schools. North West Surrey Short Stay School is the nearest published school at 700 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,199 published events cover 12 months, averaging 266.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,083 events.

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