GU21 8WT

St John's · 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 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
GU21 8TS 69 m
GU21 8UT 114 m
GU21 8XD 133 m
GU21 8UU 135 m
GU21 8UL 145 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GU21 8WT
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2002
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
GU
Postcode district
GU21
Postcode sector
GU21 8
Latitude
51.309808
Longitude
-0.607645
British National Grid easting
497,145
British National Grid northing
157,664

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Woking · E07000217
Electoral ward
St John's · E05010804
Parish or community
E43000144
Westminster constituency
Woking · E14001592
Output area
E00157844
Lower layer super output area
Woking 009B · E01030961
Middle layer super output area
Woking 009 · E02006464

Postcode source versions

Explore GU21

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
35
Primary
21
Secondary
5
  1. The Hermitage Infant School

    Academy converter

    9 m
  2. The Hermitage Junior School

    Academy converter

    78 m
  3. St Hugh of Lincoln Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    262 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,697
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 794
  • Anti social behaviour 203
  • Public order 159
  • Criminal damage and arson 153
  • Shoplifting 119

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
GU21 8 residents
4,163

Age bands in GU21 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18%

678 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.9%

374 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.4%

918 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.6%

1,080 residents

Age 65 and over
19.1%

720 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.

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+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

9

within 5 km

  • ST JOHN'S FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H81025

    723 m

  • GOLDSWORTH PARK HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code H81024

    1.5 km

  • PIRBRIGHT SURGERY

    THE GREEN, PIRBRIGHT, WOKING, GU24 0JE

    ODS code H81129

    3.1 km

  • SOUTHVIEW MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H81041

    3.4 km

  • HILLVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    3 HEATHSIDE ROAD, WOKING, GU22 7QP

    ODS code H81061

    3.5 km

  • HEATHCOT MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code H81032

    3.7 km

  • SUNNY MEED SURGERY

    15-17 HEATHSIDE ROAD, WOKING, GU22 7EY

    ODS code H81019

    4.0 km

  • CHOBHAM & WEST END MEDICAL PRACTICE

    16 WINDSOR ROAD, CHOBHAM, WOKING, GU24 8NA

    ODS code H81015

    4.5 km

  • THE PRACTICE COLLEGE ROAD

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

    ODS code H81641

    4.9 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Sutton Avenue

    BCT · Knaphill

    0.0 miles
  • Sutton Avenue

    BCT · Knaphill

    0.1 miles
  • Hermitage Estate Shops

    BCT · Knaphill

    0.1 miles
  • Limewood Close

    BCT · Knaphill

    0.1 miles
  • Hermitage Estate Shops

    BCT · Knaphill

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Woking 009B, 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

32,937 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
9 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

Schools

35 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 5 secondary schools. The Hermitage Infant School is the nearest published school at 9 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,697 published events cover 12 months, averaging 141.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 794 events.

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