Hook Heath

Woking · South East · population 6,215 · 4 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

98Area Score / 100 ?
  • #128 of 6,856 in England
  • #45 of 1,119 in South East
  • #1 of 12 in Woking
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,213
Median age (est.)44
Density2,504per km²
No qualifications8%
Degree or above56%
No car or van10%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 9%25–44 25%45–64 28%65+ 20%

Tenure

Own outright: 39%Mortgage/shared: 36%Social rent: 4%Private rent: 20%
Own outright 39%Mortgage/shared 36%Social rent 4%Private rent 20%

Households

One person: 25%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 33%Lone parent: 5%Other: 18%
One person 25%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 33%Lone parent 5%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 30% · Managers & directors 21% · Associate professional 16%

All occupation groups
Professional30%
Managers & directors21%
Associate professional16%
Administrative8%
Skilled trades6%
Caring & leisure6%
Sales & customer service5%
Elementary5%
Process & plant3%

Ethnic group

White: 82%Asian: 11%Black: 1%Mixed: 4%Other: 1%
White 82%Asian 11%Black 1%Mixed 4%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 52% · No religion 33% · Muslim 5%

Born outside the UK: 25%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Hook Heath is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England — #128 of 6,856 nationally, among the most-advantaged neighbourhoods on the index, and #1 of 12 in Woking. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Education (99) and lowest on Living environment (67). Typical homes here sold for about £586,750 over the past year, down 12% across five years (from 76 sales), 32% above the wider Woking median of £445,500. Typical household take-home income is around £58,366 a year, among England's highest. Recorded crime ran at 22 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 94 · #423
Employment 97 · #217
Education 99 · #94
Health 91 · #629
Crime 92 · #519
Housing & access 69 · #2,151
Living environment 67 · #2,233

House prices ?

£586,750median (12m) · +17.4% yr · n=76
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£586,75076+17.4%-11.8%
Detached£892,50034-4.5%-3.5%
Semi-detached£622,00011+16.3%-2.8%
Terraced£391,32816+4.4%+9.8%
Flat£240,00015-0.8%-8.2%
This area£586,750
Woking£445,500
South East£385,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£58,366±£8,567 · #253 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£44,055
Price-to-income ?10.1×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

24Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

22 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 136 offences
Woking63
South East71
England83

Rank #69 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences61
Theft25
Burglary9
Vehicle crime2
Criminal damage & arson17
Public order & weapons15
Drugs2
Robbery0
Other5

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 17 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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