Horsell

Woking · South East · population 9,303 · 6 LSOAs

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

97Area Score / 100 ?
  • #190 of 6,856 in England
  • #67 of 1,119 in South East
  • #3 of 12 in Woking
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,225
Median age (est.)45
Density880per km²
No qualifications9%
Degree or above54%
No car or van11%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 10%25–44 22%45–64 28%65+ 21%

Tenure

Own outright: 41%Mortgage/shared: 36%Social rent: 7%Private rent: 15%
Own outright 41%Mortgage/shared 36%Social rent 7%Private rent 15%

Households

One person: 20%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 36%Lone parent: 7%Other: 20%
One person 20%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 36%Lone parent 7%Other 20%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 31% · Managers & directors 23% · Associate professional 15%

All occupation groups
Professional31%
Managers & directors23%
Associate professional15%
Administrative9%
Caring & leisure6%
Skilled trades6%
Sales & customer service4%
Elementary4%
Process & plant2%

Ethnic group

White: 86%Asian: 8%Black: 1%Mixed: 4%Other: 1%
White 86%Asian 8%Black 1%Mixed 4%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 52% · No religion 34% · Muslim 4%

Born outside the UK: 19%

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

Horsell is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England — #190 of 6,856 nationally, among the most-advantaged neighbourhoods on the index, and #3 of 12 in Woking. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Education (97) and lowest on Housing & access (74). Typical homes here sold for about £737,500 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+6%) (from 117 sales), 66% above the wider Woking median of £445,500. It pairs low deprivation with well-above-average prices, so on our affordability-adjusted measure it lands at #6,239 of 6,851 — you pay for the postcode here. Typical household take-home income is around £60,116 a year, among England's highest. Recorded crime ran at 35 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 96 · #300
Employment 93 · #471
Education 97 · #224
Health 88 · #841
Crime 86 · #965
Housing & access 74 · #1,774
Living environment 85 · #1,047

House prices ?

£737,500median (12m) · -3.0% yr · n=117
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£737,500117-3.0%+6.1%
Detached£880,50060-4.7%+1.1%
Semi-detached£598,17027+15.0%+20.1%
Terraced£567,0955+4.5%+16.9%
Flat£300,000250.0%-3.2%
This area£737,500
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)£60,116±£8,499 · #183 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£47,412
Price-to-income ?12.3×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 ?

9Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

35 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 323 offences
Woking63
South East71
England83

Rank #789 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences151
Theft36
Burglary17
Vehicle crime28
Criminal damage & arson26
Public order & weapons34
Drugs17
Robbery2
Other12

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 64 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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