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GU21 postcode area · Woking

The GU21 postcode district spans 10 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Surrey Heath, Woking. Area Scores range from 29 to 98 across them. Every full GU21 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the GU21 district: Hook Heath scores 98 out of 100 (#128 of 6,856 nationally) while Sheerwater sits at 30 — neighbours on the map, 68 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 8 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £320,000 in Woking Central to £737,500 in Horsell — a 2.3× gap within the GU21 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Surrey Heath and Woking — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£51,892a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime65per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)40
Owner-occupied67%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the GU21 district

£410,000median home sold over the past year · +3.5% over 5 years · 0.0% over the year · 653 sales
Detached£781,250
Semi-detached£480,000
Terraced£380,000
Flat£260,000
Woking£445,500
South East£385,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Hook HeathWoking 12898 £586,750
HorsellWoking 19097 £737,500
West End & BisleySurrey Heath 25296 £575,000
Mayford & BrookwoodWoking 36195 £575,000
Maybury Hill & Pyrford SouthWoking 47193 £495,000
Woking CentralWoking 1,22582 £320,000
St John'sWoking 1,29481 £435,000
KnaphillWoking 1,82873 £410,000
Goldsworth ParkWoking 2,87758 £356,000
SheerwaterWoking 4,81030 £323,000

People living in GU21 Census 2021

Residents85,617
Median age (est.)40
Density1,243per km²
No qualifications13%
Degree or above45%
No car or van15%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 10%25–44 29%45–64 26%65+ 16%

Tenure

Own outright: 32%Mortgage/shared: 35%Social rent: 11%Private rent: 22%
Own outright 32%Mortgage/shared 35%Social rent 11%Private rent 22%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 31%Lone parent: 8%Other: 16%
One person 27%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 31%Lone parent 8%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 26% · Managers & directors 16% · Associate professional 15%

All occupation groups
Professional26%
Managers & directors16%
Associate professional15%
Administrative9%
Caring & leisure8%
Skilled trades8%
Elementary7%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 77%Asian: 15%Black: 2%Mixed: 3%Other: 2%
White 77%Asian 15%Black 2%Mixed 3%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 47% · No religion 33% · Muslim 10%

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.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around GU21.

GU22 GU24 GU18 GU20 KT15 GU19 KT14 GU25

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.