Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 36 min4:45 am – 9:22 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 52 min8:04 am – 3:56 pm
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People10,661 residentsin the Woking Central census areaMedian age 36.55,039 households48% of homes owner-occupied22% owned outright8% social rented, 43% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.4% unemployment rate73% of adults are economically active, 6,175 in work, 15% retiredMain industries: information and communication 12%, health and social work 12%, professional and scientific services 11%Getting to work: 52% work from home, 28% go by car, 9% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle66% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages56% of adults hold a degree or higher10% have no qualifications, 3% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 82%2% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C700 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October46 days of air frost, 21 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Parks and green spacesQueen Elizabeth Gardenspark · under a mileWoking Parkpark · under a mile · 13 haHoe Valleypark · 1.2 mi · 17 haHorsell and Woking Cricket Clubplaying field · under a mileWoking Golf Clubgolf course · 1.4 mi · 84 haWoking Squash Rackets Clubsports ground · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes28 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202042 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202548 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 9.6 · PM2.5 7.3 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband81% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)5,932 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation29 m95 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 24 to 60 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSt Georges At Woking Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryHorsell Branch Surgery23 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyHorsell Pharmacy9 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistGoldsworth Road Dental Centreunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi27 schools15 primary, 4 secondary, 3 independent, 3 special, 1 sixth form, 1 otherPrimaryThe Horsell Village Schoolages 4-7, 258 pupilsright hereIndependentHalstead St Andrews Schoolages 2-13, 316 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryWoking High Schoolages 11-16, 1,205 pupilsunder a mileCollegeBrooklands College5.4 miUniversityUniversity of Surrey5.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR11 miRailway stationWokingunder a mileBus stationFriary Bus StationGuildford5.7 miFerryWeybridge Ferry Landing6.5 miBus stops138 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the GU21 postcode district.
