Local servicesHospitalSt Georges At Woking Hospital1.1 miGP surgeryGreenfields Surgery17 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyKingfield Pharmacy6 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistBupa Dental Care Westfield Rdunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi18 schools9 primary, 2 secondary, 2 independent, 3 special, 1 sixth form, 1 otherIndependentHoe Bridge Schoolages 2-16, 548 pupilsunder a milePrimaryKingfield Primary Schoolages 2-11, 252 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySt John the Baptist Catholic Comprehensive School, Wokingages 11-18, 1,512 pupilsunder a mileCollegeBrooklands College5.3 miUniversityUniversity of Surrey4.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR12 miRailway stationWoking1.3 miBus stationFriary Bus StationGuildford4.7 miFerryWeybridge Ferry Landing6.6 miBus stops45 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the GU22 postcode district.
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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People11,307 residentsin the Old Woking & Westfield census areaMedian age 36.84,151 households63% of homes owner-occupied24% owned outright22% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.3% unemployment rate69% of adults are economically active, 5,665 in work, 13% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, retail and wholesale 12%, education 10%Getting to work: 40% work from home, 47% go by car, 4% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle70% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages39% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 89%1% 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 October44 days of air frost, 23 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 spacesWoking Parkpark · under a mile · 13 haHoebridge Golf Centregolf course · under a mile · 87 haHoe Valleypark · 1.0 mi · 17 haHeath Fieldpark · under a mileLoop Road Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mile · 4 haOld Woking Cricket Clubplaying field · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes27 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202043 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202550 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 8.7 · PM2.5 7.0 · 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
Broadband99% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,211 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation24 m79 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 22 to 49 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
