Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 36 min4:46 am – 9:22 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 52 min8:04 am – 3:56 pm
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People6,810 residentsin the St John's census areaMedian age 42.92,897 households68% of homes owner-occupied33% owned outright16% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.0% unemployment rate66% of adults are economically active, 3,490 in work, 22% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 10%Getting to work: 41% work from home, 49% go by car, 3% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle70% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages38% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 94%Source: 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 spacesWoking Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 84 haBrookwood Country Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 19 haHoe Valleypark · 1.2 mi · 17 haBisley Commonpark · 1.6 mi · 24 haGoldsworth Parksports ground · under a mile · 19 haWaterers Parkplaying field · 1.0 mi · 6 haSource: 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 202549 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 8.6 · PM2.5 7.0 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband95% 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)2,955 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation46 m151 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 24 to 63 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCygnet Hospital Woking1.0 miGP surgerySt John's Family Practice20 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyRowlands Pharmacy8 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistGraphic House 1-3under a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi26 schools16 primary, 4 secondary, 1 independent, 3 special, 1 sixth form, 1 otherSecondaryThe Winston Churchill School A Specialist Sports Collegeages 11-16, 1,439 pupilsunder a milePrimaryThe Hermitage Infant Schoolages 2-7, 234 pupilsunder a milePrimaryThe Hermitage Junior Schoolages 7-11, 294 pupilsunder a mileCollegeBrooklands College6.5 miUniversityUniversity of Surrey4.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR12 miRailway stationWoking1.6 miBus stationFriary Bus StationGuildford5.2 miFerryWeybridge Ferry Landing7.6 miBus stops107 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the GU21 postcode district.
