AREA DECISION REPORT

Woking area decision report

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Median affordability sits at 10.0x in 2025, which reads as high-cost. Gigabit availability is 84.6% with median download at Unavailable. 4G strong coverage reaches 100% and 5G reaches 22.1% in the current area summary. Nearby planning activity is quiet in the current area radius. 3 featured postcodes are ready for deeper due-diligence follow-up.

Live across price, affordability, connectivity, planning, and postcode follow-upSold prices through 27 Feb 2026 · Affordability year 2025 · Broadband source year 2024 · Mobile source year 2025
Affordability: High-cost at 10.0xSchools: 32 nearby school rowsBroadband: Gigabit 84.6%Mobile: 4G 100% · 5G 22.1%Planning: No nearby planning
  • Median sold price, last 5 years £430,000Based on 8,522 sales · Latest sale in data: 27 Feb 2026
  • Affordability High-costMedian ratio 10.0x in 2025
  • Gigabit availability 84.6%Ofcom source year 2024
  • 4G strong coverage 100%Area-level mobile source year 2025
  • Nearby planning QuietCurrent applications plus recent decisions linked to the area radius

Area summary

Use this summary to decide whether this shortlist survives, then move into postcode-level due diligence where the evidence looks strongest.

Affordability and price

High-cost at 10.0x

Median house-price-to-earnings ratio is 10.0x in 2025, with a median house price of £435,000 and residence earnings of £43,719.

Broadband

Gigabit 84.6%

Gigabit availability is 84.6%, with median download at Unavailable and below-USO share at 0%.

Mobile

4G 100% · 5G 22.1%

4G strong-coverage share is 100%, with 5G at 22.1% in the current area-level summary.

Planning watch

No nearby matches

No nearby planning rows matched Woking in the current live coverage yet.

Schools

32 nearby school rows

32 nearby school rows matched postcode area GU21 5UB for Woking. Use the schools flow to compare them in more detail.

Transport

591 mapped stops

Woking currently links 591 mapped transport stops, including 580 local bus or tram access points and 11 rail or metro stops. Where NaPTAN status is present, 475 stops are marked active and 116 inactive. Top localities include Woking (112), Knaphill (84), Horsell (60).

Local business

Score 100/100

Woking currently links 418 mapped local businesses across 8 tracked categories. Top amenity groups include 169 food and drink, 67 grocery, 67 personal services. The current amenity availability signal scores 100/100.

Postcode follow-up

3 featured postcodes

3 featured postcodes are ready for deeper due-diligence follow-up under Woking.

Crime

Latest month 510

Woking recorded 510 crimes in Feb 2026. Rolling twelve month context shows 7,138, with no comparable prior twelve month baseline yet and violence and sexual offences as the top recorded type. Surrey Police contributes the largest matched force share in the latest month.

Local business

This area-level OSM snapshot shows the amenity mix currently mapped around Woking, so you can judge everyday convenience before you spend more time on postcode-level checks.

Amenity availability

Convenience score 100/100

Basis: nearest matching geography. Area local-business counts use postcode tags first and nearest-postcode fallback when the OSM record has no usable postcode tag.

Amenity group

Food and drink

169 mapped places currently map into this amenity group, led by fast food (62), restaurant (59), cafe (48).

Amenity group

Grocery

67 mapped places currently map into this amenity group, led by convenience (35), supermarket (19), butcher (7).

Amenity group

Personal services

67 mapped places currently map into this amenity group, led by hairdresser (48), beauty (19).

Amenity group

Nightlife

32 mapped places currently map into this amenity group, led by pub (30), bar (2).

Compare against another area

Keep at least one alternative area in view while you weigh cost, connectivity, planning pressure, and postcode follow-up coverage.

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Birmingham has 64,699 recorded sales with a median sold price of £220,000.

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Leeds has 62,603 recorded sales with a median sold price of £222,000.

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North Yorkshire has 62,345 recorded sales with a median sold price of £260,000.

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Postcodes worth checking next

These are the best current postcode follow-up routes from the live area brief, so use them to move from early shortlist thinking into deeper due diligence.

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GU21 5UB

GU21 5UB has 103 recorded sales with a median sold price of £240,000.

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GU21 5FT

GU21 5FT has 73 recorded sales with a median sold price of £235,000.

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GU21 5FY

GU21 5FY has 63 recorded sales with a median sold price of £227,500.

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School comparison

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