Postcode GU21 3BU (Woking)

Map showing GU21 3BU and nearby postcodes

The postcode GU21 3BU is located in Woking, in the county of Surrey. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. GU21 3BU is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

GU21 3BU is one of the less deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 6.4 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of GU21 3BU as Urbanites > Urban professionals and families > Families in terraces and flats.

The closest road name to GU21 3BU is Ridsdale Road which is centered 24 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Roffords and is 75 m away. The closest railway station is Woking Rail Station, 1.85 km away.

The closest primary school to GU21 3BU (for ages 11 and under) is Sythwood Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on October 20, 2021. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Hoe Valley School. The last OFSTED inspection on June 13, 2018 rated this school as Outstanding

The local pub for residents of GU21 3BU is Fox & Flowerpot PH and is 503 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as AwaitingInspection . The nearest takeaway food is available from Flamin Chicken and is 503 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Good on June 24, 2020.

Residents reported an average download speed of 131 Mbps and an average upload speed of 14.9 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 1.1 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.6 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for GU21 3BU is covered by the Surrey police force association and Surrey is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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Nearby Postcodes

A list of Postcodes adjacent to GU21 3BU and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to GU21 3BU, and the approximate distance away.

Ridsdale Road 24 m
Roffords 86 m
Marston Road 101 m
Westmead 125 m
Eastmead 126 m
Venton Close 129 m
Sythwood 149 m
Lidstone Close 160 m
Hallington Close 167 m
Colliers Close 187 m
Quintrell Close 191 m
Bardon Walk 192 m
Lockfield Drive 206 m
Torridon Close 223 m
Caradon Close 225 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode GU21 3BU

Introduction January 1980
Termination n/a - Active Postcode
User Type Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical

Local Schools

School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from GU21 3BU - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Sythwood Primary School Good
(October 20, 2021)
469 m
Goldsworth Primary School 708 m
Horsell CofE Aided Junior School Good
(January 15, 2020)
942 m
The Horsell Village School 967 m
Beaufort Primary School Good
(September 16, 2021)
1.17 km
St Andrew's Woking School Trust 1.22 km
Woking High School Good
(December 4, 2019)
1.39 km
The Winston Churchill School A Specialist Sports College Good
(April 19, 2018)
1.41 km
St John's Primary School Requires improvement
(October 7, 2021)
1.67 km
Barnsbury Primary School and Nursery Good
(November 17, 2021)
1.95 km
The Oaktree School 1.95 km
St Hugh of Lincoln Catholic Primary School Good
(November 28, 2018)
1.99 km
The Hermitage School Good
(February 27, 2019)
2.06 km
The Park School 2.33 km
Maybury Primary School 2.34 km
Westfield Primary School 2.38 km
Hoe Valley School Outstanding
(June 13, 2018)
2.42 km
Halstead Preparatory School 2.53 km
St Dunstan's Catholic Primary School, Woking Outstanding
(February 26, 2020)
2.58 km
St John the Baptist Catholic Comprehensive School, Woking 2.64 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from GU21 3BU - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Life's Short, Eat Cake Other catering premises 5
Very Good
March 28, 2017
174 m
Lakeview Community Centre Other catering premises Exempt
January 21, 2020
384 m
Sythwood Stores Retailers - other 5
Very Good
January 3, 2018
448 m
Sythwood Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
February 28, 2020
469 m
Sythwood School Out Of Hours Club School/college/university 5
Very Good
October 12, 2017
469 m
Quest Haven Ltd Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
March 19, 2019
502 m
A2 Kitchen Other catering premises 5
Very Good
June 18, 2018
503 m
Andy's Community Cafe - St Andrews Church Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
February 11, 2020
503 m
Costa Coffee Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
February 24, 2022
503 m
Flamin Chicken Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
June 24, 2020
503 m
Fox & Flowerpot PH Pub/bar/nightclub Awaiting Inspection
503 m
KDK Services Ltd BP Service Station Retailers - other 5
Very Good
October 24, 2017
503 m
Martins Newsagents Retailers - other 5
Very Good
March 20, 2017
503 m
Waitrose Limited Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
November 27, 2017
503 m
Woking Hospice Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
November 7, 2018
503 m
Your Local Boots Pharmacy Retailers - other Exempt
February 26, 2019
503 m
Horsell Fish And Chips Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
January 16, 2019
551 m
Salvation Army Community Church Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
September 24, 2019
582 m
Birchwood Price Tools Retailers - other Exempt
August 17, 2017
665 m
Kiwi & Scot Mobile caterer 5
Very Good
November 23, 2021
702 m

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to GU21 3BU - Data from Apr 2022

Roffords Bus Stop/Station 75 m
Sythwood Bus Stop/Station 75 m
Roffords Bus Stop/Station 85 m
Sythwood Bus Stop/Station 87 m
Westmead Bus Stop/Station 135 m
Woking Rail Station Rail 1.85 km
Woking Rail Station Rail 1.85 km
Worplesdon Rail Station Rail 3.39 km
Weybridge Ferry Landing Ferry 11.29 km
Weybridge Ferry Landing Ferry 11.29 km
Shepperton Ferry Landing Ferry 11.32 km
London Gatwick Airport North Terminal Air 33.31 km
London Gatwick Airport North Terminal Air 33.43 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 34.44 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to GU21 3BU - Data from Dec 2021

Tracious Copse Woodland Or Forest 812 m
Horsell Moor Woodland Or Forest 1.39 km
Littlewick Common Woodland Or Forest 1.5 km
Hook Heath Urban Greenspace 1.96 km
Coxhill Green Woodland Or Forest 2.15 km
Horsell Common Woodland Or Forest 2.33 km
Milford Green Woodland Or Forest 2.55 km
Westfield Common Woodland Or Forest 2.63 km
Smart's Heath Woodland Or Forest 2.88 km
Hangmoor Copse Woodland Or Forest 2.93 km
West Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.96 km
Prey Heath Woodland Or Forest 3.15 km
Beech Hill Hill Or Mountain 3.16 km
Reidon Hill Hill Or Mountain 3.2 km
Sow Moor Woodland Or Forest 3.38 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for GU21 3BU - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 107 Mbps 131 Mbps 460 Mbps
Upload 10 Mbps 14.9 Mbps 36 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% - -
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% - -
30-300 Mbps 0% 96.6 11.8
300+ Mbps 100% 363.3 36

Gas Consumption

32 meters consuming 234,345 kWh - mean 7,323 kWh : median 7,696 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

37 meters consuming 188,376 kWh - mean 5,091 kWh : median 3,582 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for GU21 3BU - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Surrey
Latitude 51.31861200
Longitude -0.58350300
OS Easting 498810
OS Northing 0158675
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
24303
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Surrey

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Woking
County Electorial Division Goldsworth East and Horsell Village ED
Electoral Ward Goldsworth Park
Local Authority District Woking
Region / Government Office Region South East
European Electoral Region South East
Local Enterprise Partnership Primary: Enterprise M3
Secondary:
Local Learning and Skills Council Surrey

ONS Statistical Regions

International Territorial Level Code E07000217
Travel To Work Area Guildford and Aldershot

NHS

NHS England Region South East
Primary Care Trust
(PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
Surrey
Cancer Alliance Surrey and Sussex
Strategic Health Authority
(SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB)
South East Coast
Sustainability and Transformation
Partnership
Surrey Heartlands Health and Care Partnership
Clinical Comissioning Group
(CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
NHS Surrey Heartlands CCG

2011 Census

Output Area Classification Supergroup: Urbanites
Group: Urban professionals and families
Subgroup: Families in terraces and flats
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
Built-Up Area Greater London BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Woking BUASD
Workplace Zone E33044767
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Woking 005
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Woking 005A
Output Area / Small Area 5A3