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Old Woking & Westfield: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Old Woking & Westfield neighbourhood of Woking, England (ONS area Woking 011). Headline figures assembled 3 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes GU22. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near GU22 9EJ.
An affluent neighbourhood, changing little against Woking
Old Woking & Westfield is an affluent neighbourhood; it is changing little against Woking (few signs of gentrification: 2 of 20 signals rising, 2 falling). Houses here typically resell for £485,000 and flats for £281,500 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is higher than across Woking (1.2 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest station, Woking, is about a 22-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.
The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 13 October 2026; source dates are shown below.
Typical house price
£485,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +20% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£281,500
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +1% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Affluent
How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation
Signs of gentrification
Few signs
Weighted balance -0.08; 2 of 20 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Deprivation
Decile 7 of 10
English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 6 small areas range from decile 3 to 8.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£69,000
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
1.2 times the borough's rate
Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.
Source: Police.uk
Schools getting better
In line with the council's
Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.
Source: Ofsted, Department for Education
Where Old Woking & Westfield sits in Woking
- Typical house price: 6th lowest of 12 neighbourhoods in Woking
- Typical flat price: 4th highest of 12 neighbourhoods in Woking
- Average household income: 5th lowest of 12 neighbourhoods in Woking
Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 13 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.
Prices over time in Old Woking & Westfield
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 13 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.
How the area is changing, signal by signal
2 of 20 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Woking, 2 the other way and 16 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.
Rising against the borough
- Solar and heat pumps
- Catching up with neighbouring areas
Falling behind the borough
- Borough against the region
- Benefit claims (DWP)
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Woking Railway station, about a 22-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.7 km in a straight line). About 23 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: South Western Railway to London Waterloo (24 to 33 min) and Portsmouth Harbour (68 to 87 min).
Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.
Nearest state schools
- Nearest state primary school Kingfield Primary School 100 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Sep 2023).
- Nearest state secondary school St John the Baptist Catholic Comprehensive School, Woking 580 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Outstanding in 4 areas (Feb 2025).
Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (11 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 31 August 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.
Questions about Old Woking & Westfield
What is the typical house price in Old Woking & Westfield?
£485,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +20% against 2017-2019.
How does Old Woking & Westfield compare with the rest of Woking?
Typical house price: 6th lowest of 12 neighbourhoods in Woking. Typical flat price: 4th highest of 12 neighbourhoods in Woking. Average household income: 5th lowest of 12 neighbourhoods in Woking.
Is Old Woking & Westfield an affluent area?
Affluent. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Old Woking & Westfield gentrifying?
Few signs. Weighted balance -0.08; 2 of 20 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Old Woking & Westfield?
Woking. Railway station, about a 22-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.7 km in a straight line). About 23 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: South Western Railway to London Waterloo (24 to 33 min) and Portsmouth Harbour (68 to 87 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Old Woking & Westfield?
Nearest state primary school. Kingfield Primary School. 100 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Sep 2023). Nearest state secondary school. St John the Baptist Catholic Comprehensive School, Woking. 580 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Outstanding in 4 areas (Feb 2025).
Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.
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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.