Woking: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£931,992

Semi-detached

£485,692

Terraced

£384,297

Flat or maisonette

£251,825

First-time buyers

£334,264

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  86,633 in 1991 → 105,679 in 2024 (+22.0%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £240,288 in 2005 → £439,916 in 2026 (+83.1%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £477 in 2008 → £749 in 2025 (+56.9%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  80.7% in 2004 → 83.4% in 2023 (+3.3%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  0.6% in 2001 → 2.6% in 2025 (+333.3%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £14,990 in 1997 → £34,875 in 2024 (+132.7%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for Woking; 30 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• Smokers · Health & wellbeing4.2% (2020 to 2024) · 1st lowest of 373
• Adult obesity · Health & wellbeing14.1% (2024/25) · 5th lowest of 296
• Life satisfaction · Health & wellbeing8.2 out of 10 (2022/23) · 3rd highest of 363
• Fuel poverty · Economy & work6.9% (2024) · 11th lowest of 296

Where it ranks worst

• Home gas use · Environment11,951 kWh (2024/25) · 327th lowest of 347
• Housing affordability · Housing10.0× earnings (April 2025) · 261st lowest of 316
• New homes · Housing6.0 per 1,000 (2024/25) · 192nd highest of 296
• Business births · Economy & work10.4% (2024) · 177th highest of 361

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Surrey, which includes Woking.

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)82.5 years · England 80.0 · 9th highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)85.8 years · England 83.8 · 10th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)65.1 years · England 60.9 · 17th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)66.4 years · England 61.3 · 14th highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)234.8 per 100k · England 321.0 · 8th lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)7.4% · England 10.4 · 16th lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)59.1% · England 64.6 · 29th lowest of 153

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Surrey, which includes Woking.

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)74.1% · England 68.3 · 8th highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)51.3 score · England 46.0 · 17th highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)4.9% · England 5.8 · 79th lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)8.3% · England 19.8 · 8th lowest of 153