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Affluence in GU21 3RQ

How GU21 3RQ ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Goldsworth Park
Council
Woking
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,259 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off GU21 3RQ is

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the GU21 3RQ area scores 5.0 out of 10, placing it close to the middle of the range for England. Its lowest-scoring category is education and skills (4.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
5.0/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
By category, lowest first
  • Education and skills4.0
  • Income5.0
  • Employment5.0
  • Health and disability5.0
  • Crime5.0
  • Barriers to housing and services5.0
  • Children in low-income families5.0
  • Older people in low-income households5.0
  • Living environment10.0
Income

Household income

Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.

Annual income
£61,577
Before tax, all sources
England
£55,856
Above the national average
Higher than
70%
Of neighbourhoods in England and Wales
Work

Who is in work

65.7% of adults in the GU21 3RQ area are in work, above the England average of 55.7%. 15.5% are retired and 4.7% are full-time students.

GU21 3RQEngland
Employee, full-time41.5%34.3%
Employee, part-time13.4%11.9%
Self-employed10.8%9.5%
Unemployed1.6%2.9%
Full-time student4.7%7.9%
Retired15.5%21.5%
Looking after home or family5.6%4.8%
Long-term sick or disabled4.2%4.1%
Other2.8%3.1%
Occupations

Social grade

36.6% of adults in the GU21 3RQ area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the England average of 33.2%.

GU21 3RQEngland
Higher managerial & professional14.4%13.2%
Lower managerial & professional22.1%19.9%
Intermediate14.1%11.4%
Small employers & self-employed11.8%10.6%
Lower supervisory & technical5.4%5.3%
Semi-routine12.9%11.3%
Routine8.8%12%
Never worked & long-term unemployed6.2%8.5%
Full-time students4.3%7.7%
Education

Highest qualification

32.2% of adults in the GU21 3RQ area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the England average of 33.9%. 17.2% have no qualifications.

GU21 3RQEngland
Degree level or above32.2%33.9%
A level or equivalent17.3%16.9%
GCSE grade 4/C or above14.9%13.3%
Below GCSE grade 4/C12.2%9.7%
Apprenticeship4.2%5.3%
Other qualifications2.1%2.8%
No qualifications17.2%18.1%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around GU21 3RQ (Goldsworth Park) (about 1,259 residents).

Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.

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