District council · England

Woking

Woking is a district council. It shares responsibility with its county council, which runs the larger services.

What this council is responsible for

Woking
District council · E07000217
  • Planning applications
  • Bin and recycling collection
  • Council tax and business rates collection
  • Housing and homelessness
  • Licensing
  • Environmental health
  • Parks and leisure
  • Local elections
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Type
District council
Lower tier of two
Official code
E07000217
ONS GSS code
Nation
England
County
Surrey
Upper tier authority
Local planning authority
Yes. Decides planning applications in its area.

Other bodies covering this area

Surrey
County council
  • Schools and education
  • Adult social care
  • Roads and highways
  • Waste disposal
Surrey
Fire and rescue authority
  • Fire and rescue
16
Postcode sectors
10
Wards
1
Constituencies

2 of these postcode sectors are shared with a neighbouring council. Postcode sectors are a Royal Mail construct and do not follow council boundaries.

Boundary

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Ultra-generalised boundary (500 m) from the ONS Open Geography Portal, Open Government Licence v3. Indicative at this scale; not for legal or planning use. See it among its neighbours on the UK map →

Towns in this area

Parliamentary constituencies

Wards

10 wards recorded in this council area.

Byfleet and West Byfleet · Canalside · Goldsworth Park · Heathlands · Hoe Valley · Horsell · Knaphill · Mount Hermon · Pyrford · St John's

Postcode sectors

GU20 5 · GU21 2 · GU21 3 · GU21 4 · GU21 5 · GU21 6 · GU21 7 · GU21 8 · GU21 9 · GU22 0 · GU22 2 · GU22 7 · GU22 8 · GU22 9 · KT14 6 · KT14 7

Sources: ONS Open Geography Portal (boundaries and names, retrieved 2026-09-05, Open Government Licence v3); National Statistics Postcode Lookup May 2026; Wikidata (official website, CC0). Official code E07000217.