Guildford vs Woking

A side-by-side comparison of the Guildford and Wokinglocal authority areas — population, density, deprivation and age profile, from ONS Census 2021 and each nation’s Indices of Deprivation.

In short: Guildford is the more populous; council tax is lower in Guildford; Woking has the higher share of Good/Outstanding schools.

	Guildford	Woking
Population	143,650	103,942
Density	530/km²	1,634/km²
Deprivation	0% in most-deprived 10%	0% in most-deprived 10%
Council tax (Band D)	£2,547	£2,598
Schools Good/Outstanding	88%	93%
Aged under 16	17%	20%
Aged 16–64	66%	63%
Aged 65+	18%	17%

Guildford council area →Woking council area →