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Thinking of living on Shirley Place? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knaphill Junior School | Primary | 450 m | 46% met the expected standard |
| Knaphill Infant School and Nursery | Primary | 700 m | – |
| St John's Primary School | Primary | 900 m | 46% met the expected standard |
| The Winston Churchill School A Specialist Sports College | Secondary | 1.3 km | Attainment 8: 48.7 · 13.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Gordon's School | Secondary | 3.2 km | Attainment 8: 63.6 · 35.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Woking High School | Secondary | 3.4 km | Attainment 8: 54.3 · 23.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Hoe Valley School | Secondary | 4.0 km | Attainment 8: 46.9 · 16.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St John the Baptist Catholic Comprehensive School, Woking | Secondary | 4.9 km | Attainment 8: 58.1 · 23.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Knowl Hill School | Independent | 3.2 km | Attainment 8: 13.4 · 2.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Halstead St Andrews School | Independent | 3.5 km | – |
| Compass Community School Hampshire | Independent | 4.7 km | Attainment 8: 2.2 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shooting | Long Siberia Clay shooting | 2.2 km | 16 |
| Tennis | Waterers Park | 380 m | 13 |
| Swimming | Goldsworth Primary School | 3.0 km | 6 |
| Golf | Chobham Golf Club | 1.2 km | 5 |
| Cricket | Chobham Cricket Club | 3.2 km | 4 |
| Skateboard | West End Skatepark | 3.0 km | 3 |
| Bowls | Horsell Bowls Club | 3.2 km | 2 |
| Squash | Woking Squash Rackets Club | 3.2 km | 2 |
| Gymnastics | Prime Acrobatics | 3.6 km | 2 |
| Roller hockey | Lord Roberts Centre | 3.0 km | 1 |
| Shooting range | Lord Roberts Centre | 3.0 km | 1 |
| Croquet | Woking Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club | 3.0 km | 1 |
| Table tennis | Woking Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club | 3.0 km | 1 |
| Target shooting | RAF Small Arms Association | 3.0 km | 1 |
| Rugby union | Chobham Rugby Football Club | 3.7 km | 1 |
| Athletics | Woking Sportsbox | 3.8 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 19. Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 40% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Brookwood, a short drive or bike ride (2.2 km), with 875k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Waterloo.
The nearest bus stop is Shops, 200 m away, with a bus about every 8 minutes on weekdays (routes 91, 34, 28, 48); 27 departures an hour from the 6 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Central London is 40 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Knaphill Junior School, a few minutes' walk (450 m); 46% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is St Hugh of Lincoln Catholic Primary School (0.8 km).
The nearest secondary is The Winston Churchill School A Specialist Sports College, 1.3 km away; Attainment 8: 48.7 · 13.5% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Hoe Valley School (3.7 km).
The nearest supermarket is Tesco Express, 150 m away; Monkey Char (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Knaphill Surgery (450 m), with Knaphill Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (250 m).
For a haircut, Oliver James is 150 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Surrey County Hospital, 8.6 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 64% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 65% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 12 restaurants and cafés, 5 pubs and bars.
Hughzy's Sandwich Bar is the closest café or restaurant (150 m), and Knaphill Working Mens Club the nearest pub (150 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 120 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 22% flats and 26% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
The nearest park is Waterers Park, 500 m away; for exercise, Butt 19 (2.4 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 9.0 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Heathrow is 20 km away.
Most households own their home, 19% rent privately.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
35 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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