Horsell is a suburb of Woking in Surrey, England, set against the well‑known expanse of Horsell Common. The common is a large area of heathland and woodland that provides protected open space, popular with walkers and wildlife-watchers, and it famously features in H. G. Wells’s The War of the Worlds as the site of the Martian landing.
Today Horsell has a largely residential character with local shops, schools and sports clubs and an active community life, while many residents commute into London via Woking station. Conservation areas and a mix of Victorian and later housing give the ward a village feel within easy reach of the commercial and employment opportunities of nearby Woking.
Postcode districts covering Horsell
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 20.8 miles
- Islington 24.7 miles
- Reading 19.6 miles
- City of Westminster 21.4 miles
- Sutton 16.7 miles
- Crawley 22 miles
- Croydon 21.1 miles
- Slough 12.9 miles
- Harrow 20.7 miles
- High Wycombe 22 miles
- Watford 23.7 miles
- Basingstoke 23.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Mimbridge Built-up area 1 mile
- Canalside Ward 1.1 miles
- Woodham Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Goldsworth Park Ward 1.3 miles
- Mount Hermon Ward 1.4 miles
- Woking Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Castle Green Built-up area 2 miles
- Hoe Valley Ward 2.1 miles
- Knaphill Ward 2.2 miles
- West Byfleet, Sheerwater and New Haw Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Pyrford Ward 2.4 miles
- Ottershaw Ward 2.5 miles
Example postcodes in Horsell
GU21 4XE, GU21 4DJ, GU21 4RS, GU21 4ES, GU21 4PA, GU21 4DW, GU21 4TQ, GU21 4JY, GU21 4SE … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 10.8 miles
- London Gatwick Airport 20.7 miles
- Woking Railway Station 1 mile
- West Byfleet Railway Station 2.7 miles
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Schools in Horsell
- Halstead St Andrews School Independent - all ages
- Horsell C of E Junior School Primary
- The Horsell Village School Primary
- Woking High School Secondary
Local points of interest
- Kingfield Stadium Stadium 1.8 miles
- RHS Garden, Wisley Gardens 4.2 miles
- Brooklands Estate 4.8 miles
- Sunningdale Park Estate 5.5 miles
- Penton Hook Marina Marina 6 miles
- university of surrey University 6.2 miles
- Sunninghill Park Estate 6.9 miles
- Little Mornshill Wood Forest 7.5 miles
- Runnymede Bridge Late Bronze Age Site Archaeological site 7.5 miles
- Ascot Racecourse Recreation 7.5 miles
- New Barn Wood Forest 7.5 miles
- Great Mornshill Wood Forest 7.7 miles