Woking Borough Council
Civic OfficesGloucester SquareWokingSurreyGU21 6YL
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Key facts
Retail
On 1 April 2007, there was 178,000sq.m of retail floorspace in Woking Borough - source Commercial and Industrial Floorspace and Rateable Value Statistics 2006 (2005 Revaluation).
For current information on vacant commercial properties, see the property pages on our business website Woking Works.
|
000s sq.m |
Retail |
Offices (all) | Factories |
Warehouses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1998 |
175 |
418 |
171 |
124 |
|
1999 |
180 |
419 |
179 |
127 |
|
2000 |
186 |
472 |
172 |
131 |
|
2001 |
188 |
508 |
177 |
126 |
|
2002 |
197 |
504 |
181 |
123 |
|
2003 |
198 |
506 |
177 |
106 |
|
2004 |
196 |
520 |
172 |
129 |
|
2005 |
176 |
487 |
198 |
133 |
|
2006 |
178 |
486 |
189 |
138 |
|
2007 |
178 |
484 |
188 |
135 |
Users should note that due to the revaluation conducted in 2005, caution should be exercised when comparing the post-2005 statistics with previous data.
As part of the Local Development Framework research, a Town, District and Local Centres study was carried out for the Council by Roger Tym and Partners in October 2009. It provides an assessment of the vitality and viability of centres throughout the borough, in addition to quantitative retail and leisure capacity forecasts and strategic direction recommendations.
Industrial and office
At 1 April 2007, there was 484,000 sq.m of office floorspace in Woking Borough, 188,000 sq.m of factory floorspace and 135,000 sq.m of warehouse floorspace- source: Commercial and Industrial Floorspace and Rateable Value Statistics 2006 (2005 Revaluation). Historical information can be viewed in the table above. Users should note that due to the revaluation conducted in 2005, caution should be exercised when comparing the post-2005 statistics with previous data.