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Would I like living here? What stands out, a day in the life, schools in reach, journey times, shops and leisure, and places with the same character.
Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
| Crookham East | Hart | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crimes per 1,000 residents a year | 36 | 46 | 99 |
| In good or very good health | 87% | 88% | 82% |
| Households with dependent children | 32% | 32% | 29% |
| Aged 65 and over | 22% | 20% | 19% |
| Degree or higher | 40% | 41% | 34% |
| Nitrogen dioxide (µg/m³) | 7.1 | 7.3 | 10.1 |
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Working out the fit…
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Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 45% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Fleet, a short drive or bike ride (2.7 km), with 1.4m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Waterloo.
The nearest bus stop is Annes Way, 50 m away, with a bus about every 35 minutes on weekdays (routes 10, 7, 65X); 4 departures an hour from the 4 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 48 minutes away by public transport (16 by car).
Central London is 56 km away as the crow flies.
This is car country: only 7% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Church Crookham Junior School, about a 10-minute walk (700 m); 67% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Court Moor School, 1.2 km away; Attainment 8: 54.1 · 15.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: All Hallows Catholic School (5.2 km).
Near the middle of the neighbourhood, the closest supermarket is Sainsbury's, 1.0 km away, with Tesco closer still (300 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Richmond Surgery (750 m), with Church Crookham Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (400 m).
For a haircut, Hair Cut Sir is 50 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Frimley Park Hospital, 8.6 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 63% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 61% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 14 weeks).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 6 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Poppy's is the closest café or restaurant (350 m), and The Foresters the nearest pub (400 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 36 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
Detached houses make up 41% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
The nearest park is Azalea Park, 550 m away; for exercise, Studio 24 (350 m).
A swim is a short trip away: Frensham Great Pond, 12 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Church Crookham Junior School | Primary | 700 m | 67% met the expected standard |
| Velmead Junior School | Primary | 950 m | 86% met the expected standard |
| Fleet Infant School | Primary | 1.0 km | – |
| Tweseldown Infant School | Primary | 1.0 km | – |
| Crookham Church of England Aided Infant School | Primary | 1.2 km | – |
| Court Moor School | Secondary | 1.2 km | Attainment 8: 54.1 · 15.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Calthorpe Park School | Secondary | 2.6 km | Attainment 8: 54 · 23.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Farnham Heath End | Secondary | 5.0 km | Attainment 8: 44.8 · 13.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Cove School | Secondary | 5.2 km | Attainment 8: 42.7 · 9.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| All Hallows Catholic School | Secondary | 5.2 km | – |
| St Nicholas' School | Independent | 2.6 km | 23.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Inclusion School Aldershot | Independent | 4.2 km | – |
| Crookham East | Hart | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rush hour to central London, public transport | 110 min | 113 min | 163 min |
| Rush hour to the nearest big city centre | 118 min | 102 min | 93 min |
| Minutes to a town centre | 20 min | 24 min | 20 min |
| Distance to the nearest station | 2.7 km | 2.2 km | 2.8 km |
| Buses an hour within a 5-minute walk | 4 | 3 | 21 |
| Commute by train or Tube | 1% | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home | 45% | 45% | 30% |
| Households without a car | 7% | 8% | 23% |
DfT journey time statistics, our rush-hour journey times, NaPTAN, ORR, Census 2021.
| Crookham East | Hart | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Restaurants and cafés | 4 | 7 | 10 |
| Pubs and bars | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Independent cafés, takeaways and shops | 60% | 76% | 85% |
| Named parks within 2 km | 7 | 4 | 5 |
| Postcodes within 400 m of a public park | 57% | 57% | 55% |
| Gyms, pools and sports centres within 2 km | 9 | 2 | 4 |
| Public swimming pools within 5 km | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Cinemas, theatres and libraries within 5 km | 4 | 1 | 8 |
FSA, OpenStreetMap (ODbL), Sport England (CC BY).
Matched on character, not price: age mix, education, tenure, home types, how people travel, deprivation, crime, places to eat and distance to London. "Alike" is 100 for an identical profile and 0 for no closer than a typical area.
How the neighbourhoods around it compare on crime, schools, journeys, parks and price.
| Fleet South & Pondtail | 24 | 0 | 104 min | 6 | £607k |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odiham & Warnborough | 27 | 0 | 117 min | 1 | £550k |
| Crookham West, Ewshot & Crondall | 30 | 0 | 132 min | 4 | £491k |
| Crookham East (this one) | 36 | 0 | 118 min | 7 | £523k |
| Hook & Rotherwick | 44 | 1 | 85 min | 4 | £474k |
| Yateley West & Eversley | 45 | 0 | 84 min | 1 | £488k |
| Blackwater, Frogmore & Minley | 45 | 0 | 58 min | 2 | £457k |
| Yateley East | 55 | 0 | 73 min | 1 | £469k |
| Fleet West & Winchfield | 59 | 0 | 130 min | 4 | £549k |
| Hartley Wintney & Heckfield | 64 | 0 | 143 min | 2 | £561k |
| Fleet North, Elvetham Heath & Ancells Farm | 68 | 1 | 94 min | 4 | £364k |
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 7.1 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Heathrow is 35 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 42% of households own their home outright.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers.
| Crookham East | Hart | England and Wales |
|---|
| Top-rated state primaries within 2 km | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top-rated state secondaries within 6 km | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Good or outstanding nurseries within 2 km | 8 | 5 | 7 |
| Grammar schools within 15 km | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minutes to a primary school | 11 min | 12 min | 9 min |
| Minutes to a secondary school | 21 min | 24 min | 18 min |
DfE performance tables and Ofsted.
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| To | Public transport | Car |
|---|---|---|
| Central London (Bank) | 1 h 50 | 70 min |
| Heathrow airport | 2 h 15 | 40 min |
From the middle of the neighbourhood, leaving on a weekday between 8 and 9am (the typical journey across that hour, including walking and waiting). Buses, trams and the Tube from the Bus Open Data Service, trains from the National Rail timetable; car times assume free-flowing traffic on OpenStreetMap road speeds, so rush-hour driving is often slower. The city and airport are the nearest by car. Contains OpenStreetMap data (ODbL).