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Thinking of living at GU14 8JA? 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.
The school, station, shops and GP are all within about a 15-minute walk.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherrywood Community Primary School | Primary | 800 m | 44% met the expected standard |
| Farnborough Grange Nursery & Infant Community School | Primary | 900 m | – |
| St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 1.1 km | 50% met the expected standard |
| Bohunt Farnborough | Secondary | 1.5 km | Attainment 8: 38.7 · 3.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Kings International College | Secondary | 1.7 km | – |
| Cove School | Secondary | 2.1 km | Attainment 8: 42.7 · 9.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Tomlinscote School | Secondary | 2.4 km | Attainment 8: 53.4 · 18.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Farnborough Hill | Independent | 750 m | 24.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Hawley Woods School | Independent | 2.3 km | – |
| Lyndhurst School | Independent | 3.1 km | – |
Every primary near GU14 8JA, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Farnborough Lawn Tennis Club | 1.1 km | 16 |
| Football | Cherrywood Road | 810 m | 15 |
| Swimming | Kings swimming pool changing facility | 1.4 km | 10 |
| Cricket | Cricket Training Nets | 1.5 km | 7 |
| Golf | Camberley Heath Clubhouse | 3.1 km | 5 |
| Basketball | Moor Park Basketball Court | 1.1 km | 4 |
| Bowls | Camberley and District Indoor Bowling Club | 2.0 km | 4 |
| Multi-sport | Moor Park Basketball Court | 1.1 km | 3 |
| Gymnastics | Gymnasium | 2.4 km | 3 |
| Fitness | Tomlinscote Sports Centre | 2.4 km | 3 |
| Badminton | Tomlinscote Sports Centre | 2.4 km | 3 |
| Cycling | Moor Road Playing Fields | 1.0 km | 2 |
| Bmx | Moor Park Pump Track | 1.1 km | 2 |
| Athletics | Camberley Athletics Club | 1.6 km | 2 |
| Skateboard | Crabtree Skate Park | 2.0 km | 2 |
| Table tennis | Tomlinscote Sports Centre | 2.4 km | 2 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 43. 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: 43% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Frimley, about a 5-minute walk (600 m), with 205k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Ascot (Berks).
The nearest bus stop is Bradfords Garage, 50 m away, with a bus about every 9 minutes on weekdays (routes 1, 8, 194); 34 departures an hour from the 7 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Central London is 49 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Cherrywood Community Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (800 m); 44% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Bohunt Farnborough, 1.5 km away; Attainment 8: 38.7 · 3.1% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Tomlinscote School (3.4 km).
The nearest supermarket is Aldi Stores, 200 m away; Shell Budgens Farnborough (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Station Road Surgery (750 m), with Boots the closest pharmacy (200 m).
For a haircut, Hair by Max is 700 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Frimley Park Hospital, 2.8 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).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 11 restaurants and cafés, 2 pubs and bars.
McDonalds is the closest café or restaurant (200 m), and The Ship Inn the nearest pub (200 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 67 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 13 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 26% flats and 39% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
The nearest park is Queen Elizabeth Park, 1.1 km away; for exercise, JD Gyms (200 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 10.3 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Heathrow is 28 km away.
Most households own their home, 18% rent privately.
It's highly educated: 43% of adults have a degree.
20 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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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.