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Thinking of living at GU16 8PL? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Grove Primary Academy | Primary | 700 m | 65% met the expected standard |
| Frimley CofE School | Primary | 1.1 km | 77% met the expected standard |
| South Camberley Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 1.1 km | 69% met the expected standard |
| St Augustine's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 1.2 km | 81% met the expected standard |
| Sandringham Infant & Nursery Academy | Primary | 1.4 km | – |
| Kings International College | Secondary | 950 m | – |
| Tomlinscote School | Secondary | 1.2 km | Attainment 8: 53.4 · 18.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Bohunt Farnborough | Secondary | 2.0 km | Attainment 8: 38.7 · 3.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Farnborough Hill | Independent | 2.0 km | 24.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Lyndhurst School | Independent | 2.2 km | – |
| Hawley Woods School | Independent | 2.8 km | – |
Every primary near GU16 8PL, 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 | Watchetts Recreation Ground Tennis | 1.0 km | 15 |
| Football | Tomlinscote Sports Centre | 1.2 km | 13 |
| Swimming | Kings swimming pool changing facility | 770 m | 8 |
| Cricket | Cricket Training Nets | 150 m | 7 |
| Golf | Camberley Heath Clubhouse | 1.7 km | 7 |
| Bowls | Camberley and District Indoor Bowling Club | 1.5 km | 4 |
| Gymnastics | Gymnasium | 1.2 km | 3 |
| Basketball | Tomlinscote Sports Centre | 1.2 km | 3 |
| Skateboard | Crabtree Skate Park | 1.6 km | 3 |
| Multi-sport | Moor Park Basketball Court | 1.9 km | 3 |
| Table tennis | Tomlinscote Sports Centre | 1.2 km | 2 |
| Badminton | Tomlinscote Sports Centre | 1.2 km | 2 |
| Cycling | Gym | 1.2 km | 2 |
| Shooting | Pirbright Clay Shooting Club | 3.8 km | 2 |
| Hockey | Camberley and Farnborough Hockey Club | 770 m | 1 |
| Athletics | Camberley Athletics Club | 830 m | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 36. 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.
The nearest station is Frimley, about a 10-minute walk (800 m), with 205k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Ascot (Berks).
The nearest bus stop is Frimley Park, 150 m away, with a bus about every 15 minutes on weekdays (routes 3, 2, 12, 500); 29 departures an hour from the 9 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Plenty of jobs are close by: somewhere with 5,000 or more jobs (a town centre, business park or big hospital) is about 13 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
Central London is 47 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is The Grove Primary Academy, about a 10-minute walk (700 m); 65% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Kings International College, 950 m away.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Tomlinscote School (1.1 km).
The nearest supermarket is Coop, 300 m away; Royal Voluntary Service (300 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Station Road Surgery (600 m), with Frimley Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (500 m).
For a haircut, Crown Barbers is 400 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Frimley Park Hospital, 600 m 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: 15 restaurants and cafés, 2 pubs and bars.
Postgraduate Education Centre is the closest café or restaurant (150 m), and White Hart the nearest pub (400 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 95 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 20% flats and 34% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
The nearest park is Chobham Road Recreation Ground, 200 m away; for exercise, Snap Fitness (450 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 12.6 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Heathrow is 26 km away.
Most households own their home, 15% 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.
33 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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