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Thinking of living at GU27 1NF? 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.
Most daily things are within reach on foot; the GP is further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shottermill Infant School | Primary | 150 m | – |
| Shottermill Junior School | Primary | 200 m | 67% met the expected standard |
| Camelsdale Primary School | Primary | 650 m | 79% met the expected standard |
| Woolmer Hill School | Secondary | 1.1 km | Attainment 8: 56.9 · 19.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Amesbury School | Independent | 1.5 km | – |
| St Edmunds school Trust | Independent | 2.3 km | 18.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Undershaw Education Trust | Independent | 2.6 km | Attainment 8: 11.6 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near GU27 1NF, 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 | The Edge | 1.3 km | 7 |
| Swimming | Haslemere Leisure Centre | 440 m | 3 |
| Football | Lion Green Football Pitch | 240 m | 2 |
| Squash | Haslemere Leisure Centre | 440 m | 2 |
| Cricket | Haslemere Recreation Ground | 1.9 km | 2 |
| Skateboard | Haslemere Skatepark | 420 m | 1 |
| Cycling | Camelsdale BMX Track | 770 m | 1 |
| Mixed martial arts | Elev8 BJJ Haslemere | 920 m | 1 |
| Brazilian jiu jitsu | Elev8 BJJ Haslemere | 920 m | 1 |
| Badminton | The Edge | 1.3 km | 1 |
| Bowls | Haslemere Bowling Green | 1.8 km | 1 |
| Golf | Hindhead Golf Club | 4.2 km | 1 |
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: 46% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Haslemere, about a 15-minute walk (1.1 km), with 1.5m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Waterloo.
The nearest bus stop is Hindhead Road, 150 m away, with a bus about every 17 minutes on weekdays (routes 19, 70, 71, 23); 14 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 46 minutes away by public transport (29 by car).
Central London is 63 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Shottermill Infant School, a few minutes' walk (150 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Woolmer Hill School, 1.1 km away; Attainment 8: 56.9 · 19.7% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 300 m away, with Asda Express PFS Haslemere closer still (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Haslemere Health Centre (1.9 km), with Wellbeing Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (200 m).
For a haircut, Hair for Him is 150 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Surrey County Hospital, 19 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 64% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 65% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 10 restaurants and cafés, 3 pubs and bars.
Dylan's Ice Cream Parlour is the closest café or restaurant (200 m), and Shottermill Club the nearest pub (200 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 58 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 30 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 27% flats and 33% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
It's growing: about 254 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Lion Green Park, 200 m away; for exercise, Haslemere Leisure Centre (450 m).
A swim is a short trip away: Frensham Great Pond, 8.4 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
46 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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The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 6.4 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, London Gatwick is 39 km away.
Most households own their home, 18% rent privately.
It's highly educated: 44% of adults have a degree.
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.