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On Balmoral Drive, in Frimley Green
What it's like at GU16 8UH: every home that has sold on Balmoral Drive since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
Sales and extensions on Balmoral Drive; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 11 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 1, Doveton House, Balmoral DriveFlat | Sept 2021 | £200,000 | – | – | 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2, Doveton House, Balmoral DriveFlat | May 2024 | £230,000 | – | – | 5 |
| 3, Doveton House, Balmoral DriveFlat | Dec 2021 | £240,000 | – | – | 3 |
| 5, Doveton House, Balmoral DriveFlat | Sept 2015 | £219,590 | – | – | 2 |
| 6, Doveton House, Balmoral DriveFlat | Jul 2019 | £215,000 | – | – | 3 |
| 7, Doveton House, Balmoral DriveFlat | Sept 2025 | £245,500 | – | – | 6 |
| 8, Doveton House, Balmoral DriveFlat | Feb 2016 | £226,000 | – | – | 3 |
| 9, Doveton House, Balmoral DriveFlat | Feb 2020 | £220,000 | – | – | 3 |
| 10, Doveton House, Balmoral DriveFlat | Mar 2019 | £212,500 | – | – | 5 |
| 11, Doveton House, Balmoral DriveFlat | Nov 2025 | £220,000 | – | – | 4 |
| 12, Doveton House, Balmoral DriveFlat | Jul 2024 | £225,000 | – | – | 5 |
| Flat 4, Doveton House, Beaumaris ParadeFlat | Oct 2025 | £238,000 | 58 m² | £4,103/m² | 3 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 40% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Frimley, a short drive or bike ride (1.4 km), with 205k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Ascot (Berks).
The nearest bus stop is Winterbourne Walk, 100 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 12); 2 departures an hour from the 4 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Central London is 47 km away as the crow flies.
This is car country: only 7% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Sandringham Infant & Nursery Academy, a few minutes' walk (400 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Tomlinscote School, 950 m away; Attainment 8: 53.4 · 18.6% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Tesco Express, 50 m away; One Stop (800 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Bartlett Group Practice (1.1 km), with Ram Dispensing Chemist the closest pharmacy (50 m).
For a haircut, Rejuvenate Health & Beauty is 850 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Frimley Park Hospital, 1.8 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: 5 restaurants and cafés, 5 pubs and bars.
Compass At SC Johnson is the closest café or restaurant (800 m), and The Old Wheatsheaf the nearest pub (850 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 40 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
Detached houses make up 46% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
The nearest park is Chobham Road Recreation Ground, 1.0 km away; for exercise, Tomlinscote Sports Centre (950 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 9.6 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Heathrow is 26 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. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
14 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.
Surrey Heath constituency: Dr Al Pinkerton MP (Liberal Democrat), since July 2024. 2024 general election: LD gain from Con, majority 5,640 (11.8%), turnout 66%. Vote shares: Liberal Democrat 45%, Conservative 33%, Reform UK 13%, Labour 7%.
29 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near GU16 8UH →
No crimes recorded "on or near" Balmoral Drive in the last 12 months.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.8% | 1.1% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.3% | 0.7% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 97.8% | 90.7% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.3% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 1.8% | 7.7% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 0.5% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
Nearest: The Serpentine - Hyde Park · about 51 min
Nearest: Legoland Hill Train · about 31 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.