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On Barncroft, in Farnham Shortheath
What it's like at GU9 8RU: every home that has sold on Barncroft 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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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 Barncroft; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 25 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 1, BarncroftSemi-detached | Nov 1996 | £83,000 | – | – | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2, BarncroftTerraced | Sept 2025 | £460,000 | 97 m² | £4,742/m² | 3 |
| 3, BarncroftSemi-detached | Sept 2014 | £335,000 | 80 m² | £4,188/m² | 3 |
| 4, BarncroftTerraced | Feb 2024 | £430,000 | 76 m² | £5,658/m² | 2 |
| 6, BarncroftTerraced | Apr 1997 | £119,950 | 75 m² | £1,599/m² | 1 |
| 7, BarncroftDetached | Aug 1996 | £160,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 8, BarncroftSemi-detached | Apr 2020 | £415,000 | 70 m² | £5,929/m² | 3 |
| 10, BarncroftDetached | Nov 1996 | £130,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 11, BarncroftFlat | Oct 2017 | £420,000 | 67 m² | £6,269/m² | 5 |
| 12, BarncroftFlat | Dec 2022 | £500,000 | 79 m² | £6,329/m² | 3 |
| 15, BarncroftTerraced | Oct 2011 | £270,000 | 61 m² | £4,426/m² | 2 |
| 16, BarncroftTerraced | Mar 1996 | £88,000 | 62 m² | £1,419/m² | 1 |
| 17, BarncroftTerraced | Jun 2022 | £375,000 | 62 m² | £6,048/m² | 3 |
| 18, BarncroftTerraced | Jun 2013 | £305,000 | 81 m² | £3,765/m² | 4 |
| 19, BarncroftTerraced | Apr 2004 | £221,000 | 61 m² | £3,623/m² | 3 |
| 20, BarncroftTerraced | Feb 2019 | £380,000 | 80 m² | £4,750/m² | 2 |
| 21, BarncroftSemi-detached | May 2006 | £235,000 | 61 m² | £3,852/m² | 3 |
| 23, BarncroftSemi-detached | May 2012 | £277,000 | 63 m² | £4,397/m² | 3 |
| 24, BarncroftSemi-detached | Jan 2023 | £300,000 | 61 m² | £4,918/m² | 6 |
| 26, BarncroftSemi-detached | Jun 2003 | £223,500 | 63 m² | £3,548/m² | 2 |
| 28, BarncroftTerraced | May 2000 | £189,950 | 80 m² | £2,374/m² | 2 |
| 30, BarncroftTerraced | Oct 2018 | £402,500 | 81 m² | £4,969/m² | 2 |
| 32, BarncroftTerraced | Jun 2018 | £450,000 | 78 m² | £5,769/m² | 2 |
| 34, BarncroftTerraced | Apr 1998 | £110,250 | 61 m² | £1,807/m² | 2 |
| 36, BarncroftTerraced | Apr 2026 | £450,000 | 81 m² | £5,556/m² | 2 |
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: 51% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Farnham, a few minutes' walk (350 m), with 1.5m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Waterloo.
The nearest bus stop is Alfred Road, 100 m away, with a bus about every 33 minutes on weekdays (routes 19, 46); 22 departures an hour from the 12 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 41 minutes away by public transport (22 by car).
Central London is 58 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is St Polycarp's Catholic Primary School, about a 5-minute walk (500 m); 78% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Highfield South Farnham School (0.6 km), with 2 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Weydon School, 1.6 km away; Attainment 8: 63.5 · 31.4% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: All Hallows Catholic School (4.2 km).
It's a family area: 21% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Sainsbury's, 650 m away, with Station Hill Stores closer still (400 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Central Surgery (500 m), with Lalys Chemist the closest pharmacy (500 m).
For a haircut, Bebo Style is 50 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Frimley Park Hospital, 14 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 2 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Riverside Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (300 m), and The William Cobbett the nearest pub (250 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 42% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
The nearest park is Gostrey Meadow, 400 m away; for exercise, Jetts Fitness (600 m).
A swim is a short trip away: Frensham Great Pond, 4.9 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 7.3 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Heathrow is 38 km away.
44 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.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Firgrove Farmhouse and outbuildings to south | II | 30 m |
Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
Plaques recorded by Open Plaques (openplaques.org), a volunteer project; its data is public domain. Not every plaque is recorded.
Farnham and Bordon constituency: Gregory Stafford MP (Conservative), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Con hold, majority 1,349 (2.5%), turnout 70%. Vote shares: Conservative 36%, Liberal Democrat 33%, Labour 14%, Reform UK 12%.
30 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 GU9 8RU →
Most households own their home, 11% rent privately.
It's highly educated: 49% of adults have a degree.
The nearest university is University for the Creative Arts, 1.0 km away (TEF Silver).
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.
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police.uk, 2025-09 to 2026-08. Crimes are mapped to the nearest of a set of anonymised points and labelled with that point's street, so busy roads and junctions collect crimes from nearby; the street has about 25 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.
Nearest: Hayling Beachlands West · about 46 min
Nearest: Legoland Hill Train · about 36 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
On this street: 0 of 20 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 0 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.7% | 1.2% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 2.1% | 2.0% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 94.9% | 86.2% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.3% | 4.0% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 2.6% | 7.1% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.1% | 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.