Camberley
Camberley is a town in Surrey, England, with a population of around 30,155. It has around 48 restaurants and cafés, 2 pharmacies, 3 GP surgeries, 3 supermarkets, 27 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Camberley, 0.6 km away. The average sold house price is around £484,549, and there were around 171 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Camberley area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Surrey Heath area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 90,452 residents at roughly 951 people per km².
- Council
- Surrey Heath
- County
- Surrey
- Constituency
- Surrey Heath
- Police force
- Surrey
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 43rd of 294 English council areas — better than 85% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
9°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 10° / 8° · 29% rain
- Tomorrow: 12° / 7° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:01Sunset 16:31
9h 30m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
33US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · London Harlington, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 7.2 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 5.4% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
223 reported · August 2026▲ 42% YoY
- Shoplifting57
- Violence & sexual offences56
- Anti-social behaviour38
- Criminal damage & arson20
5 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs
Neighbourhood team: Camberley Town and St Pauls · Surrey
Local policing priorities
- Shoplifting and assaults towards retail workers.
- Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB)
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
143 reported road collisions (2025)
39 killed or seriously injured · 187 casualties · 15.8 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
355 food businesses within 2 miles
- 273 rated 4–5 ★ (222 top)
- 5 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Camberley (0.1 km)
- 31 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Camberley (0.2 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£457,981 average▲ 1.5% YoY
Across Surrey Heath · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,503 average monthly rent▲ 1.5% YoY
- 1 bed £1,037
- 2 bed £1,335
- 3 bed £1,613
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
11.8× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 11.8 times median annual pay (11.6× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Property sales
1,190 property sales in the last 12 months
12 months to May 2026
A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.
Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 157.9p · Esso (8.9 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Esso (8.9 km)
11 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
52 charging locations within ~8 km
- 18 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 150 kW
- Nearest: Main Square Car Park (0.3 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Gyms1
- Sports pitches18
- Playgrounds4
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
90,452 residents in Surrey Heath · 951/km²
- Under 16: 18%
- 16–64: 62%
- 65+: 20%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK7,512
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK6,860
- Net moves+652
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Among the least deprived areas in England
Ranked 290 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,585 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band D (26% of 38,650)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
36 schools · 12,674 pupils
25 primary · 4 secondary · 7 other
Ofsted: 13 of 14 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (93%)
32 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Tomlinscote SchoolOutstanding
- Kings International CollegeGood
- Collingwood College
- Gordon's School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Surrey Heath
Care & health services
1,403 CQC-registered services
- Care homes393
- GP practices201
- Dentists359
- Homecare agencies299
- Hospitals & hospices38
CQC ratings: 90% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 7 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Surrey
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 24 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
158 applications decided
88.6% granted · 140 granted, 18 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Dr Al Pinkerton
Liberal Democrat
Surrey Heath
Recent votes:
- NoBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge
- NoBudget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty
- NoBudget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging)
- AyeBudget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Liberal Democrat majority
- Lab 2
- Con 6
- LD 23
- Grn 1
- Oth 3
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools9
- GPs & clinics3
- Pharmacies2
- Supermarkets5
- Parks & greens8
- Restaurants & cafés48
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
5,240 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
804 jobs advertised · £45,303 avg
e.g. IAM Architect - DV Cleared, Principal Engineer Software Engineering (Specialist Software), TIG Welder
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£915 median full-time weekly pay
2.3% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£34,840 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
45% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 38,488 certificates
6.8% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
50% low-carbon electricity
Gas 47% · Wind 28% · Biomass 13% · Nuclear 10%
199 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity
Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 85.4 yrs women · 82.7 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy (Surrey): 66.4 women · 65.1 men
63% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction8.0
- Feeling worthwhile7.8
- Happiness yesterday7.9
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.3
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Health services
4 GP surgeries · 7 pharmacies in GU15
- Sandhurst Medical Centre
- Park Road Group Practice
- Upper Gordon Road Surgery
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Surrey Heath:
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND281 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases206 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- Stop a single Minister having the final say on national infrastructure projects206 local signatures · 15,667 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks203 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Permanent driving ban on intoxicated drivers guilty of causing death198 local signatures · 29,985 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Camberley railway station · 0.2 kmCamberley railway station serves the town of Camberley, in Surrey, England. It is a stop on the Ascot–Ash Vale line, 35 miles 30 chains (56.9 km) from London Waterloo. The station is operated by South Western Railway,…
Camberley · 0.2 kmCamberley is a town in north-west Surrey, England, around 29 miles south-west of central London. It is in the Borough of Surrey Heath and is close to the county boundaries with Hampshire and Berkshire. Known originall…
Surrey Heath · 0.3 kmSurrey Heath is a local government district with borough status in Surrey, England. Its council is based in Camberley. Much of the area is within the Metropolitan Green Belt.
- The Square, Camberley · 0.3 km
The Square is a shopping centre in the centre of Camberley, Surrey, England. It is the town's principal covered shopping centre and forms a major part of the commercial core of Camberley.
Camberley Obelisk · 0.4 kmCamberley Obelisk is a brick tower at the top of a hill in Camberley, Surrey, England. The tower was built by John Norris (1721–1786) in about 1765–1770. The top section of the tower was destroyed by fire in the early…
St Tarcisius Church, Camberley · 0.6 kmSt Tarcisius Church is a Roman Catholic Parish church in Camberley, Surrey. It was built between 1923 and 1924 and was designed by Frederick Walters. It is situated on the London Road, to the north of the town, next t…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Camberley?
- Camberley is a town in Surrey, England, in the Surrey Heath local authority.
- What is the population of Camberley?
- Camberley has an approximate settlement population of 30,155.
- How deprived is Camberley?
- The Surrey Heath local authority, which includes Camberley, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.