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 (IoD2019). 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 45th 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
19°CCloudy
- Today: 23° / 12° · 20% rain
- Tomorrow: 23° / 16° · Light rain shower
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:31Sunset 19:26
12h 55m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
21US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Reading New Town, United Kingdom
Crime
174 reported · July 2026
- Violence & sexual offences58
- Anti-social behaviour29
- Shoplifting23
- Criminal damage & arson15
4 stop & searches · mostly articles for use in criminal damage
Neighbourhood team: Camberley Town and St Pauls · Surrey
Local policing priorities
- ASB related issues around drug use and dealing
- Shoplifting and assaults towards retail workers.
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
191 reported road collisions (2024)
40 killed or seriously injured · 243 casualties · 21.1 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
355 food businesses within 2 miles
- 268 rated 4–5 ★ (217 top)
- 6 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
£461,396 average▲ 6.1% YoY
Across Surrey Heath · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,508 average monthly rent▲ 1.8% YoY
- 1 bed £1,040
- 2 bed £1,339
- 3 bed £1,618
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
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
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 157.9p · Esso (8.9 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 185.9p · ESSO (5.4 km)
23 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)
Deprivation
Among the least deprived areas in England
Ranked 309 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
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%)
32inspected 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
1,391 CQC-registered services
- Care homes390
- GP practices202
- Dentists356
- Homecare agencies296
- Hospitals & hospices38
CQC ratings: 91% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 3 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
128 applications decided
85.9% granted · 110 granted, 18 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Dr Al Pinkerton
Liberal Democrat
Surrey Heath
Recent votes:
- NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- NoClosure motion
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6
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
5,145 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
884 jobs advertised · £43,494 avg
e.g. Staff Nurse - Pre-Assessment, Infection Prevention and Control Nurse, Senior Tax Analyst – Technology
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
70% low-carbon electricity
Solar 32% · Wind 31% · Imports 18% · Gas 11%
58 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity
Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 85.4 yrs women · 82.7 yrs 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
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Surrey Heath:
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership360 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s346 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office294 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test258 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership233 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
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.
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…
Staff College, Camberley · 0.6 kmThe Staff College, Camberley, located in Surrey, was a staff college for the British Army and the presidency armies of British India. It had its origins in the Royal Military College, High Wycombe, founded in 1799, wh…
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 IoD2019.