Area Info for Farnborough (Berkshire)

Farnborough (Berkshire, UK)

Farnborough is a small town located in the county of Berkshire, England. It is situated near the border with Hampshire and is known for its historical and modern significance in the fields of aviation and aerospace.

Historical Significance

Farnborough has a rich history related to aviation. It is famously associated with the Farnborough Airshow, one of the world's leading aerospace events, which has been held annually since 1948. The town's connection to aviation dates back to the early 20th century when the Royal Aircraft Establishment was established there, contributing to advancements in aircraft technology.

Farnborough Airshow

The Farnborough International Airshow is a major event in the aerospace industry, attracting aircraft manufacturers, military delegations, and aviation enthusiasts from around the world. It features aircraft displays, trade exhibitions, and demonstrations of new aerospace technologies.

Farnborough Airport

The town is home to Farnborough Airport, a business aviation airport that handles private and corporate flights. It is one of the busiest private airports in the UK and plays a significant role in the local economy.

Local Amenities and Environment

Farnborough offers a range of local amenities including shops, restaurants, and recreational facilities. The area is characterised by its green spaces, parks, and proximity to the countryside, making it a desirable location for residents and visitors alike.

Transport Links

The town benefits from good transport links, including proximity to major motorways such as the M3 and M4, and railway connections to London and other parts of the UK. This makes Farnborough accessible for commuters and travellers.

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School
Brightwalton C.E. Aided Primary School	1.72 miles
Common Lane, Brightwalton, Newbury, Berkshire, RG20 7BN
Chaddleworth St Andrew's C.E. Primary School	3.07 miles
Chaddleworth, Newbury, Berkshire, RG20 7DT
The Ilsleys Primary School	3.85 miles
Church Hill, Newbury, Berkshire, RG20 7LP
Wantage Church of England Primary School	4.04 miles
Newbury Street, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 8DJ
Chilton County Primary School	4.05 miles
Downside, Chilton, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 0PQ
King Alfred's	4.19 miles
Portway, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 9BY
Charlton Primary School	4.21 miles
Charlton Village Road, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 7HG
Beedon C.E. (Controlled) Primary School	4.35 miles
Stanmore Road, Beedon, Newbury, Berkshire, RG20 8SL
The Hendreds Church of England School	4.35 miles
Ford Lane, East Hendred, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 8JX
St Amand's Catholic Primary School	4.43 miles
St Mary`s Road, East Hendred, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 8LF
Stockham Primary School	4.71 miles
Stockham Way, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 9HL
Fitzwaryn School	4.87 miles
Denchworth Road, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 9ET
Shefford C.E. Primary School	4.90 miles
Wantage Road, Great Shefford, Hungerford, Berkshire, RG17 7DB
St Nicholas CofE Primary School	4.95 miles
Sarajac Avenue, East Challow, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 9RY
The Downs School	5.57 miles
Manor Crescent, Compton, Newbury, Berkshire, RG20 6AD
Millbrook Primary School	5.58 miles
School Lane, Grove, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 7LB

Clinic
Scrivens Opticians & Hearing Care - Wantage	4.22 miles
4 Post Office Vaults, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 8AT
Specsavers Hearcare - Box - Wantage	4.30 miles
1A Grove Street, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 7AB
Wantage Health Centre	4.86 miles
Mably Way, Grove, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 9BN
Wantage Health Centre	4.86 miles
Mably Way, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 9BN
Didcot Health Centre	7.47 miles
Britwell Road, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 7JH
Scrivens Opticians & Hearing Care - Didcot	7.54 miles
172A The Broadway, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 8RZ
Specsavers Hearcare - Box - Didcot	7.78 miles
17 Orchard Street, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 7LG
Oak Tree Health Centre	8.08 miles
Tyne Avenue, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 7GD
Specsavers Hearcare - Berkshire - Newbury	9.29 miles
42 Northbrook Street, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 1DT
Lower Henwick Farm House	9.53 miles
Turnpike Road, Thatcham,, RG18 3AP
Hillcroft House	9.55 miles
Rookes Way, Thatcham,, RG18 3HR
Scrivens Opticians & Hearing Care - Abingdon	10.23 miles
6 Bury Street, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 3QY
Specsavers Hearcare - Box - Abingdon	10.26 miles
Unit 16, Abbey Shopping Centre, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 3QT
Specsavers Hearcare - Berkshire - Thatcham (Medical Practice)	10.32 miles
Thatcham Health Centre, Bath Road, Thatcham, Berkshire, RG18 3HD
Thatcham Medical Practice	10.32 miles
Bath Road, Thatcham, Berkshire, RG18 3HD
Thatcham Health Centre	10.32 miles
3 Bath Road, Newbury, Thatcham, Berkshire, RG18 3HD

GP
Dr J Robinson And Partners	4.86 miles
Newbury Street Practice, The Health Centre, Mably Way, Wantage Oxon, OX12 9BN
Church Street Practice Wantage	4.86 miles
Church Street Practice, The Health Centre, Mably Way, Wantage Oxon, OX12 9BN
The Grove Medical Centre	5.47 miles
The Grove Medical Centre, 3 Vale Avenue, Grove, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 7LU
The Downland Practice at Compton	5.56 miles
The Surgery, High Street, Compton, Newbury Berks, RG20 6NJ
The Downland Practice at Chieveley	5.69 miles
The Surgery, East Lane, Chieveley, Newbury, RG20 8UY
Blewbury Branch Surgery	6.61 miles
The Village Hall, Blewbury, Didcot, Oxon, OX11 9QQ
Dr Powell Hb & Partners	6.73 miles
The Surgery, Bockhampton Road, Lambourn, Newbury, RG17 8PS
Woodlands Medical Centre	6.98 miles
Dr B J Batty and Partners, Woodlands Medical Centre, Woodlands Road, Didcot, Oxon, OX11 0BB
Didcot Health Centre	7.47 miles
Didcot Health Centre, Britwell Road, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 7JH
The Oak Tree Partnership	8.08 miles
Oak Tree Health Centre, Tyne Avenue, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 7GD
St Marys Road Surgery	9.25 miles
The Surgery, St Mary`s Road, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 1EQ
Northcroft Surgery - Dr Madeline Norman	9.46 miles
Northcroft Lane, Newbury, Berks, RG14 1BU
Dr C West and Partners	9.84 miles
The Surgery, Newbury Street, Kintbury, Berkshire, RG17 9UX
Marcham Road Health Centre	9.85 miles
Family Health Centre, Marcham Road, Abingdon, Oxon, OX14 1BT
Dr BB Letham & Partners	9.92 miles
Eastfield House Surgery, 6 St Johns Road, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 7LW
Dr P Hetherington & Partners	10.20 miles
The Hungerford Surgery, The Croft, Hungerford, Berkshire, RG17 0HY

Hospital
Wantage Community Hospital	4.16 miles
Garston Lane, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 7AS
Didcot Community Hospital	6.98 miles
Wantage Road, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 0AG
West Berkshire Community Hospital	9.64 miles
London Road,, Benham Hill, Thatcham, Berkshire, RG18 3AS
Abingdon Community Hospital	9.89 miles
Marcham Road, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 1AG
Wallingford Community Hospital	11.50 miles
Reading Road, Reading Road, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 9DU
The Great Western Hospital	15.02 miles
Marlborough Road, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN3 6BB
Savernake Hospital	16.31 miles
General Hospital, Marlborough, Wiltshire, SN8 3HL
Warneford Hospital	16.35 miles
Warneford Lane, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 7JX
Churchill Hospital	16.45 miles
Old Road, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 7LE
Prospect Park Hospital	16.72 miles
Honey End Lane, Tilehurst, Reading, Berkshire, RG30 4EJ
Nuffield Health, The Manor Hospital, Oxford	17.06 miles
Beech Road, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 7RP
John Radcliffe Hospital	17.21 miles
John Radcliffe Hospital, Headley Way, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 9DU
BMI The Ridgeway Hospital	17.55 miles
Moormead Road, Wroughton, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN4 9DD
Spire Dunedin Hospital	17.83 miles
16 Bath Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 6NS
The Berkshire Independent Hospital	17.90 miles
Swallowscroft, Wensley Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 6UZ
Witney Community Hospital	18.09 miles
Welch Way, Witney, Oxfordshire, OX28 6JJ

Pharmacy
Boots	4.26 miles
50-51 Market Place, Wantage, OX12 8AW
Cleggs Pharmacy	4.34 miles
Unit 3, Kings Walk, Limborough Road, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 9AJ
Lloydspharmacy	4.86 miles
The New Health Centre, Mably Way, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 9BN
Bretts Pharmacy	5.49 miles
11-12 Millbrook Square, Grove, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 7JZ
Downland Pharmacy	5.69 miles
The Downland Pharmacy, East Lane, Chieveley, Newbury, Berkshire, RG20 8UY
Broadway Pharmacy	6.75 miles
Broadway Pharmacy, Broadway, Lambourn, Berkshire, RG17 8XY
Apollo Pharmacy	6.87 miles
Unit 5A, Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 4RR
Lloydspharmacy	6.98 miles
Woodlands Medical Centre, Woodlands Road, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 0BB
Lloydspharmacy	7.47 miles
Didcot Health Centre, Britwell Road, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 7JH
Boots	7.73 miles
130b Broadway, Didcot, OX11 8RG
Sainsbury's Pharmacy	7.82 miles
Central Drive, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 7ND
Boots	8.21 miles
5 Lostock Place, Ladygrove, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 7XT
Tesco Stores Limited	8.29 miles
Tesco Stores, Wallingford Road, North Moreton, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 9BZ
Day Lewis Plc	9.25 miles
12 The Broadway, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 1BA
Superdrug Pharmacy	9.38 miles
81-82 Northbrook Street, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 1AE
Boots	9.41 miles
4 - 5 Northbrook Street, Newbury, RG14 1DJ

Park
SNELSMORE COMMON	6.93 miles
NORTH WESSEX DOWNS	6.97 miles
MOWBRAY FIELDS	7.05 miles
DONNINGTON GROVE (Grade II Listed)	8.30 miles
SUTTON COURTENAY MANOR (Grade II Listed)	8.74 miles
SHAW HOUSE (Grade II Listed)	8.97 miles
BENHAM PARK (Grade II Listed)	9.09 miles
ASHDOWN HOUSE (Grade II* Listed)	9.31 miles
HAMSTEAD MARSHALL PARK (Grade II Listed)	9.73 miles
COMPTON BEAUCHAMP (Grade II Listed)	9.93 miles
PUSEY HOUSE (Grade II Listed)	10.20 miles
ALBERT PARK, ABINGDON (Grade II Listed)	10.22 miles
THATCHAM REED BEDS	10.32 miles
FAIRMILE HOSPITAL (Grade II Listed)	10.65 miles
LITTLECOTE HOUSE (Grade II Listed)	11.00 miles
COTHILL	11.10 miles

Groceries
SPAR Chilton	3.82 miles
Spar Store, A34 Newbury Road, Oxfordshire, OX11 0RW
Costcutter Wantage	4.19 miles
18 Wallingford Street, Wantage, Oxon, OX12 8AX
Sainsbury's Wantage	4.33 miles
Limborough Road, Wantage, OX12 9AJ
Barnards Store & Post Office	4.38 miles
12 Barnards Way, Wantage Oxfordshire OX12 7EB
SPAR Great Shefford	4.90 miles
Spar Store, The Mead, West Berkshire, RG17 7DB
Co-op Wantage	5.48 miles
Grove, OX12 0PT
Grove Convenience Store	5.48 miles
4-5 Savile Way, Grove, Wantage, Oxfordshire OX12 0PT
Tesco Wantage (Express)	5.51 miles
16 Millbrook Square, Grove, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 7JZ
Londis Chievely Village Stores	5.60 miles
High St, Chievely, RG20 8UR
Londis Compton Village Store	5.61 miles
High Street, Berkshire, RG20 6NL
Londis Bellinger Service Station	5.93 miles
Station Road, Wantage, OX12 0DH
M&S Chieveley Moto Simply Food	6.52 miles
Junction 13 M4 - A34, Thatcham, RG18 9XX
Co-op Abingdon	6.64 miles
Steventon, OX13 6RS
M&S Milton Heights Belfast Bp	6.71 miles
Sutton Courtenay, Abingdon, OX14 4TX
Londis	7.00 miles
Unit 5a & 5b Milton Park, Oxford, OX14 4RR
Costcutter Hermitage	7.02 miles
Faircross, Hermitage, Berkshire, RG18 9TL

Airport
London Oxford Airport	20.78 miles
London Heathrow Airport Terminal 5	38.53 miles
London Heathrow Airport Terminal 3	39.69 miles
London Heathrow Airport	40.01 miles
London Heathrow Airport Terminal 1	40.08 miles
London Heathrow Airport Terminal 2	40.13 miles
Southampton Airport	40.41 miles
Coventry Baginton Airport	57.69 miles

Bus Stop
The Smithy (S)	0.01 miles
The Smithy (N)	0.01 miles
Water Tower (N)	0.32 miles
Common Lane Turn (SE)	0.51 miles
Common Lane Turn (NW)	0.51 miles
California Farm (SE)	0.76 miles
California Farm (NW)	0.76 miles
Browns Lane (N)	0.83 miles
Browns Lane (S)	0.83 miles
Manor Farm (E)	1.58 miles
Manor Farm (W)	1.58 miles
Ridgeway Path (SE)	1.60 miles
Ridgeway Path (NW)	1.61 miles
Catmore Farm (SW)	1.64 miles
Catmore Farm (NE)	1.65 miles
Catmore Road Foot (NE)	1.68 miles

Ferry Port
Southampton Vehicle Ferry Terminal	44.19 miles
Southampton Passenger Ferry Terminal	44.27 miles
Hythe (Hants) Ferry Terminal	45.90 miles
Hamble-le-Rice Ferry Landing	46.87 miles
Warsash Ferry Landing	47.07 miles
West Cowes Ferry Terminal	53.49 miles
East Cowes Ferry Terminal	53.74 miles
West Cowes Floating Bridge	53.81 miles
East Cowes Floating Bridge	53.86 miles
Lymington Pier Ferry Terminal	54.12 miles
Fishbourne IOW Ferry Terminal	55.91 miles
Yarmouth IOW Ferry Terminal	57.50 miles

Railway Station
Didcot Parkway Rail Station	7.83 miles
Appleford Rail Station	9.30 miles
Kintbury Rail Station	9.60 miles
Cholsey Rail Station	9.77 miles
Newbury Rail Station	9.78 miles
Newbury Racecourse Rail Station	9.91 miles
Hungerford Rail Station	10.10 miles
Culham Rail Station	10.22 miles
Goring & Streatley Rail Station	10.58 miles
Thatcham Rail Station	11.35 miles
Radley Rail Station	12.00 miles
Pangbourne Rail Station	12.84 miles
Midgham Rail Station	12.91 miles
Aldermaston Rail Station	13.85 miles
Bedwyn Rail Station	14.33 miles
Theale Rail Station	14.81 miles

Flood Risk Per Year (OX12 8N*)
Number of Properties in Catchment	332
Very Low Risk (<0.1% chance of flooding)	0
Low Risk (0.1% < 1% chance of flooding)	0
Medium Risk (1% < 3.3% chance of flooding)	0
High Risk (>3.3%)	0

OLD SMITHY COTTAGE FARNBOROUGH WANTAGE WEST BERKSHIRE OX12 8NS	£937,550 2022-09-09 detached freehold
Sold 2001-01-12	£415,000
GAMEKEEPERS BUNGALOW FARNBOROUGH WANTAGE WEST BERKSHIRE OX12 8NX	£753,500 2022-08-16 detached freehold
THE OLD COTTAGE FARNBOROUGH WANTAGE WEST BERKSHIRE OX12 8NX	£1,011,000 2022-06-24 detached freehold
ROWAN COTTAGE, 9 FARNBOROUGH WANTAGE WEST BERKSHIRE OX12 8NX	£255,000 2022-01-05 semidetached freehold
DRAGON COTTAGE FARNBOROUGH WANTAGE WEST BERKSHIRE OX12 8NT	£670,000 2018-07-03 detached freehold
Sold 2007-08-14	£489,950
THE OLD SCHOOL FARNBOROUGH WANTAGE WEST BERKSHIRE OX12 8NX	£515,000 2018-04-27 detached freehold
Sold 1998-09-01	£125,000
SMITHY ORCHARD FARNBOROUGH WANTAGE WEST BERKSHIRE OX12 8NX	£681,000 2007-08-06 detached freehold
9 FARNBOROUGH WANTAGE WEST BERKSHIRE OX12 8NX	£182,500 2007-04-20 semidetached freehold
Sold 1996-06-28	£64,000
OLD STOCK COTTAGE FARNBOROUGH WANTAGE WEST BERKSHIRE OX12 8NT	£480,000 2006-09-15 detached freehold
Sold 2001-05-30	£370,000
7 - 8 FARNBOROUGH WANTAGE WEST BERKSHIRE OX12 8NX	£457,500 2005-07-07 detached freehold
Sold 2001-04-30	£375,000
Sold 1997-03-25	£185,000
15 FARNBOROUGH WANTAGE WEST BERKSHIRE OX12 8NX	£50,000 2001-09-28 detached freehold
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