Hicks Lane, Blackwater, Camberley, GU17 0DG

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding GU17 0DG has a slightly higher male population, with 51% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	49.6%	49%	-0.6%	51.0%	-2.0%
Male	50.4%	51%	0.6%	49.0%	2.0%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	29.6%	41.4%	11.8%	37.9%	3.5%
Married: Opposite sex	49.2%	38.9%	-10.3%	44.2%	-5.3%
Separated	5%	2.5%	-2.5%	2.2%	0.3%
Divorced	12.7%	11.1%	-1.6%	9.1%	2.0%
Widowed	3.5%	6.1%	2.6%	6.1%	0.0%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (90%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	57%	53.3%	-3.7%	48.4%	4.9%
Good health	32.1%	36.7%	4.6%	33.6%	3.1%
Fair health	9%	8.9%	-0.1%	12.7%	-3.8%
Bad health	1.6%	0.9%	-0.7%	4.0%	-3.1%
Very bad health	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	1.2%	-0.9%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	14.2%	12.1%	-2.1%	18.2%	-6.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	21.2%	14.3%	-6.9%	9.6%	4.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	18.1%	19.6%	1.5%	13.4%	6.2%
Apprenticeship	3.5%	4.3%	0.8%	5.3%	-1.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	15%	18.9%	3.9%	16.9%	2.0%
Degree or Similar	24.6%	28.2%	3.6%	33.8%	-5.6%
Other	3.5%	2.5%	-1.0%	2.8%	-0.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 85.3% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	1.1%	0.8%	-0.3%	0.7%	0.1%
Indian	2.2%	2.5%	0.3%	3.1%	-0.6%
Other Asian	0.3%	5.4%	5.1%	1.6%	3.8%
Black African	1.9%	0.6%	-1.3%	2.5%	-1.9%
Black Caribbean	0.5%	0.3%	-0.2%	1.0%	-0.7%
Other Black	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	0.8%	0.6%	-0.2%	0.8%	-0.2%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.4%	0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.6%	0.6%	-1.0%	0.9%	-0.3%
Mixed Other	1.6%	1.1%	-0.5%	0.8%	0.3%
White	88.2%	85.3%	-2.9%	81.4%	3.9%
Arab	1.4%	0%	-1.4%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	0.3%	2%	1.7%	1.6%	0.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, 86.5% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	89.6%	86.5%	-3.1%	83.2%	3.3%
European Union	1.1%	1.4%	0.3%	6.1%	-4.7%
Rest of Europe	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.8%	0.1%
Africa	3.3%	2.6%	-0.7%	2.7%	-0.1%
Middle East and Asia	3.6%	6.6%	3.0%	5.6%	1.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.5%	1.7%	-0.8%	1.3%	0.4%
Oceania	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	89.3%	85.7%	-3.6%	83.2%	2.5%
10+ Years	0%	11.4%	11.4%	9.8%	1.6%
5-10 Years	0.5%	1.4%	0.9%	2.9%	-1.5%
2-5 Years	4.7%	0.3%	-4.4%	2.2%	-1.9%
Less than 2 years	5.5%	1.1%	-4.4%	1.9%	-0.8%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	84.8%	76.7%	8.1%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Portugal	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Poland	1.1%	1.3%	-0.2%
Romania	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Other EU countries	0.3%	1.5%	-1.2%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Southern Asia	2.9%	1.2%	1.7%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Oceania	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
No passport held	9.2%	13.5%	-4.3%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	46%	37.2%	8.8%
Christian	38.8%	46.2%	-7.4%
Hindu	6%	1.7%	4.3%
Jewish	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Sikh	1.1%	0.9%	0.2%
Other religion	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Not answered	7.5%	6.0%	1.5%

Safety

Is Hicks Lane Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Hicks Lane was 42.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 0.7% higher than the Blackwater and Hawley average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Hicks Lane has the 15th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Blackwater and Hawley and the 105th highest crime rate of 297 local areas in Hart .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 21.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -61.0%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much higher level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 91% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£61,900

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in GU17 0DG, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 1/10 (very low )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 1/10 (very low )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 2/10 (very low )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 4/10 (below average )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 1/10 (very low )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 1/10 (very low )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 3/10 (low )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 3/10 (low )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 1/10 (very low )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Hicks Lane are based on 11 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Hart.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Hicks Lane, Blackwater, Camberley, GU17 0DG

Estimated Average Property Prices for GU17 0DG

Average Price
£423,748

Semi-Detached
£441,963

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£332,675

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Hicks Lane

Average Price
£459,380

Semi-Detached
£472,418

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£329,004

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Hicks LaneStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
White Friars Hicks Lane, Camberley, Hampshire Detached, an established residential building	£325,000	2023-08-23	£329,004
Tamasin Hicks Lane, Camberley, Hampshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£418,000	2020-12-16	£497,459
The Oaks Hicks Lane, Camberley, Hampshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£375,000	2019-05-29	£464,478
Alpines Hicks Lane, Camberley, Hampshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£400,000	2018-01-23	£494,258
Tregenna Hicks Lane, Camberley, Hampshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£267,500	2013-11-04	£431,762

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for GU17 0DG

Employment

GU17 0DG area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 22% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 12% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	121
Retired	39
Part-Time Employee	35
Self-Employed	34
Student (economically inactive)	18
Looking after home or family	12
Unemployed	10
Other	8
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	4
Long-Term Sick or disabled	0

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	43
Human health and social work activities	28
Manufacturing	16
Accommodation and food service activities	15
Professional, scientific and technical activities	14
Construction	12
Education	11
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	11
Administrative and support service activities	9
Other	9
Information and communication	9
Transport and storage	8
Financial and insurance activities	8
Real estate activities	5
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Frogmore Infant School Green Lane , Frogmore GU17 0NY	4out of 4	394 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Frogmore Junior School Green Lane , Frogmore GU17 0NY	3out of 4	433 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Potley Hill Primary School Potley Hill Road , GU46 6AG	3out of 4	901 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Uplands Primary School and Nursery Albion Road , GU47 9BP	4out of 4	1,336 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
College Town Primary School Branksome Hill Road , College Town GU47 0QF	3out of 4	1,909 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Frogmore Community College Potley Hill Road , GU46 6AG	3out of 4	1,035 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Sandhurst School Owlsmoor Road , Owlsmoor GU47 0SD	3out of 4	2,090 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Yateley School School Lane , GU46 6NW	3out of 4	2,995 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Edgbarrow School Grant Road , RG45 7HZ	4out of 4	3,186 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Fernhill School Neville Duke Road , GU14 9BY	2out of 4	3,353 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Sixth Form College Farnborough Prospect Avenue , GU14 8JX	- not rated	4,992 yd	Academy 16-19 converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Yateley Manor School 51 Reading Road , Yateley GU46 7UQ	- not rated	2,174 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Eagle House School Crowthorne Road , GU47 8PH	- not rated	2,361 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hurst Lodge School Fernhill Road , Blackwater GU17 9HU	- not rated	2,646 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lyndhurst School 36 The Avenue , Camberley GU15 3NE	- not rated	3,246 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Wellington College Duke's Ride , Crowthorne RG45 7PU	- not rated	3,363 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sandhurst Day Centre	Sandhurst Day Centre, 156 Yorktown Road	1,077 yd
Pistachios In The Park	Sandhurst Memorial Park Yorktown Road	1,077 yd
Sandhurst Sports Club	Sandhurst Memorial Park Yorktown Road	1,077 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Sandhurst Boys & Girls Football Club	Sandhurst Memorial Park Yorktown Road		1,077 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Chens	88 Frogmore Road, Blackwater	72 yd
Harry's Fish Bar	1 Kingfisher Parade, Rosemary Lane	83 yd
Ali Shan Tandoori	2 Kingfisher Parade, Rosemary Lane	83 yd
Moonlight Takeaway	28 Bell Lane, Blackwater	408 yd
Tuktuk Pan Asian	24 Vulcan Way	1,073 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Tesco	4 Kingfisher Parade, Rosemary Lane		83 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Frogmore Junior School GREEN LANE	grass pitches	351 yd
Darby Green Playing Fields DARBY GREEN PLAYING FIELDS DARBY GREEN PLAYING FIELDS DARBY GREEN ROAD	grass pitches	439 yd
Bottom Meadow Yorktown Road	grass pitches	751 yd
Potley Hill Primary School POTLEY HILL ROAD	grass pitches	1,001 yd
Frogmore Leisure Centre POTLEY HILL ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, squash courts	1,047 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	162.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	19.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.