Mayfield
Rushmoor 002 · 5 sub-areas · 7,580 residents
Rushmoor 002, in the Rushmoor district of the South East, is home to around 7,580 people and sits on the more affordable end of the regional rent scale. A typical two-bedroom flat runs about £1,255 a month — close to the UK median for a 2-bed. The standout feature here is an unusually high share of social housing, which shapes the neighbourhood's tenure mix more than almost anywhere else in the South East.
Mayfield is a green, lower-density part of Rushmoor — parks within walking distance of most addresses, a slower weekday rhythm, and a population skewed toward longer-tenure households rather than transient renters.
Overview
What's it like to live in Mayfield?
Greenspace is on the doorstep — a park or playing field is within walking distance of most homes; Recorded crime is higher than the national norm — common for built-up urban areas, but worth weighing if you're looking for a quieter base; Public transport is genuinely strong; most errands and a fair share of social life don't need a car; rents are roughly in line with the national norm, at around £1,369 a month for a typical home; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
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Mayfield in Rushmoor
Living in Mayfield
Rushmoor 002 is a mixed residential neighbourhood where roughly four in ten households are in social housing — a proportion that's rare for the South East and gives the area a different feel from the private-rented commuter belt surrounding it. Owner-occupation sits at around 47%, so it's not a predominantly renting neighbourhood; many residents here are settled for the long term.
On cost, it's more accessible than much of the South East. A 2-bed comes in at around £1,255 a month — roughly in line with the UK median — and 1-beds are available from about £968. That's meaningfully cheaper than you'd expect from a region that borders London, though rents have been rising: they're up around 7.5% year-on-year, which is a real squeeze on anyone renewing a tenancy.
The people living here skew slightly younger than you might expect from a socially-mixed neighbourhood: just under a quarter of residents are under 18, and another 24% are in the 18–34 bracket. That adds up to nearly half the population under 35. Degree-level qualifications are on the lower side at around 20%, and the ethnic diversity index of 48.6 points to a notably mixed community — around 32% of residents were born outside the UK.
Practically, it's a car-dependent area: over 62% of residents drive to work, and just 6.6% use public transport. The nearest rail station is about 1.1 km away — roughly a 14-minute walk — but most people here factor in a car. Greenspace is genuinely accessible, with the nearest green area under 300 metres away and around half of residents within easy walking distance of parks. See the streets and sub-areas below for more detail on specific pockets of the neighbourhood.
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Frequently asked
- Is Rushmoor 002 a nice place to live?
- It depends on what you're looking for. It's more affordable than much of the South East, with accessible rents and good greenspace nearby. The community is mixed and settled, with a high share of long-term social housing tenants. The trade-off is that school quality within catchment distance is notably below the national average, and it's heavily car-dependent with limited public transport.
- What is the rent in Rushmoor 002?
- A one-bedroom flat runs around £968 a month, a two-bedroom about £1,255, and a three-bedroom roughly £1,513. Rents have risen around 7.5% in the past year. These figures are estimates scaled from council-level data using local sale prices, rather than direct neighbourhood-level measurements.
- Is Rushmoor 002 safe?
- Crime runs at about 85.7 incidents per 1,000 residents annually — slightly above the UK national rate of around 80 per 1,000. The neighbourhood sits in the more deprived third of areas in England (IMD decile 3.4), which tends to correlate with moderately elevated crime. It's not an outlier, but it's not among the lowest-crime areas in the South East either.
- What's the commute from Rushmoor 002 to London?
- By public transport it's around 65 minutes to central London. The nearest rail station is about 1.1 km away — roughly a 14-minute walk. Most residents here drive rather than commute by rail; only around 6.6% use public transport for their daily commute.
- Who lives in Rushmoor 002?
- A mixed community — around 39% of households are in social housing, which is high for the South East, while 47% own their home. Nearly half the population is under 35, including 22% under 18. About 32% of residents were born outside the UK, making it one of the more ethnically diverse parts of Rushmoor.
- What schools are near Rushmoor 002?
- There are 97 schools within 2 km, so proximity isn't the issue. Around 35% of those within typical catchment distance are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted — well below the national average of roughly 89%. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is about 3.3 km away. It's worth checking individual Ofsted reports before committing to a particular area within the neighbourhood.