Old Dean
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Old Dean is a large council housing estate on the outskirts of Camberley in Surrey, United Kingdom.
[edit] History
Most of the estate was built in the 1950s on the "Old Dean Common" for residents of heavily bombed Surrey-areas made homeless after World War II. It was later expanded by the authorities to be used as a London overflow estate, and the roads on that half of the estate reflect this as they are all named after the London boroughs which paid for the expansion (the others are named after places on the common).
[edit] Description
The area starts approximately a mile North North East from the town centre. The estate is built on the "Old Dean Common" and is bordered to the south by the A30 (London Road)
Properties in this area are mainly semi-detached, terraced or flats built in the 1950s and 1960s. The original housing of this era were all council houses, however under the Conservative government's right to buy scheme, the majority of these properties are now under private ownership.
There is a recent development which has expanded the Old Dean and provides more affordable housing. The Old Dean is the location of four schools; Pine Ridge Infant School, Lorraine School & Nursery, Cordwalles Junior School, and Collingwood College. It is also the home of the Camberley Fire and Rescue Service.
The Old Dean has the postcode GU15.
[edit] Transport
A bus service connects the Old Dean with Camberley Town Centre and Aldershot
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