Barnsbury Estate

The Barnsbury Estate is a housing estate in Woking, Surrey, England. Begun in 1936, it is a self-contained estate of bungalows, housing and flats mostly built in the 1950s. Barnsbury is bordered by the Hoe Valley and is located to the south of Woking on the A320.
Some of the main streets located in Barnsbury include Acacia Avenue, Hawthorn Road, Ash Road, Ash Close, Laburnum Road and Willow Way.
As part of Woking's proposed Priority Homes PFI submission, back gardens of a significant number of houses were at risk of development. This resulted from January to September 2007 in an extensive community engagement to see if and how these back gardens could be used for development.
The council concluded that the proposals from this consultation could not be taken forward without residents demonstrating that a majority of people were in favour. This did not happen.
Ypod Extra (formerly The Barnsbury Project) on Ash Road is open to all young people on Barnsbury estate every Monday between 6.30 and 9pm. It is run in conjunction with Woking Borough Council and is partly funded and supported by the local police. It is designed to provide the young people of Barnsbury with a free, safe environment where they can look forward to developing new skills or just having fun with other young people on the estate. Playstations and various indoor and outdoor games are provided free of charge.
Education
Barnsbury Estate is home to Woodlands Pre-School, Barnsbury Infant and Primary School. Barnsbury Infant School was built in 1972.
Transport
Bus
Bus services in Barnsbury are operated by Countryliner. The 81 bus runs regularly to Woking town centre, and the 686 bus from Mayford stops at Barnsbury before heading to Kingfield Green, Westfield, Sutton Green, Stringers Common, Jacob's Well and Burpham (George Abbot School).
Road
The estate is on a significant through road: the A320 from Guildford to Woking.

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