The Park Barn Estate is a housing estate in Guildford

Guildford

Guildford is the county town of Surrey. England, as well as the seat for the borough of Guildford and the administrative headquarters of the South East England region...

, Surrey

Surrey

Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...

, England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

. It is bordered to the south by the Guildford to Reading

Reading, Berkshire

Reading is a large town and unitary authority area in England. It is located in the Thames Valley at the confluence of the River Thames and River Kennet, and on both the Great Western Main Line railway and the M4 motorway, some west of London....

 railway line

North Downs Line

The North Downs Line is the name of the passenger train service connecting Reading, on the Great Western Main Line, to Gatwick Airport, on the Brighton Main Line...

, the east by the A3

A3 road

The A3, known as the Portsmouth Road for much of its length, is a dual carriageway, or expressway, which follows the historic route between London and Portsmouth passing close to Kingston upon Thames, Guildford, Haslemere and Petersfield. For much of its length, it is classified as a trunk road...

 and Woodbridge Hill, the north by the Aldershot Road and Rydeshill, and the west by Broadstreet Common. 

The Surrey Advertiser

Surrey Advertiser

The Surrey Advertiser is a newspaper for Surrey, which was established in 1864. Guardian Media Group sold the paper to current owner Trinity Mirror in 2010...

 newspaper described Park Barn as 'one of the most deprived areas of Guildford' in the 11th September 1998 publication and in October that year reported Park Barn as coming 28th in the county's league table of thirty deprived areas. 
In contrast, Guildford as a whole has been considered one of the best places to live in Britain. 

Education

Park Barn Estate is home to King's College

King's College, Guildford

Kings College Guildford is a secondary school and sixth form located in Guildford, Surrey. The school has around 800 students and has technology College status.- History :...

, a school for 11-18 year olds, whose exams results have improved dramatically in the last five years. There are also a number of primary schools in the area of the Estate, including Guildford Grove School

Guildford Grove School

Guildford Grove Primary School in Park Barn, Guildford, Surrey caters for 357 students from the ages of 3-11.The school also has a specialist sign-supported rescue base on the site that supports pupils with profound hearing impairments...

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Sport

Football team Park Barn FC recently started up, playing in League 4 of the Guildford and Woking Alliance League

Guildford and Woking Alliance League

The Guildford and Woking Alliance League is a football competition based in England. It was established in 1995 following the merger of the Guildford League and the Woking and District League...

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