Photo: John P Reeves · CC BY-SA 2.0University for the Creative Arts is 1.5 miles from Wrecclesham
No college sits inside the town; University for the Creative Arts is 1.5 miles away in Farnham.
What stands out about college from Wrecclesham
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges and universities within 15 miles of Wrecclesham
4 within 15 miles: 2 universities, 2 further education colleges.
What would you pay?
Fees are set nationally, not by each university: in 2026–27 an English university can charge a home student up to £9,790 a year, and so can a Welsh one; Northern Ireland’s charge their own students up to £4,985; Scottish students pay no tuition fee at a Scottish university. Further education colleges are free for most 16 to 18 year olds. There is no family-by-family price to show, so this page doesn’t make one up.
Questions about college near Wrecclesham
Is Wrecclesham a university town?
No. 7 of every 100 residents aged 16 and over are full-time students (Census 2021), against 8 across England.
What colleges are near Wrecclesham?
University for the Creative Arts (1.5 mi); Farnborough College of Technology (7 mi); University of Surrey (10.4 mi, 15,705 students); Basingstoke College of Technology (13.1 mi).
Where can you study after 16 near Wrecclesham?
Farnborough College of Technology, 7 miles away in Farnborough, teaches courses from 16, apprenticeships and some degrees.
What does university cost here?
Fees are set nationally, not by each university: in 2026–27 an English university can charge a home student up to £9,790 a year, and so can a Welsh one; Northern Ireland’s charge their own students up to £4,985; Scottish students pay no tuition fee at a Scottish university. Further education colleges are free for most 16 to 18 year olds. There is no family-by-family price to show, so this page doesn’t make one up.
Neighbours talk college
Students, parents, alumni and the neighbours next door.
Colleges and universities: Wikidata (CC0): each institution with a UKPRN, its point and its students count, and, for Scottish colleges and university campuses away from the seat, our list placed from postcodes (postcodes.io, OGL). To come: Discover Uni teaching locations and HESA student numbers (CC BY 4.0). Students: Census 2021 (England, Wales, Northern Ireland) and Scotland’s Census 2022, full-time students among residents aged 16 and over (OGL). Straight-line distances from the centre of Wrecclesham. Colleges are described, not graded; the University town label marks towns where 15% or more of residents aged 16 and over are full-time students. Fees: the UK and devolved governments, 2026–27. Photos: Wikimedia Commons, through each institution’s Wikidata item; author and licence on each.
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