MoD Barnham Planned
Military · Barnham, SuffolkFormer military site no longer in active MoD use, proposed in 2026 for single adult male asylum seekers subject to feasibility assessment and planning, with a proposed minimum ten-year operational period.
Nearby schools
Nearest school: The Damara School (Not applicable), 0.37 miles in a straight line. There are 8 open schools within one mile and 13 within two.
Straight-line distances to open schools in the DfE Get Information About Schools register, shown as objective context. In 2026 the government said asylum accommodation should not be sited close to schools and nurseries; that guidance names no official distance, so these figures are not a measure against any threshold.
Local asylum coverage
- Norfolk council says RAF Barnham asylum centre could cost it £29m
- Protest planned today at MOD Barnham as police continue operation at site
- Second English village could vote to leave UK in opposition to asylum seeker plans
- ‘Comrades in adversity’: Two villages unite over plans to house asylum seekers
- Second English village considers vote to leave UK over asylum plans
- Letter to Home Secretary calls for closure of “inhumane” asylum accommodation camps at former military sites
Recent local coverage of asylum accommodation, via Google News. Headlines and publishers shown verbatim.