One resident with a young daughter, who asked not to be named, bought her house last year.
She questioned whether the money spent upgrading the army camp, such as £1.5m improving the electricity supply, was for one year’s use.
The Home Office has been approached for comment on that point.
When the plans to house asylum seekers at the army camp were announced in October, the mum said she “didn’t know whether to laugh or cry”.
“It’s the unknown,” she said. “They could be good people, they could be bad people. I have no idea.”
According to the latest Home Office figures, the site can house up to 540 people, external.
Ally Nowell, 26, works at the Brew Box coffee and snack van, and is worried about local services.
“As a resident here it feels like we don’t have enough things that help support our community as it is, never mind another 600 people,” she said.
“Trying to get a GP appointment is such a struggle, and I’ve heard that there are actually people going there to help with medical to take the burden off but then we’re also going to be paying for that.”
