Is Bracknell Forest a good place to live?
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Bracknell Forest, from official data · 12 postcode districts · 3,075 postcodes
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Bracknell Forest, from official data · 12 postcode districts · 3,075 postcodes
England average £293,479 (+1.1% in a year, +17.1% in five).
Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index. Averages for the whole council area (July 2026).
The average home in Bracknell Forest sold for £395,413 in the latest House Price Index, down 1.4% on a year earlier. Across Bracknell Forest, police record 67 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below the England and Wales rate of 97.
From the middle of Bracknell Forest, the nearest primary school is Fox Hill Primary School, 0.2 mi away, about a 4 minute walk (Ofsted: good); the nearest secondary is The Brakenhale School, 0.3 mi away, about a 7 minute walk; the nearest GP surgery is Easthampstead Surgery, 0.2 mi away, about a 3 minute walk.
Bracknell station is 0.7 mi away, about a 14 minute walk; the nearest park, The Green, is 90 m away, about a 1 minute walk.
Across Bracknell Forest, police record 67 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below the England and Wales rate of 97. Figures are crimes reported to the police over the latest 12 months; they can't tell you how safe a particular street feels.
The average home in Bracknell Forest sold for £395,413 in the latest House Price Index, down 1.4% on a year earlier. By type: detached £737,676, semi-detached £448,054, terraced £351,857, flats £214,833. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.
The nearest primary school is Fox Hill Primary School, 0.2 mi away, about a 4 minute walk (Ofsted: good). The nearest secondary school is The Brakenhale School, 0.3 mi away, about a 7 minute walk. Being nearest doesn't guarantee a place; check each school's admissions criteria.
Bracknell is 0.7 mi away, about a 14 minute walk.
The ONS estimates average household income of £63,528 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £53,636 across England.