Central Bracknell & Wildridings

Bracknell Forest · South East · population 12,396 · 7 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

59Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,781 of 6,856 in England
  • #665 of 1,119 in South East
  • #13 of 15 in Bracknell Forest
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents11,871
Median age (est.)36
Density3,933per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above35%
No car or van21%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 12%25–44 34%45–64 23%65+ 11%

Tenure

Own outright: 17%Mortgage/shared: 32%Social rent: 27%Private rent: 24%
Own outright 17%Mortgage/shared 32%Social rent 27%Private rent 24%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 11%Other: 13%
One person 32%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 11%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 20% · Associate professional 16% · Managers & directors 12%

All occupation groups
Professional20%
Associate professional16%
Managers & directors12%
Elementary10%
Caring & leisure10%
Skilled trades9%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 79%Asian: 11%Black: 4%Mixed: 4%Other: 2%
White 79%Asian 11%Black 4%Mixed 4%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 43% · No religion 42% · Hindu 4%

Born outside the UK: 25%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Central Bracknell & Wildridings is close to the England average for deprivation, ranked #2,781 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #13 of 15 in Bracknell Forest. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (82) and lowest on Housing & access (34). Typical homes here, about £370,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 41% in five years (from 140 sales), 12% below the wider Bracknell Forest median of £420,000. Typical household take-home income is around £45,637 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 132 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 50 · #3,426
Employment 59 · #2,836
Education 44 · #3,837
Health 80 · #1,369
Crime 40 · #4,097
Housing & access 34 · #4,516
Living environment 82 · #1,253

House prices ?

£370,000median (12m) · +9.5% yr · n=140
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£370,000140+9.5%+41.2%
Detached£617,50021+9.3%+10.3%
Semi-detached£470,00025+5.6%+20.5%
Terraced£380,00035-1.3%+22.6%
Flat£235,00059-11.6%+14.6%
This area£370,000
Bracknell Forest£420,000
South East£385,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£45,637±£6,422 · #1,931 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£34,793
Price-to-income ?8.1×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

55Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

132 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,642 offences
Bracknell Forest56
South East71
England83

Rank #5,689 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences668
Theft418
Burglary52
Vehicle crime74
Criminal damage & arson116
Public order & weapons171
Drugs78
Robbery33
Other32

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 223 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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