College Town

Bracknell Forest · South East · population 7,390 · 5 LSOAs

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

94Area Score / 100 ?
  • #396 of 6,856 in England
  • #140 of 1,119 in South East
  • #6 of 15 in Bracknell Forest
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,131
Median age (est.)38
Density1,681per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above32%
No car or van8%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 15%25–44 28%45–64 26%65+ 15%

Tenure

Own outright: 37%Mortgage/shared: 38%Social rent: 7%Private rent: 18%
Own outright 37%Mortgage/shared 38%Social rent 7%Private rent 18%

Households

One person: 23%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 33%Lone parent: 8%Other: 16%
One person 23%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 33%Lone parent 8%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Managers & directors 18% · Associate professional 17% · Professional 16%

All occupation groups
Managers & directors18%
Associate professional17%
Professional16%
Administrative12%
Caring & leisure9%
Skilled trades9%
Elementary8%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 79%Asian: 14%Black: 2%Mixed: 2%Other: 3%
White 79%Asian 14%Black 2%Mixed 2%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Christian 42% · No religion 38% · Hindu 7%

Born outside the UK: 21%

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

College Town is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #396 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #6 of 15 in Bracknell Forest. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Health (99) but weak on Housing & access (40). Typical homes here sold for about £437,500 over the past year, up 22% across five years (from 76 sales), in line with the wider Bracknell Forest median of £420,000. Typical household take-home income is around £50,008 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 24 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 91 · #622
Employment 99 · #87
Education 60 · #2,713
Health 99 · #46
Crime 95 · #361
Housing & access 40 · #4,084
Living environment 90 · #670

House prices ?

£437,500median (12m) · +12.9% yr · n=76
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£437,50076+12.9%+21.5%
Detached£572,80024+15.7%+26.4%
Semi-detached£440,00027+4.1%+10.0%
Terraced£345,000210.0%+11.3%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=4)
This area£437,500
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)£50,008±£7,014 · #1,063 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£41,616
Price-to-income ?8.7×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 ?

57Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

24 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 180 offences
Bracknell Forest56
South East71
England83

Rank #144 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences91
Theft28
Burglary4
Vehicle crime15
Criminal damage & arson14
Public order & weapons19
Drugs1
Robbery3
Other5

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 87 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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