Priestwood

Bracknell Forest · South East · population 7,181 · 4 LSOAs

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

48Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,549 of 6,856 in England
  • #792 of 1,119 in South East
  • #15 of 15 in Bracknell Forest
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,957
Median age (est.)37
Density4,042per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above28%
No car or van18%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 11%25–44 31%45–64 26%65+ 12%

Tenure

Own outright: 20%Mortgage/shared: 31%Social rent: 33%Private rent: 17%
Own outright 20%Mortgage/shared 31%Social rent 33%Private rent 17%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 28%Lone parent: 14%Other: 12%
One person 30%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 28%Lone parent 14%Other 12%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 16% · Associate professional 15% · Skilled trades 13%

All occupation groups
Professional16%
Associate professional15%
Skilled trades13%
Elementary12%
Caring & leisure11%
Managers & directors10%
Administrative10%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 88%Asian: 5%Black: 3%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 88%Asian 5%Black 3%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

No religion 48% · Christian 42% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 17%

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

Priestwood sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,549 of 6,856 in England, and #15 of 15 in Bracknell Forest. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (71) and lowest on Education (27). Typical homes here sold for about £385,000 over the past year, up 23% across five years (from 49 sales), 8% below the wider Bracknell Forest median of £420,000. Typical household take-home income is around £43,938 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 88 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 40 · #4,084
Employment 47 · #3,638
Education 27 · #4,975
Health 66 · #2,294
Crime 45 · #3,775
Housing & access 35 · #4,481
Living environment 71 · #1,986

House prices ?

£385,000median (12m) · +0.8% yr · n=49
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£385,00049+0.8%+23.2%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=2)
Semi-detached£418,5009-2.7%+16.2%
Terraced£385,00031+0.7%+16.7%
Flat£205,0007+2.5%-3.2%
This area£385,000
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)£43,938±£6,142 · #2,333 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£34,019
Price-to-income ?8.8×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 ?

42Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

88 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 634 offences
Bracknell Forest56
South East71
England83

Rank #4,464 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences273
Theft168
Burglary14
Vehicle crime57
Criminal damage & arson45
Public order & weapons51
Drugs18
Robbery4
Other4

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 73 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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