RG42 postcode area · Bracknell Forest
The RG42 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Bracknell Forest, Windsor and Maidenhead, Wokingham. Area Scores range from 48 to 97 across them. Every full RG42 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.
In summary
The RG42 district contains both ends of the scale: Wokingham North & Hurst at 98 out of 100 (#169 of 6,856 in England) against Priestwood at 48, a 49-point gap between neighbouring areas. 7 of the 9 rank in the least-deprived third of England; none falls in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £370,000 in Central Bracknell & Wildridings to £730,000 in Cookham & Waltham — a 2.0× gap within the RG42 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Bracknell Forest, Windsor and Maidenhead and Wokingham — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.
Living here
Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.
House prices in the RG42 district
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wokingham North & HurstWokingham | 169 | 98 | £575,000 |
| Wick HillBracknell Forest | 211 | 97 | £465,500 |
| Chavey Down & North Ascot WestBracknell Forest | 272 | 96 | £525,000 |
| Binfield & PopeswoodBracknell Forest | 293 | 96 | £528,000 |
| Winkfield & CranbourneBracknell Forest | 519 | 92 | £685,000 |
| Bray Wick & HolyportWindsor and Maidenhead | 649 | 90 | £652,000 |
| Cookham & WalthamWindsor and Maidenhead | 1,026 | 85 | £730,000 |
| Central Bracknell & WildridingsBracknell Forest | 2,781 | 59 | £370,000 |
| PriestwoodBracknell Forest | 3,549 | 48 | £385,000 |
People living in RG42 Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 23% · Managers & directors 20% · Associate professional 17%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 23% |
| Managers & directors | 20% |
| Associate professional | 17% |
| Administrative | 9% |
| Skilled trades | 9% |
| Caring & leisure | 7% |
| Elementary | 6% |
| Sales & customer service | 6% |
| Process & plant | 4% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 50% · No religion 37% · Hindu 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.
Towns & places in RG42
Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the RG42 district.
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around RG42.
A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.