# GU47 8HQ: area report for a postcode in Bracknell Forest

GU47 8HQ is a postcode in Bracknell Forest.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Bracknell Forest. Open the map at GU47 8HQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Bracknell Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/bracknell-forest) › [GU47](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gu47) › [GU47 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/gu47-8)

## Around this postcode

- **0 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 100% on July. Bracknell Forest 012C: 22 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.8130,51.3497,GU478HQ
- **Sandhurst (Berks), 660 m**: About 8 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.8130,51.3497,GU478HQ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 110 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.8130,51.3497,GU478HQ
- **No property in GU47 8HQ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.8130,51.3497,GU478HQ
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Bracknell Forest 012C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.8130,51.3497,GU478HQ
- **£395,413 average price**: For the whole of Bracknell Forest, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.8130,51.3497,GU478HQ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.9 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.8130,51.3497,GU478HQ
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 840 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.8130,51.3497,GU478HQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at GU47 8HQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.8130,51.3497,GU478HQ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at GU47 8HQ**: Road 55 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.8130,51.3497,GU478HQ
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-0.8130,51.3497,GU478HQ
- **9.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.8130,51.3497,GU478HQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Sandhurst](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-michaels-church-of-england-primary-school-sandhurst-e150159) | Primary | 110 m (1 minute on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | 90% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [New Scotland Hill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/new-scotland-hill-primary-school-e109883) | Primary | 830 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Uplands Primary School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/uplands-primary-school-and-nursery-e150721) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2023, before the school changed | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Wellington College Prep](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wellington-college-prep-e110133) | Independent | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Yateley Manor School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/yateley-manor-school-e116553) | Independent | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Cranford Park Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cranford-park-church-of-england-primary-school-e135885) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Potley Hill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/potley-hill-primary-school-e116059) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Frogmore Community College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/frogmore-community-college-e150951) | Secondary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2022 | Attainment 8 of 45.2 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2026 | £647,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| February 2025 | £820,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| July 2026 | £545,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| November 2025 | £200,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| January 2026 | £690,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| May 2026 | £110,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 190 m |
| May 2024 | £460,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| August 2026 | £600,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 240 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Sandhurst (Berks) (660 m, 8 minutes on foot)
- Dental practices: YORK WAY (DENTAL SURGERY) (970 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Sandhurst Yorktown Express (840 m, Tesco); Co-op Sandhurst (950 m, The Co-operative Group)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £395,413** (July 2026). Bracknell Forest’s average house price was £395,413 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 1.4% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £43,206** (2025). Full-time workers living in Bracknell Forest earned a median of £43,206 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 84th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 9.2×** (2025). A home in Bracknell Forest costs 9.2 times local full-time pay. Joint 78th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 10.1** (2025). Bracknell Forest has a deprivation score of 10.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 26th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Bracknell Forest 012C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 3.2** (2025). Bracknell Forest 012C has a deprivation score of 3.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 1,165th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £450,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Bracknell Forest 012C was £450,000 in 2025. Joint 6,309th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,133** (2021). Bracknell Forest 012C had 1,133 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 11,780th least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 99.2%** (January 2026). In Bracknell Forest 012C, 99.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## GU47 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £445,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in GU47 was £445,000 in 2025. Joint 444th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 19,084** (2021). GU47 had 19,084 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,232nd least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in GU47 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 97.8%** (January 2026). In GU47, 97.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Bracknell Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/bracknell-forest)
- Centre: 51.3497, -0.8130

Council: [Bracknell Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/bracknell-forest) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Bracknell](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bracknell): Peter Swallow (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-0.8130,51.3497,GU478HQ

## How to cite

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