# RG42 4PQ: area report for a postcode in Bracknell Forest

RG42 4PQ 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 RG42 4PQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Bracknell Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/bracknell-forest) › [RG42](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg42) › [RG42 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg42-4)

## Around this postcode

- **14 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 18% on July. Bracknell Forest 002E: 40 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.7769,51.4235,RG424PQ
- **Bracknell, 2.1 km**: About 26 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.7769,51.4235,RG424PQ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 110 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.7769,51.4235,RG424PQ
- **No property in RG42 4PQ 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=-0.7769,51.4235,RG424PQ
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Bracknell Forest 002E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.7769,51.4235,RG424PQ
- **£395,413 average price**: For the whole of Bracknell Forest, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.7769,51.4235,RG424PQ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 140 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.7769,51.4235,RG424PQ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 880 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.7769,51.4235,RG424PQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at RG42 4PQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.7769,51.4235,RG424PQ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at RG42 4PQ**: Road 55 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.7769,51.4235,RG424PQ
- **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=-0.7769,51.4235,RG424PQ
- **10.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.7769,51.4235,RG424PQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [King's Academy Binfield](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kings-academy-binfield-e145892) | All-through | 110 m (1 minute on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | Attainment 8 of 48.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Newbold School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newbold-school-e110141) | Independent | 550 m (7 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [King's Academy Meadow Vale](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kings-academy-meadow-vale-e151266) | Primary | 590 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2019 | – |
| [Cressex Lodge School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cressex-lodge-school-e110178) | Special | 950 m (12 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Binfield Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/binfield-church-of-england-primary-school-e109999) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2023 | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Kennel Lane School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kennel-lane-school-e150388) | Special | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [King's Academy Oakwood](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kings-academy-oakwood-e147076) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), November 2023 | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Sandy Lane Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sandy-lane-primary-school-e149386) | Primary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2025 | £637,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| July 2024 | £528,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| December 2025 | £263,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| April 2026 | £290,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| March 2026 | £530,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| March 2026 | £470,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| October 2024 | £345,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| March 2026 | £460,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: BINFIELD SURGERY (140 m)
- Pharmacies: PRIESTWOOD PHARMACY (890 m)
- Dental practices: WARWICK HOUSE DENTAL SURGERY (590 m); ROUNDS HILL DENTAL PRACTICE (800 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Daily Bracknell (880 m, Morrisons)

## 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 002E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 4.8** (2025). Bracknell Forest 002E has a deprivation score of 4.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 2,584th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £485,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Bracknell Forest 002E was £485,000 in 2025. Joint 5,162nd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,927** (2021). Bracknell Forest 002E had 1,927 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 6,644th most 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: 99.5%** (January 2026). In Bracknell Forest 002E, 99.5% 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.

## RG42 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £512,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in RG42 was £512,000 in 2025. 260th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 29,036** (2021). RG42 had 29,036 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 977th most 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 RG42 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: 98.1%** (January 2026). In RG42, 98.1% 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: 51.4235, -0.7769

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

## Your MP

- [Maidenhead](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/maidenhead): Mr Joshua Reynolds (Liberal Democrat), 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=-0.7769,51.4235,RG424PQ

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