# RG42 6BQ: area report for a postcode in Bracknell Forest

RG42 6BQ 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 6BQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Bracknell Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/bracknell-forest) › [RG42](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg42) › [RG42 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg42-6)

## Around this postcode

- **0 crimes within 500 m**: August, none in July either. Bracknell Forest 002F: 50 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.7375,51.4544,RG426BQ
- **Bracknell, 4.7 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.7375,51.4544,RG426BQ
- **No schools within 800 m**: None found within 1.6 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.7375,51.4544,RG426BQ
- **No property in RG42 6BQ 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=-0.7375,51.4544,RG426BQ
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Bracknell Forest 002F. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.7375,51.4544,RG426BQ
- **£395,413 average price**: For the whole of Bracknell Forest, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.7375,51.4544,RG426BQ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.7375,51.4544,RG426BQ
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.7375,51.4544,RG426BQ
- **99% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=-0.7375,51.4544,RG426BQ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at RG42 6BQ**: Road 55 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.7375,51.4544,RG426BQ
- **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=-0.7375,51.4544,RG426BQ
- **11.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.7375,51.4544,RG426BQ

## Within 1 km

## 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 002F (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 8.4** (2025). Bracknell Forest 002F has a deprivation score of 8.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 6,714th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £650,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Bracknell Forest 002F was £650,000 in 2025. Joint 2,011th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,811** (2021). Bracknell Forest 002F had 1,811 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 9,548th 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: 96.0%** (January 2026). In Bracknell Forest 002F, 96.0% 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: 51.4544, -0.7375

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)
- [Gigabit broadband coverage](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gigabit-broadband), January 2026 (Output area)
- [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=-0.7375,51.4544,RG426BQ

## How to cite

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