# SL5 8LX: area report for a postcode in Bracknell Forest

SL5 8LX 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 SL5 8LX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Bracknell Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/bracknell-forest) › [SL5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sl5) › [SL5 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sl5-8)

## Around this postcode

- **Ascot (Berks), 1.9 km**: About 24 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.6945,51.4191,SL58LX
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 610 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.6945,51.4191,SL58LX
- **No property in SL5 8LX 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=-0.6945,51.4191,SL58LX
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.2 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.6945,51.4191,SL58LX
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.7 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.6945,51.4191,SL58LX
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SL5 8LX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.6945,51.4191,SL58LX
- **Moderate road and rail noise at SL5 8LX**: Road 56 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.6945,51.4191,SL58LX
- **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=-0.6945,51.4191,SL58LX
- **10.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.6945,51.4191,SL58LX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Ascot Heath Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ascot-heath-primary-school-e109867) | Primary | 610 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2023 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [LVS Ascot](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lvs-ascot-e110159) | Independent | 950 m (12 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Papplewick School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/papplewick-school-e110118) | Independent | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Heathfield School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/heathfield-school-e110117) | Independent | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Winkfield St Mary's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/winkfield-st-marys-cofe-primary-school-e109994) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, January 2025 | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2023 | £185,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| April 2023 | £250,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| June 2025 | £520,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| August 2026 | £537,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| February 2026 | £300,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| November 2025 | £650,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| July 2025 | £440,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| February 2026 | £415,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |

## 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 005D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 5.4** (2025). Bracknell Forest 005D has a deprivation score of 5.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 3,244th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £502,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Bracknell Forest 005D was £502,500 in 2025. Joint 4,663rd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,365** (2021). Bracknell Forest 005D had 1,365 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,737th 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: 100.0%** (January 2026). In Bracknell Forest 005D, 100.0% 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.

## SL5 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £650,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SL5 was £650,000 in 2025. Joint 105th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 24,579** (2021). SL5 had 24,579 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,198th 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 SL5 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: 91.0%** (January 2026). In SL5, 91.0% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Bracknell Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/bracknell-forest)
- Centre: 51.4191, -0.6945

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

- [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)
- [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=-0.6945,51.4191,SL58LX

## How to cite

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