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

SL5 8QJ 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 8QJ 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

- **5 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 17% on July. Bracknell Forest 005C: 27 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.6854,51.4233,SL58QJ
- **Ascot (Berks), 2 km**: About 25 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.6854,51.4233,SL58QJ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 240 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.6854,51.4233,SL58QJ
- **No property in SL5 8QJ 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=-0.6854,51.4233,SL58QJ
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Bracknell Forest 005C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.6854,51.4233,SL58QJ
- **£395,413 average price**: For the whole of Bracknell Forest, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.6854,51.4233,SL58QJ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.6 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.6854,51.4233,SL58QJ
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.6 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.6854,51.4233,SL58QJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SL5 8QJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.6854,51.4233,SL58QJ
- **Low road and rail noise at SL5 8QJ**: Road 41 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.6854,51.4233,SL58QJ
- **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=-0.6854,51.4233,SL58QJ
- **10.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.6854,51.4233,SL58QJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Ascot Heath Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ascot-heath-primary-school-e109867) | Primary | 240 m (3 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2023 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Papplewick School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/papplewick-school-e110118) | Independent | 520 m (6 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Cranbourne Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cranbourne-primary-school-e109835) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [LVS Ascot](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lvs-ascot-e110159) | Independent | 1.7 km (22 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 | 1.9 km (23 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, January 2025 | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 2024 | £735,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| April 2023 | £620,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| September 2024 | £560,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| August 2026 | £270,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| March 2025 | £600,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| January 2024 | £472,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| March 2025 | £600,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| March 2026 | £478,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: DAVID PHARMACY (590 m)
- Dental practices: ASCOT DENTAL SURGERY (620 m)

## 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 005C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 4.8** (2025). Bracknell Forest 005C 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: £570,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Bracknell Forest 005C was £570,000 in 2025. Joint 3,158th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,492** (2021). Bracknell Forest 005C had 1,492 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 22,793rd 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: 99.9%** (January 2026). In Bracknell Forest 005C, 99.9% 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: 51.4233, -0.6854

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=-0.6854,51.4233,SL58QJ

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