Viking, Bracknell, RG12 8UW

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around RG12 8UW is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.6%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	52.4%	51.4%	-1.0%	51.0%	0.4%
Male	47.6%	48.6%	1.0%	49.0%	-0.4%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around RG12 8UW, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 44.3% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	33.3%	44.3%	11.0%	37.9%	6.4%
Married: Opposite sex	48.6%	35.3%	-13.3%	44.2%	-8.9%
Separated	2.7%	2.4%	-0.3%	2.2%	0.2%
Divorced	10.5%	13%	2.5%	9.1%	3.9%
Widowed	4.8%	5%	0.2%	6.1%	-1.1%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	46%	48.5%	2.5%	48.4%	0.1%
Good health	35.1%	31.4%	-3.7%	33.6%	-2.2%
Fair health	13%	15%	2.0%	12.7%	2.3%
Bad health	4.2%	4%	-0.2%	4.0%	0.0%
Very bad health	1.7%	1.1%	-0.6%	1.2%	-0.1%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	18.6%	18.7%	0.1%	18.2%	0.5%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	26.4%	20.1%	-6.3%	9.6%	10.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	17.4%	11.8%	-5.6%	13.4%	-1.6%
Apprenticeship	2.4%	5.9%	3.5%	5.3%	0.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.9%	17.4%	4.5%	16.9%	0.5%
Degree or Similar	15.3%	23.5%	8.2%	33.8%	-10.3%
Other	6.9%	2.7%	-4.2%	2.8%	-0.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 83.8% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	0.2%	0.9%	0.7%	3.1%	-2.2%
Pakistani	0%	1.3%	1.3%	2.7%	-1.4%
Other Asian	2.6%	2.7%	0.1%	1.6%	1.1%
Black African	0.5%	4.4%	3.9%	2.5%	1.9%
Black Caribbean	0%	0.9%	0.9%	1.0%	-0.1%
Other Black	0.5%	0.2%	-0.3%	0.5%	-0.3%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	2.2%	2.2%	0.8%	1.4%
Mixed White and African	0.9%	0.2%	-0.7%	0.4%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.7%	0.7%	0.0%	0.9%	-0.2%
Mixed Other	1.2%	1.3%	0.1%	0.8%	0.5%
White	92.2%	83.8%	-8.4%	81.4%	2.4%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%	0.1%	0.1%
Roma	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Other	0.5%	0.9%	0.4%	1.6%	-0.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, 80.6% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	90.3%	80.6%	-9.7%	83.2%	-2.6%
European Union	3.3%	7.3%	4.0%	6.1%	1.2%
Rest of Europe	0.2%	0.4%	0.2%	0.8%	-0.4%
Africa	1.7%	5.1%	3.4%	2.7%	2.4%
Middle East and Asia	3.5%	4.9%	1.4%	5.6%	-0.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.9%	1.6%	0.7%	1.3%	0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	88.4%	80.4%	-8.0%	83.2%	-2.8%
10+ Years	2.1%	11.1%	9.0%	9.8%	1.3%
5-10 Years	1.7%	3.8%	2.1%	2.9%	0.9%
2-5 Years	1.7%	1.3%	-0.4%	2.2%	-0.9%
Less than 2 years	6.1%	3.3%	-2.8%	1.9%	1.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	72.5%	76.7%	-4.2%
Ireland	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Italy	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
Portugal	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Spain	0.2%	0.4%	-0.2%
Poland	0.9%	1.3%	-0.4%
Romania	1.3%	0.9%	0.4%
Other EU countries	2.7%	1.5%	1.2%
Central and Western Africa	1.8%	0.3%	1.5%
South and Eastern Africa	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Eastern Asia	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Southern Asia	2.9%	1.2%	1.7%
North America and the Caribbean	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
No passport held	14.2%	13.5%	0.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	46.4%	37.2%	9.2%
Christian	43.1%	46.2%	-3.1%
Buddhist	2.2%	0.5%	1.7%
Hindu	2%	1.7%	0.3%
Muslim	1.6%	6.5%	-4.9%
Not answered	4.7%	6.0%	-1.3%

Safety

Is Viking Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Viking was 45.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 19.5% lower than the Binfield South & Jennett's Park average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Viking has the 12th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Binfield South & Jennett's Park and the 181st lowest crime rate of 369 local areas in Bracknell Forest .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 20.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -43.8%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much higher level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 96% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£68,300

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in RG12 8UW, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 6/10 (average )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 3/10 (low )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 2/10 (very low )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 1/10 (very low )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 7/10 (above average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 8/10 (high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Viking are based on 192 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Bracknell Forest.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Viking, Bracknell, RG12 8UW

Estimated Average Property Prices for RG12 8UW

Average Price
£324,049

Semi-Detached
£345,522

Terraced
£341,171

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£224,076

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Viking

Average Price
£305,576

Semi-Detached
£343,064

Terraced
£331,764

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£209,871

Other
£316,596

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on VikingStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
112 Viking, Bracknell, Bracknell Forest Terraced, an established residential building	£350,000	2025-07-08	£352,792
147 Viking, Bracknell, Bracknell Forest Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£205,000	2023-09-05	£209,434
135 Viking, Bracknell, Bracknell Forest Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£220,000	2023-07-25	£221,339
158 Viking, Bracknell, Bracknell Forest Terraced, an established residential building	£349,000	2023-03-16	£358,576
145 Viking, Bracknell, Bracknell Forest Terraced, an established residential building	£345,000	2022-12-14	£346,027

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for RG12 8UW

Employment

RG12 8UW area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 2% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	174
Retired	56
Part-Time Employee	49
Self-Employed	27
Looking after home or family	17
Long-Term Sick or disabled	11
Student (economically inactive)	11
Other	9
Unemployed	9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	9

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	50
Human health and social work activities	33
Accommodation and food service activities	19
Administrative and support service activities	17
Manufacturing	16
Professional, scientific and technical activities	16
Other	15
Construction	14
Information and communication	13
Transport and storage	11
Education	11
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	9
Financial and insurance activities	7
Real estate activities	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Great Hollands Primary School Wordsworth , RG12 8YR	1out of 4	378 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Jennett's Park CofE Primary School 3 Tawny Owl Square , RG12 8EB	1out of 4	499 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Wooden Hill Primary and Nursery School Staplehurst , RG12 8DB	3out of 4	1,072 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Michael's Easthampstead Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Crowthorne Road , Easthampstead RG12 7EH	3out of 4	1,332 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Pines School Hanworth Road , Hanworth RG12 7WX	2out of 4	1,335 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Easthampstead Park Community School Ringmead , RG12 8FS	3out of 4	477 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Brakenhale School Rectory Lane , RG12 7BA	3out of 4	2,162 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Ranelagh School Ranelagh Drive , RG12 9DA	4out of 4	2,691 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Garth Hill College Bull Lane , RG42 2AD	3out of 4	3,277 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Crispin's School London Road , RG40 1SS	3out of 4	3,666 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
King's Academy Binfield St. Georges Park , Binfield RG42 4FS	- not rated	2,893 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
College Hall West Road , Off Old Wokingham Road RG40 3BT	3out of 4	1,719 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Holme Grange School Heathlands Road , RG40 3AL	- not rated	2,664 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Newbold School Popeswood Rd , Binfield RG42 4AH	- not rated	2,870 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Cressex Lodge School Cressex Lodge , Terrace Road South RG42 4DE	- not rated	3,512 yd	Other independent special school	No	Boys	More About School
Ludgrove School Trust Limited Ludgrove , Wokingham RG40 3AB	- not rated	3,711 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sultan Balti House	7 Great Hollands Square	322 yd
The Look in Cafe	2 Great Hollands Square	342 yd
Mill Park Cafe	Mill Pond Wildridings Road	919 yd
CH & Catering Group Ltd	Boehringer Ingelheim Ltd Ellesfield Avenue	1,001 yd
Eurest at Fujitsu	Fujitsu Lovelace Road	1,004 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
The William Twigg	The William Twigg Great Hollands Square		361 yd
The Cannie Man	The Cannie Man Bywood		1,071 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Amoy Chinese Takeaway	4 Great Hollands Square	334 yd
TG House	3 Great Hollands Square	338 yd
Ginger's Fish and Chips	9 Great Hollands Square	362 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
The Co-Operative Group	Co-op Store, 34A Falcon Way		818 yd
The Co-Operative Group	Co-op Super Market, 61 - 62 Bywood		1,071 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Great Hollands Primary School WORDSWORTH	grass pitches	260 yd
Ringmead LOVELACE PARK LOVELACE PARK LOVELACE ROAD	grass pitches	540 yd
Easthampstead Park School RINGMEAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	565 yd
Jennetts Park Community Centre TAWNY OWL SQUARE		836 yd
Wooden Hill Primary And Nursery School STAPLEHURST	artificial grass pitch	1,033 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	252.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	23.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Overview of RG12 8UW