Hart Close, Bracknell, RG42 2DR

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around RG42 2DR is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.7%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	51.5%	51.3%	-0.2%	51.0%	0.3%
Male	48.5%	48.7%	0.2%	49.0%	-0.3%

Partnership Status

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

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	36.1%	40.9%	4.8%	37.9%	3.0%
Married: Opposite sex	45%	41.2%	-3.8%	44.2%	-3.0%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Separated	4.3%	4%	-0.3%	2.2%	1.8%
Divorced	8.6%	9.6%	1.0%	9.1%	0.5%
Widowed	6.1%	3%	-3.1%	6.1%	-3.1%

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.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (86%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	49.9%	54.3%	4.4%	48.4%	5.9%
Good health	36.6%	31.7%	-4.9%	33.6%	-1.9%
Fair health	10.2%	11.1%	0.9%	12.7%	-1.6%
Bad health	2.8%	2.3%	-0.5%	4.0%	-1.7%
Very bad health	0.6%	0.8%	0.2%	1.2%	-0.4%

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	21.4%	14.5%	-6.9%	18.2%	-3.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	22.1%	14.9%	-7.2%	9.6%	5.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	18.2%	16.5%	-1.7%	13.4%	3.1%
Apprenticeship	1.1%	5.3%	4.2%	5.3%	0.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.4%	16.2%	4.8%	16.9%	-0.7%
Degree or Similar	21.4%	28.7%	7.3%	33.8%	-5.1%
Other	4.3%	4%	-0.3%	2.8%	1.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 82.9% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	0.3%	2.8%	2.5%	0.7%	2.1%
Indian	5.3%	3%	-2.3%	3.1%	-0.1%
Other Asian	2.2%	3.5%	1.3%	1.6%	1.9%
Black African	1.9%	1.3%	-0.6%	2.5%	-1.2%
Black Caribbean	0%	0.8%	0.8%	1.0%	-0.2%
Other Black	0%	1.3%	1.3%	0.5%	0.8%
Mixed White and Asian	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.8%	-0.8%
Mixed White and African	1.4%	0%	-1.4%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.6%	0.5%	-0.1%	0.9%	-0.4%
Mixed Other	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.8%	0.0%
White	87.5%	82.9%	-4.6%	81.4%	1.5%
Arab	0%	2.3%	2.3%	0.6%	1.7%
Other	0.6%	1%	0.4%	1.6%	-0.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 77.4% 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	83.4%	77.4%	-6.0%	83.2%	-5.8%
European Union	4.2%	7.5%	3.3%	6.1%	1.4%
Rest of Europe	0.6%	1.5%	0.9%	0.8%	0.7%
Africa	5.8%	5.8%	0.0%	2.7%	3.1%
Middle East and Asia	4.7%	5.5%	0.8%	5.6%	-0.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.6%	2%	1.4%	1.3%	0.7%
Oceania	0.8%	0.3%	-0.5%	0.3%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	82.3%	78%	-4.3%	83.2%	-5.2%
10+ Years	3%	11.6%	8.6%	9.8%	1.8%
5-10 Years	2.8%	6.1%	3.3%	2.9%	3.2%
2-5 Years	3.9%	2.5%	-1.4%	2.2%	0.3%
Less than 2 years	8%	1.8%	-6.2%	1.9%	-0.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	73.4%	76.7%	-3.3%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
France	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Italy	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
Portugal	2%	0.5%	1.5%
Spain	1%	0.4%	0.6%
Lithuania	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Poland	2.8%	1.3%	1.5%
Other EU countries	2.5%	1.5%	1.0%
Other Europe	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
North Africa	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
South and Eastern Africa	2.3%	0.2%	2.1%
Eastern Asia	2%	0.3%	1.7%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Central and South America	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
No passport held	11.1%	13.5%	-2.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	46.2%	37.2%	9.0%
Christian	41.7%	46.2%	-4.5%
Hindu	1%	1.7%	-0.7%
Muslim	2.3%	6.5%	-4.2%
Sikh	1.8%	0.9%	0.9%
Not answered	7.1%	6.0%	1.1%

Safety

Is Hart Close Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Hart Close was 76.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 9.9% lower than the Priestwood & Garth average. The most reported crime type was Vehicle crime.

Hart Close has the 11th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Priestwood & Garth and the 110th highest crime rate of 368 local areas in Bracknell Forest .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 25.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -61.9%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 73% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£52,100

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in RG42 2DR, 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 - 6/10 (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 - 4/10 (below average )
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 - 5/10 (average )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 6/10 (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 - 2/10 (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) - 6/10 (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) - 6/10 (average )
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 Hart Close are based on 27 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 Hart Close, Bracknell, RG42 2DR

Estimated Average Property Prices for RG42 2DR

Average Price
£396,408

Semi-Detached
£496,344

Terraced
£374,200

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Hart Close

Average Price
£365,014

Semi-Detached
£410,412

Terraced
£338,310

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Hart CloseStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
2 Hart Close, Bracknell, Bracknell Forest Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£475,000	2021-03-19	£530,591
12 Hart Close, Bracknell, Bracknell Forest Terraced, an established residential building	£310,000	2021-03-01	£342,819
29 Hart Close, Bracknell, Bracknell Forest Terraced, an established residential building	£385,000	2019-10-30	£445,765
14 Hart Close, Bracknell, Bracknell Forest Terraced, an established residential building	£263,000	2019-09-04	£309,355
27 Hart Close, Bracknell, Bracknell Forest Terraced, an established residential building	£335,000	2017-09-08	£376,973

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for RG42 2DR

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	134
Retired	41
Part-Time Employee	34
Self-Employed	29
Student (economically inactive)	14
Long-Term Sick or disabled	14
Unemployed	13
Looking after home or family	10
Other	8
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	1

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	40
Information and communication	24
Human health and social work activities	20
Manufacturing	18
Administrative and support service activities	13
Other	13
Construction	10
Accommodation and food service activities	10
Professional, scientific and technical activities	9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	9
Education	9
Transport and storage	7
Financial and insurance activities	4
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	3
Real estate activities	2
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Sandy Lane Primary School Sandy Lane , RG12 2JG	3out of 4	647 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Sandy Lane Primary School Sandy Lane , RG12 2JG	- not rated	647 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Sandy Lane Junior School Sandy Lane , RG12 2JG	- not rated	787 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Sandy Lane Infant and Nursery School Sandy Lane , RG12 2JG	- not rated	787 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Meadow Vale County Junior School Moordale Avenue , RG12 1SY	- not rated	841 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Garth Hill College Bull Lane , RG42 2AD	3out of 4	870 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Ranelagh School Ranelagh Drive , RG12 9DA	- not rated	1,647 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ranelagh School Ranelagh Drive , RG12 9DA	- not rated	1,647 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Brakenhale School Rectory Lane , RG12 7BA	- not rated	1,938 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Brakenhale School Rectory Lane , RG12 7BA	3out of 4	1,938 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Bracknell and Wokingham College Church Road , RG12 1DJ	- not rated	1,264 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	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	3out of 4	1,579 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Kennel Lane School Kennel Lane , RG42 2EX	3out of 4	662 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kennel Lane School Kennel Lane , RG42 2EX	- not rated	662 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Adastron House Pupil Referral Unit Adastron House , Crowthorne Road RG12 7DG	- not rated	1,656 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Newbold School Popeswood Rd , Binfield RG42 4AH	- not rated	2,085 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Cressex Lodge School Cressex Lodge , Terrace Road South RG42 4DE	- not rated	2,425 yd	Other independent special 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
Koh-I-Noor	3 Priestwood Square	546 yd
Smooth Bru	Winchester House Bond Way	703 yd
Kaspas	1, Winchester House Bond Way	703 yd
Baxter Storey at Honeywell	Honeywell House Skimped Hill Lane	754 yd
The Pavillion	The Pavillion, Jocks Lane Park Binfield Road, Binfield	756 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Admiral Cunningham	Admiral Cunningham Priestwood Court Road	539 yd
Weather Vane / Brewers Fayre	The Weather Vane Wokingham Road	625 yd
The Bull	The Bull, 56 High Street	871 yd
The Bridge House	The Bridge Wokingham Road	973 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
KAMS	2 Priestwood Square	553 yd
Pizza World/Charcoal Grill	1 Priestwood Square	560 yd
Pret A Manger	5 The Avenue	796 yd
Herbies Pizza	3 Market Street	935 yd
Papa Johns	2, Alston House Market Street	987 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Waitrose	Waitrose Limited Bond Way	666 yd
Marks & Spencer	1 The Avenue	756 yd
WM Morrisons Supermarket Ltd	1, The Peel Centre Skimped Hill Lane	1,020 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
New Priestwood Community Centre PRIESTWOOD COURT ROAD		460 yd
Braybrooke Recreation Ground Makepiece Road	grass pitches	471 yd
Kennel Lane School KENNEL LANE	grass pitches, swimming pool	653 yd
Garth Hill College GARTH HILL COLLEGE GARTH HILL COLLEGE BULL LANE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	653 yd
Jocks Lane Recreation Ground JOCKS LANE PARK JOCKS LANE PARK BINFIELD ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	755 yd
Meadow Vale Primary School MOORDALE AVENUE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	757 yd
Garth Hill College (Closed) Sandy Lane	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	868 yd
Fitness Warehouse (Closed) Market Street	health and fitness suite	924 yd
Fit4Less (Bracknell) (Closed) Gowring House Gowring House Market Street	health and fitness suite	958 yd
Absolutely Fitness @ Bracknell PYRAMID HOUSE PYRAMID HOUSE EASTHAMPSTEAD ROAD	health and fitness suite	989 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	79.3 Mbit/s
Average download speed	187.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	14.5 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	18.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of RG42 2DR