Binfield

9°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 12° / 7° · 26% rain
• Tomorrow: 10° / 6° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:03Sunset 16:29

9h 26m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

20US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Reading New Town, United Kingdom

• 7.2 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 5.4% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

31 reported · August 2026▲ 15% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences14
• Anti-social behaviour5
• Vehicle crime5
• Other theft4

Neighbourhood team: Bracknell Northern Parishes · Thames Valley

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

131 reported road collisions (2025)

36 killed or seriously injured · 148 casualties · 10.5 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

172 food businesses within 2 miles

• 140 rated 4–5 ★ (122 top)
• 2 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Bracknell (3.2 km)
• 2 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£391,521 average▼ 2.3% YoY

Across Bracknell Forest · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,462 average monthly rent▲ 1.7% YoY

• 1 bed £1,067
• 2 bed £1,345
• 3 bed £1,643

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

9.1× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 9.1 times median annual pay (10.8× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

1,545 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

• Cheapest petrol: 158.9p · Esso (11.3 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Esso (11.3 km)

11 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

67 charging locations within ~8 km

• 16 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 150 kW
• Nearest: Coppid Beech Hotel (1.8 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Swimming pools5
• Sports pitches24
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds6

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

124,607 residents in Bracknell Forest · 1,139/km²

• Under 16: 20%
• 16–64: 65%
• 65+: 15%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK9,128
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK8,071
• Net moves+1,057

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 271 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£2,265 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (36% of 54,740)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

46 schools · 22,104 pupils

29 primary · 6 secondary · 11 other

Ofsted: 17 of 17 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (100%)

38 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Bracknell Forest

94 CQC-registered services

• Care homes19
• GP practices15
• Dentists22
• Homecare agencies29
• Hospitals & hospices1

CQC ratings: 83% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 2 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Bracknell Forest

• Not in the Green Belt
• 58 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

105 applications decided

90.5% granted · 95 granted, 10 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Mr Joshua Reynolds

Liberal Democrat

Maidenhead

Source: UK Parliament

Labour (minority)

• Lab 20
• Con 10
• LD 7
• Grn 3
• Oth 1

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools3
• Pharmacies1
• Supermarkets1
• Parks & greens5
• Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

5,430 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

17 jobs advertised · £34,390 avg

e.g. Technical Support Specialist, Night Senior Carer, MSP Field Engineer

Source: Adzuna

£862 median full-time weekly pay

2.8% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£29,177 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

55% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: C · 58,727 certificates

6.5% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

35% low-carbon electricity

Gas 63% · Wind 20% · Biomass 8% · Nuclear 7%

258 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 85.6 yrs women · 82.1 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 67 women · 65.2 men

67% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.5
• Feeling worthwhile7.7
• Happiness yesterday7.7
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.4

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

1 GP surgery · 3 pharmacies in RG42

• Binfield Surgery

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Maidenhead:

• Offer MenB vaccine to under 22s born before 2015258 local signatures · 3,919 nationwide
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases248 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks234 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND195 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth189 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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  Binfield · 0.3 km

  Binfield is a village and civil parish in Berkshire, England, which at the 2021 census had a population of 9,943. The village lies 2 miles (3.2 km) north-west of Bracknell, 3 miles (4.8 km) north-east of Wokingham, an…

• Binfield Place · 0.3 km

  Binfield Place is an English country house. It is a historic Grade II* listed building. The house is located at the west edge of Binfield, Berkshire.

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  Binfield Park · 0.7 km

  Binfield Park is an English country house. It is a historic Grade II* listed building. The house is located just northeast of Binfield, Berkshire.

• Newbold College of Higher Education · 0.8 km

  Newbold College of Higher Education is a member of the worldwide network of Seventh-day Adventist colleges and universities and attracts students from over 60 countries. It is a part of the Seventh-day Adventist educa…

• Newbold School · 1.1 km

  Newbold School is a private fee-paying primary school in Binfield, near Bracknell, Berkshire. The school is owned and run by the Seventh-day Adventist Church, and is linked to Newbold Seventh-day Adventist Church and…

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  Popeswood · 1.2 km

  Popeswood is a village in Berkshire, England, near Bracknell. The village is within the civil parish of Binfield approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) west of Bracknell. The main part of Popeswood lies north of the B3408 w…

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