Blackwater (Hart)
Blackwater (Hart) is a town in Berkshire, England, with a population of around 12,000. It has around 2 pharmacies, around 2 supermarkets, and around 22 restaurants and cafés, 28 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Blackwater, 0.2 km away. There were around 107 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Blackwater (Hart) area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Bracknell Forest area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 124,607 residents at roughly 1,139 people per km².
- Council
- Bracknell Forest
- County
- Berkshire
- Constituency
- Bracknell
- Police force
- Thames Valley
My Area Score
Excellent
Ranked 6th of 294 English council areas — better than 98% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
20°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 25° / 16° · 54% rain
- Tomorrow: 21° / 13° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:35Sunset 19:22
12h 47m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
9US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Reading New Town, United Kingdom
Crime
93 reported · July 2026▼ 24% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences36
- Anti-social behaviour16
- Other theft10
- Shoplifting9
Neighbourhood team: Sandhurst · Thames Valley
Local policing priorities
- Anti-Social Behaviour on Moor Close, outside Co-Op on Yeovil Road where teenagers are stood around which members of the public are findin…
- Drug use/drug dealing activity in the Owlsmoor estate, namely Yeovil Road, Branksome Hill Road. Also locations being Snaprails park and P…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
102 reported road collisions (2024)
18 killed or seriously injured · 125 casualties · 8.2 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
387 food businesses within 2 miles
- 307 rated 4–5 ★ (248 top)
- 6 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Blackwater (0.2 km)
- 28 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Blackwater (0.2 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£396,103 average▼ 0.2% YoY
Across Bracknell Forest · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,456 average monthly rent▲ 1.8% YoY
- 1 bed £1,063
- 2 bed £1,341
- 3 bed £1,637
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
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
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 157.9p · Esso (11.2 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 187.9p · Asda (1.8 km)
21 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
59 charging locations within ~8 km
- 25 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 250 kW
- Nearest: Tesco Extra-Sandhurst (0.2 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres4
- Gyms3
- Swimming pools1
- Sports pitches23
- Playgrounds6
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
124,607 residents in Bracknell Forest · 1,139/km²
- Under 16: 20%
- 16–64: 65%
- 65+: 15%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Among the least deprived areas in England
Ranked 284 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£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
Schools
45 schools · 22,062 pupils
29 primary · 6 secondary · 10 other
Ofsted: 17 of 17 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (100%)
38inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Edgbarrow SchoolOutstanding
- King's Academy Easthampstead ParkGood
- Garth Hill College
- Ranelagh School
- Sandhurst School
- The Brakenhale School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Bracknell Forest
Care & health services
92 CQC-registered services
- Care homes18
- GP practices15
- Dentists22
- Homecare agencies29
- Hospitals & hospices1
CQC ratings: 83% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 2 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Bracknell Forest
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 41 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
116 applications decided
91.4% granted · 106 granted, 10 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Alex Baker
Labour
Aldershot
Recent votes:
- NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- NoClosure motion
- NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145
- NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Labour (minority)
- Lab 20
- Con 10
- LD 7
- Grn 3
- Oth 1
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools5
- GPs & clinics1
- Pharmacies3
- Supermarkets7
- Parks & greens8
- Restaurants & cafés27
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
5,285 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Local economy
£862 median full-time weekly pay
2.7% 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
Energy efficiency
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
Grid electricity
29% low-carbon electricity
Gas 47% · Imports 24% · Solar 12% · Wind 8%
203 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity
Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO
Health
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
Wellbeing
- 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
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Aldershot:
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership454 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases415 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
- Stop taxing Longer Separation Allowance on British armed forces411 local signatures · 22,077 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s390 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test375 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Blackwater (Hart)?
- Blackwater (Hart) is a town in Berkshire, England, in the Bracknell Forest local authority.
- How deprived is Blackwater (Hart)?
- The Bracknell Forest local authority, which includes Blackwater (Hart), is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.