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North Ascot

North Ascot is a town in Berkshire, England, with a population of around 15,000. It has 3 GP surgeries, 1 pharmacy, and around 6 restaurants and cafés, with 10 bus stops and the nearest railway station being Ascot, 1.2 km away. There were around 42 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 North Ascot area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Bracknell Forest area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 124,607 residents at roughly 1,139 people per km².

Council
Bracknell Forest
County
Berkshire
Constituency
Windsor
Police force
Thames Valley
74/ 100

My Area Score

Excellent

Ranked 6th of 294 English council areas — better than 98% of them.

Low crime73
Home affordability39
Affordable rents38
Good schools95
Life expectancy89
Low deprivation91
Employment62
Low council tax88

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

9°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 10° / 8° · 29% rain
  • Tomorrow: 12° / 7° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:01Sunset 16:31

9h 30m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

33US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · London Harlington, United Kingdom

Air pollution (PM2.5)

  • 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

Crime

27 reported · August 2026▲ 42% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences11
  • Anti-social behaviour4
  • Public order4
  • Other theft3

Neighbourhood team: Bracknell Northern Parishes · Thames Valley

Local policing priorities

  • Address community concerns regarding excessive vehicle speeds. Speeding has been identified as an ongoing issue within our communities wi…
  • Tackle the illegal and anti-social use of e-scooters and e-bikes across, Moordale Avenue, Wokingham Road and Lily Hill Park,

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

Road safety

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)

Food hygiene

105 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 85 rated 4–5 ★ (70 top)
  • 3 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Ascot (1.9 km)
  • 7 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Ascot (1.9 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£391,521 average▼ 2.3% YoY

Across Bracknell Forest · to 2026-08

Detached£727,187
Semi-detached£443,363
Terraced£348,376
Flat£213,850

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£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

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

Property sales

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

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 157.9p · Esso (10.3 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Esso (7.4 km)

10 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

49 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 10 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 150 kW
  • Nearest: Bar 1 Ascot (1.6 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres2
  • Swimming pools2
  • Sports pitches24
  • Golf courses3
  • Playgrounds9

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)

Internal migration

  • 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

Deprivation

Among the least deprived areas in England

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

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Council tax

£2,265 a year · Band D, 2026-27

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

A £1,510
B £1,762
C £2,013
D £2,265
E £2,768
F £3,271
G £3,775
H £4,530

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

Schools

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)

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

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

Heritage & planning

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

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

Planning decisions

105 applications decided

90.5% granted · 95 granted, 10 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Your MP

Mr Joshua Reynolds

Liberal Democrat

Maidenhead

Recent votes:

  • NoBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge
  • NoBudget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty
  • NoBudget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging)
  • AyeBudget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas

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

  • Schools4
  • GPs & clinics3
  • Pharmacies1
  • Parks & greens3
  • Restaurants & cafés4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

5,430 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

3 jobs advertised · £29,655 avg

e.g. Morning Delivery Driver, Chef De Partie, Maintenance Assistant

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£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

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

50% low-carbon electricity

Gas 47% · Wind 28% · Biomass 13% · Nuclear 10%

199 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

Health services

4 GP surgeries · 5 pharmacies in SL5

  • Kings Corner Surgery
  • Magnolia House Surgery
  • Green Meadows Surgery

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Maidenhead:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Burleigh, Berkshire · 0.1 km

    Burleigh is a village in Berkshire, England, within the civil parish of Winkfield. It lies east of the A332 road and about 1 mile (1.6 km) west of Ascot Racecourse.

  • North Ascot · 0.6 km

    North Ascot is an area of Bracknell Forest in the county of Berkshire in England, with a few acres straddling the town of Ascot in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead. It lies north of the A329 and west of the…

  • Ascot Priory · 0.9 km

    Ascot Priory is a former priory in Berkshire, England, established in 1861. It was the mother house of the Society of the Most Holy Trinity, a community of nuns within the Anglican Communion. It now serves as a church…

  • Heatherdown School · 1.0 km

    Heatherdown School, formally called Heatherdown Preparatory School, was an independent preparatory school for boys, near Ascot, in the English county of Berkshire. Set in 30 acres (12 ha) of grounds, it typically taug…

  • LVS Ascot · 1.0 km

    LVS Ascot is a private, co-educational, day and boarding school for pupils aged 4 to 18, situated near Ascot in the English county of Berkshire. It is operated by the Licensed Trade Charity, and parents who work in th…

  • Chavey Down · 1.1 km

    Chavey Down is a hamlet partly in Ascot, Berkshire, England, and part of the civil parish of Winkfield. The settlement lies near to the A329 road, and is situated approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) west of Ascot Racecourse…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is North Ascot?
North Ascot is a town in Berkshire, England, in the Bracknell Forest local authority.
How deprived is North Ascot?
The Bracknell Forest local authority, which includes North Ascot, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.