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 (IoD2019). 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
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
19°COvercast
- Today: 25° / 16° · 54% rain
- Tomorrow: 22° / 13° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:34Sunset 19:21
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 · London Hillingdon Harmondsworth Os, United Kingdom
Crime
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
107 food businesses within 2 miles
- 84 rated 4–5 ★ (71 top)
- 4 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
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
£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 (10.3 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 187.9p · Asda (11.3 km)
22 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)
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
- 18 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
Mr Joshua Reynolds
Liberal Democrat
Maidenhead
Recent votes:
- AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- AyeClosure motion
- NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
- AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
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
5,285 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
29 jobs advertised · £38,000 avg
e.g. Become a Spanish Tutor in North Ascot – Flexible & Remote, Online Physics Tutor - Part Time, Online Japanese Tutor - Part Time
Source: Adzuna
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
27% low-carbon electricity
Gas 54% · Imports 20% · Wind 9% · Solar 7%
229 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 Maidenhead:
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership382 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership360 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s290 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office289 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test282 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Burleigh, Berkshire · 0.1 kmBurleigh 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 kmNorth 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 kmAscot 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 kmLVS 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 kmChavey 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 IoD2019.