Sandhurst (Bracknell Forest)
Sandhurst (Bracknell Forest) is a town in Berkshire, England. It has 2 pharmacies, 1 supermarket, and around 19 restaurants and cafés, with 14 bus stops and the nearest railway station being Sandhurst, 1 km away. There were around 58 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 Sandhurst (Bracknell Forest) 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
18°COvercast
- Today: 23° / 12° · 41% rain
- Tomorrow: 21° / 17° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:31Sunset 19:26
12h 55m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
22US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Reading New Town, United Kingdom
Crime
72 reported · July 2026▼ 31% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences33
- Anti-social behaviour13
- Criminal damage & arson8
- Public order7
1 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs
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
283 food businesses within 2 miles
- 228 rated 4–5 ★ (185 top)
- 7 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Sandhurst (1.0 km)
- 14 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Sandhurst (1.0 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: 165.9p · Asda (2.4 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 185.9p · ESSO (2.3 km)
17 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
82 charging locations within ~8 km
- 25 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 250 kW
- Nearest: BFC The Broadway (0.5 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres3
- Gyms1
- Swimming pools1
- Sports pitches12
- Playgrounds12
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
- 23 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
Peter Swallow
Labour
Bracknell
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
- Schools8
- GPs & clinics2
- Pharmacies3
- Supermarkets2
- Parks & greens37
- Restaurants & cafés26
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
56% low-carbon electricity
Wind 33% · Gas 26% · Imports 19% · Biomass 16%
130 gCO₂/kWh · moderate 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 Bracknell:
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases544 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership444 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s367 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test355 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office347 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
- Sandhurst School · 0.6 km
Sandhurst School is a coeducational secondary school located in Sandhurst, Berkshire, England. The headteacher is Gareth Croxon.
Sandhurst, Berkshire · 0.7 kmSandhurst is a town and civil parish in the Bracknell Forest borough in Berkshire, England. It is in the south eastern corner of Berkshire, and is situated 32 miles (51 km) west-southwest of London, 3 miles (4.8 km) n…
Sandhurst Town F.C. · 0.8 kmSandhurst Town Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Sandhurst, Berkshire, England. Formed in 1910, the club plays at Bottom Meadow and compete in Wessex League Division One.
Bracknell Town F.C. · 0.8 kmBracknell Town Football Club is a football club based in Sandhurst, Berkshire, England. Affiliated to the Berks & Bucks Football Association and nicknamed The Robins, they are currently members of the Southern League…
Sandhurst to Owlsmoor Bogs and Heaths · 0.9 kmSandhurst to Owlsmoor Bogs and Heaths is an 85.8-hectare (212-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) on the northern outskirts of Sandhurst in Berkshire. Part of the SSSI is Wildmoor Heath nature…
- Owlsmoor · 1.0 km
Owlsmoor is a suburb of Sandhurst in Berkshire, England, and part of the civil parish of Sandhurst.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Sandhurst (Bracknell Forest)?
- Sandhurst (Bracknell Forest) is a town in Berkshire, England, in the Bracknell Forest local authority.
- How deprived is Sandhurst (Bracknell Forest)?
- The Bracknell Forest local authority, which includes Sandhurst (Bracknell Forest), is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.