South Ascot
South Ascot is a village in Berkshire, England. It has around 1 restaurants and cafés, with 2 bus stops and the nearest railway station is Ascot, 2.4 km away. There were around 7 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 South 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
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
13US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · London Harlington, United Kingdom
Crime
11 reported · July 2026▲ 120% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences5
- Other theft2
- Burglary1
- Criminal damage & arson1
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
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
173 food businesses within 2 miles
- 130 rated 4–5 ★ (112 top)
- 8 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Ascot (2.4 km)
- 2 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Ascot (2.4 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 (8.3 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 185.9p · ESSO (11.4 km)
23 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
47 charging locations within ~8 km
- 9 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 150 kW
- Nearest: Nurture Landscapes LTD (1.3 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Swimming pools4
- Sports pitches13
- Golf courses2
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
- Within the Green Belt
- 2 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
- Schools7
- Parks & greens8
- Restaurants & cafés1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
5,285 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
123 jobs advertised · £40,657 avg
e.g. Restaurant Manager 5 Star Hotel Up to £53k Package, Food and Beverage Manager, Assistant Restaurant Manager
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
79% low-carbon electricity
Wind 45% · Solar 14% · Gas 11% · Biomass 11%
62 gCO₂/kWh · low 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
- Hurst Lodge School · 0.4 km
Hurst Lodge School, established in 1945, is an independent school originally based in Ascot, Berkshire, England, for girls and boys aged three to eighteen, with about 250 children of all ages. The school is now locate…
Windlesham Moor · 0.6 kmWindlesham Moor is a country house and, for a time in the 20th century a royal residence, at Windlesham in the English county of Surrey. In its capacity as a royal residence, it was, for nearly two years in the late 1…
- Lilly Research Centre · 1.0 km
The Lilly Research Centre is a medical research centre in Surrey. It is the European headquarters of Eli Lilly and Company.
St Mary's School Ascot · 1.1 kmSt Mary's School Ascot is a Roman Catholic independent day and boarding school for girls in Ascot, Berkshire, England. It is a member of the Girls' Schools Association. It was named 2015 "Public School of the Year" at…

Swinley Forest Golf Club · 1.6 kmSwinley Forest Golf Club is a golf club located in Swinley Forest off Coronation Road, three miles southwest of Ascot, Berkshire, England. It was established in 1909. The course measures a little over 6,000 yards (5,5…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is South Ascot?
- South Ascot is a town in Berkshire, England, in the Bracknell Forest local authority.
- How deprived is South Ascot?
- The Bracknell Forest local authority, which includes South Ascot, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.