Sandhurst (Bracknell Forest)
Sandhurst (Bracknell Forest) is a town in Hampshire, England, with a population of around 3,000. It has around 1 pharmacy, 1 supermarket, and 22 restaurants and cafés, 16 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Sandhurst, 0.6 km away. There were around 51 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 Hart area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 99,408 residents at roughly 462 people per km².
My Area Score
Excellent
Ranked 15th of 294 English council areas — better than 95% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. Scored on 80% of the full weighting — some data isn't available here. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
9°COvercast
- Today: 10° / 8° · 26% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 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
25US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Reading New Town, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 6.6 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 5.0% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
52 reported · August 2026▼ 37% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences17
- Anti-social behaviour16
- Other theft5
- Other crime4
5 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs
Neighbourhood team: Yateley, Blackwater and Hawley · Hampshire
Local policing priorities
- Hate Crime
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
140 reported road collisions (2025)
40 killed or seriously injured · 198 casualties · 14.1 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
238 food businesses within 2 miles
- 194 rated 4–5 ★ (159 top)
- 4 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Sandhurst (0.6 km)
- 16 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Sandhurst (0.6 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£472,755 average▲ 0.7% YoY
Across Hart · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,414 average monthly rent▲ 2.9% YoY
- 1 bed £1,023
- 2 bed £1,303
- 3 bed £1,581
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
12.7× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 12.7 times median annual pay (12.2× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Property sales
1,420 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: 165.9p · ESSO (1.3 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 194.9p · Asda (1.5 km)
7 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
73 charging locations within ~8 km
- 25 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 250 kW
- Nearest: BFC The Broadway (0.7 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres2
- Gyms2
- Swimming pools2
- Sports pitches14
- Playgrounds7
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
99,408 residents in Hart · 462/km²
- Under 16: 19%
- 16–64: 61%
- 65+: 20%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK6,561
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK6,107
- Net moves+454
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 296 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,400 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band C (23% of 43,030)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
41 schools · 15,835 pupils
29 primary · 5 secondary · 7 other
Ofsted: 11 of 11 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (100%)
34 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Calthorpe Park School
- Court Moor School
- Frogmore Community College
- Robert May's School
- Yateley School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Hart
Care & health services
1,439 CQC-registered services
- Care homes483
- GP practices166
- Dentists324
- Homecare agencies359
- Hospitals & hospices35
CQC ratings: 89% of rated services Good or Outstanding
Source: Care Quality Commission · Hampshire
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 20 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
184 applications decided
86.4% granted · 159 granted, 25 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Council control
Liberal Democrat / Independent coalition
- Con 8
- LD 13
- Oth 12
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools10
- GPs & clinics2
- Pharmacies2
- Supermarkets2
- Parks & greens10
- Restaurants & cafés29
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
5,045 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Local economy
£928 median full-time weekly pay
1.7% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£33,968 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
53% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: C · 43,089 certificates
7% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Health
Life expectancy: 86.5 yrs women · 83.3 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy (Hampshire): 65.1 women · 64.2 men
60% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.5
- Feeling worthwhile7.6
- Happiness yesterday7.5
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.1
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Health services
2 GP surgeries · 2 pharmacies in GU17
- Minley Medical Centre
- The Oakley Health Group
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Aldershot:
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases419 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- Stop taxing Longer Separation Allowance on British armed forces411 local signatures · 22,219 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth273 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Permanent driving ban on intoxicated drivers guilty of causing death264 local signatures · 29,985 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND256 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Sandhurst Town F.C. · 0.5 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. · 0.5 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 railway station · 0.6 kmSandhurst railway station, known by National Rail as Sandhurst (Berks), serves the town of Sandhurst in Berkshire, England. The station is managed by Great Western Railway, who operate services on the North Downs Line…
- Frogmore, Hampshire · 0.8 km
Frogmore is a small suburban village in the northeast of the civil parish of Yateley in the county of Hampshire, England.
Sandhurst, Berkshire · 0.9 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…
Frogmore Community College · 1.0 kmFrogmore Community College is a state secondary school based in Yateley, Hampshire, England drawing attendees from Yateley, nearby Blackwater, Darby Green, Sandhurst and Eversley.
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 Hampshire, England, in the Hart local authority.
- How deprived is Sandhurst (Bracknell Forest)?
- The Hart local authority, which includes Sandhurst (Bracknell Forest), is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.