GU17 3WQ

Owlsmoor & College Town · Bracknell Forest · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Bracknell Forest
Constituency
Bracknell
Postcode district
GU17
Postcode sector
GU17 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
GU47 0FL 223 m
GU47 0FJ 239 m
GU47 0FR 242 m
GU17 0HH 251 m
GU17 0HL 268 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
GU17 3WQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1999
Terminated
1 January 2001
Postcode area
GU
Postcode district
GU17
Postcode sector
GU17 3
Latitude
51.338175
Longitude
-0.784014
British National Grid easting
484,800
British National Grid northing
160,600

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Bracknell Forest · E06000036
Parish or community
E04013258
Westminster constituency
Bracknell · E14001117
Output area
E00188335
Lower layer super output area
Bracknell Forest 015B · E01016196
Middle layer super output area
Bracknell Forest 015 · E02003366

Postcode source versions

Explore GU17

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
63
Primary
42
Secondary
9
  1. Frogmore Junior School

    Academy sponsor led

    968 m
  2. College Town Primary School

    Community school

    1.1 km
  3. Frogmore Infant School

    Community school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
999
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 404
  • Anti social behaviour 154
  • Public order 82
  • Shoplifting 81
  • Criminal damage and arson 78

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
Postcode sector residents
Not available

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version not available.

GP practices

10

within 5 km

  • THE OAKLEY HEALTH GROUP

    51 FROGMORE ROAD, BLACKWATER, CAMBERLEY, GU17 0DD

    ODS code J82049

    965 m

  • CAMBERLEY HEALTH CENTRE

    159 FRIMLEY ROAD, CAMBERLEY, GU15 2QA

    ODS code H81082

    2.6 km

  • PARK ROAD GROUP PRACTICE

    PARK ROAD SURGERY, 143 PARK ROAD, CAMBERLEY, GU15 2NN

    ODS code H81069

    2.8 km

  • UPPER GORDON ROAD SURGERY

    37 UPPER GORDON ROAD, CAMBERLEY, GU15 2HJ

    ODS code H81075

    3.2 km

  • NEW WOKINGHAM ROAD SURGERY

    THE SURGERY, 18 NEW WOKINGHAM ROAD, CROWTHORNE, RG45 6JL

    ODS code K81080

    3.8 km

  • MAYFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    CROYDE CLOSE, FARNBOROUGH, GU14 8UE

    ODS code J82181

    3.8 km

  • STATION ROAD SURGERY

    4 STATION ROAD, FRIMLEY, CAMBERLEY, GU16 7HG

    ODS code H81040

    3.8 km

  • GIFFARD DRIVE SURGERY

    68 GIFFARD DRIVE, FARNBOROUGH, GU14 8QB

    ODS code J82015

    4.3 km

  • JENNER HOUSE SURGERY

    159 COVE ROAD, FARNBOROUGH, GU14 0HQ

    ODS code J82125

    4.9 km

  • VOYAGER FAMILY HEALTH

    FARNBOROUGH CENTRE FOR HEALTH, APOLLO RISE, FARNBOROUGH, GU14 0NP

    ODS code J82067

    5.0 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Sandown Close

    BCT · Blackwater

    0.3 miles
  • Sandown Close

    BCT · Blackwater

    0.3 miles
  • Parkhill Road

    BCT · Blackwater

    0.3 miles
  • Beaulieu Gardens

    BCT · Darby Green

    0.3 miles
  • Parkhill Road

    BCT · Blackwater

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bracknell Forest 015B, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

10 of 10

Overall England rank

32,061 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
10 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

63 open schools are in scope, including 42 primary and 9 secondary schools. Frogmore Junior School is the nearest published school at 968 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

999 published events cover 12 months, averaging 83.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 404 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.