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RG42 2AB

Priestwood & Garth · Bracknell Forest · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Priestwood & Garth
Local authority
Bracknell Forest
Constituency
Bracknell
Postcode district
RG42
Postcode sector
RG42 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RG42 2AE 26 m
RG42 2BH 59 m
RG42 2AG 66 m
RG12 1RQ 92 m
RG42 2AF 99 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG42 2AB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 1995
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG42
Postcode sector
RG42 2
Latitude
51.418949
Longitude
-0.752980
British National Grid easting
486,809
British National Grid northing
169,619

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Bracknell Forest · E06000036
Electoral ward
Priestwood & Garth · E05014764
Parish or community
E04013256
Westminster constituency
Bracknell · E14001117
Output area
E00082051
Lower layer super output area
Bracknell Forest 003B · E01016238
Middle layer super output area
Bracknell Forest 003 · E02003354

Postcode source versions

Explore RG42

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
40
Primary
24
Secondary
5

  1. Garth Hill College

    Community school

    425 m

  2. Sandy Lane Primary School

    Academy converter

    506 m

  3. Ranelagh School

    Academy converter

    991 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,115
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,202
  • Anti social behaviour 326
  • Shoplifting 313
  • Other theft 283
  • Public order 250

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
3

2 female, 1 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
1.5
RG42 2 residents
6,185

Age bands in RG42 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.8%

1,229 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.1%

623 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.9%

1,793 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.1%

1,741 residents

Age 65 and over
13.1%

812 residents

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider RG42 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

10

within 5 km

  • EVERGREEN PRACTICE

    SKIMPED HILL LANE, BRACKNELL, RG12 1LH

    ODS code K81657

    192 m

  • FOREST HEALTH GROUP-MOUNT LANE

    BOUNDARY HOUSE SURGERY, BOUNDARY HOUSE, MOUNT LANE, BRACKNELL, RG12 9PG

    ODS code K81610

    758 m

  • EASTHAMPSTEAD SURGERY

    23 RECTORY LANE, EASTHAMPSTEAD, BRACKNELL, RG12 7BB

    ODS code K81087

    1.5 km

  • THE WATERFIELD PRACTICE

    RALPHS RIDE, HARMANS WATER, BRACKNELL, RG12 9LH

    ODS code K81001

    1.7 km

  • BINFIELD SURGERY

    BINFIELD HEALTH & COMMUNITY CENTRE, WOOD LANE, BINFIELD, BRACKNELL, RG42 4EX

    ODS code K81060

    1.8 km

  • GREAT HOLLANDS PRACTICE

    GREAT HOLLANDS SQUARE, BRACKNELL, RG12 8WY

    ODS code K81094

    2.6 km

  • CROWN WOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    4A CROWN ROW, BRACKNELL, RG12 0TH

    ODS code K81656

    2.8 km

  • RINGMEAD MEDICAL GROUP

    LEPPINGTON, BRACKNELL, RG12 7WW

    ODS code K81030

    3.1 km

  • ASCOT MEDICAL CENTRE

    BROOK HOUSE, HEATHERWOOD HOSPITAL, BROOK AVENUE, ASCOT, SL5 7GB

    ODS code K81655

    4.6 km

  • GREEN MEADOWS SURGERY

    BROOK HOUSE, HEATHERWOOD HOSPITAL, BROOK AVENUE, ASCOT, SL5 7GB

    ODS code K81076

    4.6 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • High Street

    TXR · Bracknell

    0.1 miles

  • Skimpedhill Lane

    TXR · Bracknell

    0.1 miles

  • High Street

    BCT · Bracknell

    0.1 miles

  • Skimped Hill Lane - Health Centre

    BCT · Bracknell

    0.2 miles

  • The Bull

    TXR · Bracknell

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bracknell Forest 003B, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,606 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
8 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

40 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 5 secondary schools. Garth Hill College is the nearest published school at 425 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,115 published events cover 12 months, averaging 259.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,202 events.

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