RG42 6BQ

Binfield North & Warfield West · Bracknell Forest · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Bracknell Forest
Constituency
Maidenhead
Postcode district
RG42
Postcode sector
RG42 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RG42 6HJ 491 m
RG42 6HN 497 m
RG42 6HL 548 m
RG42 6HR 630 m
RG42 6HE 658 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG42 6BQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2014
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG42
Postcode sector
RG42 6
Latitude
51.454393
Longitude
-0.737464
British National Grid easting
487,820
British National Grid northing
173,579

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Bracknell Forest · E06000036
Parish or community
E04013259
Westminster constituency
Maidenhead · E14001348
Output area
E00188396
Lower layer super output area
Bracknell Forest 002F · E01035236
Middle layer super output area
Bracknell Forest 002 · E02003353

Postcode source versions

Explore RG42

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
22
Primary
13
Secondary
3
  1. Warfield Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.7 km
  2. Lambrook School

    Other independent school

    2.7 km
  3. Kennel Lane School

    Academy special converter

    3.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
34
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 8
  • Other theft 5
  • Anti social behaviour 5
  • Public order 4
  • Criminal damage and arson 4

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
RG42 6 residents
1,927

Age bands in RG42 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.6%

287 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.1%

186 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.2%

482 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.4%

540 residents

Age 65 and over
18.6%

342 residents

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.

GP practices

3

within 5 km

  • EVERGREEN PRACTICE

    SKIMPED HILL LANE, BRACKNELL, RG12 1LH

    ODS code K81657

    4.3 km

  • BINFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81060

    4.5 km

  • FOREST HEALTH GROUP-MOUNT LANE

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

    ODS code K81610

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

Nearby transport

  • Syngenta Layby

    BCT · Jealotts Hill

    0.4 miles
  • Syngenta Layby

    BCT · Jealotts Hill

    0.4 miles
  • Jeallotts Hill

    BCT · Jealotts Hill

    0.6 miles
  • Jeallotts Hill

    BCT · Jealotts Hill

    0.6 miles
  • Bowyers Lane

    BCT · Moss End

    0.8 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bracknell Forest 002F, 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

26,910 of 33,755

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

22 open schools are in scope, including 13 primary and 3 secondary schools. Warfield Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

34 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 8 events.

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