SL5 8GB

Swinley Forest · Bracknell Forest · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Ascot
Local authority
Bracknell Forest
Constituency
Maidenhead
Postcode district
SL5
Postcode sector
SL5 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SL5 8GD 60 m
SL5 8BD 95 m
SL5 8BH 106 m
SL5 8BA 119 m
SL5 8FX 162 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SL5 8GB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2025
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SL
Postcode district
SL5
Postcode sector
SL5 8
Latitude
51.411298
Longitude
-0.708224
British National Grid easting
489,936
British National Grid northing
168,822

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Bracknell Forest · E06000036
Parish or community
E04013260
Westminster constituency
Maidenhead · E14001348
Output area
E00188478
Lower layer super output area
Bracknell Forest 005B · E01016181
Middle layer super output area
Bracknell Forest 005 · E02003356

Postcode source versions

Explore SL5

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
5, Westwood Grove, Ascot, SL5 8GB 9 January 2026 £645,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
35
Primary
22
Secondary
4
  1. Heathfield School

    Other independent school

    261 m
  2. LVS Ascot

    Other independent school

    370 m
  3. Holly Spring Primary School

    Community school

    1.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
537
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 246
  • Anti social behaviour 61
  • Criminal damage and arson 47
  • Vehicle crime 39
  • Other theft 38

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SL5 8 residents
7,581

Age bands in SL5 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.5%

1,360 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.7%

788 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.1%

1,549 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.8%

2,185 residents

Age 65 and over
19.8%

1,456 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

10

within 5 km

  • ASCOT MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code K81655

    1.4 km

  • GREEN MEADOWS SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81076

    1.4 km

  • THE WATERFIELD PRACTICE

    RALPHS RIDE, HARMANS WATER, BRACKNELL, RG12 9LH

    ODS code K81001

    1.8 km

  • CROWN WOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    4A CROWN ROW, BRACKNELL, RG12 0TH

    ODS code K81656

    2.6 km

  • FOREST HEALTH GROUP-MOUNT LANE

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

    ODS code K81610

    2.6 km

  • EVERGREEN PRACTICE

    SKIMPED HILL LANE, BRACKNELL, RG12 1LH

    ODS code K81657

    3.2 km

  • EASTHAMPSTEAD SURGERY

    23 RECTORY LANE, EASTHAMPSTEAD, BRACKNELL, RG12 7BB

    ODS code K81087

    3.2 km

  • RINGMEAD MEDICAL GROUP

    LEPPINGTON, BRACKNELL, RG12 7WW

    ODS code K81030

    3.8 km

  • KINGS CORNER SURGERY

    KINGS ROAD, SUNNINGHILL, ASCOT, SL5 0AE

    ODS code K81010

    4.2 km

  • GREAT HOLLANDS PRACTICE

    GREAT HOLLANDS SQUARE, BRACKNELL, RG12 8WY

    ODS code K81094

    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

  • The Royal Foresters Hotel

    BCT · North Ascot

    0.1 miles
  • The Royal Foresters Hotel

    BCT · North Ascot

    0.1 miles
  • Fernbank Corner

    BCT · North Ascot

    0.2 miles
  • Fernbank Corner

    BCT · North Ascot

    0.3 miles
  • The Brackens

    BCT · North Ascot

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bracknell Forest 005B, 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

30,408 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
6 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

Property market

The five-year median is £645,000 from 1 recorded sale in SL5 8GB. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Bracknell Forest is £396,103 in June 2026, down 0.2% year on year.

Schools

35 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 4 secondary schools. Heathfield School is the nearest published school at 261 m.

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

Recorded crime

537 published events cover 12 months, averaging 44.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 246 events.

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