GU47 0FF Bracknell Forest
Live postcode, introduced June 1996. Ward: Owlsmoor & College Town. Region: South East.
Streets
- Fielding Road, Sandhurst: 9 addresses
- White Road, Bracknell Forest: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Bracknell Forest in 2026-27: Band D £2,265 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,510 | £1,762 | £2,013 | £2,265 | £2,768 | £3,271 | £3,775 | £4,530 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band F (42% of about 480 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 414 Yorktown Road, Sandhurst: up to 13 homes, permissioned (120 m)
- Car Park Adj Meadows Business Park Station Approach Blackwater Camberley: up to 8 homes, permissioned (810 m)
- White Hart House, London Road, Hook, permissioned (840 m)
- 469 London Road, Camberley, GU15 3JA: up to 9 homes, permissioned (900 m)
- 439-445 London Road Camberley, GU15 3HZ: up to 15 homes, not permissioned (940 m)
- Blackwater BT exchange: up to 17 homes, not permissioned (940 m)
- 415-417 London Road, Camberley Surrey GU15 3HZ: up to 7 homes, not permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 10 addresses are between 59 m and 63 m above sea level (60 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Blackwater 384,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 830 m |
| Sandhurst (Berks) 142,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km | |
| Camberley 364,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 8 within 800 m; nearest The Jolly Farmer College Town | 230 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bracknell Bus Station | 8.5 km |
| Car parks | Main Square Car Park | 2.1 km |
| EV charging points | 9 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 170 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 26.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Oakley Health Group | 1.5 km |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Tesco Instore Pharmacy | 330 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Academy Dental Surgery | 120 m |
| Hospital | Frimley Park Hospital | 3.2 km |
| Police station | Surrey Heath Beat (Surrey Police) | 2.3 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest M&S ATM | 320 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest College Town 4,150 m² | 230 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 320 m² | 320 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.8 ha | 680 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 7,940 m² | 1.3 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Old College with attached lamps, Royal Military Academy, a listed building (Grade II*), 540 m east. 28 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Old College with attached lamps, Royal Military Academy | Listed building, Grade II* | 540 m east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Oak Grove | Wood | 230 m south-east |
| Berrybank Copse | Wood | 260 m north-west |
| Lower Lake | Lake or reservoir | 850 m east |
| Bathing Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km north-east |
| Werg Hill | Hill | 2.2 km north |
| Broadmoor Bottom | Valley | 2.3 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.6 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 9 | 10 |
1 of the postcode's 10 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 97% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 66% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 2% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 33% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 43% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 46% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 63% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 34% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 10 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Fielding Road.