RG45 7EX Bracknell Forest
Live postcode, introduced July 1995. Ward: Crowthorne. Region: South East.
Streets
- Eastern Lane, Bracknell Forest: 6 addresses
- Joshua Jebb Way, Crowthorne: 3 addresses
- Foresters Way, Bracknell Forest: 1 address
- Kentigern Drive, Crowthorne: 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 D (33% of about 1,290 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
- Land at Broadmoor Crowthorne: up to 270 homes, not permissioned (760 m)
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 11 addresses are between 96 m and 105 m above sea level (100 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 0%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Sandhurst (Berks) 142,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km |
| Crowthorne 248,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.4 km | |
| Camberley 364,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.9 km | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m | |
| Bus or coach station | Bracknell Bus Station | 5.3 km |
| EV charging points | Be.EV Charging Station | 1.7 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 24.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | New Wokingham Road Surgery | 2.3 km |
| Pharmacies | Skylight Pharmacy | 1.6 km |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Crowthorne Dental Centre | 1.6 km |
| Hospital | Hsh Broadmoor Hospital | 760 m |
| Police station | Thames Valley Police - Crowthorne Police Station | 1.4 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Crowthorne | 1.6 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7.2 ha | 580 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 160 m² | 1.3 km |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Crowthorne Rugby Club 3.8 ha | 480 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 640 m² | 1.7 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 7.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Exploded Napoleonic practice redoubt on Butter Hill, a scheduled monument, 420 m north-east. 1 listed building is within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Exploded Napoleonic practice redoubt on Butter Hill | Scheduled monument | 420 m north-east |
| Broadmoor Hospital | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 430 m west |
| Windmill Stem mound in Bramshill Forest | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km east |
| Five Napoleonic practice redoubts in both Crowthorne Woods and Bramshill Forest | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Butter Bottom | Valley | 120 m north-west |
| Whortleberry Hill | Hill | 390 m south-east |
| Butter Hill | Hill | 400 m north-east |
| Broadmoor Bottom | Valley | 1.0 km south |
| Wickham Bushes | Wood | 1.1 km north-east |
| Upper Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 8 | 11 |
3 of the postcode's 11 addresses are 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 | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 68% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 18% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 23% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 49% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 6% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 18% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 38% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 51% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 67% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 25% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 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 Eastern Lane.