Bream Way Bracknell Forest
61 addresses across 2 postcodes (RG40,RG45), about 210 m long. USRN 3812222.
- Sales: 1 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £585,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 20 homes have an energy certificate (A: 6, B: 14).
- Flood: No postcode centre on the street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in Bracknell Forest costs £2,265 a year in 2026-27.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Crowthorne, about 3.2 km (2 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Bucklers Forest, is about 730 m (0.5 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 8.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.9 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 74 to 77 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 109 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Great Hollands Practice, about 1.7 km (1.1 miles) away.
- People: About 620 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 69% of households owned their home and 24% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 30 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often anti-social behaviour.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | £585,000 | £585,000 | £585,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Aug 2026 | 5 RG40 3HR | Terraced | £585,000 |
Energy performance certificates
20 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 104 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (17); House, detached (3). Built: 2026 (20).
Each home's certificates and sales (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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band C (29% of about 1,780 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this street's postcodes yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 110 addresses are between 74 m and 77 m above sea level (74 m on average).
Broadband
No Ofcom coverage figures for these postcodes.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Crowthorne 248,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Bracknell 1.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) | |
| Sandhurst (Berks) 142,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 11 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest TRL Northern Entrance Transport Research Laboratory | 150 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bracknell Bus Station | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | Be.EV Charging Station | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 24.5 km (15 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Great Hollands Practice | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Great Hollands Pharmacy | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| Hospital | Hsh Broadmoor Hospital | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Police station | Thames Valley Police - Crowthorne Police Station | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Hanworth, Hanworth Cashzone | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Bucklers Forest 41 ha | 730 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 630 m² | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 10.0 ha | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,540 m² | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 41 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bowl Barrow at Woodenhill, Bracknell, a scheduled monument, 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-east. 1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Bowl Barrow at Woodenhill, Bracknell | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
| Napoleonic practice redoubt and later practice trenches on Wagbullock Hill | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-east |
| Caesar's Camp hillfort and the remains of a Napoleonic redoubt | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) east |
| Broadmoor Hospital | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) south |
| South Hill Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Clayhill Plantation | Wood | 800 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Clay Hill | Hill | 880 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Pine Wood | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) west |
| Hut Hill | Hill | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Heath Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-west |
| Butter Bottom | Valley | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 108 | 109 |
1 of the street's 109 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Bracknell Forest: see them on the Bracknell Forest page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wooden Hill Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 3–11 | 900 m (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Hatch Ride Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Report card (Jul 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| King's Academy Easthampstead Park | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Report card (Feb 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Post-16 provision: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School, Bracknell Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Oaklands Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Oaklands Infant School | Primary | 4–7 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Good (Oct 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Jennett's Park CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | Report card (Mar 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| The Pines School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Jan 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Crowthorne Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No overall grade (Feb 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Great Hollands Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Report card (Nov 2025): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 14 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 6 |
| Burglary | 4 |
| Other theft | 3 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near B3430 (30).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 42 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 13% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 69% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 28% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | 20% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 48% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 12% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 16% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 38% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 52% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 66% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 24% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 25% | 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 neighbourhoods around this street are all 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.
What has changed
- Energy certificates New energy certificate: band B, house, semi-detached (lodged 19 October 2026) found 2 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Buckler Ride · Oulton Lane · Nine Mile Ride · Rand Mews · Pembrey Mews · Vale Way · Mallory Road · Silverstone Row · Wheldon Lane · Pilgrims Lane · Snetterton Drive · Hunt Way
All the streets in RG40, RG45 and across Bracknell Forest.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.