Dene Close Bracknell
14 addresses across 2 postcodes (RG12), about 120 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 3800365.
- Sales: 15 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £625,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 9 homes have an energy certificate (C: 3, D: 4, E: 2).
- Flood: 1 address on its postcodes is in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- 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.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Bracknell, about 1.1 km (0.7 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, The Elms Park, is about 420 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 10.6 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.4 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 84 to 87 m above sea level.
- Noise: 8 of its 14 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Evergreen Practice, about 830 m (0.5 miles) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 600 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 92% of households owned their home and 48% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 15 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | £625,000 | £625,000 | £625,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £570,000 | £570,000 | £570,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £590,000 | £590,000 | £590,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | £555,000 | £555,000 | £555,000 |
| 2014 | 2 | £436,250 | £397,500 | £475,000 |
| 2010 | 2 | £367,750 | £359,000 | £376,500 |
| 2009 | 1 | £330,000 | £330,000 | £330,000 |
| 2008 | 1 | £360,000 | £360,000 | £360,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £373,000 | £373,000 | £373,000 |
| 2001 | 1 | £285,000 | £285,000 | £285,000 |
| 1999 | 1 | £175,000 | £175,000 | £175,000 |
| 1997 | 1 | £180,000 | £180,000 | £180,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 2026 | 6 RG12 2JF | Detached | £625,000 | |
| 7 Mar 2022 | 11 RG12 2JF | Detached | £570,000 | |
| 9 Dec 2021 | 9 RG12 2JF | Detached | £590,000 | |
| 25 Oct 2019 | 8 RG12 2JF | Detached | £555,000 | |
| 28 Feb 2014 | 5 RG12 2JF | Detached | £475,000 | |
| 28 Feb 2014 | 4 RG12 2JF | Detached | £397,500 | |
| 3 Jun 2010 | 12 RG12 2JF | Detached | £359,000 | |
| 9 Apr 2010 | 1 RG12 2JF | Detached | £376,500 | |
| 28 Aug 2009 | 8 RG12 2JF | Detached | £330,000 | |
| 14 Oct 2008 | 11 RG12 2JF | Detached | £360,000 | |
| 12 Dec 2007 | 12 RG12 2JF | Detached | £373,000 | |
| 19 Oct 2001 | 1 RG12 2JF | Detached | £285,000 | |
| 27 Aug 1999 | 3 RG12 2JF | Detached | £175,000 | |
| 29 Oct 1997 | 1 RG12 2JF | Detached | £180,000 | |
| 27 Nov 1996 | 5 RG12 2JF | Detached | £165,000 |
Energy performance certificates
9 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 136 m². Most common: House, detached (9). Built: 1967-1975 (5); 1976-1982 (3); 1950-1966 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (6).
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 street: most are in band C (38% of about 630 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Land At Former Garth Hill College Site, Sandy Lane (access off Hutley Drive).: up to 89 homes, permissioned (300 m)
- Coppid Hall, Warfield Road, Bracknell: up to 8 homes, permissioned (350 m)
- Centurary Court, Millenium Way, Bracknell: up to 65 homes, permissioned (490 m (0.3 miles))
- Town square The Ring Bracknell: up to 213 homes, not permissioned (580 m (0.4 miles))
- Eastern Gateway Development Area, Bracknell (Town Square): up to 213 homes, not permissioned (580 m (0.4 miles))
- Town square The Ring Bracknell: up to 130 homes, not permissioned (580 m (0.4 miles))
- Albert Road Car Park Bracknell: up to 40 homes, not permissioned (640 m (0.4 miles))
- Post Office 6 High Street Bracknell: up to 14 homes, permissioned (690 m (0.4 miles))
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
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| RG12 2JF | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| RG12 2JT | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 14 addresses are between 84 m and 87 m above sea level (86 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RG12 2JF | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| RG12 2JT | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Bracknell 1.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Martins Heron 433,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) | |
| Ascot (Berks) 947,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.1 km (3.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 33 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Goughs Lane Bracknell | 140 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bracknell Bus Station | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Car parks | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Avenue Car Park | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 6 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 20.5 km (13 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Evergreen Practice | 830 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Superdrug Pharmacy | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Park House Dental Surgery | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Church Hill House Hospital | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Police station | Bracknell Police Station | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cashpoint® 10 High Street Lloyds Bank | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Elms Park 2.8 ha | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 5.4 ha | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 310 m² | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Braybrooke Park 6.3 ha | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 5,470 m² | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 5 parks and gardens, 12 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bowl barrow on Bill Hill, a scheduled monument, 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south. 15 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Bowl barrow on Bill Hill | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south |
| NEWBOLD COLLEGE (formerly MOOR CLOSE) | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Whitegrove Copse | Wood | 420 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Piggy Wood | Wood | 710 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Hill Copse | Wood | 810 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Larks Hill | Hill | 930 m (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Allsmoor Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| The Dell | Valley | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.2 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 6 | 14 | 14 |
8 of the street's 14 addresses are 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandy Lane Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 330 m | Report card (Apr 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Garth Hill College | Secondary | 11–18 | 350 m | No published inspection |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Bracknell Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 910 m (0.6 miles) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Holly Spring Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Warfield Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Ranelagh School Church of England | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | No overall grade (Nov 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Whitegrove Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| King's Academy Meadow Vale | Primary | 3–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
| The Brakenhale School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Catering At Garth Hill College RG42 2AD | School/college/university | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 12 Nov 2025 |
| uSports at Garth Hill College RG42 2AD | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 490 m (0.3 miles) | Awaiting inspection |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 5 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 4 |
| Vehicle crime | 3 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
| Public order | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Sandy Lane (3); On or near Warfield Road (3); On or near Poyle Gardens (3); On or near Rye Close (2); On or near Woodland Crescent (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 92% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 54% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 30% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 53% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 43% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 60% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 48% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Warfield Road · Bloomfield Drive · Avon Grove · Sandy Lane · Lakeside · Old Lands Hill · Candleford Close · Shepherds Hill · Cedar Drive · Kenilworth Avenue · Rye Close · Lynwood Chase
All the streets in RG12 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.