Locks Ride Winkfield Row, Bracknell Forest
98 addresses across 7 postcodes (SL5), about 1.3 km (0.8 miles) long, classed as a b road. USRN 3800747.
- Sales: 103 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £930,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 62 homes have an energy certificate (A: 8, B: 5, C: 15, D: 28, E: 5, F: 1).
- Flood: 3 addresses on its postcodes are 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 E; Band D in Bracknell Forest costs £2,265 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 38% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Martins Heron, about 2 km (1.3 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 720 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 8.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.2 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 71 to 93 m above sea level.
- Noise: 30 of its 98 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Green Meadows Surgery, about 2 km (1.3 miles) away.
- People: About 790 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 87% of households owned their home and 44% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 5 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 | £930,000 | £930,000 | £930,000 |
| 2025 | 5 | £750,000 | £715,000 | £1,715,000 |
| 2024 | 2 | £1,120,000 | £550,000 | £1,690,000 |
| 2023 | 2 | £1,350,000 | £1,200,000 | £1,500,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £1,550,000 | £1,550,000 | £1,550,000 |
| 2021 | 10 | £687,475 | £525,000 | £1,525,000 |
| 2020 | 2 | £1,380,000 | £760,000 | £2,000,000 |
| 2019 | 4 | £772,500 | £620,000 | £1,250,000 |
| 2018 | 2 | £887,500 | £700,000 | £1,075,000 |
| 2017 | 3 | £640,000 | £620,000 | £1,250,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £1,065,000 | £1,065,000 | £1,065,000 |
| 2014 | 4 | £733,250 | £710,000 | £1,672,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Aug 2026 | BEECHCROFT, 27 SL5 8RA | Detached | £930,000 | |
| 15 May 2026 | 71 SL5 8QZ | Detached | £550,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 10 Oct 2025 | OAK HOUSE, 122 SL5 8QX | Detached | £1,715,000 | |
| 4 Aug 2025 | 73 SL5 8QZ | Detached | £715,000 | |
| 25 Jun 2025 | 108C SL5 8QX | Detached | £1,160,000 | |
| 31 Mar 2025 | 65 SL5 8QZ | Detached | £750,000 | |
| 3 Feb 2025 | 98 SL5 8QX | Detached | £747,500 | |
| 1 Oct 2024 | 140 SL5 8QX | Detached | £550,000 | |
| 29 Feb 2024 | 46 SL5 8QX | Detached | £1,690,000 | |
| 30 Jan 2024 | 42 SL5 8QY | Other | £1,675,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 29 Jan 2024 | 23 SL5 8RA | Detached | £750,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 6 Nov 2023 | 60 SL5 8QX | Detached | £1,200,000 | |
| 18 Apr 2023 | 51 SL5 8QZ | Detached | £1,500,000 | |
| 6 Oct 2022 | 22 SL5 8QY | Detached | £1,550,000 | |
| 23 Sep 2021 | OAK HOUSE, 122 SL5 8QX | Detached | £1,525,000 | |
| 6 Aug 2021 | 24 SL5 8QY | Detached | £775,000 | |
| 31 Mar 2021 | 65B SL5 8QZ | Detached | £875,000 | |
| 29 Mar 2021 | 1, FURZEFIELD SL5 8FZ | Detached | £1,025,000 | |
| 19 Mar 2021 | 6, FURZEFIELD SL5 8FZ | Detached | £930,000 | |
| 19 Mar 2021 | 3, FURZEFIELD SL5 8FZ | Semi-detached | £599,950 | |
| 19 Feb 2021 | 5, FURZEFIELD SL5 8FZ | Semi-detached | £599,950 | |
| 29 Jan 2021 | 4, FURZEFIELD SL5 8FZ | Semi-detached | £599,950 | |
| 26 Jan 2021 | THE DAIRY, 148 SL5 8QX | Detached | £525,000 | |
| 22 Jan 2021 | 2, FURZEFIELD SL5 8FZ | Semi-detached | £550,000 | |
| 16 Oct 2020 | 15 SL5 8RA | Detached | £2,000,000 | |
| 24 Jul 2020 | 37 SL5 8QZ | Detached | £760,000 | |
| 6 Dec 2019 | 5, FURZEFIELD SL5 8FZ | Other | £1,270,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 15 Oct 2019 | 79 SL5 8QZ | Detached | £855,000 | |
| 18 Sep 2019 | BEECHCROFT, 27 SL5 8RA | Detached | £690,000 | |
| 11 Apr 2019 | 48 SL5 8QX | Detached | £1,250,000 | |
| 1 Mar 2019 | 39 SL5 8QZ | Detached | £620,000 | |
| 12 Dec 2018 | 38 SL5 8QY | Detached | £1,075,000 | |
| 4 Jul 2018 | 65A SL5 8QZ | Detached | £700,000 | |
| 5 Jun 2018 | 98 SL5 8QX | Detached | £360,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 25 May 2017 | 20 SL5 8QY | Detached | £1,250,000 | |
| 28 Feb 2017 | 43 SL5 8QZ | Detached | £640,000 | |
| 20 Jan 2017 | 69 SL5 8QZ | Detached | £620,000 | |
| 8 Apr 2015 | 100 SL5 8QX | Detached | £1,065,000 | |
| 30 Oct 2014 | HERON COTTAGE, 44 SL5 8QX | Detached | £716,000 | |
| 26 Sep 2014 | WATER SPRING HOUSE SL5 8QX | Detached | £1,672,000 | |
| 15 Aug 2014 | 23 SL5 8RA | Detached | £710,000 | |
| 11 Jul 2014 | 86 SL5 8QX | Detached | £750,500 | |
| 29 Nov 2013 | 108 SL5 8QX | Detached | £940,000 | |
| 6 Nov 2013 | 46 SL5 8QX | Detached | £555,000 | |
| 14 Sep 2012 | 90 SL5 8QX | Detached | £1,135,000 | New build. |
| 12 Jul 2012 | 54 SL5 8QX | Detached | £680,000 | |
| 1 Jun 2012 | 104 SL5 8QX | Detached | £850,000 | |
| 10 Nov 2011 | 47 SL5 8QZ | Detached | £765,000 | |
| 17 Jun 2011 | 48 SL5 8QX | Detached | £560,000 | |
| 15 Apr 2011 | 15 SL5 8RA | Detached | £950,000 |
Energy performance certificates
62 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 184 m². Most common: House, detached (39); Bungalow, detached (18); House, semi-detached (4). Built: 1950-1966 (15); 1930-1949 (8); 2021 (7). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (42).
Each home's certificates and sales (62 addresses)
- 1, The Walled Garden, Binfield, Bracknell
- 2, The Walled Garden, Binfield, Bracknell
- 3, The Walled Garden, Binfield, Bracknell
- 4, The Walled Garden, Binfield, Bracknell
- 5, The Walled Garden, Binfield, Bracknell
- 6, The Walled Garden, Binfield, Bracknell
- 11, Locks Ride
- 14 Locks Ride
- 15 Locks Ride
- 15, The Walled Garden, Binfield, Bracknell
- 16 Locks Ride
- 19, Locks Ride
- 20, Locks Ride
- 23 Locks Ride
- 24 LOCKS RIDE
- 27 Locks Ride
- 30 Locks Ride
- 32 Locks Ride
- 33, Locks Ride
- 37, Locks Ride
- 38, Locks Ride
- 39, Locks Ride
- 42 Locks Ride
- 43, Locks Ride
- 46 Locks Ride
- 47, Locks Ride
- 48, Locks Ride
- 51 Locks Ride
- 54, Locks Ride
- 56 Locks Ride
- 57, Locks Ride
- 58, Locks Ride
- 59, Locks Ride
- 60 Locks Ride
- 61 Locks Ride
- 65 Locks Ride
- 65a, Locks Ride
- 65b, Locks Ride
- 68 Locks Ride
- 69, Locks Ride
- 71 Locks Ride
- 73 Locks Ride
- 77, Locks Ride
- 79, Locks Ride
- 86, Locks Ride
- 90 Locks Ride
- 92 Locks Ride
- 98 Locks Ride
- 100, Locks Ride
- 104 Locks Ride
- 108, Locks Ride
- 122, Locks Ride
- 127, Locks Ride
- 140 Locks Ride
- 148 Locks Ride
- Fairview, 108a Locks Ride
- Greenway, 108c Locks Ride
- Millside, 108b Locks Ride
- THE BEECHES, 22 LOCKS RIDE
- The Dairy, 146 Locks Ride
- TOP FOLLY, 67 LOCKS RIDE, ASCOT
- Water Spring House, Locks Ride
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 E (26% of about 1,110 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: yes, Bracknell Forest.
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 6 October 2026: AFFINITY WATER - C, Utility repair and maintenance works, multi-way signals, on the verge (immediate - urgent works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SL5 8QX | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| SL5 8QZ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| SL5 8QY | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
| SL5 8RA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| SL5 8FZ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| SL5 8RX | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| SL5 8QU | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 98 addresses are between 71 m and 93 m above sea level (86 m on average); the ground rises about 22 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SL5 8FZ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| SL5 8QU | 88% | 38% | 38% | 0% |
| SL5 8QX | 100% | 96% | 96% | 0% |
| SL5 8QY | 100% | 88% | 88% | 0% |
| SL5 8QZ | 100% | 92% | 92% | 0% |
| SL5 8RA | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| SL5 8RX | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Martins Heron 433,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Ascot (Berks) 947,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) | |
| Bracknell 1.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.2 km (2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 8 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Locks Ride Chavey Down | 350 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bracknell Bus Station | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
| Car parks | Charles Square Car Park | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 18 km (11 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Green Meadows Surgery | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Tesco Instore Pharmacy | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Ascot Dental Surgery | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Heatherwood Hospital | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Police station | Ascot Police Station | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | MFG - East Berks BP Connect Cashzone | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 280 m² | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 640 m² | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | Ascot Jubilee Recreation Ground 2.5 ha | 810 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 5,710 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Ascot Place, a registered park or garden (Grade II*), 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-east. 1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Ascot Place | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-east |
| Bell barrow on Bowledge Hill | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Pump Rough | Wood | 240 m east |
| The Dell | Valley | 590 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Slade Pond | Lake or reservoir | 620 m (0.4 miles) east |
| The Larches | Wood | 740 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Long Hill | Hill | 920 m (0.6 miles) south-west |
| New Covert | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.8 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 68 | 98 | 98 |
30 of the street's 98 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winkfield St Mary's CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 5–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Whitegrove Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Ascot Heath Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Dec 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Holly Spring Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Good (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 3 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| Public order | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Sandy Lane (5).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 19% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 87% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 41% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 51% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 41% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 51% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 44% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 9 to 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.
What has changed
- Roadworks Street works permit: AFFINITY WATER - C: Utility repair and maintenance works, 6 October 2026 to 8 October 2026 (multi-way signals) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- SL5 8QX: 34 addresses of 37 in the postcode
- SL5 8QZ: 26 addresses
- SL5 8QY: 16 addresses of 17 in the postcode
- SL5 8RA: 12 addresses
- SL5 8FZ: 7 addresses
- SL5 8RX: 2 addresses
- SL5 8QU: 1 address of 18 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Chavey Down Road · Main Drive · Woolford Close · Long Hill Road · Osman's Close
All the streets in SL5 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.