Bracknell Forest: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£737,676

Semi-detached

£448,054

Terraced

£351,857

Flat or maisonette

£214,833

First-time buyers

£321,151

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  98,063 in 1991 → 130,806 in 2024 (+33.4%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £208,357 in 2005 → £395,413 in 2026 (+89.8%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £465 in 2008 → £727 in 2025 (+56.5%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  81.6% in 2004 → 80.3% in 2023 (−1.6%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  0.8% in 2001 → 2.6% in 2025 (+225.0%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £11,755 in 1997 → £29,177 in 2024 (+148.2%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for Bracknell Forest; 33 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• Fuel poverty · Economy & work5.8% (2024) · 2nd lowest of 296
• Persistent school absence · Education & skills14.1% (2024/25) · 4th lowest of 132
• No qualifications · Education & skills2.3% (2023) · 9th lowest of 293
• Gigabit broadband · Connectivity & access97.2% (January 2026) · 13th highest of 361

Where it ranks worst

• Housing affordability · Housing9.5× earnings (April 2025) · 242nd lowest of 316
• Anxiety · Health & wellbeing3.4 out of 10 (2022/23) · 260th lowest of 363
• Home gas use · Environment10,353 kWh (2024/25) · 238th lowest of 347
• Business births · Economy & work10.1% (2024) · 204th highest of 361

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)82.1 years · England 80.0 · 12th highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)85.6 years · England 83.8 · 14th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)65.2 years · England 60.9 · 16th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)67.0 years · England 61.3 · 8th highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)242.6 per 100k · England 321.0 · 11th lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)11.5% · England 10.4 · 92nd lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)67.3% · England 64.6 · 91st lowest of 153

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)71.6% · England 68.3 · 23rd highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)47.2 score · England 46.0 · 50th highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)4.8% · England 5.8 · 74th lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)8.5% · England 19.8 · 9th lowest of 153