United Kingdom · South East · Local Authority
Bracknell Forest
Unitary authority · South East, England · population ~124k · 38 state-funded schools
High pay comes with high housing costs. Bracknell Forest offers median weekly earnings of £862.40, above the South East average, but this comes at the price of a median house costing 9.1 times annual earnings. Rent is also steep, taking 40.2% of gross median pay, and is among the most expensive in the South East. However, recorded crime is below the regional median at 53 per 1,000, and deprivation is also low. The standout figure is education, with 100% of pupils in Good or Outstanding schools, the highest rate in the South East. This suits those prioritising excellent schools and lower crime, who can afford the premium on housing.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
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How Bracknell Forest ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£44,845/yr
Very high
Better than 81% of UK LAs
House price
£410,000
Expensive
Worse than 79% of UK LAs
Rent
£1,501/mo
Very expensive
Worse than 82% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,265/yr
Cheapest
Better than 86% of UK LAs
Crime
53.0/1k
Safest
Better than 83% of UK LAs
Deprivation
10.2
Least deprived
Better than 90% of UK LAs
Schools
100.0%
Very strong
Better than 96% of UK LAs
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
37 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
36 of 36 (100%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 1 school is on the post-2024 report-card framework and don't roll up into the legacy total. How we count →
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38 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 38 schools, sortable and filterable.
Schools in Bracknell Forest →Places with similar signatures
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Commute times · GP appointment availability · broadband speeds · air quality at LA level · green-space proximity · public transport coverage. These matter for a relocation decision. We'll add them when the source data is reliable nationally and consistent across LA boundaries.