Bracknell

Built-up area in Bracknell Forest, England

Coordinates:	51.411, -0.755
OS grid ref:	SU 86 68
Population:	76,103
Dialling code:	01344

Bracknell is the principal town of the borough of Bracknell Forest in Berkshire, sitting roughly 30 miles west of London and close to Reading. Originally a small market settlement, it was significantly expanded as a New Town after the Second World War, so the town blends older lanes and estates with post‑war and contemporary developments.

Today Bracknell combines a service‑and‑tech oriented economy with family amenities: The Lexicon shopping quarter and South Hill Park arts centre offer leisure and culture, while nearby green spaces such as Swinley Forest and California Country Park provide extensive outdoor recreation. The town has a commuterable feel but retains a strong local community and a mixed historic and modern character.

Postcode districts covering Bracknell

Nearby towns and villages

Brent 23.8 miles38.3 km
Reading 10.1 miles16.3 km
Slough 9.8 miles15.7 km
Harrow 22 miles35.4 km
High Wycombe 15.1 miles24.3 km
Watford 22.8 miles36.6 km
Basingstoke 17.9 miles28.8 km
Woking 10.3 miles16.5 km
Guildford 14 miles22.5 km
Maidenhead 7.4 miles12 km
Hounslow 17.8 miles28.6 km
Aldershot 11.4 miles18.3 km

Neighbouring places

Town Centre & The Parks Ward 0.3 miles0.5 km
Easthampstead & Wildridings Ward 0.4 miles0.7 km
Priestwood & Garth Ward 0.7 miles1.2 km
Harmans Water & Crown Wood Ward 1 mile1.6 km
Bullbrook Ward 1.1 miles1.7 km
Binfield South & Jennett's Park Ward 1.2 miles1.9 km
Hanworth Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
Whitegrove Ward 1.5 miles2.4 km
Great Hollands Ward 1.5 miles2.4 km
Newell Green Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
Binfield Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
Winkfield Row Built-up area 2.4 miles3.8 km

Transport links

London Heathrow Airport 13.5 miles21.8 km
London Gatwick Airport 30.5 miles49.1 km
Bracknell Railway Station 0.2 miles0.3 km
Martins Heron Railway Station 1.3 miles2.1 km

Local points of interest

Ascot Racecourse Recreation 3.3 miles5.3 km
Sunninghill Park Estate 4.5 miles7.3 km
Sunningdale Park Estate 5.3 miles8.5 km
Windsor Racecourse Recreation 7.7 miles12.3 km
Frogmore House Estate 7.7 miles12.4 km
University of Reading University 8.4 miles13.5 km
Farnborough Air Sciences Trust Museum Museum 8.9 miles14.3 km
Runnymede Bridge Late Bronze Age Site Archaeological site 9.7 miles15.6 km
Aldershot Military Museum Museum 9.7 miles15.6 km
Madejski Stadium Stadium 9.8 miles15.8 km
Medmenham Abbey Historic site 10.1 miles16.3 km
Ditton Park Estate 10.2 miles16.3 km