Bracknell
Built-up area in Bracknell Forest, England
| Coordinates: | 51.411, -0.755 |
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| 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
Most populated places nearby
- 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
Example postcodes in Bracknell
RG42 3JH, RG42 2AW, RG12 8ET, RG12 7LS, RG12 2TR, RG12 2SH, RG12 9GH, RG12 9SY, RG12 9RF … See all
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
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Schools in Bracknell
- Birch Hill Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Crown Wood Primary School Primary
- Fox Hill Primary School Primary
- Garth Hill College Secondary
- Great Hollands Primary School Primary
- Harmans Water Primary School Primary
- Holly Spring Primary School Primary
- Jennett's Park C of E Primary School Primary
- Kennel Lane School Special
- King's Academy Easthampstead Park Secondary
- King's Academy Meadow Vale Primary
- King's Academy Oakwood Primary
- Ranelagh School Secondary
- Sandy Lane Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Bracknell Primary
- St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School, Bracknell Primary
- St Michael's Easthampstead C of E Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- The Brakenhale School Secondary
- The Pines School Primary
- … See all
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