Priestwood & Garth
Ward in Bracknell Forest, England
| Coordinates: | 51.421, -0.76 |
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| OS grid ref: | SU 86 69 |
| Dialling code: | 01344 (Bracknell) |
Priestwood & Garth sits just east of Bracknell town centre in the borough of Bracknell Forest and is primarily a residential ward made up of post‑war and later housing, small shopping parades and pockets of green space. It benefits from good road and bus links to the wider area, lying within easy commuting distance of the M4 corridor and nodes such as Reading and London.
Historically the neighbourhood was more rural before Bracknell expanded after the war, so tree‑lined streets and community facilities remain important to local life; there are active residents’ groups, schools and sports pitches serving a mixed social profile. Economically it ties into the wider Thames Valley employment area, with many residents working in nearby business parks or commuting to larger towns.
Postcode districts covering Priestwood & Garth
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 23.7 miles
- Reading 9.8 miles
- Slough 9.4 miles
- Harrow 21.8 miles
- High Wycombe 14.4 miles
- Watford 22.4 miles
- Basingstoke 18.2 miles
- Woking 10.9 miles
- Bracknell 0.7 miles
- Guildford 14.7 miles
- Maidenhead 6.8 miles
- Hounslow 17.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Bracknell Built-up area 0.7 miles
- Town Centre & The Parks Ward 0.8 miles
- Binfield South & Jennett's Park Ward 1 mile
- Easthampstead & Wildridings Ward 1.2 miles
- Newell Green Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Bullbrook Ward 1.3 miles
- Binfield Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Whitegrove Ward 1.3 miles
- Harmans Water & Crown Wood Ward 1.6 miles
- Binfield North & Warfield West Ward 1.8 miles
- Great Hollands Ward 2 miles
- Hanworth Ward 2 miles
Example postcodes in Priestwood & Garth
RG42 1PR, RG42 2ED, RG42 1AD, RG42 1TZ, RG42 2EA, RG42 2EH, RG42 1SP, RG12 1QH, RG12 2GW … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 13.5 miles
- London Gatwick Airport 31.1 miles
- Bracknell Railway Station 0.6 miles
- Martins Heron Railway Station 1.7 miles
Hotels near Priestwood & Garth Ad
- Stirrups Hotel 3 2.5 miles
- The Coppid Beech Hotel 4 1.3 miles
- The Royal Foresters 4 2.4 miles
- Coworth Park - Dorchester Collection 5 6.3 miles
- Easthampstead Park 4 2 miles
- Hurley House Hotel 5 8 miles
- Village Hotel Bracknell 4 1.9 miles
- Royal Berkshire 4 5.5 miles
- Cantley House Hotel 4 3.4 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Windsor 3 7.3 miles
Schools in Priestwood & Garth
- Garth Hill College Secondary
- Kennel Lane School Special
- King's Academy Meadow Vale Primary
- Sandy Lane Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Ascot Racecourse Recreation 3.5 miles
- Sunninghill Park Estate 4.7 miles
- Sunningdale Park Estate 5.6 miles
- Windsor Racecourse Recreation 7.3 miles
- Frogmore House Estate 7.6 miles
- University of Reading University 8.1 miles
- Medmenham Abbey Historic site 9.4 miles
- Farnborough Air Sciences Trust Museum Museum 9.6 miles
- Madejski Stadium Stadium 9.6 miles
- Runnymede Bridge Late Bronze Age Site Archaeological site 9.8 miles
- Ditton Park Estate 10 miles
- Aldershot Military Museum Museum 10.4 miles