GU46 postcode area guide — Bracknell Forest
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the GU46 postcode district in Bracknell Forest — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in GU46
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
99.1%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
90%
Gigabit-capable
90%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the GU46 postcode district (Bracknell Forest) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 342 postcodes Ofcom measures in GU46, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 99.1% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 90%.
Around 0% of premises in GU46 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in GU46
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| GU46 6AB | 100% | 100% |
| GU46 6AD | 100% | 100% |
| GU46 6AE | 100% | 100% |
| GU46 6AF | 100% | 100% |
| GU46 6AG | 100% | 82.8% |
| GU46 6AH | 100% | 100% |
| GU46 6AJ | 100% | 100% |
| GU46 6AL | 100% | 100% |
| GU46 6AN | 100% | 100% |
| GU46 6AP | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Bracknell Forest
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Bracknell Forest district (56,723 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
97.3%
4G outdoors — all networks
100%
5G outdoors — all networks
81%
Voice indoors — all networks
97.9%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in GU46
Police recorded 58 incidents within about a mile of the centre of GU46 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 19 | 32.8% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 17 | 29.3% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 10 | 17.2% |
| Public order | 5 | 8.6% |
| Shoplifting | 3 | 5.2% |
| Vehicle crime | 2 | 3.4% |
| Other theft | 1 | 1.7% |
| Weapons possession | 1 | 1.7% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in GU46
Based on 177 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in GU46 is £434,000, down 7.7% on the previous year (£470,000).
Detached
£585,000
39 sales
Semi-detached
£475,000
54 sales
Terraced
£360,000
60 sales
Flat / maisonette
£220,000
23 sales
Latest recorded sales in GU46
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2026 | £215,000 | Terraced | Church View | GU46 7TW |
| 14 May 2026 | £455,000 | Terraced | Bartons Drive | GU46 6DW |
| 5 May 2026 | £400,000 | Semi-detached | Maple Gardens | GU46 6JQ |
| 1 May 2026 | £325,000 | Terraced | Morley Close | GU46 7TZ |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £435,000 | Semi-detached | Greenleas Close | GU46 7SL |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £416,000 | Semi-detached | Byways | GU46 6NE |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £730,500 | Semi-detached | Vicarage Lane | GU46 7QR |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £453,500 | Semi-detached | Gale Close | GU46 7AT |
| 23 Apr 2026 | £570,000 | Semi-detached | Cricket Hill Lane | GU46 6BB |
| 22 Apr 2026 | £535,000 | Semi-detached | Lawford Crescent | GU46 6JU |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Bracknell Forest demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Bracknell Forest district (124,607 residents, 50,245 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19.8% |
| 15–29 | 23.6% |
| 30–44 | 22% |
| 45–64 | 19.6% |
| 65+ | 15.2% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 66.8% |
| Private rented | 15.8% |
| Social rented | 10.7% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around GU46
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yateley School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,370 | GU46 6NW |
| Frogmore Community College | Secondary | 11–16 | 630 | GU46 6AG |
| Westfields Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 360 | GU46 6NN |
| Westfields Infant School | Primary | 4–7 | 268 | GU46 6NN |
| Yateley Manor School | Not applicable | 2–16 | 238 | GU46 7UQ |
| Potley Hill Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 195 | GU46 6AG |
| Hurst Lodge School | Not applicable | 2–19 | 194 | GU46 6HJ |
| Newlands Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 173 | GU46 6EY |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in GU46
60 rated food businesses operate in GU46. 46 hold the top rating of 5, 10 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Anchor At Hampshire Lakes Retirement Village, Asda Express Yateley Reading Road PFS, Aspens Services Ltd, Bistro 19, Cafe 46.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in GU46
From a sample of 124 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 GU46 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 34% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
1%
Band C
33%
Band D
53%
Band E
12%
Band F
1%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Bracknell Forest
Landlines around GU46 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.