GU47 postcode area guide — Bracknell Forest

Where is GU47?

Broadband & internet speeds in GU47

Excellent coverage

Broadband availability in the GU47 postcode district (Bracknell Forest) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 404 postcodes Ofcom measures in GU47, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 99.7% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 94.5%.

Around 0% of premises in GU47 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 GU47

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Mobile signal around Bracknell Forest

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Bracknell Forest district (56,723 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in GU47

Police recorded 98 incidents within about a mile of the centre of GU47 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

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 GU47

Based on 190 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in GU47 is £445,000, up 1.1% on the previous year (£440,000).

Latest recorded sales in GU47

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):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around GU47

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 GU47

75 rated food businesses operate in GU47. 57 hold the top rating of 5, 11 are rated 4, and 2 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: Al's Ices, Aldi, Canton Chinese Takeaway, Casa Cafe, Caterlink At New Scotland Hill Primary School.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in GU47

From a sample of 159 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 GU47 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 45% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

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 GU47 typically use:

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What's it like living in GU47?

Postcodes in GU47

Neighbouring districts

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Frequently asked questions

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.