RG40 postcode area guide — Bracknell Forest
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the RG40 postcode district in Bracknell Forest — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in RG40
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
95.2%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
83.4%
Gigabit-capable
82.7%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.2%
Broadband availability in the RG40 postcode district (Bracknell Forest) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 910 postcodes Ofcom measures in RG40, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 95.2% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 82.7%.
Around 0.2% of premises in RG40 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 RG40
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| RG40 1AA | 100% | 100% |
| RG40 1AB | 100% | 74.2% |
| RG40 1AH | 100% | 100% |
| RG40 1AJ | 100% | 0% |
| RG40 1AL | 84.6% | 69.2% |
| RG40 1AN | 100% | 100% |
| RG40 1AP | 100% | 65.8% |
| RG40 1AS | 100% | 100% |
| RG40 1AT | 34.8% | 34.8% |
| RG40 1AU | 100% | 70.7% |
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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 RG40
Police recorded 92 incidents within about a mile of the centre of RG40 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 26 | 28.3% |
| Shoplifting | 24 | 26.1% |
| Other theft | 10 | 10.9% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 8 | 8.7% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 6 | 6.5% |
| Public order | 5 | 5.4% |
| Other crime | 5 | 5.4% |
| Vehicle crime | 4 | 4.3% |
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 RG40
Based on 340 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in RG40 is £492,000, down 0.6% on the previous year (£495,000).
Detached
£743,210
124 sales
Semi-detached
£500,000
71 sales
Terraced
£400,000
58 sales
Flat / maisonette
£280,000
82 sales
Latest recorded sales in RG40
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £840,000 | Detached | Wiltshire Drive | RG40 1TQ |
| 21 May 2026 | £870,000 | Detached | Wimbushes | RG40 4XG |
| 20 May 2026 | £585,000 | Semi-detached | Soames Place | RG40 5AT |
| 15 May 2026 | £600,000 | Semi-detached | Pigott Road | RG40 1PZ |
| 15 May 2026 | £270,000 | Flat | Montague Close | RG40 5PJ |
| 15 May 2026 | £210,000 | Flat | Market Place | RG40 1AP |
| 15 May 2026 | £540,000 | Terraced | Highfield Close | RG40 1DG |
| 11 May 2026 | £265,000 | Flat | Wellington Road | RG40 2FQ |
| 8 May 2026 | £355,500 | Detached | Tamarisk Rise | RG40 1WG |
| 8 May 2026 | £260,000 | Flat | William Heelas Way | RG40 1GL |
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 RG40
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Crispin's School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,549 | RG40 1SS |
| Holme Grange School | Not applicable | 2–16 | 665 | RG40 3AL |
| Floreat Montague Park Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 2–11 | 454 | RG40 1BG |
| Evendons Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 413 | RG40 3HD |
| Nine Mile Ride Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 375 | RG40 3RB |
| Keep Hatch Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 374 | RG40 1PG |
| Luckley House School | Not applicable | 11–19 | 372 | RG40 3EU |
| St Teresa's Catholic Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 342 | RG40 2EB |
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 RG40
219 rated food businesses operate in RG40. 161 hold the top rating of 5, 29 are rated 4, and 4 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Aldi, Angelo's, Backstreet Bowls, Baranda Restaurant, Berkshire Broilers.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in RG40
From a sample of 147 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 RG40 postcodes, the most common rating is band B (average band C). 78% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
50%
Band C
29%
Band D
16%
Band E
4%
Band F
2%
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 RG40 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.