SL4 postcode area guide — Bracknell Forest

Where is SL4?

Broadband & internet speeds in SL4

Strong coverage

Broadband availability in the SL4 postcode district (Bracknell Forest) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 1,286 postcodes Ofcom measures in SL4, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 93% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 74.8%.

Around 0.1% of premises in SL4 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 SL4

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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 SL4

Police recorded 235 incidents within about a mile of the centre of SL4 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 SL4

Based on 419 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in SL4 is £505,000, essentially flat on the previous year (£506,770).

Latest recorded sales in SL4

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 SL4

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 SL4

518 rated food businesses operate in SL4. 358 hold the top rating of 5, 55 are rated 4, and 17 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: A Hoppy Place, A La Russe, A P Souvenirs & Gifts, Abbeyfield At Winton House Care Home, ABM Catering At The Windsor Boys School.

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

Energy performance (EPC) in SL4

From a sample of 98 Energy Performance Certificates across 7 SL4 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 30% 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 SL4 typically use:

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What's it like living in SL4?

Postcodes in SL4

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.