Bracknell Forest Council

What broadband can you get in Bracknell Forest?

Across Bracknell Forest, 97% of homes and businesses can get gigabit broadband and 97% full fibre, Ofcom says.

For one street, look up its postcode: each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much is council tax in Bracknell Forest?

Band D for 2026‑27: £2,265 a year

Every other band is a fixed share of Band D, set in law. Band A is two thirds of it; band H is twice it.

Band D is the average across the area, including the county council, police, fire and combined authority charges, and parish or town council charges, so a home's own bill can be a little different. Bands other than D are worked out by us from Band D and rounded to the pound. A home's bill also takes off any discount, such as 25% for one adult living alone.

Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How many homes in Bracknell Forest are at risk of flooding?

Across Bracknell Forest, the Environment Agency puts 1,136 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 188 postcodes with any property at risk.

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them. It leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Surface water

In Bracknell Forest the Environment Agency counts 1,943 properties at high risk of flooding from surface water (3.2% of all its properties), 1,604 at medium risk (2.6%) and 4,035 at low risk (6.7%). Surface water is rain that cannot drain away fast enough.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Postcode districts with postcodes in Bracknell Forest

• GU15 postcode district10 of its 887 postcodes in use are in Bracknell Forest.
• GU19 postcode district1 of its 175 postcodes in use is in Bracknell Forest.
• GU20 postcode district1 of its 159 postcodes in use is in Bracknell Forest.
• GU46 postcode district1 of its 343 postcodes in use is in Bracknell Forest.
• GU47 postcode districtAll 414 of its postcodes in use are in Bracknell Forest.
• RG10 postcode district1 of its 677 postcodes in use is in Bracknell Forest.
• RG12 postcode districtAll 1,075 of its postcodes in use are in Bracknell Forest.
• RG40 postcode district25 of its 1,013 postcodes in use are in Bracknell Forest.
• RG42 postcode district953 of its 965 postcodes in use are in Bracknell Forest.
• RG45 postcode district283 of its 457 postcodes in use are in Bracknell Forest.
• SL4 postcode district97 of its 1,376 postcodes in use are in Bracknell Forest.
• SL5 postcode district204 of its 888 postcodes in use are in Bracknell Forest.

Counted from the ONS Postcode Directory. A postcode district is drawn for sorting post, so many cross a council's edge.

Its postcode areas

Beside each area: how many of its postcodes in use are in Bracknell Forest.