RG42 1PQ postcode in Bracknell, Bracknell Forest

RG42 1PQ is a postcode in Bracknell, in the Priestwood & Garth ward of Bracknell Forest. It is in the Bracknell parliamentary constituency and the Thames Valley police force area, and has been in use since November 2002.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses at RG42 1PQ can get it Across Bracknell Forest: 97% Typical price £397,500 Homes sold in RG42 1, last 12 months. ▲ 7.6% on the year before Nearest station Bracknell 1.6 km in a straight line

Where RG42 1PQ is, and what is near it

Map of RG42 1PQ and what is near it Map of RG42 1PQ: its centre point, with the 126 other postcodes in the RG42 1 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 16 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. RG42 1AB: also in RG42 1RG42 1AD: also in RG42 1RG42 1AE: also in RG42 1RG42 1AF: also in RG42 1RG42 1AG: also in RG42 1RG42 1AH: also in RG42 1RG42 1AJ: also in RG42 1RG42 1AL: also in RG42 1RG42 1AN: also in RG42 1RG42 1FH: also in RG42 1RG42 1FJ: also in RG42 1RG42 1FL: also in RG42 1RG42 1FR: also in RG42 1RG42 1FS: also in RG42 1RG42 1FT: also in RG42 1RG42 1FU: also in RG42 1RG42 1FW: also in RG42 1RG42 1FX: also in RG42 1RG42 1FY: also in RG42 1RG42 1FZ: also in RG42 1RG42 1GG: also in RG42 1RG42 1NA: also in RG42 1RG42 1NB: also in RG42 1RG42 1ND: also in RG42 1RG42 1NE: also in RG42 1RG42 1PA: also in RG42 1RG42 1PB: also in RG42 1RG42 1PD: also in RG42 1RG42 1PE: also in RG42 1RG42 1PF: also in RG42 1RG42 1PG: also in RG42 1RG42 1PH: also in RG42 1RG42 1PJ: also in RG42 1RG42 1PN: also in RG42 1RG42 1PP: also in RG42 1RG42 1PR: also in RG42 1RG42 1PS: also in RG42 1RG42 1PT: also in RG42 1RG42 1PU: also in RG42 1RG42 1PW: also in RG42 1RG42 1PX: also in RG42 1RG42 1PY: also in RG42 1RG42 1PZ: also in RG42 1RG42 1QA: also in RG42 1RG42 1RS: also in RG42 1RG42 1RT: also in RG42 1RG42 1RU: also in RG42 1RG42 1RX: also in RG42 1RG42 1RY: also in RG42 1RG42 1SA: also in RG42 1RG42 1SB: also in RG42 1RG42 1SD: also in RG42 1RG42 1SE: also in RG42 1RG42 1SF: also in RG42 1RG42 1SG: also in RG42 1RG42 1SH: also in RG42 1RG42 1SJ: also in RG42 1RG42 1SL: also in RG42 1RG42 1SN: also in RG42 1RG42 1SP: also in RG42 1RG42 1SR: also in RG42 1RG42 1SS: also in RG42 1RG42 1ST: also in RG42 1RG42 1SU: also in RG42 1RG42 1SW: also in RG42 1RG42 1SX: also in RG42 1RG42 1SY: also in RG42 1RG42 1SZ: also in RG42 1RG42 1TA: also in RG42 1RG42 1TB: also in RG42 1RG42 1TD: also in RG42 1RG42 1TE: also in RG42 1RG42 1TG: also in RG42 1RG42 1TH: also in RG42 1RG42 1TJ: also in RG42 1RG42 1TL: also in RG42 1RG42 1TQ: also in RG42 1RG42 1TS: also in RG42 1RG42 1TT: also in RG42 1RG42 1TU: also in RG42 1RG42 1TX: also in RG42 1RG42 1TY: also in RG42 1RG42 1TZ: also in RG42 1RG42 1UA: also in RG42 1RG42 1UB: also in RG42 1RG42 1UD: also in RG42 1RG42 1UE: also in RG42 1RG42 1UF: also in RG42 1RG42 1UG: also in RG42 1RG42 1UH: also in RG42 1RG42 1UJ: also in RG42 1RG42 1UL: also in RG42 1RG42 1UN: also in RG42 1RG42 1UP: also in RG42 1RG42 1UR: also in RG42 1RG42 1UT: also in RG42 1RG42 1UU: also in RG42 1RG42 1UX: also in RG42 1RG42 1UY: also in RG42 1RG42 1WD: also in RG42 1RG42 1XA: also in RG42 1RG42 1XB: also in RG42 1RG42 1XE: also in RG42 1RG42 1XG: also in RG42 1RG42 1XH: also in RG42 1RG42 1XJ: also in RG42 1RG42 1XP: also in RG42 1RG42 1XQ: also in RG42 1RG42 1XT: also in RG42 1RG42 1XU: also in RG42 1RG42 1XX: also in RG42 1RG42 1XY: also in RG42 1RG42 1YA: also in RG42 1RG42 1YB: also in RG42 1RG42 1YD: also in RG42 1RG42 1YE: also in RG42 1RG42 1YF: also in RG42 1RG42 1YG: also in RG42 1RG42 1YH: also in RG42 1RG42 1YJ: also in RG42 1RG42 1YL: also in RG42 1RG42 1YN: also in RG42 1RG42 1YP: also in RG42 1RG42 1YR: also in RG42 1RG42 1YS: also in RG42 1RG42 1YT: also in RG42 1 2 places, 1.9–3.5 kmBinfield RG42 1PQ Map of RG42 1PQ and what is near it Map of RG42 1PQ: its centre point, with the 126 other postcodes in the RG42 1 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 16 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Binfield RG42 1PQ
  • RG42 1PQ
  • Other postcodes in RG42 1: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 16 bus stops
  • 1 EV charging point
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.4204, longitude -0.7708)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after RG42 1PQ?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at RG42 1PQ?

Every home and business at RG42 1PQ can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

RG42 1PQ 100% Bracknell Forest 97%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

RG42 1PQ 100% Bracknell Forest 99%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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

When are the bins collected at RG42 1PQ?

Bracknell Forest Council gives bin days for each home rather than each postcode. BinDayBuddy finds yours from your house number, from the council's own system.

Find the bin days for your home on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is RG42 1PQ at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include RG42 1PQ.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

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

From surface water, across Bracknell Forest

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for RG42 1PQ: 1,943 properties in Bracknell Forest are at high risk (3.2% of all its properties). All the figures for Bracknell Forest

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.

Flood warnings

The centre of RG42 1PQ is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near RG42 1PQ?

Homes in RG42 1 sold for a typical £397,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 38 sales, up 7.6% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£397,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£369,500 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 7.6% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £532,500 10 sales
  • Semi-detached £455,000 7 sales
  • Terraced £370,000 13 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £206,000 8 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole RG42 district: a typical £470,000 from 354 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in RG42 1PQ

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in RG42 1PQ from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near RG42 1PQ?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 660 homes in the neighbourhood around RG42 1PQ. Over half of them (64%) are in council tax band C. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (82%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around RG42 1PQ

Band D in Bracknell Forest for 2026‑27: £2,265. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,510 (band A) to £3,271 (band F); band C, the most common, is £2,013.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 60 (9%)£1,510
Band Babout 20 (3%)£1,762
Band Cabout 420 (64%)£2,013
Band Dabout 140 (21%)£2,265
Band Eabout 10 (2%)£2,768
Band Fabout 10 (2%)£3,271
Band Gfewer than 5£3,775
Band Hfewer than 5£4,530

When the homes were built

  1. None Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. 1% 1919 to 1939
  4. 82% 1945 to 1964
  5. 7% 1965 to 1982
  6. 1% 1983 to 1999
  7. 6% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. 1% 2020 or later

Before 1900, 1900 to 1918, 2010 to 2019: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Bracknell Forest before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: 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

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of RG42 1PQ is in (ONS area E01016241), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near RG42 1PQ?

The nearest open schools to RG42 1PQ, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near RG42 1PQ, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to RG42 1PQ?

The nearest railway station to the centre of RG42 1PQ is Bracknell Rail Station, 1.6 km away in a straight line.

  • Bracknell Rail Station Railway station 1.6 kmCycle
  • Martins Heron Rail Station Railway station 3.5 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

16 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Rounds Hill, 114 m away.

More stations near RG42 1PQ, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near RG42 1PQ?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of RG42 1PQ, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near RG42 1PQ?

1 within 1 km 7 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of RG42 1PQ, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Blink Charging Charging point · 18 chargers · Type 2 950 mWalk
  • BP Pulse Charging point · 2 chargers 1.3 kmCycle
  • BP Pulse Charging point · 2 chargers 1.3 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near RG42 1PQ?

The nearest to the centre of RG42 1PQ, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to RG42 1PQ?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near RG42 1PQ?

The nearest care homes to the centre of RG42 1PQ, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near RG42 1PQ?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of RG42 1PQ, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near RG42 1PQ?

The nearest vets to the centre of RG42 1PQ on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is RG42 1PQ in a conservation area?

The centre of RG42 1PQ is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near RG42 1PQ?

Police.uk records 236 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of RG42 1PQ in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences78 reports
Anti-social behaviour36 reports
Shoplifting33 reports
Vehicle crime18 reports
Other theft14 reports
Public order13 reports

Also: criminal damage and arson 12, drugs 11, bicycle theft 8, burglary 3, theft from the person 3, other crime 3, robbery 2, possession of weapons 2.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for RG42 1PQ

Ward
Priestwood & Garth
Parish
Bracknell
Region
South East
Country
England
Built-up area
Bracknell
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
November 2002

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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