RG42 4HN postcode in Binfield, Bracknell Forest

RG42 4HN is a postcode in Binfield, in the Binfield North & Warfield West ward of Bracknell Forest. It is in the Maidenhead parliamentary constituency and the Thames Valley police force area, and has been in use since July 1995.

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 4HN can get it Across Bracknell Forest: 97% Typical price £491,250 Homes sold in RG42 4, last 12 months. ▼ 5.3% on the year before Nearest station Bracknell 3.3 km in a straight line

Where RG42 4HN is, and what is near it

Map of RG42 4HN and what is near it Map of RG42 4HN: its centre point, with the 199 other postcodes in the RG42 4 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 8 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. RG42 4AD: also in RG42 4RG42 4AE: also in RG42 4RG42 4AF: also in RG42 4RG42 4AG: also in RG42 4RG42 4AH: also in RG42 4RG42 4AJ: also in RG42 4RG42 4AL: also in RG42 4RG42 4AN: also in RG42 4RG42 4AP: also in RG42 4RG42 4AR: also in RG42 4RG42 4AS: also in RG42 4RG42 4AT: also in RG42 4RG42 4AU: also in RG42 4RG42 4AW: also in RG42 4RG42 4AX: also in RG42 4RG42 4AY: also in RG42 4RG42 4BB: also in RG42 4RG42 4BD: also in RG42 4RG42 4BH: also in RG42 4RG42 4BJ: also in RG42 4RG42 4BL: also in RG42 4RG42 4BN: also in RG42 4RG42 4BP: also in RG42 4RG42 4BQ: also in RG42 4RG42 4BX: also in RG42 4RG42 4BY: also in RG42 4RG42 4BZ: also in RG42 4RG42 4DA: also in RG42 4RG42 4DB: also in RG42 4RG42 4DD: also in RG42 4RG42 4DE: also in RG42 4RG42 4DF: also in RG42 4RG42 4DG: also in RG42 4RG42 4DH: also in RG42 4RG42 4DJ: also in RG42 4RG42 4DL: also in RG42 4RG42 4DN: also in RG42 4RG42 4DP: also in RG42 4RG42 4DR: also in RG42 4RG42 4DS: also in RG42 4RG42 4DT: also in RG42 4RG42 4DU: also in RG42 4RG42 4DW: also in RG42 4RG42 4DX: also in RG42 4RG42 4DY: also in RG42 4RG42 4DZ: also in RG42 4RG42 4EA: also in RG42 4RG42 4EB: also in RG42 4RG42 4ED: also in RG42 4RG42 4EE: also in RG42 4RG42 4EF: also in RG42 4RG42 4EG: also in RG42 4RG42 4EH: also in RG42 4RG42 4EJ: also in RG42 4RG42 4EL: also in RG42 4RG42 4EN: also in RG42 4RG42 4EQ: also in RG42 4RG42 4ER: also in RG42 4RG42 4ES: also in RG42 4RG42 4ET: also in RG42 4RG42 4EW: also in RG42 4RG42 4EX: also in RG42 4RG42 4EZ: also in RG42 4RG42 4FD: also in RG42 4RG42 4FE: also in RG42 4RG42 4FF: also in RG42 4RG42 4FN: also in RG42 4RG42 4FP: also in RG42 4RG42 4FR: also in RG42 4RG42 4FS: also in RG42 4RG42 4GR: also in RG42 4RG42 4HA: also in RG42 4RG42 4HB: also in RG42 4RG42 4HD: also in RG42 4RG42 4HE: also in RG42 4RG42 4HF: also in RG42 4RG42 4HG: also in RG42 4RG42 4HH: also in RG42 4RG42 4HL: also in RG42 4RG42 4HP: also in RG42 4RG42 4HQ: also in RG42 4RG42 4HS: also in RG42 4RG42 4HU: also in RG42 4RG42 4HW: also in RG42 4RG42 4HY: also in RG42 4RG42 4HZ: also in RG42 4RG42 4JA: also in RG42 4RG42 4JB: also in RG42 4RG42 4JD: also in RG42 4RG42 4JE: also in RG42 4RG42 4JF: also in RG42 4RG42 4JG: also in RG42 4RG42 4JH: also in RG42 4RG42 4JJ: also in RG42 4RG42 4JL: also in RG42 4RG42 4JN: also in RG42 4RG42 4JS: also in RG42 4RG42 4JT: also in RG42 4RG42 4JU: also in RG42 4RG42 4JW: also in RG42 4RG42 4JX: also in RG42 4RG42 4JY: also in RG42 4RG42 4JZ: also in RG42 4RG42 4LN: also in RG42 4RG42 4LP: also in RG42 4RG42 4LR: also in RG42 4RG42 4LT: also in RG42 4RG42 4LU: also in RG42 4RG42 4LW: also in RG42 4RG42 4LY: also in RG42 4RG42 4LZ: also in RG42 4RG42 4NA: also in RG42 4RG42 4NB: also in RG42 4RG42 4NE: also in RG42 4RG42 4NF: also in RG42 4RG42 4NG: also in RG42 4RG42 4NH: also in RG42 4RG42 4NJ: also in RG42 4RG42 4NL: also in RG42 4RG42 4NS: also in RG42 4RG42 4NW: also in RG42 4RG42 4NY: also in RG42 4RG42 4NZ: also in RG42 4RG42 4PQ: also in RG42 4RG42 4PZ: also in RG42 4RG42 4QQ: also in RG42 4RG42 4QW: also in RG42 4RG42 4RA: also in RG42 4RG42 4UA: also in RG42 4RG42 4UB: also in RG42 4RG42 4UD: also in RG42 4RG42 4UE: also in RG42 4RG42 4UF: also in RG42 4RG42 4UG: also in RG42 4RG42 4UH: also in RG42 4RG42 4UJ: also in RG42 4RG42 4UL: also in RG42 4RG42 4UN: also in RG42 4RG42 4UQ: also in RG42 4RG42 4UR: also in RG42 4RG42 4US: also in RG42 4RG42 4UT: also in RG42 4RG42 4UU: also in RG42 4RG42 4UW: also in RG42 4 2 GP practices, 3.0–3.6 kmWokingham station 4.3 kmBinfield RG42 4HN Map of RG42 4HN and what is near it Map of RG42 4HN: its centre point, with the 199 other postcodes in the RG42 4 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 8 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Binfield South & Jennett's Park RG42 4HN
  • RG42 4HN
  • Other postcodes in RG42 4: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 8 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.4317, longitude -0.7893)

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; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after RG42 4HN?

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 4HN?

Every home and business at RG42 4HN can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

RG42 4HN 100% Bracknell Forest 97%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

RG42 4HN 100% Bracknell Forest 99%
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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 4HN?

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 4HN 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 4HN.

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 4HN: 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 4HN 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 4HN?

Homes in RG42 4 sold for a typical £491,250 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 102 sales, down 5.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£491,250 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£518,750 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 5.3% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £713,000 38 sales
  • Semi-detached £497,500 25 sales
  • Terraced £402,500 20 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £280,000 19 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 4HN

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in RG42 4HN from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 28 March 2025. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of 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 4HN?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 700 homes in the neighbourhood around RG42 4HN. The largest share of them, 26%, are in council tax band E. More were built from 1983 to 1999 than in any other period (49%). 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 4HN

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 £1,762 (band B) to £4,530 (band H); band E, the most common, is £2,768.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Awithheld£1,510
Band Babout 10 (1%)£1,762
Band Cabout 50 (7%)£2,013
Band Dabout 130 (19%)£2,265
Band Eabout 180 (26%)£2,768
Band Fabout 180 (26%)£3,271
Band Gabout 140 (20%)£3,775
Band Habout 10 (1%)£4,530

When the homes were built

  1. 9% Before 1900
  2. 3% 1900 to 1918
  3. 1% 1919 to 1939
  4. 6% 1945 to 1964
  5. 25% 1965 to 1982
  6. 49% 1983 to 1999
  7. 1% 2000 to 2009
  8. 4% 2010 to 2019
  9. 1% 2020 or later

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 4HN is in (ONS area E01016187), 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 4HN?

The nearest open schools to RG42 4HN, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near RG42 4HN, 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 4HN?

The nearest railway station to the centre of RG42 4HN is Bracknell Rail Station, 3.3 km away in a straight line.

  • Bracknell Rail Station Railway station 3.3 kmCycle
  • Wokingham Rail Station Railway station 4.3 kmCycle

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

8 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Binfield Crossroads, 35 m away.

More stations near RG42 4HN, 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 4HN?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of RG42 4HN, 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 4HN?

0 within 1 km 5 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of RG42 4HN, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · 14 chargers 2.2 kmCycle
  • InstaVolt Charging point · 4 chargers · CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 160 kW 2.4 kmCycle
  • Blink Charging Charging point · 18 chargers · Type 2 2.7 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 4HN?

The nearest to the centre of RG42 4HN, 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 4HN?

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 4HN?

The nearest care homes to the centre of RG42 4HN, 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 4HN?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of RG42 4HN, 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 4HN?

The nearest vets to the centre of RG42 4HN 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 4HN in a conservation area?

The centre of RG42 4HN 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 4HN?

Police.uk records 29 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of RG42 4HN in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences13 reports
Anti-social behaviour5 reports
Vehicle crime4 reports
Other theft4 reports
Criminal damage and arson1 report
Bicycle theft1 report

Also: other crime 1.

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 4HN

Ward
Binfield North & Warfield West
Parish
Binfield
Region
South East
Country
England
Built-up area
Binfield
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
July 1995

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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