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Central Bracknell & Wildridings

Middle area

North west Bracknell Forest. 13,113 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3.0 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Central Bracknell & Wildridings live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£370,000
Joint 2,317th most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
11,871
299th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Central Bracknell & Wildridings

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Central Bracknell & Wildridings at a rate of 151.6 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 65.0 per 1,000 people across Bracknell Forest.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences695
Other crime434
Anti-social behaviour245
Shoplifting213
Criminal damage and arson129
Vehicle crime86
Drug offences71
Burglary63
Robbery30
Theft from the person22

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Central Bracknell & Wildridings compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

Central Bracknell & WildridingsMiddle
Median sale price15 middle areas, Bracknell Forest · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Bracknell Forest15 areas from £355,000 to £685,000. The middle area is £436,000. Central Bracknell & Wildridings is £370,000.
£370,0004th cheapest
Population15 middle areas, Bracknell Forest · 2021
Population: every middle area in Bracknell Forest15 areas from 5,774 to 12,093. The middle area is 7,132. Central Bracknell & Wildridings is 11,871.
11,8712nd most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares15 middle areas, Bracknell Forest · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Bracknell Forest15 areas from 0.0% to 0.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Central Bracknell & Wildridings is 0.0%.
0%
Gigabit broadband coverage15 middle areas, Bracknell Forest · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Bracknell Forest15 areas from 91.4% to 100.0%. The middle area is 97.9%. Central Bracknell & Wildridings is 96.3%.
96.3%5th lowest

Is Central Bracknell & Wildridings safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Central Bracknell & Wildridings at a rate of 151.6 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 65.0 per 1,000 people across Bracknell Forest.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 192 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Central Bracknell & Wildridings.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (695), other crime (434) and anti-social behaviour (245).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Bracknell Forest

These figures are published for the whole of Bracknell Forest, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Bracknell Forest and not Central Bracknell & Wildridings alone. See Bracknell Forest

Average house price
£391,521
Down 2.3% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£43,206
84th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
9.1×
Joint 84th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
10.1
Joint 26th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Central Bracknell & Wildridings in brief

The median price paid for a home in Central Bracknell & Wildridings was £370,000 in 2025.

Central Bracknell & Wildridings had 11,871 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Central Bracknell & Wildridings live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Central Bracknell & Wildridings, 96.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.