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What is it?

This topic is about the local services and places that help people stay well and find support: what is available in Bracknell Forest, where it is, and whether people can get to it and use it. It covers health services close to home, such as GP practices, pharmacies and dentists, and community assets such as libraries, family hubs and community groups.

• Community assets: the strengths a community already has that can support health, such as local people and organisations, the networks between them, and activity in local places. NHS England
• Primary care: GP practices, community pharmacies and other primary care services, which work together in Primary Care Networks to offer more services locally. Bracknell Forest Council
• Neighbourhood health: the NHS, councils and their partners working together to give more care at home or close to home, and to link people with wider council and voluntary sector support. NHS England
• Access: whether people can use a service when they need it. It depends on things such as how far away it is and how easy it is to get to, OHID its opening hours, Bracknell Forest Council its cost, OHID and being able to get in touch online, by phone or in person. NHS England

This page looks at NHS dental care for adults, experience of GP practices, local facilities and libraries, and care home places, how Bracknell Forest compares, and where getting to services may be harder. Children’s dental care is on Oral health in children, and community groups and volunteering on Our communities.

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Wider determinants

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Population groups

Children and families Older people Disabled people People with learning disabilities People on low incomes

Themes

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Strategy principles

Connected neighbourhood systems Person-centred and community-led Reducing inequalities

The picture in Bracknell Forest

What the evidence shows locally: the scale of need, who it affects most and where it is greatest.

Why does this matter?

Local services and community resources help people stay well, manage health problems and get support early. National guidance asks health professionals to find out which community and voluntary services and groups there are locally and to point people to them, for example through social prescribing or services in community hubs. OHID The NHS is moving towards neighbourhood health: more care at home or close to home, better access, experience and outcomes, and people connected with social care, public health, other council services and voluntary sector support. NHS England

Having a service nearby doesn’t mean everyone can use it. People should be able to reach services equitably in different ways, online, by phone and in person, and neighbourhood health is expected to tackle health inequalities. NHS England For NHS dentistry, adults with lower incomes and those in more deprived areas are less likely to go for regular check-ups, and cost and anxiety are among the barriers people describe. OHID

Planning also matters. National planning policy asks local plans to understand any shortfall in community facilities and public services, taking account of local health needs and opportunities to reduce inequalities, and to plan for all types of health care provision and other essential facilities as the population grows. MHCLG

What is happening in Bracknell Forest?

These measures cover some of the services and facilities people use locally. Experience of GP practices is published for each practice, so it is under Where is need greatest?. Most residents live within a mile of a community pharmacy, and everyone can reach one within 20 minutes by car, the Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment found. Bracknell Forest Council

Health services close to home

Adults seen by an NHS dentist, and the Access to Healthy Assets and Hazards index, which includes how close people live to GP practices, pharmacies, dentists, hospitals and leisure centres. OHID NHS dental figures count adults seen in the previous 24 months, matching the longest interval between check-ups that NICE recommends for adults; adults who see a dentist privately aren’t counted. NHSBSA

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Population in the 20% of areas with the poorest access to healthy assets (AHAH)

Access to Healthy Assets & Hazards Index · Persons, All ages · 2026

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Area	Group	Period	Sex	Age	Value	Lower 95% CI	Upper 95% CI	Count	Denominator	Compared with England
Bracknell Forest	Bracknell Forest	2026	Persons	All ages	1.1%			1,462	130,806	Not compared
England	England and South East	2026	Persons	All ages	21.1%			12,389,925	58,620,101	Not compared
South East	England and South East	2026	Persons	All ages	9.6%			927,085	9,642,942	Not compared
Reading†	Berkshire UAs	2026	Persons	All ages	11.4%			20,855	182,907	Not compared
Slough	Berkshire UAs	2026	Persons	All ages	26.5%			44,430	167,359	Not compared
West Berkshire	Berkshire UAs	2026	Persons	All ages	6.4%			10,557	165,112	Not compared
Windsor and Maidenhead†	Berkshire UAs	2026	Persons	All ages	3.3%			5,257	158,943	Not compared
Wokingham†	Berkshire UAs	2026	Persons	All ages	0.8%			1,542	187,200	Not compared
Bexley	Statistical neighbours	2026	Persons	All ages	44.5%			113,995	256,434	Not compared
Bromley	Statistical neighbours	2026	Persons	All ages	15.7%			52,646	335,319	Not compared
Kingston upon Thames	Statistical neighbours	2026	Persons	All ages	29.0%			50,133	172,692	Not compared
Merton	Statistical neighbours	2026	Persons	All ages	56.6%			123,782	218,539	Not compared
Milton Keynes	Statistical neighbours	2026	Persons	All ages	4.8%			14,567	305,884	Not compared
Richmond upon Thames	Statistical neighbours	2026	Persons	All ages	24.7%			48,537	196,678	Not compared
Solihull	Statistical neighbours	2026	Persons	All ages	12.5%			27,596	221,242	Not compared
South Gloucestershire	Statistical neighbours	2026	Persons	All ages	11.9%			36,600	306,332	Not compared
Sutton	Statistical neighbours	2026	Persons	All ages	34.5%			73,981	214,525	Not compared
Swindon	Statistical neighbours	2026	Persons	All ages	9.6%			23,319	243,875	Not compared
Trafford	Statistical neighbours	2026	Persons	All ages	15.7%			37,936	241,025	Not compared
Warrington	Statistical neighbours	2026	Persons	All ages	7.4%			16,027	215,391	Not compared

Bracknell Forest 1.1% No confidence interval published

England 21.1% Bracknell Forest not tested

South East 9.6% Bracknell Forest not tested

Count 1,462 out of 130,806

In 2026, the figure for Bracknell Forest was 1.1%, about 1 in 89. This is lower than both England (21.1%) and the South East (9.6%), but there isn't enough information to say whether these differences are real.

Only one period is available, so change over time can't be described.

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Compared with similar areas

Bracknell Forest was compared with the 15 areas most like it (its MHCLG statistical neighbours). It has the 2nd lowest figure of these 16 areas. There isn't enough information to say whether it is clearly different from any of them. Among the other areas, figures range from 0.8% in Wokingham to 56.6% in Merton.

Compared with other Berkshire councils

Bracknell Forest was compared with the other five Berkshire unitary authorities. It has the 2nd lowest figure of these six areas. There isn't enough information to say whether it is clearly different from any of them. Among the other areas, figures range from 0.8% in Wokingham to 26.5% in Slough.

About this measure

Percentage of the population who live in LSOAs which score in the poorest performing 20% on the Access to Healthy Assets & Hazards (AHAH) index. A lower figure is better.

Bear in mind

• Fingertips doesn't publish a range of likely values (a confidence interval) for this figure, so it isn't possible to say whether differences from other areas, or over time, are real.

Source: OHID Fingertips, indicator 93074 (Geographic Data Service (GeoDS), Access to Healthy Assets and Hazards (AHAH)). Downloaded 10 Nov 2026. Text generated from the data by rule.

Adults seen by an NHS dentist

NHS Dental Statistics for England: adults seen by an NHS dentist · Persons, All ages · March 2026

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Area	Group	Period	Sex	Age	Value	Lower 95% CI	Upper 95% CI	Count	Denominator	Compared with England
Bracknell Forest	Bracknell Forest	March 2026	Persons	All ages	41.9%			43,063	102,815	Not compared
England	England and South East	March 2026	Persons	All ages	40.4%			18,757,454	46,437,085	Not compared
Reading†	Berkshire UAs	March 2026	Persons	All ages	29.4%			42,949	146,247	Not compared
Slough	Berkshire UAs	March 2026	Persons	All ages	33.7%			41,180	122,356	Not compared
West Berkshire	Berkshire UAs	March 2026	Persons	All ages	38.2%			49,943	130,754	Not compared
Windsor and Maidenhead†	Berkshire UAs	March 2026	Persons	All ages	35.8%			45,032	125,657	Not compared
Wokingham†	Berkshire UAs	March 2026	Persons	All ages	42.1%			60,980	144,951	Not compared
Bexley	Statistical neighbours	March 2026	Persons	All ages	41.6%			83,092	199,643	Not compared
Bromley	Statistical neighbours	March 2026	Persons	All ages	35.2%			92,754	263,705	Not compared
Kingston upon Thames	Statistical neighbours	March 2026	Persons	All ages	35.9%			49,064	136,833	Not compared
Merton	Statistical neighbours	March 2026	Persons	All ages	34.9%			60,704	174,114	Not compared
Milton Keynes	Statistical neighbours	March 2026	Persons	All ages	30.8%			72,663	235,632	Not compared
Richmond upon Thames	Statistical neighbours	March 2026	Persons	All ages	32.0%			49,436	154,265	Not compared
Solihull	Statistical neighbours	March 2026	Persons	All ages	47.4%			81,867	172,615	Not compared
South Gloucestershire	Statistical neighbours	March 2026	Persons	All ages	41.6%			102,697	246,641	Not compared
Sutton	Statistical neighbours	March 2026	Persons	All ages	41.2%			67,790	164,443	Not compared
Swindon	Statistical neighbours	March 2026	Persons	All ages	30.2%			57,934	191,842	Not compared
Trafford	Statistical neighbours	March 2026	Persons	All ages	49.7%			91,869	184,908	Not compared
Warrington	Statistical neighbours	March 2026	Persons	All ages	46.6%			79,917	171,679	Not compared

Show the figures (Bracknell Forest, South East and England)

Area	Group	Period	Sex	Age	Value	Lower 95% CI	Upper 95% CI	Count	Denominator	Compared with England
Bracknell Forest	Bracknell Forest	March 2020	Persons	All ages	47.0%			44,321	94,362	Not compared
Bracknell Forest	Bracknell Forest	March 2021	Persons	All ages	39.9%			38,144	95,594	Not compared
Bracknell Forest	Bracknell Forest	March 2022	Persons	All ages	31.6%			30,764	97,372	Not compared
Bracknell Forest	Bracknell Forest	March 2023	Persons	All ages	37.5%			37,026	98,859	Not compared
Bracknell Forest	Bracknell Forest	March 2024	Persons	All ages	40.4%			40,492	100,303	Not compared
Bracknell Forest	Bracknell Forest	March 2025	Persons	All ages	41.5%			42,057	101,429	Not compared
Bracknell Forest	Bracknell Forest	March 2026	Persons	All ages	41.9%			43,063	102,815	Not compared
England	England and South East	March 2020	Persons	All ages	49.1%			21,840,358	44,439,564	Not compared
England	England and South East	March 2021	Persons	All ages	42.4%			18,896,901	44,538,167	Not compared
England	England and South East	March 2022	Persons	All ages	33.9%			15,169,943	44,792,013	Not compared
England	England and South East	March 2023	Persons	All ages	40.0%			18,082,394	45,243,128	Not compared
England	England and South East	March 2024	Persons	All ages	40.1%			18,414,066	45,872,994	Not compared
England	England and South East	March 2025	Persons	All ages	39.8%			18,472,487	46,437,085	Not compared
England	England and South East	March 2026	Persons	All ages	40.4%			18,757,454	46,437,085	Not compared

Bracknell Forest 41.9% No confidence interval published

England 40.4% Bracknell Forest not tested

Count 43,063 out of 102,815

In March 2026, the figure for Bracknell Forest was 41.9%. It is higher than England (40.4%), but NHSBSA publishes no margin of error to test whether the difference is real.

Between March 2022 and March 2026, the figure rose from 31.6% to 41.9%. NHSBSA publishes no margin of error to test whether this change is real.

About these figures

This counts NHS dental care only: adults who see a dentist privately aren't included.

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Compared with similar areas

Bracknell Forest was compared with the 15 areas most like it (its MHCLG statistical neighbours). It has the 5th highest figure of these 16 areas. NHSBSA publishes no margin of error to test whether it is clearly different from any of them. Among the other areas, figures range from 29.4% in Reading to 49.7% in Trafford.

Compared with other Berkshire councils

Bracknell Forest was compared with the other five Berkshire unitary authorities. It has the 2nd highest figure of these six areas. NHSBSA publishes no margin of error to test whether it is clearly different from any of them. Among the other areas, figures range from 29.4% in Reading to 42.1% in Wokingham.

About this measure

The percentage of adults aged 18 and over who received NHS dental care in the previous 24 months (NHSBSA, by where they live). A higher figure is better.

Bear in mind

• It counts NHS dental care only: adults who see a dentist privately aren't counted, so a lower figure can mean more private care as well as less access.
• People are counted where they live, wherever they had their treatment.
• The COVID-19 pandemic reduced dental care sharply in 2020 and 2021, and figures since are still recovering.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority, NHS Dental Statistics for England 2025-26 (official statistics), patients seen by patient location. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Percentages worked out from the published counts. Downloaded 14 October 2026. Text generated from the data by rule.

Adults aged 65 and over seen by an NHS dentist

NHS Dental Statistics for England: adults seen by an NHS dentist · Persons, All ages · March 2026

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Area	Group	Period	Sex	Age	Value	Lower 95% CI	Upper 95% CI	Count	Denominator	Compared with England
Bracknell Forest	Bracknell Forest	March 2026	Persons	All ages	43.7%			9,439	21,603	Not compared
England	England and South East	March 2026	Persons	All ages	42.9%			4,708,268	10,981,092	Not compared
Reading†	Berkshire UAs	March 2026	Persons	All ages	33.1%			7,497	22,678	Not compared
Slough	Berkshire UAs	March 2026	Persons	All ages	41.8%			7,016	16,780	Not compared
West Berkshire	Berkshire UAs	March 2026	Persons	All ages	36.0%			12,372	34,366	Not compared
Windsor and Maidenhead†	Berkshire UAs	March 2026	Persons	All ages	36.3%			11,200	30,854	Not compared
Wokingham†	Berkshire UAs	March 2026	Persons	All ages	40.4%			13,499	33,376	Not compared
Bexley	Statistical neighbours	March 2026	Persons	All ages	45.3%			19,634	43,380	Not compared
Bromley	Statistical neighbours	March 2026	Persons	All ages	34.0%			20,895	61,366	Not compared
Kingston upon Thames	Statistical neighbours	March 2026	Persons	All ages	39.8%			10,594	26,622	Not compared
Merton	Statistical neighbours	March 2026	Persons	All ages	41.5%			12,347	29,748	Not compared
Milton Keynes	Statistical neighbours	March 2026	Persons	All ages	33.7%			15,144	44,895	Not compared
Richmond upon Thames	Statistical neighbours	March 2026	Persons	All ages	32.5%			11,230	34,511	Not compared
Solihull	Statistical neighbours	March 2026	Persons	All ages	45.7%			21,759	47,662	Not compared
South Gloucestershire	Statistical neighbours	March 2026	Persons	All ages	45.0%			26,258	58,415	Not compared
Sutton	Statistical neighbours	March 2026	Persons	All ages	44.1%			14,792	33,529	Not compared
Swindon	Statistical neighbours	March 2026	Persons	All ages	31.9%			13,098	41,020	Not compared
Trafford	Statistical neighbours	March 2026	Persons	All ages	47.4%			20,516	43,246	Not compared
Warrington	Statistical neighbours	March 2026	Persons	All ages	49.1%			21,395	43,594	Not compared

Show the figures (Bracknell Forest, South East and England)

Area	Group	Period	Sex	Age	Value	Lower 95% CI	Upper 95% CI	Count	Denominator	Compared with England
Bracknell Forest	Bracknell Forest	March 2020	Persons	All ages	47.8%			8,548	17,876	Not compared
Bracknell Forest	Bracknell Forest	March 2021	Persons	All ages	43.5%			8,015	18,433	Not compared
Bracknell Forest	Bracknell Forest	March 2022	Persons	All ages	35.6%			6,760	19,009	Not compared
Bracknell Forest	Bracknell Forest	March 2023	Persons	All ages	41.0%			8,044	19,612	Not compared
Bracknell Forest	Bracknell Forest	March 2024	Persons	All ages	42.8%			8,692	20,310	Not compared
Bracknell Forest	Bracknell Forest	March 2025	Persons	All ages	43.1%			9,046	20,977	Not compared
Bracknell Forest	Bracknell Forest	March 2026	Persons	All ages	43.7%			9,439	21,603	Not compared
England	England and South East	March 2020	Persons	All ages	49.8%			5,098,249	10,243,221	Not compared
England	England and South East	March 2021	Persons	All ages	45.5%			4,697,931	10,332,210	Not compared
England	England and South East	March 2022	Persons	All ages	36.4%			3,809,002	10,469,044	Not compared
England	England and South East	March 2023	Persons	All ages	42.6%			4,532,582	10,630,852	Not compared
England	England and South East	March 2024	Persons	All ages	43.0%			4,640,960	10,787,479	Not compared
England	England and South East	March 2025	Persons	All ages	42.4%			4,651,909	10,981,092	Not compared
England	England and South East	March 2026	Persons	All ages	42.9%			4,708,268	10,981,092	Not compared

Bracknell Forest 43.7% No confidence interval published

England 42.9% Bracknell Forest not tested

Count 9,439 out of 21,603

In March 2026, the figure for Bracknell Forest was 43.7%. It is higher than England (42.9%), but NHSBSA publishes no margin of error to test whether the difference is real.

Between March 2022 and March 2026, the figure rose from 35.6% to 43.7%. NHSBSA publishes no margin of error to test whether this change is real.

About these figures

This counts NHS dental care only: adults who see a dentist privately aren't included.

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Compared with similar areas

Bracknell Forest was compared with the 15 areas most like it (its MHCLG statistical neighbours). It has the 7th highest figure of these 16 areas. NHSBSA publishes no margin of error to test whether it is clearly different from any of them. Among the other areas, figures range from 31.9% in Swindon to 49.1% in Warrington.

Compared with other Berkshire councils

Bracknell Forest was compared with the other five Berkshire unitary authorities. It has the highest figure of these six areas. NHSBSA publishes no margin of error to test whether it is clearly different from any of them. Among the other areas, figures range from 33.1% in Reading to 41.8% in Slough.

About this measure

The percentage of adults aged 65 and over who received NHS dental care in the previous 24 months (NHSBSA, by where they live). A higher figure is better.

Bear in mind

• It counts NHS dental care only: adults who see a dentist privately aren't counted, so a lower figure can mean more private care as well as less access.
• People are counted where they live, wherever they had their treatment.
• The COVID-19 pandemic reduced dental care sharply in 2020 and 2021, and figures since are still recovering.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority, NHS Dental Statistics for England 2025-26 (official statistics), patients seen by patient location. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Percentages worked out from the published counts. Downloaded 14 October 2026. Text generated from the data by rule.

Local facilities and libraries

How satisfied residents are with local facilities and amenities, and how many have used a public library in person or online in the past year, from the national survey of adults. DCMS

Choose a measure to see its trend and how Bracknell Forest compares.

Satisfied with local facilities and amenities

Community and Engagement Survey: council estimates · Persons, All ages · 2025/26

Quick guide

What do the thin lines on our charts mean?

A quick guide to confidence intervals, in four steps.

1. Step 1 of 4

   Most figures are estimates

   Say we want to know how many adults smoke. A survey can't ask everyone. Ask a different group of people and you'd get a slightly different answer. Even figures that count everyone, like hospital stays, go up and down by chance. So each figure is a best estimate: we can't know the true figure exactly.

2. Step 2 of 4

   So we show a range of likely values

   On our charts, the bar is that best estimate. The thin line shows the range the true figure is very likely to be in. This is called a 95% confidence interval. Very likely means 95 times out of 100.

3. Step 3 of 4

   Is it different from England?

   The dashed line is England's figure. If the thin line crosses it, the difference could be down to chance, so we say ‘similar’. If it doesn't cross, the difference is unlikely to be down to chance. To compare two areas, two groups of people or two years, we check if their thin lines overlap.

4. Step 4 of 4

   Fewer people, wider range

   The fewer people a figure is based on, the wider its range. Bracknell Forest is small next to England, so its ranges are often wide. So a figure can look higher or lower than England's and still be ‘similar’. That means we can't be sure there's a real difference.

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Area	Group	Period	Sex	Age	Value	Lower 95% CI	Upper 95% CI	Count	Denominator	Compared with England
Bracknell Forest	Bracknell Forest	2025/26	Persons	All ages	73.0%	67.0%	79.0%			Similar
England	England and South East	2025/26	Persons	All ages	70.0%	70.0%	71.0%			Not compared
Reading†	Berkshire UAs	2025/26	Persons	All ages	77.0%	72.0%	81.0%			Better 95%
Slough	Berkshire UAs	2025/26	Persons	All ages	47.0%	42.0%	52.0%			Worse 95%
West Berkshire	Berkshire UAs	2025/26	Persons	All ages	76.0%	71.0%	80.0%			Better 95%
Windsor and Maidenhead†	Berkshire UAs	2025/26	Persons	All ages	73.0%	68.0%	78.0%			Similar
Wokingham†	Berkshire UAs	2025/26	Persons	All ages	78.0%	73.0%	82.0%			Better 95%
Bexley	Statistical neighbours	2025/26	Persons	All ages	67.0%	62.0%	72.0%			Similar
Bromley	Statistical neighbours	2025/26	Persons	All ages	79.0%	76.0%	83.0%			Better 95%
Kingston upon Thames	Statistical neighbours	2025/26	Persons	All ages	83.0%	78.0%	86.0%			Better 95%
Merton	Statistical neighbours	2025/26	Persons	All ages	77.0%	71.0%	81.0%			Better 95%
Milton Keynes	Statistical neighbours	2025/26	Persons	All ages	70.0%	66.0%	74.0%			Similar
Richmond upon Thames	Statistical neighbours	2025/26	Persons	All ages	87.0%	82.0%	91.0%			Better 95%
Solihull	Statistical neighbours	2025/26	Persons	All ages	77.0%	72.0%	81.0%			Better 95%
South Gloucestershire	Statistical neighbours	2025/26	Persons	All ages	73.0%	69.0%	77.0%			Similar
Sutton	Statistical neighbours	2025/26	Persons	All ages	83.0%	78.0%	87.0%			Better 95%
Swindon	Statistical neighbours	2025/26	Persons	All ages	66.0%	60.0%	72.0%			Similar
Trafford	Statistical neighbours	2025/26	Persons	All ages	87.0%	82.0%	90.0%			Better 95%
Warrington	Statistical neighbours	2025/26	Persons	All ages	77.0%	72.0%	81.0%			Better 95%

Show the figures (Bracknell Forest, South East and England)

Area	Group	Period	Sex	Age	Value	Lower 95% CI	Upper 95% CI	Count	Denominator	Compared with England
Bracknell Forest	Bracknell Forest	2024/25	Persons	All ages	81.0%	76.0%	85.0%			Better 95%
Bracknell Forest	Bracknell Forest	2025/26	Persons	All ages	73.0%	67.0%	79.0%			Similar
England	England and South East	2024/25	Persons	All ages	75.0%	75.0%	75.0%			Not compared
England	England and South East	2025/26	Persons	All ages	70.0%	70.0%	71.0%			Not compared

Bracknell Forest 73.0% 95% CI 67.0% to 79.0%

England 70.0% Bracknell Forest is similar

Count — Not published for this measure

In 2025/26, the figure for Bracknell Forest was 73.0%. It is similar to England (70.0%). Any difference could be down to chance.

Between 2024/25 and 2025/26, the figure fell from 81.0% to 73.0%. This change could be down to chance, so the figure is best described as broadly stable.

About these figures

These come from a survey of a few hundred adults in Bracknell Forest each year, so they are estimates with a range of likely values.

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Compared with similar areas

Bracknell Forest was compared with the 15 areas most like it (its MHCLG statistical neighbours). It has the joint 4th lowest figure of these 16 areas. It is clearly lower than two and similar to the other 13. Among the other areas, figures range from 66.0% in Swindon to 87.0% in Trafford.

Compared with other Berkshire councils

Bracknell Forest was compared with the other five Berkshire unitary authorities. It has the joint 2nd lowest figure of these six areas. It is clearly higher than one and similar to the other four. Among the other areas, figures range from 47.0% in Slough to 78.0% in Wokingham.

About this measure

Adults aged 16 and over who are satisfied with the facilities and amenities in their local area. A higher figure is better.

Bear in mind

• These are survey estimates. The range of likely values on each chart is DCMS's published 95% confidence interval; Bracknell Forest is called higher or lower than England only where England's figure is outside that range.
• Between about 400 and 550 adults in Bracknell Forest answer each year, so the range is around ten percentage points wide, and a change from one year to the next is often within it.
• People who answered "don't know" are left out of each figure.
• The survey changed its name and some of its questions in 2025/26. DCMS compares 2025/26 with 2024/25 in the same tables; the 2024/25 figures shown are DCMS's latest, with its corrections.
• Figures before 2023/24 aren't available for councils.
• The true figure for 2025/26 is likely to be between 67.0% and 79.0%.
• "Clearly" higher or lower than another area means the ranges of likely values don't overlap. This is a cautious test, so some real differences won't be picked up.

Source: Department for Culture, Media and Sport, Community and Engagement Survey 2025/26 and Community Life Survey 2024/25. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Downloaded 14 October 2026. Text generated from the data by rule.

Used a public library in person

Community and Engagement Survey: council estimates · Persons, All ages · 2025/26

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Area	Group	Period	Sex	Age	Value	Lower 95% CI	Upper 95% CI	Count	Denominator	Compared with England
Bracknell Forest	Bracknell Forest	2025/26	Persons	All ages	27.0%	22.0%	32.0%			Similar
England	England and South East	2025/26	Persons	All ages	31.0%	31.0%	31.0%			Not compared
Reading†	Berkshire UAs	2025/26	Persons	All ages	35.0%	31.0%	40.0%			Similar
Slough	Berkshire UAs	2025/26	Persons	All ages	31.0%	27.0%	36.0%			Similar
West Berkshire	Berkshire UAs	2025/26	Persons	All ages	30.0%	25.0%	35.0%			Similar
Windsor and Maidenhead†	Berkshire UAs	2025/26	Persons	All ages	36.0%	31.0%	41.0%			Similar
Wokingham†	Berkshire UAs	2025/26	Persons	All ages	40.0%	35.0%	45.0%			Higher 95%
Bexley	Statistical neighbours	2025/26	Persons	All ages	33.0%	29.0%	38.0%			Similar
Bromley	Statistical neighbours	2025/26	Persons	All ages	40.0%	36.0%	44.0%			Higher 95%
Kingston upon Thames	Statistical neighbours	2025/26	Persons	All ages	33.0%	29.0%	38.0%			Similar
Merton	Statistical neighbours	2025/26	Persons	All ages	40.0%	35.0%	45.0%			Higher 95%
Milton Keynes	Statistical neighbours	2025/26	Persons	All ages	32.0%	28.0%	37.0%			Similar
Richmond upon Thames	Statistical neighbours	2025/26	Persons	All ages	48.0%	42.0%	53.0%			Higher 95%
Solihull	Statistical neighbours	2025/26	Persons	All ages	34.0%	29.0%	39.0%			Similar
South Gloucestershire	Statistical neighbours	2025/26	Persons	All ages	30.0%	25.0%	34.0%			Similar
Sutton	Statistical neighbours	2025/26	Persons	All ages	36.0%	32.0%	41.0%			Higher 95%
Swindon	Statistical neighbours	2025/26	Persons	All ages	21.0%	17.0%	26.0%			Lower 95%
Trafford	Statistical neighbours	2025/26	Persons	All ages	43.0%	38.0%	48.0%			Higher 95%
Warrington	Statistical neighbours	2025/26	Persons	All ages	26.0%	22.0%	30.0%			Lower 95%

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Area	Group	Period	Sex	Age	Value	Lower 95% CI	Upper 95% CI	Count	Denominator	Compared with England
Bracknell Forest	Bracknell Forest	2025/26	Persons	All ages	27.0%	22.0%	32.0%			Similar
England	England and South East	2024/25	Persons	All ages	26.0%	26.0%	27.0%			Not compared
England	England and South East	2025/26	Persons	All ages	31.0%	31.0%	31.0%			Not compared

Bracknell Forest 27.0% 95% CI 22.0% to 32.0%

England 31.0% Bracknell Forest is similar

Count — Not published for this measure

In 2025/26, the figure for Bracknell Forest was 27.0%, about 1 in 4. It is similar to England (31.0%). Any difference could be down to chance.

Only one period is available, so change over time can't be described.

About these figures

These come from a survey of a few hundred adults in Bracknell Forest each year, so they are estimates with a range of likely values.

More about this measure

Compared with similar areas

Bracknell Forest was compared with the 15 areas most like it (its MHCLG statistical neighbours). It has the 3rd lowest figure of these 16 areas. It is clearly lower than five and similar to the other ten. Among the other areas, figures range from 21.0% in Swindon to 48.0% in Richmond upon Thames.

Compared with other Berkshire councils

Bracknell Forest was compared with the other five Berkshire unitary authorities. It has the lowest figure of these six areas. It is clearly lower than one and similar to the other four. Among the other areas, figures range from 30.0% in West Berkshire to 40.0% in Wokingham.

About this measure

Adults aged 16 and over who visited a public library building or mobile library, or used a home library or other library outreach service, at least once in the past 12 months. DCMS left the library questions off its paper questionnaire in error in 2025/26, so fewer people answered them than other questions.

Bear in mind

• These are survey estimates. The range of likely values on each chart is DCMS's published 95% confidence interval; Bracknell Forest is called higher or lower than England only where England's figure is outside that range.
• Between about 400 and 550 adults in Bracknell Forest answer each year, so the range is around ten percentage points wide, and a change from one year to the next is often within it.
• People who answered "don't know" are left out of each figure.
• The survey changed its name and some of its questions in 2025/26. DCMS compares 2025/26 with 2024/25 in the same tables; the 2024/25 figures shown are DCMS's latest, with its corrections.
• Figures before 2023/24 aren't available for councils.
• The true figure for 2025/26 is likely to be between 22.0% and 32.0%.
• "Clearly" higher or lower than another area means the ranges of likely values don't overlap. This is a cautious test, so some real differences won't be picked up.
• For this measure, a higher or lower figure isn't in itself better or worse.

Source: Department for Culture, Media and Sport, Community and Engagement Survey 2025/26 and Community Life Survey 2024/25. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Downloaded 14 October 2026. Text generated from the data by rule.

Used library services online

Community and Engagement Survey: council estimates · Persons, All ages · 2025/26

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Area	Group	Period	Sex	Age	Value	Lower 95% CI	Upper 95% CI	Count	Denominator	Compared with England
Bracknell Forest	Bracknell Forest	2025/26	Persons	All ages	12.0%	9.0%	16.0%			Lower 95%
England	England and South East	2025/26	Persons	All ages	18.0%	17.0%	18.0%			Not compared
Reading†	Berkshire UAs	2025/26	Persons	All ages	21.0%	18.0%	25.0%			Similar
Slough	Berkshire UAs	2025/26	Persons	All ages	23.0%	19.0%	28.0%			Higher 95%
West Berkshire	Berkshire UAs	2025/26	Persons	All ages	17.0%	14.0%	21.0%			Similar
Windsor and Maidenhead†	Berkshire UAs	2025/26	Persons	All ages	24.0%	20.0%	29.0%			Higher 95%
Wokingham†	Berkshire UAs	2025/26	Persons	All ages	18.0%	15.0%	22.0%			Similar
Bexley	Statistical neighbours	2025/26	Persons	All ages	20.0%	15.0%	24.0%			Similar
Bromley	Statistical neighbours	2025/26	Persons	All ages	19.0%	16.0%	22.0%			Similar
Kingston upon Thames	Statistical neighbours	2025/26	Persons	All ages	21.0%	18.0%	25.0%			Similar
Merton	Statistical neighbours	2025/26	Persons	All ages	26.0%	22.0%	31.0%			Higher 95%
Milton Keynes	Statistical neighbours	2025/26	Persons	All ages	21.0%	18.0%	25.0%			Similar
Richmond upon Thames	Statistical neighbours	2025/26	Persons	All ages	26.0%	22.0%	30.0%			Higher 95%
Solihull	Statistical neighbours	2025/26	Persons	All ages	18.0%	14.0%	21.0%			Similar
South Gloucestershire	Statistical neighbours	2025/26	Persons	All ages	15.0%	12.0%	19.0%			Similar
Sutton	Statistical neighbours	2025/26	Persons	All ages	18.0%	15.0%	23.0%			Similar
Swindon	Statistical neighbours	2025/26	Persons	All ages	13.0%	10.0%	17.0%			Lower 95%
Trafford	Statistical neighbours	2025/26	Persons	All ages	21.0%	18.0%	26.0%			Similar
Warrington	Statistical neighbours	2025/26	Persons	All ages	15.0%	12.0%	19.0%			Similar

Show the figures (Bracknell Forest, South East and England)

Area	Group	Period	Sex	Age	Value	Lower 95% CI	Upper 95% CI	Count	Denominator	Compared with England
Bracknell Forest	Bracknell Forest	2025/26	Persons	All ages	12.0%	9.0%	16.0%			Lower 95%
England	England and South East	2024/25	Persons	All ages	16.0%	15.0%	16.0%			Not compared
England	England and South East	2025/26	Persons	All ages	18.0%	17.0%	18.0%			Not compared

Bracknell Forest 12.0% 95% CI 9.0% to 16.0%

England 18.0% Bracknell Forest is lower

Count — Not published for this measure

In 2025/26, the figure for Bracknell Forest was 12.0%, about 1 in 8. This is lower than England (18.0%). The difference is unlikely to be down to chance.

Only one period is available, so change over time can't be described.

About these figures

These come from a survey of a few hundred adults in Bracknell Forest each year, so they are estimates with a range of likely values.

More about this measure

Compared with similar areas

Bracknell Forest was compared with the 15 areas most like it (its MHCLG statistical neighbours). It has the lowest figure of these 16 areas. It is clearly lower than seven and similar to the other eight. Among the other areas, figures range from 13.0% in Swindon to 26.0% in Merton.

Compared with other Berkshire councils

Bracknell Forest was compared with the other five Berkshire unitary authorities. It has the lowest figure of these six areas. It is clearly lower than three and similar to the other two. Among the other areas, figures range from 17.0% in West Berkshire to 24.0% in Windsor and Maidenhead.

About this measure

Adults aged 16 and over who used public library services digitally or online in the past 12 months. DCMS left the library questions off its paper questionnaire in error in 2025/26, so fewer people answered them than other questions.

Bear in mind

• These are survey estimates. The range of likely values on each chart is DCMS's published 95% confidence interval; Bracknell Forest is called higher or lower than England only where England's figure is outside that range.
• Between about 400 and 550 adults in Bracknell Forest answer each year, so the range is around ten percentage points wide, and a change from one year to the next is often within it.
• People who answered "don't know" are left out of each figure.
• The survey changed its name and some of its questions in 2025/26. DCMS compares 2025/26 with 2024/25 in the same tables; the 2024/25 figures shown are DCMS's latest, with its corrections.
• Figures before 2023/24 aren't available for councils.
• The true figure for 2025/26 is likely to be between 9.0% and 16.0%.
• "Clearly" higher or lower than another area means the ranges of likely values don't overlap. This is a cautious test, so some real differences won't be picked up.
• For this measure, a higher or lower figure isn't in itself better or worse.

Source: Department for Culture, Media and Sport, Community and Engagement Survey 2025/26 and Community Life Survey 2024/25. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Downloaded 14 October 2026. Text generated from the data by rule.

Care homes

Care home and nursing home places for every 100 people aged 75 and over. How care is arranged and used is on Independence, reablement and care needs.

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Care home beds per 100 people aged 75 and over

Care home beds per 100 people 75+ · 2025

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Area	Group	Period	Sex	Age	Value	Lower 95% CI	Upper 95% CI	Count	Denominator	Compared with England
Bracknell Forest	Bracknell Forest	2025	Not applicable	Not applicable	5.9			580	9,825	Not compared
England	England and South East	2025	Not applicable	Not applicable	8.3			453,155	5,461,142	Not compared
South East	England and South East	2025	Not applicable	Not applicable	8.6			84,377	982,623	Not compared
Reading†	Berkshire UAs	2025	Not applicable	Not applicable	8.4			919	10,893	Not compared
Slough	Berkshire UAs	2025	Not applicable	Not applicable	6.7			449	6,705	Not compared
West Berkshire	Berkshire UAs	2025	Not applicable	Not applicable	5.6			938	16,650	Not compared
Windsor and Maidenhead†	Berkshire UAs	2025	Not applicable	Not applicable	9.2			1,445	15,698	Not compared
Wokingham†	Berkshire UAs	2025	Not applicable	Not applicable	7.1			1,201	16,834	Not compared
Bexley	Statistical neighbours	2025	Not applicable	Not applicable	6.2			1,332	21,415	Not compared
Bromley	Statistical neighbours	2025	Not applicable	Not applicable	5.3			1,663	31,398	Not compared
Kingston upon Thames	Statistical neighbours	2025	Not applicable	Not applicable	9.7			1,235	12,750	Not compared
Merton	Statistical neighbours	2025	Not applicable	Not applicable	7.0			922	13,260	Not compared
Milton Keynes	Statistical neighbours	2025	Not applicable	Not applicable	8.3			1,612	19,500	Not compared
Richmond upon Thames	Statistical neighbours	2025	Not applicable	Not applicable	5.4			905	16,627	Not compared
Solihull	Statistical neighbours	2025	Not applicable	Not applicable	7.6			1,909	25,208	Not compared
South Gloucestershire	Statistical neighbours	2025	Not applicable	Not applicable	8.0			2,394	29,908	Not compared
Sutton	Statistical neighbours	2025	Not applicable	Not applicable	7.3			1,190	16,241	Not compared
Swindon	Statistical neighbours	2025	Not applicable	Not applicable	6.9			1,296	18,888	Not compared
Trafford	Statistical neighbours	2025	Not applicable	Not applicable	7.1			1,515	21,365	Not compared
Warrington	Statistical neighbours	2025	Not applicable	Not applicable	9.3			1,993	21,409	Not compared

Show the figures (Bracknell Forest, South East and England)

Area	Group	Period	Sex	Age	Value	Lower 95% CI	Upper 95% CI	Count	Denominator	Compared with England
Bracknell Forest	Bracknell Forest	2016	Not applicable	Not applicable	6.2			445	7,164	Not compared
Bracknell Forest	Bracknell Forest	2017	Not applicable	Not applicable	4.4			317	7,170	Not compared
Bracknell Forest	Bracknell Forest	2018	Not applicable	Not applicable	5.5			397	7,249	Not compared
Bracknell Forest	Bracknell Forest	2019	Not applicable	Not applicable	5.2			387	7,494	Not compared
Bracknell Forest	Bracknell Forest	2020	Not applicable	Not applicable	6.0			464	7,740	Not compared
Bracknell Forest	Bracknell Forest	2021	Not applicable	Not applicable	5.7			464	8,087	Not compared
Bracknell Forest	Bracknell Forest	2022	Not applicable	Not applicable	6.3			530	8,452	Not compared
Bracknell Forest	Bracknell Forest	2023	Not applicable	Not applicable	6.4			577	9,033	Not compared
Bracknell Forest	Bracknell Forest	2024	Not applicable	Not applicable	6.1			580	9,505	Not compared
Bracknell Forest	Bracknell Forest	2025	Not applicable	Not applicable	5.9			580	9,825	Not compared
England	England and South East	2016	Not applicable	Not applicable	10.5			461,044	4,397,753	Not compared
England	England and South East	2017	Not applicable	Not applicable	10.4			459,794	4,433,241	Not compared
England	England and South East	2018	Not applicable	Not applicable	10.2			459,385	4,492,265	Not compared
England	England and South East	2019	Not applicable	Not applicable	10.0			456,333	4,580,642	Not compared
England	England and South East	2020	Not applicable	Not applicable	9.7			457,361	4,719,178	Not compared
England	England and South East	2021	Not applicable	Not applicable	9.6			458,955	4,795,524	Not compared
England	England and South East	2022	Not applicable	Not applicable	9.3			456,962	4,901,431	Not compared
England	England and South East	2023	Not applicable	Not applicable	8.9			456,099	5,146,731	Not compared
England	England and South East	2024	Not applicable	Not applicable	8.6			455,970	5,311,844	Not compared
England	England and South East	2025	Not applicable	Not applicable	8.3			453,155	5,461,142	Not compared
South East	England and South East	2016	Not applicable	Not applicable	11.0			85,123	771,462	Not compared
South East	England and South East	2017	Not applicable	Not applicable	10.9			85,181	778,050	Not compared
South East	England and South East	2018	Not applicable	Not applicable	10.9			86,230	789,933	Not compared
South East	England and South East	2019	Not applicable	Not applicable	10.6			85,740	807,946	Not compared
South East	England and South East	2020	Not applicable	Not applicable	10.3			86,182	833,923	Not compared
South East	England and South East	2021	Not applicable	Not applicable	10.2			86,761	850,628	Not compared
South East	England and South East	2022	Not applicable	Not applicable	9.9			86,355	873,262	Not compared
South East	England and South East	2023	Not applicable	Not applicable	9.3			85,646	922,211	Not compared
South East	England and South East	2024	Not applicable	Not applicable	9.0			85,772	954,383	Not compared
South East	England and South East	2025	Not applicable	Not applicable	8.6			84,377	982,623	Not compared

Bracknell Forest 5.9 per 100 No confidence interval published

England 8.3 per 100 Bracknell Forest not tested

South East 8.6 per 100 Bracknell Forest not tested

Count 580 in the period

In 2025, the figure for Bracknell Forest was 5.9 per 100. This is lower than both England (8.3 per 100) and the South East (8.6 per 100), but there isn't enough information to say whether these differences are real.

Between 2021 and 2025, the figure rose from 5.7 to 5.9 per 100. There isn't enough information to say whether this change is real.

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Compared with similar areas

Bracknell Forest was compared with the 15 areas most like it (its MHCLG statistical neighbours). It has the 3rd lowest figure of these 16 areas. There isn't enough information to say whether it is clearly different from any of them. Among the other areas, figures range from 5.3 per 100 in Bromley to 9.7 per 100 in Kingston upon Thames.

Compared with other Berkshire councils

Bracknell Forest was compared with the other five Berkshire unitary authorities. It has the 2nd lowest figure of these six areas. There isn't enough information to say whether it is clearly different from any of them. Among the other areas, figures range from 5.6 per 100 in West Berkshire to 9.2 per 100 in Windsor and Maidenhead.

About this measure

The annual proportion of beds in care homes (all; nursing and residential) per 100 population aged 75 and over. This is an all age indicator because people under 75 years of agecan also usecare home beds.

Bear in mind

• Fingertips doesn't publish a range of likely values (a confidence interval) for this figure, so it isn't possible to say whether differences from other areas, or over time, are real.
• For this measure, a higher or lower figure isn't in itself better or worse.

Source: OHID Fingertips, indicator 92489 (OHID, based on Care Quality Commission data). Downloaded 10 Nov 2026. Text generated from the data by rule.

Nursing home beds per 100 people aged 75 and over

Nursing home beds per 100 people 75+ · 2025

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Area	Group	Period	Sex	Age	Value	Lower 95% CI	Upper 95% CI	Count	Denominator	Compared with England
Bracknell Forest	Bracknell Forest	2025	Not applicable	Not applicable	2.2			217	9,825	Not compared
England	England and South East	2025	Not applicable	Not applicable	4.0			219,923	5,461,142	Not compared
South East	England and South East	2025	Not applicable	Not applicable	4.7			45,721	982,623	Not compared
Reading†	Berkshire UAs	2025	Not applicable	Not applicable	4.3			469	10,893	Not compared
Slough	Berkshire UAs	2025	Not applicable	Not applicable	5.0			332	6,705	Not compared
West Berkshire	Berkshire UAs	2025	Not applicable	Not applicable	3.1			518	16,650	Not compared
Windsor and Maidenhead†	Berkshire UAs	2025	Not applicable	Not applicable	7.0			1,096	15,698	Not compared
Wokingham†	Berkshire UAs	2025	Not applicable	Not applicable	3.4			579	16,834	Not compared
Bexley	Statistical neighbours	2025	Not applicable	Not applicable	3.0			650	21,415	Not compared
Bromley	Statistical neighbours	2025	Not applicable	Not applicable	3.4			1,080	31,398	Not compared
Kingston upon Thames	Statistical neighbours	2025	Not applicable	Not applicable	7.0			896	12,750	Not compared
Merton	Statistical neighbours	2025	Not applicable	Not applicable	5.3			706	13,260	Not compared
Milton Keynes	Statistical neighbours	2025	Not applicable	Not applicable	5.1			992	19,500	Not compared
Richmond upon Thames	Statistical neighbours	2025	Not applicable	Not applicable	2.9			474	16,627	Not compared
Solihull	Statistical neighbours	2025	Not applicable	Not applicable	3.7			924	25,208	Not compared
South Gloucestershire	Statistical neighbours	2025	Not applicable	Not applicable	4.3			1,287	29,908	Not compared
Sutton	Statistical neighbours	2025	Not applicable	Not applicable	4.5			733	16,241	Not compared
Swindon	Statistical neighbours	2025	Not applicable	Not applicable	3.4			638	18,888	Not compared
Trafford	Statistical neighbours	2025	Not applicable	Not applicable	3.8			822	21,365	Not compared
Warrington	Statistical neighbours	2025	Not applicable	Not applicable	6.4			1,377	21,409	Not compared

Show the figures (Bracknell Forest, South East and England)

Area	Group	Period	Sex	Age	Value	Lower 95% CI	Upper 95% CI	Count	Denominator	Compared with England
Bracknell Forest	Bracknell Forest	2016	Not applicable	Not applicable	3.1			223	7,164	Not compared
Bracknell Forest	Bracknell Forest	2017	Not applicable	Not applicable	1.3			94	7,170	Not compared
Bracknell Forest	Bracknell Forest	2018	Not applicable	Not applicable	1.3			94	7,249	Not compared
Bracknell Forest	Bracknell Forest	2019	Not applicable	Not applicable	1.3			94	7,494	Not compared
Bracknell Forest	Bracknell Forest	2020	Not applicable	Not applicable	2.2			171	7,740	Not compared
Bracknell Forest	Bracknell Forest	2021	Not applicable	Not applicable	2.1			171	8,087	Not compared
Bracknell Forest	Bracknell Forest	2022	Not applicable	Not applicable	2.0			171	8,452	Not compared
Bracknell Forest	Bracknell Forest	2023	Not applicable	Not applicable	2.4			217	9,033	Not compared
Bracknell Forest	Bracknell Forest	2024	Not applicable	Not applicable	2.3			217	9,505	Not compared
Bracknell Forest	Bracknell Forest	2025	Not applicable	Not applicable	2.2			217	9,825	Not compared
England	England and South East	2016	Not applicable	Not applicable	5.1			224,098	4,397,753	Not compared
England	England and South East	2017	Not applicable	Not applicable	5.0			221,110	4,433,241	Not compared
England	England and South East	2018	Not applicable	Not applicable	4.9			220,989	4,492,265	Not compared
England	England and South East	2019	Not applicable	Not applicable	4.8			221,336	4,580,642	Not compared
England	England and South East	2020	Not applicable	Not applicable	4.7			222,959	4,719,178	Not compared
England	England and South East	2021	Not applicable	Not applicable	4.7			224,479	4,795,524	Not compared
England	England and South East	2022	Not applicable	Not applicable	4.6			224,058	4,901,431	Not compared
England	England and South East	2023	Not applicable	Not applicable	4.3			221,380	5,146,731	Not compared
England	England and South East	2024	Not applicable	Not applicable	4.2			222,004	5,311,844	Not compared
England	England and South East	2025	Not applicable	Not applicable	4.0			219,923	5,461,142	Not compared
South East	England and South East	2016	Not applicable	Not applicable	5.5			42,458	771,462	Not compared
South East	England and South East	2017	Not applicable	Not applicable	5.5			42,589	778,050	Not compared
South East	England and South East	2018	Not applicable	Not applicable	5.6			43,994	789,933	Not compared
South East	England and South East	2019	Not applicable	Not applicable	5.5			44,190	807,946	Not compared
South East	England and South East	2020	Not applicable	Not applicable	5.4			44,711	833,923	Not compared
South East	England and South East	2021	Not applicable	Not applicable	5.4			45,675	850,628	Not compared
South East	England and South East	2022	Not applicable	Not applicable	5.3			45,934	873,262	Not compared
South East	England and South East	2023	Not applicable	Not applicable	5.0			45,998	922,211	Not compared
South East	England and South East	2024	Not applicable	Not applicable	4.9			46,547	954,383	Not compared
South East	England and South East	2025	Not applicable	Not applicable	4.7			45,721	982,623	Not compared

Bracknell Forest 2.2 per 100 No confidence interval published

England 4.0 per 100 Bracknell Forest not tested

South East 4.7 per 100 Bracknell Forest not tested

Count 217 in the period

In 2025, the figure for Bracknell Forest was 2.2 per 100. This is lower than both England (4.0 per 100) and the South East (4.7 per 100), but there isn't enough information to say whether these differences are real.

Between 2021 and 2025, the figure rose from 2.1 to 2.2 per 100. There isn't enough information to say whether this change is real.

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Compared with similar areas

Bracknell Forest was compared with the 15 areas most like it (its MHCLG statistical neighbours). It has the lowest figure of these 16 areas. There isn't enough information to say whether it is clearly different from any of them. Among the other areas, figures range from 2.9 per 100 in Richmond upon Thames to 7.0 per 100 in Kingston upon Thames.

Compared with other Berkshire councils

Bracknell Forest was compared with the other five Berkshire unitary authorities. It has the lowest figure of these six areas. There isn't enough information to say whether it is clearly different from any of them. Among the other areas, figures range from 3.1 per 100 in West Berkshire to 7.0 per 100 in Windsor and Maidenhead.

About this measure

The annual proportion of beds in nursing homes per 100 population aged 75 and over. This is an all age indicator because people under 75 years of agecan also usenursing home beds.

Bear in mind

• Fingertips doesn't publish a range of likely values (a confidence interval) for this figure, so it isn't possible to say whether differences from other areas, or over time, are real.
• For this measure, a higher or lower figure isn't in itself better or worse.

Source: OHID Fingertips, indicator 92490 (OHID, based on Care Quality Commission data). Downloaded 10 Nov 2026. Text generated from the data by rule.

Who is most affected?

No figures for different groups of people are published for Bracknell Forest, so this section describes England’s pattern. Adults with lower household incomes and those living in more deprived areas are less likely to go to the dentist for regular check-ups and more likely to go only when they have a problem. Cost leads some people to delay treatment, many adults are anxious about going to the dentist, and the oldest adults are the most likely to say they go less often because it is difficult to get there. OHID In England, more of the NHS dental care given in more deprived areas is urgent treatment. NHSBSA

The comparisons below show how satisfaction with local facilities, library use, and access to healthy assets vary with deprivation across England.

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Deprivation: satisfied with local facilities

Satisfied with local facilities and amenities · 2025/26

Quick guide

What is a decile?

A quick guide to deciles, in four steps.

1. Step 1 of 4

   Putting areas in order

   England is split into thousands of small areas. Each one gets a score for how deprived it is. This covers more than money: things like jobs, health, education, crime and housing. Then all the areas are put in order, from the most deprived to the least deprived.

2. Step 2 of 4

   Ten equal groups

   Next, the line is cut into ten groups. Each group has the same number of areas. We call each group a decile. Decile 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England. Decile 10 is the least deprived 10%.

3. Step 3 of 4

   Reading our maps

   On our maps, each local area is coloured by its decile in England. The darker the blue, the more deprived the area. The key always shows all ten deciles. So you can see how each area compares with the whole of England, not just with its neighbours.

4. Step 4 of 4

   It describes areas, not people

   A decile tells you about a whole area, not each person in it. Not everyone in a deprived area is on a low income. Many people on low incomes live in less deprived areas. And a whole area can hide small pockets of deprivation.

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Area	Decile	Value
England	1 (most deprived)	59.0%
England	2	64.0%
England	3	68.0%
England	4	68.0%
England	5	70.0%
England	6	72.0%
England	7	73.0%
England	8	75.0%
England	9	77.0%
England	10 (least deprived)	81.0%
England	Slope index of inequality (SII)	20.7

This shows the national picture, from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport's estimates: England's neighbourhoods grouped into ten by deprivation. In 2025/26, the figure was 59.0% in the most deprived tenth and 81.0% in the least deprived tenth. Taking every group into account, the slope index of inequality puts the gap between the most and least deprived ends at 20.7 percentage points, with the figure lower at the most deprived end (likely range 19.8 to 21.5 percentage points). This is unlikely to be down to chance. This shows how the measure varies with deprivation across England; it doesn't describe inequality within Bracknell Forest.

Bear in mind

• The slope index of inequality uses every group, not just the two ends: a line is fitted across them, with each group placed by its share of the population, as OHID calculates it.
• No population figures are published for these groups, so each group counts equally in that line.
• These are England's figures: no figures by deprivation are published for Bracknell Forest.
• They are survey estimates. With so many people answering in England, each tenth's range of likely values, shown on the chart, is narrow.
• Deprivation describes the neighbourhood, not the person: not everyone in a deprived neighbourhood is deprived.

Source: Department for Culture, Media and Sport, Community and Engagement Survey 2025/26 and Community Life Survey 2024/25. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Downloaded 14 October 2026. Text generated from the data by rule.

Deprivation: used a library in person

Used a public library in person · 2025/26

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Area	Decile	Value
England	1 (most deprived)	29.0%
England	2	29.0%
England	3	31.0%
England	4	31.0%
England	5	30.0%
England	6	31.0%
England	7	31.0%
England	8	31.0%
England	9	33.0%
England	10 (least deprived)	35.0%
England	Slope index of inequality (SII)	5.0

This shows the national picture, from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport's estimates: England's neighbourhoods grouped into ten by deprivation. In 2025/26, the figure was 29.0% in the most deprived tenth and 35.0% in the least deprived tenth. Taking every group into account, the slope index of inequality puts the gap between the most and least deprived ends at 5.0 percentage points, with the figure lower at the most deprived end (likely range 4.2 to 5.9 percentage points). This is unlikely to be down to chance. This shows how the measure varies with deprivation across England; it doesn't describe inequality within Bracknell Forest.

Bear in mind

• The slope index of inequality uses every group, not just the two ends: a line is fitted across them, with each group placed by its share of the population, as OHID calculates it.
• No population figures are published for these groups, so each group counts equally in that line.
• These are England's figures: no figures by deprivation are published for Bracknell Forest.
• They are survey estimates. With so many people answering in England, each tenth's range of likely values, shown on the chart, is narrow.
• Deprivation describes the neighbourhood, not the person: not everyone in a deprived neighbourhood is deprived.

Source: Department for Culture, Media and Sport, Community and Engagement Survey 2025/26 and Community Life Survey 2024/25. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Downloaded 14 October 2026. Text generated from the data by rule.

Deprivation: used library services online

Used library services online · 2025/26

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Area	Decile	Value
England	1 (most deprived)	18.0%
England	2	17.0%
England	3	18.0%
England	4	17.0%
England	5	17.0%
England	6	17.0%
England	7	17.0%
England	8	17.0%
England	9	18.0%
England	10 (least deprived)	19.0%
England	Slope index of inequality (SII)	0.7

This shows the national picture, from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport's estimates: England's neighbourhoods grouped into ten by deprivation. In 2025/26, the figure was 18.0% in the most deprived tenth and 19.0% in the least deprived tenth. The slope index of inequality is 0.67 percentage points, but its likely range (-0.09 to 1.4 percentage points) includes no gradient at all, so there isn't a clear link with deprivation. This shows how the measure varies with deprivation across England; it doesn't describe inequality within Bracknell Forest.

Bear in mind

• The slope index of inequality uses every group, not just the two ends: a line is fitted across them, with each group placed by its share of the population, as OHID calculates it.
• No population figures are published for these groups, so each group counts equally in that line.
• These are England's figures: no figures by deprivation are published for Bracknell Forest.
• They are survey estimates. With so many people answering in England, each tenth's range of likely values, shown on the chart, is narrow.
• Deprivation describes the neighbourhood, not the person: not everyone in a deprived neighbourhood is deprived.

Source: Department for Culture, Media and Sport, Community and Engagement Survey 2025/26 and Community Life Survey 2024/25. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Downloaded 14 October 2026. Text generated from the data by rule.

Deprivation: poorest access to healthy assets

Access to Healthy Assets & Hazards Index · Persons, All ages · 2026

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Area	Sex	Decile	Value	Lower 95% CI	Upper 95% CI	Population	Compared with England
England	Persons	Most deprived decile (IMD2025)	33.6%			5,675,723	Not compared
England	Persons	Second most deprived decile (IMD2025)	47.1%			3,841,572	Not compared
England	Persons	Third more deprived decile (IMD2025)	23.9%			4,597,997	Not compared
England	Persons	Fourth more deprived decile (IMD2025)	29.0%			4,256,049	Not compared
England	Persons	Fifth more deprived decile (IMD2025)	36.6%			5,510,673	Not compared
England	Persons	Fifth less deprived decile (IMD2025)	19.6%			7,257,855	Not compared
England	Persons	Fourth less deprived decile (IMD2025)	10.9%			8,340,359	Not compared
England	Persons	Third less deprived decile (IMD2025)	9.7%			6,175,138	Not compared
England	Persons	Second least deprived decile (IMD2025)	12.1%			8,588,084	Not compared
England	Persons	Least deprived decile (IMD2025)	8.2%			4,376,651	Not compared
England	Persons	Slope index of inequality (SII)	-35.2

Fingertips doesn't publish this measure by deprivation for Bracknell Forest's own neighbourhoods, so this shows the national picture: England's county and unitary councils grouped into ten by deprivation (IMD 2025). In 2026, the figure was 33.6% in the most deprived tenth and 8.2% in the least deprived tenth. Taking every group into account, the slope index of inequality puts the gap between the most and least deprived ends at 35.2 percentage points, with the figure higher at the most deprived end, but there isn't enough information to say whether this gradient is real. This shows how the measure varies with deprivation across England; it doesn't describe inequality within Bracknell Forest.

Bear in mind

• The slope index of inequality uses every group, not just the two ends: a line is fitted across them, with each group placed by its share of the population, as OHID calculates it.
• Councils are grouped by how deprived they are overall, so this compares whole council areas, not neighbourhoods.

Source: OHID Fingertips, indicator 93074. Downloaded 10 Nov 2026. Text generated from the data by rule.

Where is need greatest?

By local area

The first three tiles show patients’ experience of each of Bracknell Forest’s GP practices, from the GP Patient Survey. OHID The maps show where households have no car or van, and may rely on walking, public transport or lifts to reach services, and how each local area ranks on barriers to housing and services, which combine how far people live from services such as a GP practice, school or supermarket with how hard it is to get a home they can afford.

Choose a measure to see how it varies across Bracknell Forest.

Good experience of contacting the GP practice

OHID Fingertips · indicator 94126 · 9 GP practices

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Practice	Code	Primary care network	Counted	Out of	Value	Compared with England
Crown Wood Medical Centre	K81656	The Health Triangle PCN	63	69	90.7%	Not compared
New Wokingham Road Surgery	K81080	Woosehill and Crowthorne PCN	85	96	88.7%	Not compared
Evergreen Practice	K81657	The Health Triangle PCN	48	58	84.0%	Not compared
Easthampstead Surgery	K81087	Bracknell and District PCN	50	65	77.0%	Not compared
Great Hollands Practice	K81094	Bracknell and District PCN	31	45	69.1%	Not compared
Binfield Surgery	K81060	Bracknell and District PCN	77	129	59.3%	Not compared
Forest Health Group	K81610	Braccan PCN	162	332	48.7%	Not compared
Ringmead Medical Practice	K81030	The Health Triangle PCN	115	243	47.3%	Not compared
The Waterfield Practice	K81001	Bracknell and District PCN	55	171	32.0%	Not compared

England 67.3% All practices in England

Highest practice 90.7% Crown Wood Medical Centre

Lowest practice 32.0% The Waterfield Practice

In 2024, the figures for Bracknell Forest's nine GP practices ranged from 32.0% at The Waterfield Practice to 90.7% at Crown Wood Medical Centre. The figure for England was 67.3%.

Patients registered at each practice who answered the GP Patient Survey and described their experience of contacting the practice as good. Patients are counted at their practice, wherever they live.

More about this measure

About this measure

Percentage of people who described the experience of contacting their GP practice as good the last time they tried for themselves or for somebody else.

Bear in mind

• A practice's figure counts the patients registered with it, wherever they live. Some live outside Bracknell Forest, and some of the borough's residents are registered at practices just outside it.
• Several practices' figures are based on fewer than 100 people, so their ranges are wide and the figures can change a lot from one year to the next.
• Practices sometimes merge, move or open new sites, which can change their figures from one year to the next.

Source: OHID Fingertips, indicator 94126 (OHID, based on GP Patient Survey data), for GP practices. Downloaded 10 Nov 2026. Text generated from the data by rule.

Positive experience of the GP practice

OHID Fingertips · indicator 93438 · 9 GP practices

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Practice	Code	Primary care network	Counted	Out of	Value	Compared with England
New Wokingham Road Surgery	K81080	Woosehill and Crowthorne PCN	90	100	89.5%	Not compared
Crown Wood Medical Centre	K81656	The Health Triangle PCN	61	69	87.2%	Not compared
Easthampstead Surgery	K81087	Bracknell and District PCN	56	67	84.5%	Not compared
Evergreen Practice	K81657	The Health Triangle PCN	49	60	81.6%	Not compared
Great Hollands Practice	K81094	Bracknell and District PCN	37	47	80.0%	Not compared
Ringmead Medical Practice	K81030	The Health Triangle PCN	161	247	65.3%	Not compared
Binfield Surgery	K81060	Bracknell and District PCN	77	129	59.9%	Not compared
Forest Health Group	K81610	Braccan PCN	195	343	56.7%	Not compared
The Waterfield Practice	K81001	Bracknell and District PCN	81	175	46.5%	Not compared

England 73.9% All practices in England

Highest practice 89.5% New Wokingham Road Surgery

Lowest practice 46.5% The Waterfield Practice

In 2024, the figures for Bracknell Forest's nine GP practices ranged from 46.5% at The Waterfield Practice to 89.5% at New Wokingham Road Surgery. The figure for England was 73.9%.

Patients who described their overall experience of their GP practice as good.

More about this measure

About this measure

Question 32. People were asked: "Overall, how would you describe your experience of your GP practice?". The indicator value is the percentage of people who answered this question with "Very good" or "Fairly good" from all responses to this question.

Bear in mind

• A practice's figure counts the patients registered with it, wherever they live. Some live outside Bracknell Forest, and some of the borough's residents are registered at practices just outside it.
• Several practices' figures are based on fewer than 100 people, so their ranges are wide and the figures can change a lot from one year to the next.
• Practices sometimes merge, move or open new sites, which can change their figures from one year to the next.

Source: OHID Fingertips, indicator 93438 (OHID, based on GP Patient Survey data), for GP practices. Downloaded 10 Nov 2026. Text generated from the data by rule.

Needs met at the last appointment

OHID Fingertips · indicator 94129 · 9 GP practices

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Practice	Code	Primary care network	Counted	Out of	Value	Compared with England
Crown Wood Medical Centre	K81656	The Health Triangle PCN	63	65	95.8%	Not compared
New Wokingham Road Surgery	K81080	Woosehill and Crowthorne PCN	86	91	93.7%	Not compared
Evergreen Practice	K81657	The Health Triangle PCN	52	55	93.6%	Not compared
Easthampstead Surgery	K81087	Bracknell and District PCN	55	59	93.0%	Not compared
Great Hollands Practice	K81094	Bracknell and District PCN	40	45	88.5%	Not compared
Ringmead Medical Practice	K81030	The Health Triangle PCN	196	228	85.8%	Not compared
Forest Health Group	K81610	Braccan PCN	269	321	83.6%	Not compared
Binfield Surgery	K81060	Bracknell and District PCN	99	122	81.1%	Not compared
The Waterfield Practice	K81001	Bracknell and District PCN	128	167	76.4%	Not compared

England 89.9% All practices in England

Highest practice 95.8% Crown Wood Medical Centre

Lowest practice 76.4% The Waterfield Practice

In 2024, the figures for Bracknell Forest's nine GP practices ranged from 76.4% at The Waterfield Practice to 95.8% at Crown Wood Medical Centre. The figure for England was 89.9%.

Patients who said their needs were met at their last general practice appointment.

More about this measure

About this measure

Percentage of people who said that their needs were met at their last GP practice appointment.

Bear in mind

• A practice's figure counts the patients registered with it, wherever they live. Some live outside Bracknell Forest, and some of the borough's residents are registered at practices just outside it.
• Several practices' figures are based on fewer than 100 people, so their ranges are wide and the figures can change a lot from one year to the next.
• Practices sometimes merge, move or open new sites, which can change their figures from one year to the next.

Source: OHID Fingertips, indicator 94129 (OHID, based on GP Patient Survey data), for GP practices. Downloaded 10 Nov 2026. Text generated from the data by rule.

Households without a car or van

ONS Census 2021 · table TS045 · 15 local areas (MSOAs)

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Area	Code	Counted	Out of	Percentage
Central Bracknell & Wildridings	E02003358	1,064	5,036	21.1%
Bullbrook	E02003357	829	4,326	19.2%
Priestwood	E02003355	513	2,879	17.8%
Birch Hill & Hanworth East	E02003361	443	3,072	14.4%
Hanworth West	E02003362	377	2,734	13.8%
Great Hollands	E02003360	460	4,335	10.6%
Crowthorne South	E02003363	266	2,672	10.0%
Crown Wood	E02003359	272	2,797	9.7%
Wick Hill	E02003354	330	4,129	8.0%
Sandhurst	E02003365	218	2,745	7.9%
College Town	E02003366	198	2,523	7.8%
Winkfield & Cranbourne	E02003352	173	2,505	6.9%
Chavey Down & North Ascot West	E02003356	173	2,850	6.1%
Owlsmoor & Broadmoor	E02003364	162	2,712	6.0%
Binfield & Popeswood	E02003353	294	4,936	6.0%

Bracknell Forest 11.5% 5,772 of 50,248

England 23.5% Not tested: no margin of error published

Highest area 21.1% Central Bracknell & Wildridings

Lowest area 6.0% Binfield & Popeswood

In 2021, 11.5% of households in Bracknell Forest had no car or van (5,772 of 50,248). The figure for England was 23.5% and for the South East 16.9%. Across the borough's 15 local areas (MSOAs), it ranged from 6.0% in Binfield & Popeswood to 21.1% in Central Bracknell & Wildridings. The highest figure was about 3.5 times the lowest.

More about this measure

How it is worked out

From Census table TS045 (Car or van availability): the households counted, as a percentage of the households they are out of.

• Counted: No cars or vans in household.
• Out of: all households in the table.

About the table

This dataset provides Census 2021 estimates on the number of cars or vans available to members of households for England and Wales. The estimates are as at Census Day, 21 March 2021. National Park data are created by plotting unique properties as identified by their Unique Property Reference Number or postcodes into National Park boundaries current at December 2022. This differs from the OA best fit methodology used for other geographic level data.

Bear in mind

• The table counts all households, so people living in communal establishments, such as care homes and residential schools, are not included.
• The Census counts everyone rather than a sample, so it publishes no margin of error. Differences are described here but not tested.
• The Census adjusts counts slightly to protect privacy, which matters most for small numbers.
• Local area names are the House of Commons Library's names for MSOAs.

Source: ONS Census 2021, table TS045 (Nomis). Percentages worked out from the published counts. Downloaded 10 Nov 2026. Text generated from the data by rule.

Barriers to housing and services

English Indices of Deprivation 2025, by MSOA · prepared by Just Knowledge · 15 local areas (MSOAs)

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Area	Code	Decile	Rank in England (of 6,856)	Score
Winkfield & Cranbourne	E02003352	2	1,224	30.7
Chavey Down & North Ascot West	E02003356	3	1,473	29.0
Owlsmoor & Broadmoor	E02003364	3	1,619	28.1
Central Bracknell & Wildridings	E02003358	4	2,341	24.5
Priestwood	E02003355	4	2,372	24.4
Crown Wood	E02003359	4	2,418	24.1
Binfield & Popeswood	E02003353	4	2,428	24.1
Hanworth West	E02003362	4	2,557	23.6
Bullbrook	E02003357	4	2,732	22.8
Sandhurst	E02003365	4	2,738	22.8
Great Hollands	E02003360	5	2,763	22.7
College Town	E02003366	5	2,769	22.6
Crowthorne South	E02003363	5	2,856	22.3
Birch Hill & Hanworth East	E02003361	5	2,858	22.3
Wick Hill	E02003354	6	4,087	18.4

Most deprived local area Decile 2 Winkfield & Cranbourne

Least deprived local area Decile 6 Wick Hill

In England's most deprived 20% 1 of 15 local areas in deciles 1 and 2

In England's least deprived 20% 0 of 15 local areas in deciles 9 and 10

In 2025, Bracknell Forest's 15 local areas (MSOAs) ranged from decile 2 to decile 6 for barriers to housing and services. Decile 1 is the most deprived 10% of England's 6,856 local areas, and decile 10 the least deprived 10%. The most deprived was Winkfield & Cranbourne, the 1,224th most deprived in England. One of the borough's local areas (Winkfield & Cranbourne) was among the most deprived 20% in England (deciles 1 and 2), and none were among the least deprived 20% (deciles 9 and 10).

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About this measure

How far people live from services such as a GP surgery, school or supermarket, and how hard it is to get a home they can afford.

About the figures

The Indices of Deprivation rank every small area in England from most to least deprived. They combine 55 measures in seven areas of life: income, employment, education and skills, health and disability, crime, barriers to housing and services, and the living environment. MHCLG publishes them for neighbourhoods (LSOAs). Just Knowledge combined the neighbourhoods into local areas (MSOAs), giving each one a weight for the number of people living there.

Bear in mind

• The indices compare areas with each other. A decile shows where an area ranks in England, not how deprived it is: an area ranked 100th is more deprived than one ranked 200th, but not twice as deprived.
• They describe areas, not people. Not everyone in a deprived area is deprived, and many people on low incomes live in less deprived areas.
• A local area's figure is an average of its smaller neighbourhoods, so it can hide pockets of deprivation inside it.
• The 2025 indices can't be compared with the 2019 ones. MHCLG changed the measures and data behind them, for example to count people on Universal Credit, so the figures are not a time series.
• Local area names are the House of Commons Library's names for MSOAs.

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), aggregated to MSOA by Just Knowledge. Boundaries: Office for National Statistics, contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025. MSOA names: House of Commons Library. Downloaded 2 October 2026. Text generated from the data by rule.

By neighbourhood

We have grouped Bracknell Forest’s 15 local areas (MSOAs, the areas on the maps above) into three neighbourhoods: North, Central and South. Each local area sits in the neighbourhood where most of its residents live, and a neighbourhood’s figures are calculated from its local areas’ published figures. Hover over or tap a row for its details.

Not testedBracknell ForestEngland

Households without a car or vanONS Census 2021

North7.2%North: 7.2%
1,242 out of 17,217 · Census 2021
Bracknell Forest 11.5% (not tested)
England 23.5%
Its 5 local areas: 6.0% to 9.7%

Central16.5%Central: 16.5%
3,686 out of 22,382 · Census 2021
Bracknell Forest 11.5% (not tested)
England 23.5%
Its 6 local areas: 10.6% to 21.1%

South7.9%South: 7.9%
844 out of 10,652 · Census 2021
Bracknell Forest 11.5% (not tested)
England 23.5%
Its 4 local areas: 6.0% to 10.0%

England23.5%England: 23.5%
5,516,098 out of 23,436,085 · Census 2021
Bracknell Forest 11.5%

Bracknell Forest 11.5%

Highest in Central, lowest in North (not tested)

Census figures come with no margin of error, so they aren’t tested.

Neighbourhood profiles

The charts above show this topic in each of the three neighbourhoods. The neighbourhood profiles turn this round. Each one shows every measure we have for one neighbourhood, across all the topics, from the same data. Use them to see where a neighbourhood is better or worse than the Bracknell Forest average, and which of its local areas stand out.

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What don’t we know?

Coming soon

This section will set out what we don't yet know about our community assets and services in Bracknell Forest, so the gaps in the evidence are clear.

It might include:

• figures we don't have for smaller areas, or for some groups of people
• figures that are out of date, or only collected every few years
• questions that local figures can't answer yet

We'll add this as the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment grows. Please check back later.

So what does this mean for Bracknell Forest?

Coming soon

This section will bring together what this page shows about our community assets and services, and what it means for Bracknell Forest.

It might include:

• the main points from the figures on this page
• how things are changing, and who is most affected
• where in the borough need is greatest

We'll add this as the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment grows. Please check back later.

Understanding it and responding

What lies behind the figures, what could make a difference, and what local people and services tell us.

What might be driving this?

Whether people can use local services depends on more than where they are.

• Getting there: most people travel to their pharmacy by car or on foot. Bracknell Forest Council The oldest adults are the most likely to say they go to the dentist less often because it is hard to get there. OHID
• Opening hours: pharmacy opening is adequate on weekday evenings and at weekends, but more limited on Sundays; working-age residents were more likely to prefer weekend opening, and older residents weekdays. Bracknell Forest Council
• Cost and anxiety: cost leads some adults to delay or change dental treatment, and dental anxiety is common. OHID
• Ways to get in touch: people should be able to reach services online, by phone and in person. NHS England Who is less likely to be online is on Digital exclusion and access to information.
• Knowing what is there: finding an NHS dentist is among the things residents ask Healthwatch for advice about, and its work on urgent care found confusion about how to get help. Healthwatch Bracknell Forest

Related figures are on other pages: children’s dental care on Oral health in children, getting about on Healthy places and environment and Age-friendly neighbourhoods, and community groups on Our communities.

What could help?

What the evidence recommends

• Joining up services in neighbourhoods: health and care teams working with the voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise sector, connecting people with council and voluntary support, and exploring how neighbourhood buildings can be shared across partners. NHS England
• Making services easy to reach in different ways: online, by phone and in person, with online systems that are easy to use. NHS England
• Linking people with community resources: knowing what community and voluntary services and groups there are locally, pointing people to them, and services such as social prescribing and services in community hubs. OHID
• Planning for facilities as the borough grows: understanding any shortfalls in community facilities and public services, and planning for health care and other essential facilities alongside new homes. MHCLG

In Bracknell Forest

• Neighbourhood health: 2026 to 2027 is the first year of developing and embedding neighbourhood health services in Bracknell Forest, a joint effort by the NHS, the council and wider partners. GP federations and Primary Care Networks bring general practice and community pharmacy together to offer more services locally. Bracknell Forest Council
• Community pharmacies are well spread across the borough, with no gaps in provision found now or expected in the next three years. Use of newer pharmacy services, such as Pharmacy First, blood pressure checks and flu vaccination, is high. Bracknell Forest Council
• Libraries: the borough’s libraries have free computers and wifi, e-books and events, and Open+ lets members use the library outside staffed hours. Bracknell Forest Council
• Best Start Family Hubs in Easthampstead, Great Hollands and Sandhurst offer activities for under-fives and support for their families. Bracknell Forest Council
• Finding local groups and help: My Community Map shows local groups that support health and wellbeing, Bracknell Forest Public Health Involve supports local charities and community groups, Involve Community Services and the Stronger Together action plan includes making a directory of community meeting places and other assets. Bracknell Forest Council
• Healthwatch Bracknell Forest gives residents information and advice, including on finding an NHS dentist, and raised concerns about routine dental check-ups for people with learning disabilities with the community dental service. Healthwatch Bracknell Forest

What do people tell us?

• On GP practices: residents raised problems with appointments, communication and finding their way around services with Healthwatch, which shared them with local services. Healthwatch Bracknell Forest Patients’ own ratings of each GP practice are under Where is need greatest?.
• On dentistry: finding an NHS dentist is among the things people ask Healthwatch for advice about, and a local learning disability health group raised concerns about missed routine check-ups and long waits for non-urgent treatment in community dentistry. Healthwatch Bracknell Forest
• On pharmacies: most people who answered the Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment survey travel to their pharmacy by car or on foot, and most take between 5 and 20 minutes to get there. Bracknell Forest Council
• On local facilities: residents’ satisfaction with local facilities and amenities is under What is happening? Locally, residents told the Stronger Together partners they value safe, accessible community facilities, and suggested thriving community centres and hubs. Bracknell Forest Council

Further information

Where to find out more, and where the figures on this page come from.

Want to find out more?

Strategies, plans and reports

Local and national strategies, policies, needs assessments and reports.

Needs assessment Local

Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment 2025 to 2028 (PDF, opens in a new tab)

Bracknell Forest Health and Wellbeing Board · 2025 PDF

Where community pharmacies are, their opening hours and services, how easy they are to reach, and whether they meet local needs now and in the next three years.

Strategy or plan Local

Bracknell Forest Local Plan to 2037 (opens in a new tab)

Bracknell Forest Council · 2024

The borough's plan for new homes, jobs and services to 2037, with policies on design, transport, green infrastructure, open space and pollution.

Also relevant to Healthy places and environment Homes and living conditions

Strategy or plan Local

Bracknell Forest Health and Care Plan for Adults 2026 to 2027 (PDF, opens in a new tab)

Bracknell Forest Council · 2026 PDF

How the council and NHS partners plan to join up adult health and care this year, including proactive care and support for people living with frailty.

Also relevant to Frailty Dementia Independence, reablement and care needs

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Long-term conditions and multimorbidity Unpaid carers Adult mental health and wellbeing Cancer and screening Alcohol and drugs Our changing population Loneliness and social connection Money, work and deprivation Health and health inequalities Multiple disadvantage and inclusion health Cardiovascular health and NHS Health Checks

Annual report Local

Healthwatch Bracknell Forest annual report 2025 to 2026 (PDF, opens in a new tab)

Healthwatch Bracknell Forest · 2026 PDF

What residents told Healthwatch about local health and care, including GP access, finding an NHS dentist and urgent care, and what changed as a result.

Policy or law

National Planning Policy Framework: promoting healthy communities (opens in a new tab)

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · 2026

The national planning policies for creating healthy and inclusive places, community facilities, green space and routes for walking, wheeling and cycling.

Also relevant to Healthy places and environment

Guidance, evidence and useful links

Guidance, research, statistics and where to get help, from trusted organisations.

Help and support Local

Best Start Family Hubs (opens in a new tab)

Bracknell Forest Council

Activities for under-fives and support for their families at the borough's three family hubs.

Also relevant to Early years and school readiness Pregnancy and maternity Babies and infant health Child poverty and family circumstances

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Computers and printing in libraries (opens in a new tab)

Bracknell Forest Council

Free computers for library members, free wifi, printing and scanning in every Bracknell Forest library.

Also relevant to Digital exclusion and access to information

Help and support Local

Involve Community Services (opens in a new tab)

Involve Community Services

The local charity that supports charities and community groups in Bracknell Forest, with advice on funding, training, trustee recruitment and volunteering.

Also relevant to Our communities

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Keeping social (opens in a new tab)

Bracknell Forest Public Health

Ways to stay socially active as we get older, including the community map, community centres and libraries.

Also relevant to Loneliness and social connection Healthy ageing and future need Age-friendly neighbourhoods Our communities

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Libraries (opens in a new tab)

Bracknell Forest Council

The borough's libraries: opening times, computers and free wifi, e-books, events and Open+ access outside staffed hours.

Also relevant to Digital exclusion and access to information

Data and statistics

NHS Dental Statistics for England 2025/26 (opens in a new tab)

NHS Business Services Authority · 2026

Patients seen by an NHS dentist and NHS dental activity, by council and area, with new figures by deprivation.

Also relevant to Oral health in children

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Data and statistics

Adult oral health survey 2023 (opens in a new tab)

Office for Health Improvement and Disparities · 2025

England's survey of adults' oral health, including how often people see a dentist, and the barriers they describe, such as cost, anxiety and difficulty getting there.

Also relevant to Oral health in children

Guidance

Neighbourhood health guidelines 2025/26 (opens in a new tab)

NHS England · 2025

How integrated care boards, councils and providers should develop neighbourhood health: care closer to home, joined-up teams and links with council and voluntary sector support.

Help and support

Find a dentist (opens in a new tab)

NHS

Find an NHS dentist near you that is taking on new patients.

Also relevant to Oral health in children

Related topics

Other topics in the JSNA to look at next.

• Our communities About Bracknell Forest
• Healthy places and environment About Bracknell Forest
• Oral health in children Start Well
• Digital exclusion and access to information Live Well
• Age-friendly neighbourhoods Age Well
• Independence, reablement and care needs Age Well
• Loneliness and social connection Age Well
• Long-term conditions and multimorbidity Live Well

Topics that link here

Other pages tagged “Our community assets and services” or listing it as related.

• Dementia Age Well

Where these figures come from

Most figures on this page come from OHID Fingertips or the ONS Census (via Nomis) and are refreshed from source. Census percentages are worked out from the published counts. Four files were downloaded from their publishers' websites, because their figures aren't available from those services: NHS Dental Statistics for England: adults seen by an NHS dentist; Community and Engagement Survey: council estimates; English Indices of Deprivation 2025, by MSOA; and Community and Engagement Survey: England by deprivation. They are checked each time the page is built, and replaced when a new version is published.

Measure	What it measures	Source	Data covers	Updated at source
Population in the 20% of areas with the poorest access to healthy assets (AHAH)	Percentage of the population who live in LSOAs which score in the poorest performing 20% on the Access to…	Geographic Data Service (GeoDS), Access to Healthy Assets and Hazards…	2026	6 August 2026
Care home beds per 100 people aged 75 and over	The annual proportion of beds in care homes (all	OHID, based on Care Quality Commission data	2016 to 2025	8 January 2026
Nursing home beds per 100 people aged 75 and over	The annual proportion of beds in nursing homes per 100 population aged 75 and over	OHID, based on Care Quality Commission data	2016 to 2025	8 January 2026
Good experience of contacting the GP practice (GP practices)	Percentage of people who described the experience of contacting their GP practice as good the last time they…	OHID, based on GP Patient Survey data	2024, by GP practice	26 September 2024
Positive experience of the GP practice (GP practices)	Question 32	OHID, based on GP Patient Survey data	2018 to 2024, by GP practice	31 October 2024
Needs met at the last GP appointment (GP practices)	Percentage of people who said that their needs were met at their last GP practice appointment	OHID, based on GP Patient Survey data	2024, by GP practice	29 August 2024
Car or van availability (Census 2021)	Car or van availability: all households	ONS Census 2021 (Nomis)	2021
NHS Dental Statistics: adults seen (NHSBSA)	Adults seen by an NHS dentist in the previous 24 months, for every council, each March	NHS Business Services Authority	March 2020 to March 2026, by council	27 August 2026
Community and Engagement Survey: council estimates (DCMS)	How adults feel about where they live and how they take part (belonging, trust, pride, having a say, volunteering), for every council and England, 2023/24 to 2025/26	Department for Culture, Media and Sport	2023/24 to 2025/26, by council	31 July 2026
English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (local areas)	How deprived each local area is compared with the rest of England, overall and in seven areas of life	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, prepared by Just Knowledge	2025, by MSOA	30 October 2025
Community and Engagement Survey: England by deprivation (DCMS)	How adults feel about where they live and how they take part, in England's neighbourhoods grouped into ten by deprivation, 2025/26	Department for Culture, Media and Sport	2025/26, England by deprivation decile	31 July 2026

Definitions and limitations

Population in the 20% of areas with the poorest access to healthy assets (AHAH) Indicator 93074

Access to Healthy Assets & Hazards Index

Percentage of the population who live in LSOAs which score in the poorest performing 20% on the Access to Healthy Assets & Hazards (AHAH) index

Limitations. The ONS mid-year estimates at LSOA level are considered suitable for use as they are consistent with higher level population estimates. InterpretationThese caveats relate to interpretation issues for use of this indicator, not each underlying dataset used to construct the AHAH index.

Collected in The overall index collates data from a variety of datasets provided by the Office of… · Published by Geographic Data Service (GeoDS), Access to Healthy Assets and Hazards (AHAH) · Updated every few years · Last updated on Fingertips 6 August 2026

Care home beds per 100 people aged 75 and over Indicator 92489

Care home beds per 100 people 75+

The annual proportion of beds in care homes (all; nursing and residential) per 100 population aged 75 and over. This is an all age indicator because people under 75 years of agecan also usecare home beds.

Collected in Care Quality Commission (CQC) nursing and residential care home data (annual fiscal year… · Published by OHID, based on Care Quality Commission data · Updated annual · Last updated on Fingertips 8 January 2026

Nursing home beds per 100 people aged 75 and over Indicator 92490

Nursing home beds per 100 people 75+

The annual proportion of beds in nursing homes per 100 population aged 75 and over. This is an all age indicator because people under 75 years of agecan also usenursing home beds.

Collected in Care Quality Commission (CQC) nursing and residential care home data (annual fiscal year… · Published by OHID, based on Care Quality Commission data · Updated annual · Last updated on Fingertips 8 January 2026

Good experience of contacting the GP practice (GP practices) Indicator 94126

% of patients who had a good experience when contacting their GP practice

Percentage of people who described the experience of contacting their GP practice as good the last time they tried for themselves or for somebody else

Limitations. This question is part of a block of questions related to the last contact of the respondent with the practice ('Only think about the last time you tried to contact your GP practice for yourself or someone else.'). All results are based on weighted data.

Collected in GP Patient Survey, Ipsos on behalf of NHS England · Published by OHID, based on GP Patient Survey data · Last updated on Fingertips 26 September 2024

Positive experience of the GP practice (GP practices) Indicator 93438

% who have a positive experience of their GP practice

Question 32. People were asked: "Overall, how would you describe your experience of your GP practice?". The indicator value is the percentage of people who answered this question with "Very good" or "Fairly good" from all responses to this question.

Limitations. We have decided to present indicators in a timeline, nevertheless, if the changes to the wording of the question are very small and leave it to the viewer to interpret the data with the appropriate caution.

Collected in GP Patient Survey, Ipsos on behalf of NHS England · Published by OHID, based on GP Patient Survey data · Last updated on Fingertips 31 October 2024

Needs met at the last GP appointment (GP practices) Indicator 94129

% of patients whose needs were met at their last GP practice appointment

Percentage of people who said that their needs were met at their last GP practice appointment

Limitations. This question is part of a set of questions about the last time the respondents had an appointment for themselves. They are prompted to include appointments with different healthcare professionals, at different locations, whether online, by text, over the phone or in person.

Collected in GP Patient Survey, Ipsos on behalf of NHS England · Published by OHID, based on GP Patient Survey data · Last updated on Fingertips 29 August 2024

Car or van availability (Census 2021) Table TS045

TS045 - Car or van availability

This dataset provides Census 2021 estimates on the number of cars or vans available to members of households for England and Wales. The estimates are as at Census Day, 21 March 2021. National Park data are created by plotting unique properties as identified by their Unique Property Reference Number or postcodes into National Park boundaries current at December 2022. This differs from the OA best fit methodology used for other geographic level data.

Limitations. It counts people living in households only, not those in communal establishments such as care homes and residential schools. The Census publishes no margin of error, and counts are adjusted slightly to protect privacy, so small counts, and totals across tables, can differ a little. Percentages on this page are worked out from the published counts.

Published by Office for National Statistics · Updated every 10 years

NHS Dental Statistics: adults seen (NHSBSA) Source

NHS Dental Statistics for England: adults seen by an NHS dentist

NHS dental practices record every course of treatment they provide. NHSBSA counts the adults aged 18 and over who had NHS dental care in the 24 months up to the end of each month, by where they live, and gives the population of the same age. The 24 months matches the longest interval between check-ups that NICE recommends for adults.

Limitations. It counts NHS dental care only: adults who see a dentist privately aren't counted, so a lower figure can mean more private care as well as less access. People are counted where they live, wherever they had their treatment. The COVID-19 pandemic reduced dental care sharply in 2020 and 2021, and figures since are still recovering.

Published by NHS Business Services Authority on 27 August 2026 · Downloaded on 14 October 2026 · Next update: not yet known
Credit: NHS Business Services Authority, NHS Dental Statistics for England 2025-26 (official statistics), patients seen by patient location. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Community and Engagement Survey: council estimates (DCMS) Source

Community and Engagement Survey: council estimates

A survey of adults aged 16 and over in England, answered online or on paper, run every year for DCMS: the Community Life Survey until 2024/25, then the Community and Engagement Survey. From 2023/24 the sample was boosted with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government to more than 170,000 people a year, so each council has its own estimates, published with a 95% confidence interval. "Neighbourhood" means the area within a few minutes' walk of home; "local area" the area within 15 to 20 minutes' walk.

Limitations. These are survey estimates. The range of likely values on each chart is DCMS's published 95% confidence interval; Bracknell Forest is called higher or lower than England only where England's figure is outside that range. Between about 400 and 550 adults in Bracknell Forest answer each year, so the range is around ten percentage points wide, and a change from one year to the next is often within it. People who answered "don't know" are left out of each figure. The survey changed its name and some of its questions in 2025/26. DCMS compares 2025/26 with 2024/25 in the same tables; the 2024/25 figures shown are DCMS's latest, with its corrections. Figures before 2023/24 aren't available for councils.

Published by Department for Culture, Media and Sport on 31 July 2026 · Downloaded on 14 October 2026 · Next update: not yet known
Credit: Department for Culture, Media and Sport, Community and Engagement Survey 2025/26 and Community Life Survey 2024/25. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (local areas) Source

English Indices of Deprivation 2025, by MSOA

The Indices of Deprivation rank every small area in England from most to least deprived. They combine 55 measures in seven areas of life: income, employment, education and skills, health and disability, crime, barriers to housing and services, and the living environment. MHCLG publishes them for neighbourhoods (LSOAs). Just Knowledge combined the neighbourhoods into local areas (MSOAs), giving each one a weight for the number of people living there.

Limitations. The indices compare areas with each other. A decile shows where an area ranks in England, not how deprived it is: an area ranked 100th is more deprived than one ranked 200th, but not twice as deprived. They describe areas, not people. Not everyone in a deprived area is deprived, and many people on low incomes live in less deprived areas. A local area's figure is an average of its smaller neighbourhoods, so it can hide pockets of deprivation inside it. The 2025 indices can't be compared with the 2019 ones. MHCLG changed the measures and data behind them, for example to count people on Universal Credit, so the figures are not a time series.

Published by Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government on 30 October 2025 · Prepared by Just Knowledge · Downloaded on 2 October 2026 · Next update: not yet known
Credit: English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), aggregated to MSOA by Just Knowledge. Boundaries: Office for National Statistics, contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025. MSOA names: House of Commons Library.

Community and Engagement Survey: England by deprivation (DCMS) Source

Community and Engagement Survey: England by deprivation

The same survey's answers for England, with people grouped by how deprived the neighbourhood they live in is (the Index of Multiple Deprivation), from the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods to the least deprived tenth.

Limitations. These are England's figures: no figures by deprivation are published for Bracknell Forest. They are survey estimates. With so many people answering in England, each tenth's range of likely values, shown on the chart, is narrow. Deprivation describes the neighbourhood, not the person: not everyone in a deprived neighbourhood is deprived.

Published by Department for Culture, Media and Sport on 31 July 2026 · Downloaded on 14 October 2026 · Next update: not yet known
Credit: Department for Culture, Media and Sport, Community and Engagement Survey 2025/26 and Community Life Survey 2024/25. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Page built 10 November 2026, 15:14 Data downloaded 10 November 2026, 11:45 Other files downloaded 14 October 2026 6 indicators from OHID Fingertips, 1 table from Nomis and 4 files from publishers' websites