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Bracknell Forest

RG42 house prices in Bracknell Forest

Sold prices, council tax, schools, deprivation and planning for Bracknell Forest, from official UK data in one place.

Typical sold price

£456,500

Range £271,600–£735,500 · 250 real sales

Real sales
250

HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 28 Nov 2025 and 14 Aug 2026.

Summary

House prices in RG42: the typical (median) sold price is £456,500, well above the UK average (£272,611) (UK House Price Index, July 2026). RG42 is an active market, with about 29 recorded sales a month. By property type, 35% were terraced homes (typically £390,000) and 30% were detached homes (typically £640,000).

Data from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, up to 28 August 2026.

Council tax on a Band D home there is £2,265 a year: Bracknell Forest's published charge for 2026-27.

Source: Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Bracknell Forest, 2026-27.

Our take · opinion, not advice

Our take on RG42: steady sales, so price from the evidence

250 sales since November 2025 make RG42 a steady market, and with no dependable year-on-year figure to hand, recent sold homes are a safer guide than any headline.

If you are thinking of selling, the £271,600 to £735,500 range is where most RG42 sales landed, so find the sold homes closest to yours and price against those; roughly 29 sales a month is enough for buyers to compare, so evidence beats optimism.

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If you are looking to buy, RG42 sits well above the UK average for typical prices, so compare any asking price with sold homes of the same type before you commit.

On any RG42 home we would check what has been applied for nearby (565 applications on record within 500 m), long-term flood risk and council tax (Band D is £2,265 a year), and ask a conveyancer to read the title.

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At a glance

RG42 in four numbers

The headline figures from the records below, each one real and dated.

  • Typical price

    £456,500

    HM Land Registry

  • Sales a month

    29.4

    Across 250 sales

  • Council tax, Band D

    £2,265

    A year

On the map

Where RG42 sits in Bracknell Forest

The pins are the 5 most recent recorded sales: real prices on real streets, not a valuation.

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Latest sales

The most recent sales in RG42

  • 2, ARKWRIGHT DRIVE, BRACKNELL

    Detached · Freehold · 14 Aug 2026

    £682,500

  • 56, STATHAM COURT, BRACKNELL

    Terraced · Freehold · 14 Aug 2026

    £335,000

  • 12, FOXGLOVE CLOSE, BRACKNELL

    Detached · Freehold · 10 Aug 2026

    £750,000

  • 1, NEWELL COTTAGES, BRACKNELL

    Semi-detached · Freehold · 10 Aug 2026

    £625,000

  • 8, SUMNER CHASE, BRACKNELL

    Terraced · Freehold · 10 Aug 2026

    £455,000

All sales

Sources: HM Land Registry · postcodes.io / ONS · OpenStreetMap (© contributors). RG42 includes the Binfield North & Warfield West ward.

The data, honestly

House prices in RG42

These 250 sales are what every figure here rests on. The typical price is the middle sale.

By property type

Average house price in RG42 by property type

Detached homes have the highest typical price at £640,000, and flat / maisonette the lowest at £260,000.

See the figures
Sales, typical price and middle-80% range by property type in RG42
TypeSalesTypicalRange
Detached75£640,000£479,900–£868,000
Semi-detached52£492,500£406,000–£668,400
Terraced87£390,000£288,000–£492,000
Flat / maisonette32£260,000£165,650–£334,000

HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 28 Nov 2025 and 14 Aug 2026.

24-month trend

Typical price by quarter in RG42

The quarterly typical price rose 4.6%, from £435,000 in Q4 2025 (54 sales) to £455,000 in Q3 2026 (45 sales).

See the figures
Median sold price and number of recorded sales for each recent quarter in RG42
QuarterTypical priceSales
Q4 2025£435,00054
Q1 2026£472,50075
Q2 2026£447,50076
Q3 2026£455,00045

HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 28 Nov 2025 and 14 Aug 2026. Median of each quarter's recorded sales.

Range and mix

The spread of RG42 prices

How far prices run either side of the typical one, who owns what, and homes that have sold twice.

Price range

Where most RG42 homes sold

Eight in ten sales fell between £271,600 and £735,500, around a typical £456,500.

Lower and upper end are the 10th and 90th percentile of recorded sales.

HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 28 Nov 2025 and 14 Aug 2026.

Mix of homes

Who is selling in RG42

Terraced homes were 35% of recorded sales (87 of 246). 87% of sales were freehold and 13% leasehold.

Property type

  • Detached30%
  • Semi-detached21%
  • Terraced35%
  • Flat / maisonette13%

Tenure

  • Freehold87%
  • Leasehold13%
See the figures

217 freehold (87%) and 33 leasehold (13%) across the 250 most recent recorded sales in RG42, including 1 new-build sale. Leasehold is normal for flats; check the remaining lease term before you offer.

HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 28 Nov 2025 and 14 Aug 2026.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Real transactions, never estimates. All sales.

In plain English

What the Bracknell Forest (RG42) numbers mean

  • The headline number blends very different homes: detached homes sold for a typical £640,000 against £260,000 for flats: about 2.5 times as much. Use the figure for your type of home, not the mix.
  • This is an active district: about 29 recorded sales a month.

Based on 250 recorded sales between 28 November 2025 and 14 August 2026. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, to 28 August 2026; page data refreshed 7 October 2026. Compared with the UK House Price Index. Written by Your Property Check (Check Labs Ltd, Birmingham) from this data. How we read the data · spotted a mistake? Tell us. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. UK House Price Index licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Area data

What else the records hold on RG42

Council tax and schools, each from the body that publishes it, with the sample it rests on stated beside it.

Council tax

What council tax costs in RG42

£2,265

Band D a year in Bracknell Forest, 2026-27: the benchmark band every English authority is compared on.

All bands
Annual council tax charge for each band in Bracknell Forest, 2026-27
Band1991 valueA year
Aup to £40,000£1,510
B£40,001–£52,000£1,762
C£52,001–£68,000£2,013
D£68,001–£88,000£2,265
E£88,001–£120,000£2,768
F£120,001–£160,000£3,271
G£160,001–£320,000£3,775
Hover £320,000£4,530

These are Bracknell Forest's charges for 2026-27, the authority RG42 falls in, not an estimate for any individual home. A property's band is set by the Valuation Office Agency and we never guess it; look up a band on GOV.UK and read your row. Bands reflect what a home was worth on 1 April 1991, not today.

Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities · 8 of 8 bands published for Bracknell Forest · data to 2026-27 financial year

Schools

Schools near RG42

8

open schools within 3 km, nearest Kennel Lane School.

All schools
  • Kennel Lane School

    Academies · RG42 2EX

    176 m

    Good · 2015

  • Warfield Church of England Primary School

    Primary · Local authority maintained schools · RG42 6BR

    568 m

    Good · 2012

  • Sandy Lane Primary School

    Primary · Academies · RG12 2JG

    980 m

    Good · 2020

  • King's Academy Meadow Vale

    Primary · Academies · RG42 1SY

    986 m

    Not graded

  • Garth Hill College

    Middle deemed secondary · Local authority maintained schools · RG42 2AD

    1.0 km

    Good · 2019

  • King's Academy Binfield

    All-through · Free Schools · RG42 4FS

    1.5 km

    Good · 2022

  • St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Bracknell

    Primary · Local authority maintained schools · RG12 9AP

    1.9 km

    Good · 2022

  • Newbold School

    Independent schools · RG42 4AH

    2.0 km

    Not graded

School data from the Department for Education “Get Information about Schools” (GIAS) and Ofsted inspection outcomes. Open Government Licence v3.0. The Ofsted grade shown is the last single overall grade on record (single grades were withdrawn in September 2024). Shows nearest schools by distance, not legal catchment areas. Distances are from the RG42 district centroid, not from any address.

Source: Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · 8 open schools within 3 km, 6 with a grade on record

Area context

Planning and deprivation near RG42

What is being built nearby and how the area ranks, as context for the neighbourhood and never a judgement on a home.

Planning applications

Planning activity around RG42

565

applications within 500 m of the district centre, as last checked 6 October 2026.

Recent applications
  • Proposed single-storey rear extension and first floor side extension.

    Received 2026-09-25

  • This is an oak tree. 2 weeks ago a large branch fell off known as a summer drop. Called a tree specialist Sarah Ducksworth who also works with Bracknell council. Branch fell off whilst we were away on holiday. Went over neighbours fences. Since then has been cleared by tree specialist cleaning company.

    Received 2026-08-11

  • TPO89 - T1 - 1 x Oak Tree in Council Land at the rear of property - Reduce the two overextended lateral limbs over garden by up to 3 metres to suitable growth points to reduce end-weight and leverage. Reducing length from 6m to 3m. Plus removal of snapped limb. The reasons for the proposed works are: • To reduce excessive end-weight and leverage on the long overextended lateral limbs, thereby lowering the likelihood of branch failure during periods of high wind loading. • To reduce the sail area of the overhanging branches and improve the long-term structural balance of the crown. • To mitigate the risk posed by large branches overhanging an area of regular residential use, including the garden, boundary fence and associated property. • To address the presence of minor dieback within the affected branch structure and reduce mechanical stress on the remaining live growth. • To maintain the tree in a safe and sustainable condition through minimal arboricultural intervention, whilst retaining the tree’s amenity value, overall form and contribution to local landscape character. The proposed works are limited to the outer extremities of the two overextended limbs and are not intended to alter the overall size, appearance or health of the tree beyond improving branch loading and reducing the risk of future limb failure.

    Received 2026-06-12

  • Proposed erection of 2 storey rear extension, raising of existing roof, installation of raised patio with steps and use of cladding following demolition of conservatory.

    Received 2026-05-19

  • Bracknell/PA/2026/0282Conditions

    376 m

    Proposed garage conversion to form home office.

    Received 2026-04-21 · decided 2026-07-01

  • Bracknell/PA/2026/0338Conditions

    272 m

    Proposed front porch.

    Received 2026-04-17 · decided 2026-06-09

Applications are matched within 500 m of the RG42 district centroid, so this is activity in the area, not at any one address. Register wording and status are reproduced as the local planning authority published them. Showing 6 of 20 held; run a live planning search for RG42 for the current picture.

Source: Local planning authority records via PlanIt · 565 applications matched within 500 m of the district centre · data to 6 October 2026

Deprivation (IMD)

Area profile for RG42

Decile 9 of 10

Median across 12 sampled postcodes; 1 is the most deprived 10% of England, 10 the least.

1 · most deprived10 · least deprived
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Across the 12 sampled RG42 postcodes, deprivation runs decile 6 to decile 10, with a median of decile 9 of 10: where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived.

RG42 1FS, the sampled postcode sitting at that median: On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, this postcode falls in decile 9 of 10, where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived. It's area context for the wider neighbourhood, not a judgement on any individual home.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (English Indices of Deprivation 2025, MHCLG). Deprivation is published for small areas (LSOAs), not for postcode districts, so RG42 spans several. We sampled 12 postcodes in RG42: the ones with the most recent recorded sales, up to a limit of 12. That is a convenience sample, not a random one, so it leans toward streets where homes are changing hands. 12 returned a row. It is context for the neighbourhood, never a judgement on any individual home. How we choose the sample.

Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · 12 postcodes sampled of 12 checked · data to 2025 indices

Cost to run

Two sources, one table

What it costs to run a home in RG42, band by band

Bracknell Forest's council tax for 2026-27 set against the RG42 median sold price of £456,500 across 250 recorded sales: the annual running cost beside the purchase price, which neither source shows on its own.

Council tax band, its 1991 valuation range, the annual and monthly charge in Bracknell Forest for 2026-27, and that charge as a share of the RG42 median sold price
Band1991 valueVOA basisA yearBracknell ForestA month÷ 12Of the median÷ £456,500
Aup to £40,000£1,510£1260.33%
B£40,001–£52,000£1,762£1470.39%
C£52,001–£68,000£2,013£1680.44%
D£68,001–£88,000£2,265£1890.50%
E£88,001–£120,000£2,768£2310.61%
F£120,001–£160,000£3,271£2730.72%
G£160,001–£320,000£3,775£3150.83%
Hover £320,000£4,530£3780.99%

The last column is the band's annual charge divided by the RG42 median sold price. A comparison of two published figures, not a rate anyone charges. It is not a mapping from price to band: a band records what a home was worth on 1 April 1991 and is set by the Valuation Office Agency, so it cannot be worked out from a 2020s sale price. Look up a specific band on GOV.UK. Instalment counts vary by authority, so the monthly column is simply the year over twelve.

Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Median across 250 recorded sales. · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Bracknell Forest, 2026-27.

Address by address

Address by address

What individual homes in RG42 sold for

The 24 most recently sold doors of the 249 distinct addresses in the records we hold for RG42. Real recorded transactions: never estimates.

  • 2, ARKWRIGHT DRIVE, BRACKNELL

    RG42 1FX · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale

    £682,500

    2026-08-14

  • 56, STATHAM COURT, BRACKNELL

    RG42 1FS · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale

    £335,000

    2026-08-14

  • 12, FOXGLOVE CLOSE, BRACKNELL

    RG42 7NW · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale

    £750,000

    2026-08-10

  • 1, NEWELL COTTAGES, BRACKNELL

    RG42 6AB · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale

    £625,000

    2026-08-10

  • 8, SUMNER CHASE, BRACKNELL

    RG42 4NN · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale

    £455,000

    2026-08-10

  • 1, BOLTONS LANE, BRACKNELL

    RG42 4UA · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale

    £640,000

    2026-08-07

  • 10, MARY MEAD, BRACKNELL

    RG42 3SZ · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale

    £440,000

    2026-08-07

  • 7, WOOLFORD CLOSE, BRACKNELL

    RG42 7PR · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale

    £650,000

    2026-08-07

  • 1, DUKESHILL ROAD, BRACKNELL

    RG42 2DU · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale

    £387,000

    2026-08-04

  • 1, COURTNEY PLACE, BRACKNELL

    RG42 4DP · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale

    £185,000

    2026-08-04

  • 15, RED ROSE, BRACKNELL

    RG42 5LA · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale

    £550,000

    2026-08-04

  • 11, WYTHEMEDE, BRACKNELL

    RG42 4ER · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale

    £382,000

    2026-08-03

  • 46, ROEBUCK ESTATE, BRACKNELL

    RG42 4DG · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale

    £440,000

    2026-07-31

  • 36, PORTIA GROVE, BRACKNELL

    RG42 3TS · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale

    £325,000

    2026-07-31

  • 49, BINFIELD ROAD, BRACKNELL

    RG42 2AW · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale

    £365,000

    2026-07-30

  • 48, ALDRIDGE PARK, BRACKNELL

    RG42 7NU · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale

    £515,000

    2026-07-30

  • 5, WINDLESHAM ROAD, BRACKNELL

    RG42 1TX · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale

    £485,000

    2026-07-30

  • 50, KENNEL LANE, BRACKNELL

    RG42 2EX · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale

    £425,000

    2026-07-28

  • 59, WESTMORLAND DRIVE, BRACKNELL

    RG42 3QN · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale

    £260,000

    2026-07-24

  • 18, KNOX GREEN, BRACKNELL

    RG42 4NZ · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale

    £450,000

    2026-07-24

  • 5, MALLOW GROVE, BRACKNELL

    RG42 5AR · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale

    £430,000

    2026-07-23

  • LITTLEHAVEN, CHAVEY DOWN ROAD, BRACKNELL

    RG42 7AA · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale

    £654,000

    2026-07-23

  • 16, DELLER STREET, BRACKNELL

    RG42 4UU · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale

    £382,000

    2026-07-21

  • 3, PARFIT KEEP, BRACKNELL

    RG42 2AT · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale

    £455,000

    2026-07-21

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Addresses come from recorded sales since 1995, so homes that have never sold do not appear. 0 of these 24 doors resolve to a confident property record and link through; the rest are listed without a link. We match a door to a property record only where the match is certain, never by guessing.

Questions, answered

The RG42 report: your questions

What is the average house price in RG42?
The typical (median) sold price in RG42 is £456,500, from 250 recorded sales between 28 November 2025 and 14 August 2026. Most sales fell between £271,600 and £735,500. That is well above the UK average (£272,611) (UK House Price Index averages). A median is the middle sale, so a few very expensive homes do not pull it up the way they pull up an average.
What does each type of home cost in RG42?
Typical sold prices by type in RG42: terraced homes £390,000 (87 sales), detached homes £640,000 (75 sales), semi-detached homes £492,500 (52 sales), flats £260,000 (32 sales). Use the figure for your type of home rather than the all-homes median.
How much is council tax in RG42?
RG42 is billed by Bracknell Forest, whose Band D charge for 2026-27 is £2,265 a year. Every band from A to H is listed on this page. A property's band is set by the Valuation Office Agency and there is no free per-address dataset for it, so we never guess an individual home's band. Look it up on GOV.UK and read your row.
Which schools are near RG42?
The Department for Education's register lists 8 open schools within 3 km of the RG42 district centre, the nearest being Kennel Lane School (last Ofsted grade: Good). These are nearest by straight-line distance from the district centroid. They are not catchment or admission areas, which councils set individually and do not publish centrally.
How up to date are the RG42 sold prices?
Sold prices come from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, covering sales up to 28 August 2026. The store is rebuilt monthly. New sales can take several weeks to appear in the official register after completion, so the very latest transactions may not show yet.
Is RG42 a deprived area?
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the 12 RG42 postcodes we sampled (the ones with the most recent recorded sales, not a random sample) run from decile 6 to decile 10, with a median of decile 9 of 10, where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived. Deprivation is published for small areas, not postcode districts, so a district like RG42 usually spans several. It is area context, never a judgement on an individual home.
Have there been planning applications near RG42?
The last check of the local planning authority register found 565 applications within 500 m of the RG42 district centre; the most recent are listed on this page with their reference, description and status as the authority published them. For an up-to-the-minute search, use the planning tool with your full postcode.
Can I see what an individual address in RG42 sold for?
Yes. This page lists the 24 most recently sold doors of the 249 distinct addresses in the records we hold for RG42, each with its price and date. Addresses come from recorded sales since 1995, so a home that has never been sold does not appear; and we link an address to its own property page only where the match is certain, never by guessing.
Does RG42 cover my exact street?
RG42 is the outward half of the postcode and covers the whole district, so the district-wide figures on this page are medians and ranges, not a valuation of any single property. The address list gives you the door-level picture, and the free checks take a full postcode.

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Data sources

Every RG42 figure is official and dated

Real recorded data from the UK's official registers, never an estimated valuation.

  • HM Land RegistrySold prices
  • MHCLGCouncil tax & deprivation
  • Department for Education · OfstedSchools
  • Local planning authoritiesPlanning applications
  • Police.UKStreet-level crime
  • Environment AgencyFlood risk
  • postcodes.io · ONSGeography

Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities · Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · Local planning authority records via PlanIt · Police.UK · Environment Agency · postcodes.io / ONS. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. All figures are real, attributed and carry the sample they rest on: never estimates, never a valuation. All sales · Get Free Valuation · About Your Property Check.