Bracknell Forest
SL5 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
£566,500
Range £270,000–£1,432,500 · 250 real sales
- Real sales
- 250
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 20 Oct 2025 and 27 Aug 2026.
Summary
House prices in SL5: the typical (median) sold price is £566,500, well above the UK average (£272,611) (UK House Price Index, July 2026). SL5 is an active market, with about 24 recorded sales a month. By property type, 35% were detached homes (typically £1,019,500) and 25% were semi-detached homes (typically £530,000).
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 SL5: a steady market, so let the sold prices lead
At around 24 sales a month, SL5 ticks along steadily, enough to learn from, though the year-on-year comparison is too thin to quote, so lean on the recent sold homes.
When selling here, detached homes typically sold for £1,019,500 against £285,000 for flats, which explains a spread of £270,000 to £1,432,500, so lean on the nearest like-for-like sale rather than the middle figure; sales arrive at a steady pace, so there is no need to rush to a low price.
Sell houseFor buyers, SL5 sits well above the UK average for typical prices, so compare any asking price with sold homes of the same type before you commit.
Do your own homework first: planning history nearby (643 applications on record within 500 m), long-term flood risk and council tax (Band D is £2,265 a year), then hand the title to your conveyancer.
The sold prices leave a lot open; the free SL5 OfferCheck closes some of the gap with flood, crime, planning and council tax.
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At a glance
SL5 in four numbers
The headline figures from the records below, each one real and dated.
Typical price
£566,500
HM Land Registry
Sales a month
24.5
Across 250 sales
Council tax, Band D
£2,265
A year
The data, honestly
House prices in SL5
These 250 sales are what every figure here rests on. The typical price is the middle sale.
By property type
Average house price in SL5 by property type
Detached homes have the highest typical price at £1,019,500, and flat / maisonette the lowest at £285,000.
See the figures
| Type | Sales | Typical | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 84 | £1,019,500 | £606,000–£2,270,000 |
| Semi-detached | 60 | £530,000 | £413,499–£776,500 |
| Terraced | 39 | £500,000 | £381,000–£712,000 |
| Flat / maisonette | 59 | £285,000 | £200,200–£750,000 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 20 Oct 2025 and 27 Aug 2026.
24-month trend
Typical price by quarter in SL5
The quarterly typical price fell 10.7%, from £602,000 in Q4 2025 (95 sales) to £537,500 in Q3 2026 (27 sales).
See the figures
| Quarter | Typical price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | £602,000 | 95 |
| Q1 2026 | £550,000 | 67 |
| Q2 2026 | £575,000 | 61 |
| Q3 2026 | £537,500 | 27 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 20 Oct 2025 and 27 Aug 2026. Median of each quarter's recorded sales.
Range and mix
The spread of SL5 prices
How far prices run either side of the typical one, who owns what, and homes that have sold twice.
Price range
Where most SL5 homes sold
Eight in ten sales fell between £270,000 and £1,432,500, around a typical £566,500.
Lower and upper end are the 10th and 90th percentile of recorded sales.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 20 Oct 2025 and 27 Aug 2026.
Mix of homes
Who is selling in SL5
Detached homes were 35% of recorded sales (84 of 242). 74% of sales were freehold and 26% leasehold.
Property type
- Detached35%
- Semi-detached25%
- Terraced16%
- Flat / maisonette24%
Tenure
- Freehold74%
- Leasehold26%
See the figures
184 freehold (74%) and 66 leasehold (26%) across the 250 most recent recorded sales in SL5, including 5 new-build sales. Leasehold is normal for flats; check the remaining lease term before you offer.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 20 Oct 2025 and 27 Aug 2026.
Sold twice: what the same home resold for
The strongest price signal there is: the same door, sold twice. Change shown in £, %, and per year. A big % over two decades is smaller than it looks.
VERNON COURT, LONDON ROAD, ASCOT
£288,000 (2026)£275,000 (2026)-4.5% over 0.6 yrs (-7.7%/yr)
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Real transactions, never estimates. All sales.
On the map
Where SL5 sits in Bracknell Forest
The pins are the 5 most recent recorded sales: real prices on real streets, not a valuation.
Latest sales
The most recent sales in SL5
VERNON COURT, LONDON ROAD, ASCOT
Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 27 Aug 2026
£275,000
12, NEW MEADOW, ASCOT
Semi-detached · Freehold · 21 Aug 2026
£537,500
DRUMMOND COURT, NEW ROAD, ASCOT
Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 20 Aug 2026
£270,000
PRIORY LODGE, PRIORY ROAD, ASCOT
Detached · Freehold · 19 Aug 2026
£3,800,000
7, BEECH HILL ROAD, ASCOT
Semi-detached · Freehold · 12 Aug 2026
£500,000
Sources: HM Land Registry · postcodes.io / ONS · OpenStreetMap (© contributors). SL5 includes the Ascot & Sunninghill ward.
In plain English
What the Bracknell Forest (SL5) numbers mean
- The headline number blends very different homes: detached homes sold for a typical £1,019,500 against £285,000 for flats: about 3.6 times as much. Use the figure for your type of home, not the mix.
- Prices here are widely spread: most sales fell between £270,000 and £1,432,500, so the median says little about any one home.
- This is an active district: about 24 recorded sales a month.
Based on 250 recorded sales between 20 October 2025 and 27 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 SL5
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 SL5
£2,265
Band D a year in Bracknell Forest, 2026-27: the benchmark band every English authority is compared on.
All bands
| Band | 1991 value | A year |
|---|---|---|
| A | up 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 |
| H | over £320,000 | £4,530 |
These are Bracknell Forest's charges for 2026-27, the authority SL5 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 SL5
8
open schools within 3 km, nearest St George's School.
All schools
St George's School
Independent schools · SL5 7DZ
309 m
Not graded
St Michael's CofE Primary School, Sunninghill
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · SL5 7AD
700 m
Good · 2016
South Ascot Village Primary School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · SL5 9EA
810 m
Good · 2015
The Marist School
Independent schools · SL5 7PS
942 m
Not graded
St Francis Catholic Primary School, South Ascot
Primary · Academies · SL5 9HG
1.1 km
Outstanding · 2013
St Mary's School Ascot
Independent schools · SL5 9JF
1.4 km
Not graded
Heathermount School
Special schools · SL5 9PG
1.4 km
Not graded
Charters School
Middle deemed secondary · Academies · SL5 9QY
1.7 km
Good · 2023
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 SL5 district centroid, not from any address.
Source: Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · 8 open schools within 3 km, 4 with a grade on record
Area context
Planning and deprivation near SL5
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 SL5
643
applications within 500 m of the district centre, as last checked 24 July 2026.
Recent applications
Windsor/26/01736/DEMUndecided
478 m
Prior notification for the demolition of the existing detached garage.
Received 2026-07-15
Windsor/26/01484/TPOUndecided
401 m
T1 - Oak Tree - prune lower branches to give 3m clearance from the building, crown lifting by 5.5m - 6.5m above ground level, remove dead wood, T2 - Beech Tree - prune lower branches to give 7m clearance from building, T3 - Holly trees - fell, T4 - reduce mixed hedging as per photograph (073/2002/TPO).
Received 2026-06-16
Windsor/26/00784/FULLUndecided
317 m
First floor side extension and alterations to fenestration.
Received 2026-03-25
Windsor/26/00326/FULLPermitted
482 m
Single storey rear extension, enlargement and alterations to the existing terrace and steps and alterations to fenestration following the removal of the existing elements.
Received 2026-02-06 · decided 2026-04-07
Windsor/26/00147/FULLPermitted
456 m
Relocation of the existing entrance and new front canopy, single storey side/rear extension with enlargement of the existing roofspace, new roof, lowering of the eaves, 4no. front dormers, 3no. rear dormers, first floor side/rear extension, new steps and alterations to the external finish and fenestration following the demolition of the exiting elements and detached outbuilding.
Received 2026-01-20 · decided 2026-04-01
Windsor/25/03035/TPOConditions
385 m
T1 - Cedar - Install two non-invasive cable braces between two main forks and between east fork and secondary fork, Tip reduce the lateral branches by 2m to a final crown spread of 17m. (057/2002/TPO)
Received 2025-11-14 · decided 2026-01-27
Applications are matched within 500 m of the SL5 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 SL5 for the current picture.
Source: Local planning authority records via PlanIt · 643 applications matched within 500 m of the district centre · data to 24 July 2026
Deprivation (IMD)
Area profile for SL5
Decile 10 of 10
Median across 12 sampled postcodes; 1 is the most deprived 10% of England, 10 the least.
Read the detail
Across the 12 sampled SL5 postcodes, deprivation runs decile 8 to decile 10, with a median of decile 10 of 10: where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived.
SL5 8NF, the sampled postcode sitting at that median: On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, this postcode falls in decile 10 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 SL5 spans several. We sampled 12 postcodes in SL5: 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 SL5, band by band
Bracknell Forest's council tax for 2026-27 set against the SL5 median sold price of £566,500 across 250 recorded sales: the annual running cost beside the purchase price, which neither source shows on its own.
| Band | 1991 valueVOA basis | A yearBracknell Forest | A month÷ 12 | Of the median÷ £566,500 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,510 | £126 | 0.27% |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,762 | £147 | 0.31% |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,013 | £168 | 0.36% |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,265 | £189 | 0.40% |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £2,768 | £231 | 0.49% |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,271 | £273 | 0.58% |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £3,775 | £315 | 0.67% |
| H | over £320,000 | £4,530 | £378 | 0.80% |
The last column is the band's annual charge divided by the SL5 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 SL5 sold for
The 24 most recently sold doors of the 239 distinct addresses in the records we hold for SL5. Real recorded transactions: never estimates.
VERNON COURT, LONDON ROAD, ASCOT
SL5 8DS · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 3 recorded sales
£275,000
2026-08-27
12, NEW MEADOW, ASCOT
SL5 8NF · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£537,500
2026-08-21
DRUMMOND COURT, NEW ROAD, ASCOT
SL5 8PU · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£270,000
2026-08-20
PRIORY LODGE, PRIORY ROAD, ASCOT
SL5 9RQ · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£3,800,000
2026-08-19
7, BEECH HILL ROAD, ASCOT
SL5 0BN · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£500,000
2026-08-12
139, FERNBANK ROAD, ASCOT
SL5 8JU · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£631,000
2026-08-12
13, SUNNINGHILL COURT, ASCOT
SL5 7BY · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£550,000
2026-08-10
BEECHCROFT, FOREST ROAD, ASCOT
SL5 8QG · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£1,120,000
2026-08-07
35, BEECH HILL ROAD, ASCOT
SL5 0BJ · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£500,000
2026-08-06
BEECHCROFT, 27, LOCKS RIDE, ASCOT
SL5 8RA · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£930,000
2026-08-03
63, FERNBANK ROAD, ASCOT
SL5 8HB · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£775,000
2026-07-31
LYNWOOD VILLAGE, RISE ROAD, ASCOT
SL5 0FH · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£195,000
2026-07-30
12, HIGH STREET, ASCOT
SL5 0LU · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£950,000
2026-07-30
54, CHURCH ROAD, ASCOT
SL5 8RR · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£555,000
2026-07-24
20, WOODMILL COURT, ASCOT
SL5 8FF · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£240,000
2026-07-24
SUNNING HOUSE, LOWER VILLAGE ROAD, ASCOT
SL5 7AU · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£270,000
2026-07-24
HUNTERS END, NEW ROAD, ASCOT
SL5 8QB · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£525,000
2026-07-23
24, HIGHCLERE, ASCOT
SL5 0AA · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£560,000
2026-07-20
148, FERNBANK ROAD, ASCOT
SL5 8LA · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£420,000
2026-07-17
10, CHURCH ROAD, ASCOT
SL5 9EX · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£435,000
2026-07-16
11, KING EDWARDS ROAD, ASCOT
SL5 8PD · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£735,000
2026-07-13
8, SCOTTS MEWS, ASCOT
SL5 8SA · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£428,000
2026-07-10
36, VERNON DRIVE, ASCOT
SL5 8TW · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£740,000
2026-07-09
1, THE GLEN, ASCOT
SL5 7DF · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£295,000
2026-07-09
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.
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Postcode districts near SL5
The closest districts to SL5 by straight-line distance between district centres.
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- House prices in GU19 (Bagshot) 3.4 miles
- House prices in RG12 (Bracknell) 3.7 miles
- House prices in GU18 (Lightwater) 4 miles
- House prices in GU25 (Virginia Water) 4 miles
- House prices in RG42 (Bracknell) 4.3 miles
- House prices in TW20 (Egham) 5 miles
- House prices in SL4 (Windsor) 5.1 miles
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Data sources
Every SL5 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.