Issues and SWOT

strength

Build on completed housing and local connections

Coopers Hill homes have been handed over with public routes.

Delivery should be judged by occupied homes and usable space.

Evidence

strength

Bring support closer to people in poor health

3.2% of people reported bad or very bad health in Bracknell Forest council area (21 March 2021). Across England, the figure was 5.2%. People reporting bad or very bad health ranged from 1.5% in Binfield South & Jennett's Park to 4.5% in Harmans Water & Crown Wood — a gap of 3 percentage points.

This is how residents described their health in the census. It can reveal differences between neighbourhoods, but does not diagnose illness or measure current waiting times. Age profiles differ between places, so these shares do not measure service quality.

strength

Connect local skills to local opportunities

35.6% of people aged 16 or over had a degree or equivalent (21 March 2021) in Bracknell Forest council area. Across England, the figure was 33.9%. People aged 16+ with no qualifications ranged from 7.8% in Binfield South & Jennett's Park to 16.9% in Great Hollands — a gap of 9 percentage points.

Qualifications show one part of the skills available locally. They do not show whether people have secure jobs or work that uses those skills.

weakness

Keep homelessness support reachable

The draft strategy seeks further reductions in homelessness and rough sleeping.

An improved overall position can still leave individual households at risk.

Evidence

weakness

Make room for homes people can afford

Average private rent is £1,462 a month (August 2026) in Bracknell Forest council area. This is £3 higher than the England average for the same month. Homes rented privately ranged from 10.9% in Great Hollands to 33.7% in Town Centre & The Parks — a gap of 22.8 percentage points.

Housing costs matter most alongside earnings and the number of affordable homes available. A local average cannot tell us whether a particular household can afford its home.

opportunity

Make the Warfield hub useful to surrounding communities

The hub has planning permission for leisure and community facilities.

Facilities need accessible travel, activities and affordable hire.

Evidence

opportunity

Plan homes and care around an older population

15.1% of people in Bracknell Forest council area were aged 65 or over (21 March 2021). People aged 65 or over ranged from 8.4% in Town Centre & The Parks to 20.4% in Winkfield & Warfield East — a gap of 12 percentage points.

Age alone does not mean poor health or a need for care. Accessible homes, reliable transport and support close to home matter as people get older.

opportunity

Target safety work where problems repeat

Mapped police records are available for neighbourhoods in Bracknell Forest council area.

Published locations are approximate and some crimes are not mapped. Counts show recorded incidents, not the chance of an individual becoming a victim.

opportunity

Turn published plans into visible progress

3 named local projects or plans have official evidence in this collection.

A published plan makes responsibilities and intentions easier to inspect. It does not prove that funding is secured or that promised benefits have arrived.

opportunity

Target support where disadvantages overlap

Households facing two or more measured disadvantages ranged from 6.5% in Binfield South & Jennett's Park to 17.7% in Harmans Water & Crown Wood — a gap of 11.2 percentage points.

These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.

threat

Keep housing milestones distinct

Market Street reached topping out, which is earlier than completion.

Residents need reliable information about availability.

Evidence