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Bracknell Forest council area. Every figure carries its own date.

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Homes rented privately

10.9% to 33.7%

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.

21 March 2021 · 15 of 15 current wards with comparable figures.

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

Homes rented privately · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Great Hollands10.9%3693,394
Sandhurst11.8%4653,955
Binfield South & Jennett's Park13.4%5464,071
Harmans Water & Crown Wood13.6%5023,692
Hanworth14%5153,677
Binfield North & Warfield West14.3%4553,180
Owlsmoor & College Town14.4%5543,848
Easthampstead & Wildridings14.6%5243,588
Whitegrove14.6%3682,515
Winkfield & Warfield East15.5%6153,958
Priestwood & Garth16.1%6203,850
Bullbrook16.3%4092,506
Crowthorne16.6%4732,849
Swinley Forest24.8%6592,657
Town Centre & The Parks33.7%8572,542
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People reporting bad or very bad health

1.5% to 4.5%

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.

21 March 2021 · 15 of 15 current wards with comparable figures.

Residents described their own health. Differences in age matter, so this is a prompt to investigate needs, not a score for local health services.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

People reporting bad or very bad health · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Binfield South & Jennett's Park1.5%15510,473
Binfield North & Warfield West2.3%1817,813
Whitegrove2.4%1466,093
Owlsmoor & College Town2.5%26110,542
Swinley Forest2.7%1605,957
Town Centre & The Parks2.8%1575,648
Winkfield & Warfield East2.8%2699,673
Crowthorne3.1%2387,797
Sandhurst3.1%3099,827
Easthampstead & Wildridings3.9%3579,094
Hanworth3.9%3418,641
Great Hollands4%3588,920
Priestwood & Garth4.1%3809,222
Bullbrook4.4%2636,009
Harmans Water & Crown Wood4.5%3998,864
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People aged 65 or over

8.4% to 20.4%

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.

21 March 2021 · 15 of 15 current wards with comparable figures.

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

People aged 65 or over · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Town Centre & The Parks8.4%4765,643
Binfield South & Jennett's Park8.6%90010,467
Swinley Forest12.3%7325,956
Easthampstead & Wildridings12.7%1,1599,091
Bullbrook13.9%8396,027
Harmans Water & Crown Wood14%1,2398,879
Priestwood & Garth14.1%1,3059,225
Binfield North & Warfield West15.3%1,1957,793
Owlsmoor & College Town15.8%1,66510,563
Hanworth16.7%1,4488,650
Great Hollands16.8%1,4958,921
Whitegrove17.4%1,0666,110
Crowthorne18.5%1,4477,830
Sandhurst20%1,9639,812
Winkfield & Warfield East20.4%1,9759,671
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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

7.8% to 16.9%

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.

21 March 2021 · 15 of 15 current wards with comparable figures.

Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

People aged 16+ with no qualifications · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Binfield South & Jennett's Park7.8%6267,985
Swinley Forest9.3%4634,959
Binfield North & Warfield West9.6%5986,260
Whitegrove10.8%5445,018
Town Centre & The Parks11.2%5064,529
Crowthorne12.2%7636,255
Sandhurst12.7%1,0238,027
Winkfield & Warfield East12.7%9997,838
Owlsmoor & College Town13.3%1,1588,694
Bullbrook15.1%7214,769
Hanworth15.5%1,0796,978
Priestwood & Garth15.6%1,1487,343
Easthampstead & Wildridings16.6%1,1947,192
Harmans Water & Crown Wood16.7%1,1787,034
Great Hollands16.9%1,1837,008
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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

27.5% to 44%

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent ranged from 27.5% in Great Hollands to 44% in Town Centre & The Parks — a gap of 16.5 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 15 of 15 current wards with comparable figures.

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Great Hollands27.5%1,9257,008
Harmans Water & Crown Wood28.5%2,0027,034
Easthampstead & Wildridings29.5%2,1237,192
Hanworth30.1%2,1016,978
Priestwood & Garth31%2,2737,343
Owlsmoor & College Town32.8%2,8488,694
Bullbrook33.6%1,6024,769
Sandhurst35%2,8118,027
Swinley Forest39.8%1,9724,959
Crowthorne40.2%2,5146,255
Whitegrove40.5%2,0315,018
Winkfield & Warfield East41.3%3,2377,838
Binfield South & Jennett's Park42.6%3,4027,985
Binfield North & Warfield West43.6%2,7276,260
Town Centre & The Parks44%1,9914,529
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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

6.5% to 17.7%

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.

21 March 2021 · 15 of 15 current wards with comparable figures.

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

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

Households facing two or more measured disadvantages · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Binfield South & Jennett's Park6.5%2644,073
Binfield North & Warfield West8.4%2663,164
Whitegrove8.5%2132,510
Swinley Forest8.6%2292,659
Crowthorne8.7%2472,848
Winkfield & Warfield East9.7%3823,957
Owlsmoor & College Town9.7%3733,850
Sandhurst10.9%4303,947
Town Centre & The Parks12.7%3242,543
Hanworth16.5%6073,687
Bullbrook16.6%4172,505
Easthampstead & Wildridings17%6073,581
Great Hollands17%5773,385
Priestwood & Garth17.7%6793,846
Harmans Water & Crown Wood17.7%6523,692
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Homes rented from a council or housing association

3.5% to 29.8%

Homes rented from a council or housing association ranged from 3.5% in Whitegrove to 29.8% in Harmans Water & Crown Wood — a gap of 26.3 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 15 of 15 current wards with comparable figures.

The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

Homes rented from a council or housing association · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Whitegrove3.5%892,515
Winkfield & Warfield East4.4%1763,958
Swinley Forest6.4%1712,657
Binfield North & Warfield West7.4%2343,180
Owlsmoor & College Town7.6%2913,848
Sandhurst7.7%3043,955
Crowthorne8.4%2402,849
Binfield South & Jennett's Park9.6%3894,071
Hanworth20.7%7603,677
Great Hollands22.8%7753,394
Town Centre & The Parks23.2%5892,542
Bullbrook27.3%6832,506
Easthampstead & Wildridings27.3%9803,588
Priestwood & Garth28.9%1,1113,850
Harmans Water & Crown Wood29.8%1,1013,692
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Binfield North & Warfield WestBinfield South & Jennett's ParkBullbrookEasthampstead & WildridingsGreat HollandsHanworthOwlsmoor & College TownPriestwood & GarthTown Centre & The ParksCrowthorneHarmans Water & Crown WoodSandhurstSwinley ForestWhitegroveWinkfield & Warfield East
15 mapped electoral wards · May 2026. The same wards are available in the named list below. These are council boundaries, not police neighbourhoods.

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These are electoral wards or the explicitly labelled statistical equivalents. They do not necessarily match villages, parishes or police neighbourhoods.

Binfield North & Warfield West →7,818 people · census date in profileBinfield South & Jennett's Park →10,468 people · census date in profileBullbrook →6,012 people · census date in profileEasthampstead & Wildridings →9,092 people · census date in profileGreat Hollands →8,926 people · census date in profileHanworth →8,642 people · census date in profileOwlsmoor & College Town →10,554 people · census date in profilePriestwood & Garth →9,225 people · census date in profileTown Centre & The Parks →5,637 people · census date in profileCrowthorne →7,812 people · census date in profileHarmans Water & Crown Wood →8,858 people · census date in profileSandhurst →9,827 people · census date in profileSwinley Forest →5,962 people · census date in profileWhitegrove →6,094 people · census date in profileWinkfield & Warfield East →9,682 people · census date in profile