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Birch Hill & Hanworth East: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Birch Hill & Hanworth East neighbourhood of Bracknell Forest, England (ONS area Bracknell Forest 010). Headline figures assembled 25 October 2026. Postcodes RG12. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near RG12 7WL.
An affluent neighbourhood, showing some signs of gentrification
Birch Hill & Hanworth East is an affluent neighbourhood; it shows some signs of gentrification against Bracknell Forest (4 of 20 signals rising, 2 falling). Houses here typically resell for £380,000 and flats for £225,750 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is higher than across Bracknell Forest (1.5 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest station, Bracknell, is about a 23-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.
The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 25 October 2026; source dates are shown below.
Typical house price
£380,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +23% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£225,750
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +5% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Affluent
How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation
Signs of gentrification
Some signs
Weighted balance +0.11; 4 of 20 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Deprivation
Decile 7 of 10
English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 5 small areas range from decile 5 to 7.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£58,400
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
1.5 times the borough's rate
Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.
Source: Police.uk
Schools getting better
In line with the council's
Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.
Source: Ofsted, Department for Education
Where Birch Hill & Hanworth East sits in Bracknell Forest
- Typical house price: 3rd lowest of 15 neighbourhoods in Bracknell Forest
- Typical flat price: 7th lowest of the 14 neighbourhoods in Bracknell Forest with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: 2nd lowest of 15 neighbourhoods in Bracknell Forest
Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 25 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.
Prices over time in Birch Hill & Hanworth East
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 25 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.
How the area is changing, signal by signal
4 of 20 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Bracknell Forest, 2 the other way and 14 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.
Rising against the borough
- Recorded crime
- Solar and heat pumps
- Homes selling
- Benefit claims (DWP)
Falling behind the borough
- Anti-social behaviour
- Income deprivation ranking
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Bracknell Railway station, about a 23-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.8 km in a straight line). About 4 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: South Western Railway to London Waterloo (about 66 min).
Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.
Nearest state schools
- Nearest state primary school Birch Hill Primary School and Nursery 700 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Oct 2019).
- Nearest state secondary school The Brakenhale School 1.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (May 2024).
Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (20 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 30 September 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.
Questions about Birch Hill & Hanworth East
What is the typical house price in Birch Hill & Hanworth East?
£380,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +23% against 2017-2019.
How does Birch Hill & Hanworth East compare with the rest of Bracknell Forest?
Typical house price: 3rd lowest of 15 neighbourhoods in Bracknell Forest. Typical flat price: 7th lowest of the 14 neighbourhoods in Bracknell Forest with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 2nd lowest of 15 neighbourhoods in Bracknell Forest.
Is Birch Hill & Hanworth East an affluent area?
Affluent. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Birch Hill & Hanworth East gentrifying?
Some signs. Weighted balance +0.11; 4 of 20 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Birch Hill & Hanworth East?
Bracknell. Railway station, about a 23-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.8 km in a straight line). About 4 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: South Western Railway to London Waterloo (about 66 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Birch Hill & Hanworth East?
Nearest state primary school. Birch Hill Primary School and Nursery. 700 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Oct 2019). Nearest state secondary school. The Brakenhale School. 1.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (May 2024).
Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.
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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.