Housing in RG42 2DA
What the homes in RG42 2DA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Priestwood
- Council
- Bracknell Forest
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,724 (2024)
RG42 2DABracknell
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (62%). Flats make up 12.7%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
52.2% of households in the RG42 2DA area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 12.1% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 20.8% own outright and 31.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned52.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented12.1%20.5%
- Social rented35%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.5%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 25.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (22.5%). 32% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Bracknell Forest
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Bracknell Forest (August 2026, +1.7% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around RG42 2DA (Priestwood) (about 1,724 residents).
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.