Bracknell Forest Property Prices and Rents
A quick local authority snapshot for prices, rents, local incomes and market direction. Use the deeper market pages for sales, rental and affordability evidence.
Bracknell Forest market at a glance
Page refreshed 5 July 2026Average house price£397,667
MoM +2.0%YoY +0.2%
Average private rent£1,490
MoM -0.6%YoY +4.8%
Median annual pay£44,845ASHE 2025
Employment rate82.4%Aged 16-64
What this means
Bracknell Forest house prices are rising modestly compared with last year. Rent and wage data help compare local affordability and demand.
Data freshness
- House price data
- April 2026
- Rent data
- May 2026
- Pay data
- Jan 2025-Dec 2025 / ASHE 2025
Official price trend
All homes UK HPI series, last 5Y.
All homes average price was £397,667 in April 2026, 2.0% up over the month and 0.2% up over the year.
Monthly movementUp 2.0%From £389,734 last month
Annual movementUp 0.2%From £396,688 last year
| Month | Average price | Monthly change | Annual change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Month: May 2025 | Average: £399,318 | Monthly: +0.7% | Annual: +3.0% |
| Month: June 2025 | Average: £397,916 | Monthly: -0.4% | Annual: +2.5% |
| Month: July 2025 | Average: £401,662 | Monthly: +0.9% | Annual: +2.3% |
| Month: August 2025 | Average: £401,857 | Monthly: 0.0% | Annual: +2.1% |
| Month: September 2025 | Average: £398,266 | Monthly: -0.9% | Annual: -0.1% |
| Month: October 2025 | Average: £392,032 | Monthly: -1.6% | Annual: -0.2% |
| Month: November 2025 | Average: £392,476 | Monthly: +0.1% | Annual: -0.9% |
| Month: December 2025 | Average: £390,829 | Monthly: -0.4% | Annual: -0.8% |
| Month: January 2026 | Average: £382,203 | Monthly: -2.2% | Annual: -3.8% |
| Month: February 2026 | Average: £381,958 | Monthly: -0.1% | Annual: -2.4% |
| Month: March 2026 | Average: £389,734 | Monthly: +2.0% | Annual: -0.8% |
| Month: April 2026 | Average: £397,667 | Monthly: +2.0% | Annual: +0.2% |
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House Prices And Sold-Price Evidence
UK HPI shows £397,667 for April 2026, with raw completed-sale evidence from HM Land Registry.
Open pageRents, Yield And Rental DemandONS private rents show £1,490 average rent, with an indicative gross yield signal.
Open pageWages, Employment And AffordabilityMedian resident pay is £44,845 and helps compare local affordability.
Open pageBracknell Forest Property GuidesOpen local-authority-specific guides that explain how to use the data safely.
Open pageSources of this data
UK House Price Index (ONS) · Office for National Statistics Private Rent Index · ASHE earnings data
Official property market data is usually delayed because figures are published after the reporting month has ended.
Bracknell Forest market commentary
What the latest official data may mean for buyers, renters and investors.
Bracknell Forest’s latest UK House Price Index reading shows an average property price of £397,667 in April 2026. That is up 2.0% from March, when the average was £389,734.
It is also 0.2% higher than a year earlier. So prices have edged back into positive territory on an annual basis, but only just.
Bracknell Forest’s average private rent stood at £1,490 in May 2026, according to the ONS Price Index of Private Rents. That was down slightly from £1,499 in April.
The monthly change was -0.6%. This points to a small pause after a long run of increases.
The yearly picture is still one of growth.
Bracknell Forest has a relatively strong labour-market profile in the latest ONS/Nomis and ASHE data for Jan 2025 to Dec 2025. The resident population was 130,806 in 2024, which gives useful context for a local market that is sizeable, but still much smaller than Great Britain as a whole.