Is Brook Drive in Bracknell a nice place to live?

Brook Drive is classified by the ONS as Private Renting New Arrivals. Brook Drive is in the lowest 30% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has a slightly lower level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Brook Drive is located in the Harmans Water ward of the Bracknell Forest district in Berkshire.
Coordinates 51.404709, -0.729759
Grid Ref SU884680
Suburb Bracknell
Constituency Bracknell
Postcodes RG12 9JJ

House Prices

We have no record of house sales in Brook Drive in the last 3 years. Therefore we cannot provide a house price analysis for this road.

Crime in Brook Drive, Berkshire

There were 1 street crime incidents in Brook Drive in September 2024. These are the latest figures released by Thames-valley Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: September 2024
September 2024 Crime Incidents in Brook Drive
# Category Outcome
1 Violent Crime Under investigation

Crime Deprivation

The Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) government statistics have a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal crime. We have taken the lower super output area (LSOA) that includes Brook Drive and compared that to the average for the Harmans Water ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Brook Drive, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Harmans Water ward

Social economic statistics for Brook Drive

These statistics are taken from the English Index of Multiple Deprivation's decile figures, with 1 being the worst and 10 being the best. As these are decile figures, a score of 1 for example would mean Brook Drive is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Brook Drive is in the top 10% of least deprived LSOAs in the country.

Income Deprivation

The Income Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the population in and around Brook Drive experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Brook Drive are experiencing average levels of income deprivation.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Brook Drive involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Brook Drive are experiencing average levels of employment deprivation

Health & Disability Deprivation

The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health. This does not include aspects of behaviour or the environment that may be lead to predicted future health and disability problems.
Residents in Brook Drive are in the top 40% least health & disability deprived in the country

Index of Multiple Deprivation

The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is an overall relative measure of deprivation constructed by combining seven measures of deprivation. It encapsulates a broad socio-economic view of Brook Drive, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Brook Drive are experiencing average levels of deprivation

2021 Census for Brook Drive

We chosen some choice data from the 2021 census, that will hopefully give you socio-economic a snapshot of Brook Drive.

Unemployment in Brook Drive

The census is now the only reliable source to find the proportion of residents that are unemployed or under-employed as the Department for Work and pensions no longer do so and haven't since the introduction of Universal Credit.
2.51% of Brook Drive residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Brook Drive

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Brook Drive. The proportion of retirees on Brook Drive is 6.47% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
12.13% of Brook Drive residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Brook Drive

The proportion of home owners on Brook Drive is 4.64% lower than the national average of 62%. 26.36% of properties in Brook Drive are private rented and 15.5% are social rented.
57.36% of residents of Brook Drive own their home

Country of Birth of Brook Drive residents

The proportion if Brook Drive residents born in the UK is 0.14% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 17.49% of Brook Drive residents were born outside the UK.
82.51% of Brook Drive residents were born in the UK

Brook Drive Summary

Brook Drive has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Brook Drive maybe easier than surrounding areas.

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