Bracknell constituency is centred on Bracknell and extends south to Crowthorne and Sandhurst and north-east toward Warfield. Most of the seat lies within Bracknell Forest’s continuous suburban area, including neighbourhoods such as Bullbrook, Crown Wood, Great Hollands, Hanworth, Harmans Water, Priestwood and Wildridings. Crowthorne and Sandhurst provide distinct centres toward the southern edge, separated from parts of Bracknell by woodland and open land. Bracknell itself was extensively developed as a post-war new town, giving much of the constituency a planned suburban form. The wider area retains substantial tree cover and green spaces, particularly around the outer settlements and the Berkshire–Surrey border.
Election data comes from UK Parliament. Turnout percentage is calculated by Project Open Gov from Parliament's turnout and electorate figures.
People and place
A population and household snapshot for Bracknell, using validated House of Commons Library constituency datasets.
Estimated population105,396
EstimateMid-2024 estimate
Region / nationSouth East
Age profile
0 to 1722.5% · 23,690 people
18 to 246.9% · 7,320 people
25 to 3413.9% · 14,620 people
35 to 4922.4% · 23,568 people
50 to 6419.0% · 20,032 people
65 and over15.3% · 16,166 people
Population figures are mid-2024 estimates from the House of Commons Library. Project Open Gov calculates the estimated population shown above by summing the six published age-band counts. View population source ↗
Home ownership and renting
Housing tenure shows how households in this constituency described their home at the most recent census.
40,790 householdsCensus 2021
Home owners64.2% · 26,204 households
Private renters16.0% · 6,546 households
Social renters18.0% · 7,325 households
Other tenure1.8% · 715 households
“Other tenure” combines shared ownership and households recorded as living rent free.
Housing-tenure figures come from the most recent census: 2021 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and 2022 in Scotland. View housing-tenure source ↗
Household composition
A broad view of household types in this constituency. Project Open Gov uses the four broad groups supplied by the Commons Library so the presentation remains consistent across the UK.
40,790 householdsCensus 2021
One-person households27.0% · 11,009 households
Families with dependent children32.2% · 13,131 households
Other single-family households36.4% · 14,831 households
Other household types4.5% · 1,819 households
Household-composition figures come from the Commons Library constituency dataset. The source uses census data and Project Open Gov displays its broad household groups rather than attempting to harmonise the detailed categories itself. View household-composition source ↗
Disability and day-to-day activities
The source records whether day-to-day activities are limited and uses separate person-level tables for England & Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
101,779 people in the source baseCensus 2021Source comparison: England & Wales
Day-to-day activities limited a lot4.9% · 5,024 people
Day-to-day activities limited a little8.9% · 9,066 people
Not disabled under the Equality Act86.2% · 87,689 people
Comparison note: the workbook uses different source terminology across the UK: England & Wales uses “Disabled under the Equality Act”, while Scotland and Northern Ireland use “Disabled” / “Non-disabled”. Project Open Gov therefore preserves the source categories and does not present them as one single like-for-like UK legal definition.
Disability figures come from the Commons Library constituency workbook. This profile uses the person-level tables only; the workbook also contains separate household-level disability tables which are not used here. View disability source ↗
This constituency in Parliament
A high-confidence subset of current-session parliamentary records from this constituency's current MP where the full constituency name is stated explicitly in the written question, debate title or recorded section.
This is not a complete record of every local issue raised in Parliament. Project Open Gov does not currently infer a constituency connection from the MP relationship alone, speech text, nearby place names or other local entities.
Written question17 June 2026
Families: Bracknell Forest
Raised by Peter Swallow MP
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to support families in Bracknell Forest in summer 2026.
Open UK Government and Parliament petitions that have reached at least 10,000 signatures nationally, ranked here by the number of signatures recorded in this constituency.
Petition signatures are not a poll and do not show what the constituency as a whole thinks. A person can also sign more than one petition.
Open petitionCloses 21 October 2026
Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases
Signatures in this constituency545
Signatures nationally105,312
Government response published · Debate scheduled for 19 October 2026
Signature counts come from the official UK Government and Parliament petitions data and may change while a petition remains open. Browse official petitions ↗
Funding and local projects
National Lottery grants awarded to organisations recorded in this parliamentary constituency since 4 July 2024.
The constituency is based on the recipient organisation recorded in the source data. The funded activity may sometimes take place across a wider area.
Grants recorded14
Total awarded£190,955
Most recent awards
National Lottery grantAwarded 17 April 2026
Pickleball Outdoors
Age Concern Bracknell Forest
£3,900
Sport England · Sport
About this award
This project will convert the organisation's underused 5-a-side pitch into a fully equipped outdoor pickleball court. Funding will be used to support markings, nets, and equipment.
National Lottery grantAwarded 29 January 2026
Helping children and young people thrive through therapeutic play
Create Hope
£20,000
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
Create Hope - Children & Young People - National Lottery Awards for All England
National Lottery grantAwarded 28 November 2025
All Girls Basketball
Cobras Basketball Club Limited
£6,123
Sport England · Sport
About this award
This project will provide female led coaching for young girls aged 12-18. Through this project, girls will also be matched with relatable female mentors who can offer encouragement and advice, with the aims of increasing player retention.
National Lottery grantAwarded 27 November 2025
Community Without Walls
Age Concern Bracknell Forest
£4,092
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
Age Concern Bracknell Forest - Community - National Lottery Awards for All England
National Lottery grantAwarded 20 November 2025
Bracknell Fit Sisters
Endo Awareness Foundation
£8,064
Sport England · Sport
About this award
This project will deliver sessions of exercise and fitness to inactive adult African women, aged 18-25. 1 hour sessions will be delivered weekly for 1 year. Funds will cover coaches, facility hire, equipment, refreshments, volunteer expenses and promotion.
9 more awards are available.
Source: DCMS National Lottery Grants Database. The figures shown cover awards from 4 July 2024 to 1 July 2026. View official grants data ↗
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