Typical 3-bedroom house£467kmost £413k–£523k
Houses per m²£5,532flats £4,193
Sold last year2031,492 in five years
Prices in Bracknell Forest-1.4%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in RG42 sold for £467,457 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £412,882 and £523,316, for about 86 m² of space. That is 13% more than the same home across Bracknell (£413,000).
203 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £196k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in RG42 1 (£5,057) and the most in RG42 7 (£5,853).
Across Bracknell Forest, prices are down 1.4% on a year ago and up 11.8% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,643 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £2,132 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £93,000 for that mortgage: what £95,000 buys.
Questions about RG42
Is RG42 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 13% more than across Bracknell; prices in Bracknell Forest are down 1.4% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (90% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (67.1% against 43.8%); 203 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.
How much is a 3-bedroom house in RG42?
A typical 3-bedroom house in RG42 sold for £467,457 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £412,882 and £523,316.
Is RG42 expensive for Bracknell?
A 3-bedroom house in RG42 costs 13% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across Bracknell (£413,000).
How many homes sell in RG42 each year?
203 homes sold in the last year and 1,492 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.
What are the schools like near RG42?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Bracknell, where 90% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near RG42?
For a 3-bedroom house, RG12 (£393k, 2 km).
Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.