Among the least deprived
IMD England
Low · 1.9 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for GU47 8JS
Postcode
GU47 8JS
Coordinates
51.3485, -0.8059
Grid reference
SU832617
Easting
483,259
Northing
161,719
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C3X85XV+9M
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Sandhurst (Bracknell Forest)
Travel to Work
Reading
ITL Region
Bracknell Forest
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
31902
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 31902 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near GU47 8JS
England & WalesCrime trends · near GU47 8JS
Counts are for Sandhurst electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
8
YoY -58%
23168
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
4
YoY —
33182
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
1
YoY —
641
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.87.6%
Other White4.0%
Indian1.8%
African1.3%
White Irish1.2%
+ other · 4.0%
Religion
Christian50.3%
No religion42.1%
Not answered5.0%
Hindu1.3%
+ other · 1.3%
Age groups
50–6420.2%
35–4919.9%
25–3411.0%
65–7410.5%
10–158.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.3%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children21.2%
All members 66+13.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.4%
Any member 66+9.2%
Other8.5%
+ 8 other households · 36.6%
Administrative Information
Bracknell Forest
Local Authority
Council AreaBracknell E14001117
Constituency
E14001117Thames Valley
Police Force
England
Ward
Sandhurst
Constituency code
E14001117
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Sandhurst
International Territorial Level
Bracknell Forest
Health & NHS
South Central
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandThames Valley
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
South Central
NHS Region
South East
Integrated Care Board
NHS Thames Valley Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Berkshire East
Sub ICB Location
NHS Thames Valley ICB - U2G6B
Cancer Alliance
Thames Valley
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Bracknell Forest 014E E01016228
E01016228MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Bracknell Forest 014 E02003365
E02003365LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Bracknell Forest 014E E01016228
E01016228MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Bracknell Forest 014 E02003365
E02003365Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:42 AM
Sunrise
6:12 PM
Sunset
12 hours 30 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:42 AM
Sunset (today)
6:12 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 30 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
June 1996
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~30 years
Active Duration
1996 -> PresentJune 1996 — Introduced
Postcode GU47 8JS introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 31902
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01016228 and MSOA E02003365 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode GU47 8JS is currently active and in use.
First introduced
June 1996
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~30 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near GU47 8JS
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 3%
RWM expected
83%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 3%
RWM expected
77%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 5%
RWM expected
79%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 6%
RWM expected
90%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 6%
RWM expected
67%
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 2–14FSM 0%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 17%
RWM expected
68%
SecondaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 18%
Attainment 8
44.2
SecondaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 21%
All-throughIndependentOut of boroughMixed · Ages 2–13FSM 0%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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