Bracknell - good place to live with family?

[Kiwi79]

Hi folks,

What is Bracknell like these days? We are starting to look for our first place and budget dictates a 3 bed in Bracknell/Wokingham/Maybe Martins Heron at a stretch.

In my teenage days I used to work at the John Nike complex in Bracknell and it didn't have the best reputation. I see they are rebuilding the shopping centre so is it on the up?

Schools look a bit hit and miss judging by offsted reports but where are the places to avoid and where is nice? Ideally want to be not too far from the train station if possible.

Thanks in advance!

[Kiwi79]

Thanks for the feedback guys - some funny comments. To those of you that hate it, is it based on recent experience or old reputation?

[Kiwi79]

RemyMartin81D said:

Bracknell is a st hole.

People move here because they can't afford the nice areas around it.

Quite possibly us!

We live in Woodley right now, which I grew up in, the other half thinks it's full of old people. She's not wrong (better that than chavs though). Main issue is her lack of driving dictating not to far from train station. I've told her 1.5 miles is perfectly reasonable cycle. PH answer is to tell her to learn to drive!