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HMP Bronzefield: cost, population and staff

Last updated 29 September 2026. Figures refresh every night. How each figure is worked out.

£54m for HMP Bronzefield in 2024-25, +3.3% on a year earlier after inflation. It cost £105,004 per prisoner in 2024-25, and held 498 people in August 2026 (94.5% of its uncrowded places).

Figure as of 26 March 2026. Source: Ministry of Justice.

Key figures

£54m2024-25, cash +7.4% on a year earlier As of 26 March 2026
£105,004Cost per prisoner, 2024-25 Female local prisons: £86,346 As of 26 March 2026
£102,098Cost per place, 2024-25 Female local prisons: £79,532 As of 26 March 2026
94.5%Population as a share of uncrowded places, 2026-08 Female local prisons: 89.0% As of 7 September 2026
498 prisonersPopulation, 2026-08 Female local prisons: 2,092 prisoners As of 7 September 2026

Source: Ministry of Justice.

Over time: cash, real terms and per resident

HMP Bronzefield: spending in cash and in 2025-26 prices, £ million

Real terms use HM Treasury’s GDP deflator, 2025-26 prices. Breaks in the series: 2007-08: The Ministry of Justice was created in May 2007 from the Department for Constitutional Affairs and the Home Office’s prisons and probation. 2011-12: HM Courts and Tribunals Service formed in April 2011 from HM Courts Service and the Tribunals Service. The departmental series starts in 2011-12. 2013-14: The Legal Aid Agency replaced the Legal Services Commission in April 2013 (and legal aid was cut back by the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012); Central Funds moved to it. 2014-15: Probation was split between the National Probation Service and 21 community rehabilitation companies (2014-15). 2017-18: HM Prison and Probation Service replaced the National Offender Management Service in April 2017. 2021-22: Probation was brought back into one public Probation Service in June 2021.

The numbers behind this chart

HMP Bronzefield: spending in cash and in 2025-26 prices, £ million (£ million)
Year	Real terms (2025-26 prices)	Cash
2015-16 Details for 2015-16	£45.0m	£32.5m
Cash £32.5m
2016-17 Details for 2016-17	£48.1m	£35.4m
Cash £35.4m
2017-18 Details for 2017-18	£48.6m	£36.2m
Cash £36.2m
2018-19 Details for 2018-19	£49.2m	£37.5m
Cash £37.5m
2019-20 Details for 2019-20	£52.4m	£40.9m
Cash £40.9m
2020-21 Details for 2020-21	£53.8m	£44.3m
Cash £44.3m
2021-22 Details for 2021-22	£53.0m	£43.7m
Cash £43.7m
2022-23 Details for 2022-23	£54.5m	£48.1m
Cash £48.1m
2023-24 Details for 2023-24	£53.9m	£50.1m
Cash £50.1m
2024-25 Details for 2024-25	£55.7m	£53.8m
Cash £53.8m

Figure as of 26 March 2026. Source: Ministry of Justice.

At a glance

HMP Bronzefield: the latest figures
What	Figure
Function	Female local
Where	not found on its GOV.UK page
Overall cost, 2024-25	£54m
Cost per prisoner, 2024-25	£105,004
Cost per place, 2024-25	£102,098
Population, August 2026	498
Operational capacity	527
Staff in post (FTE)	not on the HMPPS payroll (contracted prison) or not published

Where it sits, and what is below it

UK total
Nation
Department or service body
Local body (this level)
Spending category
Line or transaction not published

HMP Bronzefield

Female local. Overall resource expenditure: the prison’s own net spending plus its share of regional and national costs, as HMPPS allocates them for its cost per place figures.

£54m in 2024-25 (cash); £56m in 2025-26 prices; +7.4% on a year earlier in cash, +3.3% in real terms.

HMP Bronzefield: by spending category, 2024-25
Spending category	Cash, 2024-25	Real terms (2025-26 prices)	Per resident	Real change on a year earlier	Source	Below this
Spent at the prison (direct) Details for Spent at the prison (direct)	£49m	£50m	—	+3.5%	Ministry of Justice	Line or transaction not published: HMPPS publishes one direct figure per prison; its split into staff, maintenance, food and the rest is not published by prison. Individual payments over £25,000 are published by HMPPS as a whole, not by prison.
Real terms (2025-26 prices) £50m Per resident — Real change on a year earlier +3.5% Source Ministry of Justice Below this Line or transaction not published: HMPPS publishes one direct figure per prison; its split into staff, maintenance, food and the rest is not published by prison. Individual payments over £25,000 are published by HMPPS as a whole, not by prison.
Share of regional and national costs Details for Share of regional and national costs	£5m	£5m	—	+1.3%	Ministry of Justice	Line or transaction not published: The costs met regionally or nationally (healthcare contracts, education, maintenance contracts, headquarters) are allocated to prisons as one figure; what they consist of is not published by prison.
Real terms (2025-26 prices) £5m Per resident — Real change on a year earlier +1.3% Source Ministry of Justice Below this Line or transaction not published: The costs met regionally or nationally (healthcare contracts, education, maintenance contracts, headquarters) are allocated to prisons as one figure; what they consist of is not published by prison.

Cash is as published. Real terms are in 2025-26 prices, using HM Treasury’s GDP deflator. Per resident divides by ONS mid-year population for the area the body serves. Changes compare the same body in consecutive years.

What is recorded alongside the money

These figures are published beside the funding, not as its result. Demand, geography, recording practice and many other things differ between areas and change over time; none of these charts shows cause and effect.

HMP Bronzefield against Female local prisons and All prisons in England and Wales: latest period of each measure
Measure	HMP Bronzefield	Female local prisons	All prisons in England and Wales	Period
Cost per prisoner Details for Cost per prisoner	£105,004	£86,346	£56,618	2024-25
Female local prisons £86,346 All prisons in England and Wales £56,618 Period 2024-25
Cost per place Details for Cost per place	£102,098	£79,532	£59,026	2024-25
Female local prisons £79,532 All prisons in England and Wales £59,026 Period 2024-25
Population as a share of uncrowded places Details for Population as a share of uncrowded places	94.5%	89.0%	101.3%	2026-08
Female local prisons 89.0% All prisons in England and Wales 101.3% Period 2026-08
Population Details for Population	498 prisoners	2,092 prisoners	86,843 prisoners	2026-08
Female local prisons 2,092 prisoners All prisons in England and Wales 86,843 prisoners Period 2026-08
Operational capacity Details for Operational capacity	527 places	2,301 places	88,937 places	2026-08
Female local prisons 2,301 places All prisons in England and Wales 88,937 places Period 2026-08
Average population Details for Average population	512 prisoners	2,189 prisoners	87,009 prisoners	2024-25
Female local prisons 2,189 prisoners All prisons in England and Wales 87,009 prisoners Period 2024-25

Cost per prisoner: HMP Bronzefield and comparisons

Line chart of cost per prisoner for HMP Bronzefield from 2015-16 to 2024-25, latest £105,004; Female local prisons £86,346; All prisons in England and Wales £56,618.

Overall resource expenditure (the prison’s own spending plus its share of regional and national costs) divided by the average population over the financial year, cash. Public and contracted prisons are costed differently (PFI prisons include interest on capital), and prisons of different functions do different jobs, so compare a prison with others of its function.

The numbers behind this chart

Cost per prisoner: HMP Bronzefield and comparisons (Cost per prisoner)
Year	HMP Bronzefield	Female local prisons	All prisons in England and Wales
2015-16 Details for 2015-16	£64,833	£46,613	£32,510
Female local prisons £46,613 All prisons in England and Wales £32,510
2016-17 Details for 2016-17	£64,188	£47,476	£35,371
Female local prisons £47,476 All prisons in England and Wales £35,371
2017-18 Details for 2017-18	£66,294	£49,623	£37,543
Female local prisons £49,623 All prisons in England and Wales £37,543
2018-19 Details for 2018-19	£71,679	£52,964	£41,136
Female local prisons £52,964 All prisons in England and Wales £41,136
2019-20 Details for 2019-20	£77,864	£57,819	£42,670
Female local prisons £57,819 All prisons in England and Wales £42,670
2020-21 Details for 2020-21	£92,192	£71,093	£48,409
Female local prisons £71,093 All prisons in England and Wales £48,409
2021-22 Details for 2021-22	£89,973	£70,068	£47,434
Female local prisons £70,068 All prisons in England and Wales £47,434
2022-23 Details for 2022-23	£101,938	£79,864	£51,108
Female local prisons £79,864 All prisons in England and Wales £51,108
2023-24 Details for 2023-24	£99,708	£81,903	£53,801
Female local prisons £81,903 All prisons in England and Wales £53,801
2024-25 Details for 2024-25	£105,004	£86,346	£56,618
Female local prisons £86,346 All prisons in England and Wales £56,618

Figure as of 26 March 2026. Source: Ministry of Justice.

Cost per place: HMP Bronzefield and comparisons

Line chart of cost per place for HMP Bronzefield from 2015-16 to 2024-25, latest £102,098; Female local prisons £79,532; All prisons in England and Wales £59,026.

Overall resource expenditure divided by baseline certified normal accommodation (the uncrowded places the prison is certified for), cash.

The numbers behind this chart

Cost per place: HMP Bronzefield and comparisons (Cost per place)
Year	HMP Bronzefield	Female local prisons	All prisons in England and Wales
2015-16 Details for 2015-16	£61,593	£43,285	£35,182
Female local prisons £43,285 All prisons in England and Wales £35,182
2016-17 Details for 2016-17	£67,142	£47,185	£38,042
Female local prisons £47,185 All prisons in England and Wales £38,042
2017-18 Details for 2017-18	£68,705	£50,400	£40,843
Female local prisons £50,400 All prisons in England and Wales £40,843
2018-19 Details for 2018-19	£71,169	£51,792	£43,213
Female local prisons £51,792 All prisons in England and Wales £43,213
2019-20 Details for 2019-20	£76,364	£55,411	£44,640
Female local prisons £55,411 All prisons in England and Wales £44,640
2020-21 Details for 2020-21	£82,478	£60,345	£48,162
Female local prisons £60,345 All prisons in England and Wales £48,162
2021-22 Details for 2021-22	£81,470	£59,921	£46,696
Female local prisons £59,921 All prisons in England and Wales £46,696
2022-23 Details for 2022-23	£91,234	£66,842	£51,724
Female local prisons £66,842 All prisons in England and Wales £51,724
2023-24 Details for 2023-24	£95,088	£74,743	£56,987
Female local prisons £74,743 All prisons in England and Wales £56,987
2024-25 Details for 2024-25	£102,098	£79,532	£59,026
Female local prisons £79,532 All prisons in England and Wales £59,026

Figure as of 26 March 2026. Source: Ministry of Justice.

Population as a share of uncrowded places: HMP Bronzefield and comparisons

Line chart of population as a share of uncrowded places for HMP Bronzefield from 2025-01 to 2026-08, latest 94.5%; Female local prisons 89.0%; All prisons in England and Wales 101.3%.

Population divided by baseline certified normal accommodation. Above 100% the prison holds more people than it has uncrowded places for, which usually means sharing cells built for one.

The numbers behind this chart

Population as a share of uncrowded places: HMP Bronzefield and comparisons (Population as a share of uncrowded places)
Year	HMP Bronzefield	Female local prisons	All prisons in England and Wales
2025-01 Details for 2025-01	95.6%	89.8%	103.5%
Female local prisons 89.8% All prisons in England and Wales 103.5%
2025-02 Details for 2025-02	97.7%	89.1%	104.4%
Female local prisons 89.1% All prisons in England and Wales 104.4%
2025-03 Details for 2025-03	97.0%	92.1%	105.1%
Female local prisons 92.1% All prisons in England and Wales 105.1%
2025-04 Details for 2025-04	97.5%	91.1%	102.8%
Female local prisons 91.1% All prisons in England and Wales 102.8%
2025-05 Details for 2025-05	95.8%	90.7%	103.0%
Female local prisons 90.7% All prisons in England and Wales 103.0%
2025-06 Details for 2025-06	95.6%	91.8%	102.1%
Female local prisons 91.8% All prisons in England and Wales 102.1%
2025-07 Details for 2025-07	94.7%	92.6%	103.0%
Female local prisons 92.6% All prisons in England and Wales 103.0%
2025-08 Details for 2025-08	94.9%	94.3%	103.5%
Female local prisons 94.3% All prisons in England and Wales 103.5%
2025-09 Details for 2025-09	94.7%	91.3%	102.3%
Female local prisons 91.3% All prisons in England and Wales 102.3%
2025-10 Details for 2025-10	93.4%	89.0%	102.3%
Female local prisons 89.0% All prisons in England and Wales 102.3%
2025-11 Details for 2025-11	96.8%	92.5%	102.2%
Female local prisons 92.5% All prisons in England and Wales 102.2%
2025-12 Details for 2025-12	91.5%	90.0%	101.3%
Female local prisons 90.0% All prisons in England and Wales 101.3%
2026-01 Details for 2026-01	96.6%	91.7%	101.7%
Female local prisons 91.7% All prisons in England and Wales 101.7%
2026-02 Details for 2026-02	94.5%	91.0%	102.0%
Female local prisons 91.0% All prisons in England and Wales 102.0%
2026-03 Details for 2026-03	92.8%	89.6%	101.8%
Female local prisons 89.6% All prisons in England and Wales 101.8%
2026-04 Details for 2026-04	82.2%	84.2%	99.9%
Female local prisons 84.2% All prisons in England and Wales 99.9%
2026-05 Details for 2026-05	92.8%	89.4%	100.3%
Female local prisons 89.4% All prisons in England and Wales 100.3%
2026-06 Details for 2026-06	93.9%	89.1%	100.1%
Female local prisons 89.1% All prisons in England and Wales 100.1%
2026-07 Details for 2026-07	93.2%	87.1%	100.7%
Female local prisons 87.1% All prisons in England and Wales 100.7%
2026-08 Details for 2026-08	94.5%	89.0%	101.3%
Female local prisons 89.0% All prisons in England and Wales 101.3%

Figure as of 7 September 2026. Source: Ministry of Justice.

Population: HMP Bronzefield and comparisons

Line chart of population for HMP Bronzefield from 2025-01 to 2026-08, latest 498 prisoners; Female local prisons 2,092 prisoners; All prisons in England and Wales 86,843 prisoners.

Prisoners held on the last working Monday of the month, including those on authorised absence (monthly population bulletin).

The numbers behind this chart

Population: HMP Bronzefield and comparisons (Population, prisoners)
Year	HMP Bronzefield	Female local prisons	All prisons in England and Wales
2025-01 Details for 2025-01	504	2,134	86,463
Female local prisons 2,134 All prisons in England and Wales 86,463
2025-02 Details for 2025-02	515	2,117	87,199
Female local prisons 2,117 All prisons in England and Wales 87,199
2025-03 Details for 2025-03	511	2,189	87,919
Female local prisons 2,189 All prisons in England and Wales 87,919
2025-04 Details for 2025-04	514	2,178	88,084
Female local prisons 2,178 All prisons in England and Wales 88,084
2025-05 Details for 2025-05	505	2,169	88,103
Female local prisons 2,169 All prisons in England and Wales 88,103
2025-06 Details for 2025-06	504	2,194	87,334
Female local prisons 2,194 All prisons in England and Wales 87,334
2025-07 Details for 2025-07	499	2,214	87,966
Female local prisons 2,214 All prisons in England and Wales 87,966
2025-08 Details for 2025-08	500	2,219	88,273
Female local prisons 2,219 All prisons in England and Wales 88,273
2025-09 Details for 2025-09	499	2,148	87,336
Female local prisons 2,148 All prisons in England and Wales 87,336
2025-10 Details for 2025-10	492	2,093	87,413
Female local prisons 2,093 All prisons in England and Wales 87,413
2025-11 Details for 2025-11	510	2,176	87,332
Female local prisons 2,176 All prisons in England and Wales 87,332
2025-12 Details for 2025-12	482	2,116	86,596
Female local prisons 2,116 All prisons in England and Wales 86,596
2026-01 Details for 2026-01	509	2,157	87,212
Female local prisons 2,157 All prisons in England and Wales 87,212
2026-02 Details for 2026-02	498	2,140	87,367
Female local prisons 2,140 All prisons in England and Wales 87,367
2026-03 Details for 2026-03	489	2,108	87,292
Female local prisons 2,108 All prisons in England and Wales 87,292
2026-04 Details for 2026-04	433	1,980	85,704
Female local prisons 1,980 All prisons in England and Wales 85,704
2026-05 Details for 2026-05	489	2,103	85,992
Female local prisons 2,103 All prisons in England and Wales 85,992
2026-06 Details for 2026-06	495	2,095	85,761
Female local prisons 2,095 All prisons in England and Wales 85,761
2026-07 Details for 2026-07	491	2,048	86,267
Female local prisons 2,048 All prisons in England and Wales 86,267
2026-08 Details for 2026-08	498	2,092	86,843
Female local prisons 2,092 All prisons in England and Wales 86,843

Figure as of 7 September 2026. Source: Ministry of Justice.

Operational capacity: HMP Bronzefield and comparisons

Line chart of operational capacity for HMP Bronzefield from 2025-01 to 2026-08, latest 527 places; Female local prisons 2,301 places; All prisons in England and Wales 88,937 places.

The most prisoners the prison can hold taking account of control, security and its regime, set by the prison group director. For the estate, the sum of every prison’s, before the operating margin.

The numbers behind this chart

Operational capacity: HMP Bronzefield and comparisons (Operational capacity, places)
Year	HMP Bronzefield	Female local prisons	All prisons in England and Wales
2025-01 Details for 2025-01	527	2,384	88,662
Female local prisons 2,384 All prisons in England and Wales 88,662
2025-02 Details for 2025-02	527	2,384	88,635
Female local prisons 2,384 All prisons in England and Wales 88,635
2025-03 Details for 2025-03	527	2,384	88,925
Female local prisons 2,384 All prisons in England and Wales 88,925
2025-04 Details for 2025-04	527	2,384	89,228
Female local prisons 2,384 All prisons in England and Wales 89,228
2025-05 Details for 2025-05	527	2,362	89,551
Female local prisons 2,362 All prisons in England and Wales 89,551
2025-06 Details for 2025-06	527	2,342	89,573
Female local prisons 2,342 All prisons in England and Wales 89,573
2025-07 Details for 2025-07	527	2,384	89,373
Female local prisons 2,384 All prisons in England and Wales 89,373
2025-08 Details for 2025-08	527	2,394	89,627
Female local prisons 2,394 All prisons in England and Wales 89,627
2025-09 Details for 2025-09	527	2,394	89,437
Female local prisons 2,394 All prisons in England and Wales 89,437
2025-10 Details for 2025-10	527	2,374	89,311
Female local prisons 2,374 All prisons in England and Wales 89,311
2025-11 Details for 2025-11	527	2,374	89,334
Female local prisons 2,374 All prisons in England and Wales 89,334
2025-12 Details for 2025-12	527	2,374	89,464
Female local prisons 2,374 All prisons in England and Wales 89,464
2026-01 Details for 2026-01	527	2,374	89,671
Female local prisons 2,374 All prisons in England and Wales 89,671
2026-02 Details for 2026-02	527	2,374	89,792
Female local prisons 2,374 All prisons in England and Wales 89,792
2026-03 Details for 2026-03	527	2,374	89,795
Female local prisons 2,374 All prisons in England and Wales 89,795
2026-04 Details for 2026-04	527	2,374	89,765
Female local prisons 2,374 All prisons in England and Wales 89,765
2026-05 Details for 2026-05	527	2,374	89,662
Female local prisons 2,374 All prisons in England and Wales 89,662
2026-06 Details for 2026-06	527	2,325	89,120
Female local prisons 2,325 All prisons in England and Wales 89,120
2026-07 Details for 2026-07	527	2,325	88,895
Female local prisons 2,325 All prisons in England and Wales 88,895
2026-08 Details for 2026-08	527	2,301	88,937
Female local prisons 2,301 All prisons in England and Wales 88,937

Figure as of 7 September 2026. Source: Ministry of Justice.

Average population: HMP Bronzefield and comparisons

Line chart of average population for HMP Bronzefield from 2015-16 to 2024-25, latest 512 prisoners; Female local prisons 2,189 prisoners; All prisons in England and Wales 87,009 prisoners.

The mean of the twelve month-end populations in the financial year.

The numbers behind this chart

Average population: HMP Bronzefield and comparisons (Average population, prisoners)
Year	HMP Bronzefield	Female local prisons	All prisons in England and Wales
2015-16 Details for 2015-16	501	2,753	84,705
Female local prisons 2,753 All prisons in England and Wales 84,705
2016-17 Details for 2016-17	551	2,580	84,750
Female local prisons 2,580 All prisons in England and Wales 84,750
2017-18 Details for 2017-18	546	2,448	84,710
Female local prisons 2,448 All prisons in England and Wales 84,710
2018-19 Details for 2018-19	523	2,367	82,751
Female local prisons 2,367 All prisons in England and Wales 82,751
2019-20 Details for 2019-20	526	2,333	82,890
Female local prisons 2,333 All prisons in England and Wales 82,890
2020-21 Details for 2020-21	480	2,059	78,959
Female local prisons 2,059 All prisons in England and Wales 78,959
2021-22 Details for 2021-22	486	2,062	79,113
Female local prisons 2,062 All prisons in England and Wales 79,113
2022-23 Details for 2022-23	472	2,015	81,822
Female local prisons 2,015 All prisons in England and Wales 81,822
2023-24 Details for 2023-24	503	2,171	87,129
Female local prisons 2,171 All prisons in England and Wales 87,129
2024-25 Details for 2024-25	512	2,189	87,009
Female local prisons 2,189 All prisons in England and Wales 87,009

Figure as of 26 March 2026. Source: Ministry of Justice.

Source: Ministry of Justice, Costs per prison place and cost per prisoner by individual prison, 2015-16 to 2024-25 (HMPPS annual report and accounts, management information addendum), published 26 March 2026; Ministry of Justice, Prison population: monthly bulletin (2025-01 to 2026-08), published 7 September 2026; Ministry of Justice, HM Prison & Probation Service workforce quarterly: June 2026: time series of staff in post, published 20 August 2026; HM Prison and Probation Service, Prison information pages on GOV.UK (addresses), with each postcode’s local authority from postcodes.io (ONS Postcode Directory).

What these figures do and don't show

Compare with prisons of the same function. Costs per prisoner differ by what a prison does: local prisons serving courts, training prisons, high-security, open and youth establishments.
Overall cost includes shared costs. HMPPS adds each prison’s share of regional and national costs (healthcare, education, maintenance contracts, headquarters) to what it spends itself.
Contracted prisons are costed differently, and their staff are not on the HMPPS payroll, so no staff figure is shown for them.
Nothing here shows cause and effect. A prison’s cost, crowding and staffing sit side by side; none is presented as the result of another.

Where this sits: United Kingdom → England and Wales → Ministry of Justice → HM Prison and Probation Service → Prisons in England and Wales → HMP Bronzefield. Figures from data/services/justice.json, generated 29 September 2026.

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Costs per prison place and cost per prisoner by individual prison, 2015-16 to 2024-25 (HMPPS annual report and accounts, management information addendum)	Ministry of Justice	26 March 2026	annual	Open Government Licence v3.0
Prison population: monthly bulletin (2025-01 to 2026-08)	Ministry of Justice	7 September 2026	annual	Open Government Licence v3.0

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HMP Bronzefield

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