SL3 6HA Buckinghamshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Farnhams & Stoke Poges. Region: South East.
Streets
- Stoke Common Road, Fulmer: 12 addresses
- Unnamed street near Windsor Road, Fulmer: 3 addresses
- Unnamed street near Windsor Road, Stoke Poges: 2 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in Buckinghamshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,527 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,684 | £1,965 | £2,246 | £2,527 | £3,088 | £3,650 | £4,211 | £5,053 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band E (22% of about 630 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: in a protected area: Bucks County Council (Eton Rural District) Tree Preservation Order No. 3; 1950; dated 12/1/50 under.
- Green belt: yes, Buckinghamshire.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Fulmer Hall, Windmill Road, Fulmer, Buckinghamshire SL3 6HD: up to 1 home, permissioned (590 m (0.4 miles))
- Boundary Meadow Collum Green Road Stoke Poges Buckinghamshire SL2 4BB, permissioned (940 m (0.6 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 18 addresses are between 69 m and 81 m above sea level (75 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 50%, ultrafast 50%, gigabit 50% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Gerrards Cross 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) |
| Denham Golf Club 34,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) | |
| Denham 212,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.5 km (3.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Windmill Road Fulmer | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Bus or coach station | Brunel Way Slough Town Centre | 5.6 km (3.5 miles) |
| Car parks | Black Park Car Park | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 12.6 km (7.9 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Threeways Surgery | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Pharmacies | Hedgegrail Pharmacy | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| NHS dentists | Carling Dental | 3.1 km (2 miles) |
| Hospital | Thames Valley Nuffield Hospital | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Police station | Gerrards Cross Police Station | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Stoke Poges, Stoke Poges Cashzone | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 2,080 m² | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 100 m² | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Fulmer Recreational Ground 2.8 ha | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,130 m² | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St James, a listed building (Grade II*), 770 m (0.5 miles) east. 17 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St James | Listed building, Grade II* | 770 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Bulstrode Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Frame Wood | Wood | 590 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Stoke Common | Wood | 600 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Upton Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| Crab Hill | Hill | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) north |
| Bradbury's Island | Island | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) north-east |
| Dorney Bottom | Valley | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.4 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 17 | 18 |
1 of the postcode's 18 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Buckinghamshire: see them on the Buckinghamshire page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 22% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 81% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 39% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 57% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 39% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 69% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 44% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 92% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Stoke Common Road.