SL4 2JQ Windsor and Maidenhead
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Old Windsor. Region: South East.
Streets
- Frogmore Drive, Windsor and Maidenhead: 58 addresses
- King Edward Vii Avenue, Windsor and Maidenhead: 4 addresses
- Southlea Road, Windsor and Maidenhead: 3 addresses
- King Edward Vii Avenue, Windsor and Maidenhead: 3 addresses
- Straight Road, Old Windsor: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Windsor and Maidenhead in 2026-27: Band D £1,953 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,302 | £1,519 | £1,736 | £1,953 | £2,387 | £2,820 | £3,254 | £3,905 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band D (27% of about 1,130 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 3.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: yes, Windsor and Maidenhead.
Listed buildings
- Prince Albert's Dairy and Cottage, grade II*
- RANGE OF COWSHEDS STABLING ETC TO WEST OF THE HOME FARMHOUSE, grade II
- THE AVIARY, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 5 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 2 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 34 homes the Environment Agency counts, 5 are in areas at high risk, 1 medium, 1 low and 0 very low.
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 69 addresses are between 17 m and 26 m above sea level (20 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 33%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 5% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Datchet 228,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Windsor and Eton Riverside 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | |
| Windsor and Eton Central 1.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Windsor Farm Shop Old Windsor | 770 m (0.5 miles) |
| Bus or coach station | Brunel Way Slough Town Centre | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Shepperton Ferry Landing | 13.8 km (8.6 miles) |
| Car parks | Car Park on Chaucer Close, SL4 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 9.2 km (5.7 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Sheet Street Surgery | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Datchet Village Pharmacy | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Horton Road (Dental Surgery) | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Hospital | The Princess Margaret Hospital | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Police station | Thames Valley Police - Windsor Police Station | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Old Windsor, Old Windsor Cashzone | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Windsor Great Park 1,171 ha | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 1,620 m² | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.4 ha | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | Brook Street Allotments 2,830 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Prince Albert's Dairy and Cottage, a listed building (Grade II*), 0 m. 28 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 3 of them Grade I and 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Prince Albert's Dairy and Cottage | Listed building, Grade II* | 0 m |
| Frogmore House | Listed building, Grade I | 180 m west |
| The Royal Estate, Windsor: Frogmore Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 300 m west |
| Gothic Ruin of Temple by Lake in Frogmore Gardens | Listed building, Grade II* | 330 m west |
| Mausoleum of the Duchess of Kent | Listed building, Grade I | 360 m west |
| The Royal Estate, Windsor: Windsor Castle and Home Park | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 530 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Windsor Castle | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Moated site at Tileplace, Old Windsor | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south |
| Early medieval and medieval palace and associated monuments, Kingsbury | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Frogmore Lake | Lake or reservoir | 340 m west |
| Lion Island | Island | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Sumptermead Ait | Island | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Broad Water | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| Petershill Copse | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south |
| Peter's Hill | Hill | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.3 | 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, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 | 60 |
| Under 55 | 60 | 69 | 9 |
9 of the postcode's 69 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 60 from aircraft, 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 Windsor and Maidenhead: see them on the Windsor and Maidenhead page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 41 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 28% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 5% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 70% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 84% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 7% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 41% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 42% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 56% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 50% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 6% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 9 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 Frogmore Drive.