SL4 4QD Windsor and Maidenhead
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Bray. Region: South East.
Streets
- Oakley Green Road, Oakley Green: 8 addresses
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 G (29% of about 720 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: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: yes, Windsor and Maidenhead.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Wyevale Garden Centre, Dedworth Road, Oakley Green, REC (880 m (0.5 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 1 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 addresses are about 31 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Windsor and Eton Central 1.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| Windsor and Eton Riverside 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) | |
| Taplow 529,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Ye Old Red Lion PH Fifield | 210 m |
| Bus or coach station | Brunel Way Slough Town Centre | 6.6 km (4.1 miles) |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 14.6 km (9.1 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Clarence Medical Centre | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Tesco Instore Pharmacy | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| NHS dentists | The Dental Surgery | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Hrh Princess Christian's Hospital | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| Police station | Windsor Police Station | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | Sectorsure Ltd - Queenshead Service Station Cashzone | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Victoria Park 3.8 ha | 840 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 320 m² | 820 m (0.5 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.3 ha | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 3,840 m² | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Old Farmhouse, a listed building (Grade II*), 820 m (0.5 miles) north-east. 14 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Old Farmhouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 820 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bray Wood | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| Holliday's Plain | Wood | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) south |
| Ruddles Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Bray Paddock | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south |
| Queen's Eyot | Island | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) north |
| Windsor Hill | Hill | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.3 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 8 | 8 |
6 of the postcode's 8 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 87% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 48% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 59% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 36% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 65% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 46% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 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 Oakley Green Road.