SL4 6BL Windsor and Maidenhead
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Eton & Castle. Region: South East.
Streets
- High Street, Eton: 54 addresses
- Eton Square, Eton: 1 address
- King Stable Street, Eton: 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: 25.
- 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: no.
Listed buildings
- 42, HIGH STREET, grade II*
- THE COCK PITT CAFE, grade II*
- 101, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 109, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 37 AND 38, KING STABLE STREET, grade II
- 38-40, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 41, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 50, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 51, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 52 AND 52A, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 58, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 62-64, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 86, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 87, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 88, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 89 AND 90, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 91, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 92, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 98, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 99 AND 100, HIGH STREET, grade II
- BRAGNELL'S BUILDINGS, grade II
- NEW INN, grade II
- PILLAR BOX, grade II
- THE CROWN AND CUSHION PUBLIC HOUSE, grade II
- THE GEORGE INN, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Windsor and Eton Riverside Station Car Park: up to 30 homes, not permissioned (220 m)
- Windsor and Eton Riverside Station Car Park, REC (230 m)
- Minton Place Victoria Street Windsor SL4 1EG (750 m)
- Minton Place, Victoria Street, Windsor: up to 100 homes, not permissioned (830 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 6 at medium risk and 14 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 21 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 21 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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 21 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 60%, gigabit 60% 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 Riverside 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 240 m |
| Windsor and Eton Central 1.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 460 m | |
| Datchet 228,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 22 within 800 m; nearest Windsor Bridge Eton | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Brunel Way Slough Town Centre | 2.9 km |
| Car parks | 6 within 800 m; nearest Meadow Lane Car Park | 140 m |
| EV charging points | 10 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 790 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 10.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest South Meadow Surgery | 200 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Eton Pharmacy | 180 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest 1 Farm Yard | 240 m |
| Hospital | Hrh Princess Christian's Hospital | 860 m |
| Police station | Thames Valley Police - Windsor Police Station | 1.2 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Snax 24 - Rushden | 60 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest South Meadow 16 ha | 170 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 590 m² | 310 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest The Home Park 30 ha | 290 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 5,680 m² | 890 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 22 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Cock Pitt Cafe, a listed building (Grade II*), 20 m. 268 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I and 20 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Cock Pitt Cafe | Listed building, Grade II* | 20 m |
| 42, High Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 70 m north |
| Sir Christopher Wren Hotel | Listed building, Grade II* | 210 m south |
| St Georges School | Listed building, Grade II* | 280 m south-east |
| Windsor Castle | Scheduled monument | 510 m south-east |
| Eton College | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 720 m north |
| The Royal Estate, Windsor: Windsor Castle and Home Park | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.3 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Firework Ait | Island | 260 m south-west |
| Cutlers Ait | Island | 290 m north-east |
| Barne's Pool | Lake or reservoir | 360 m north |
| Broad Water | Lake or reservoir | 510 m east |
| Queen Mary's Plantation | Wood | 2.4 km south |
| Peter's Hill | Hill | 3.3 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 29 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 21 | 56 |
35 of the postcode's 56 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 | 43 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 30% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 17% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 16% | 17% |
| Private rented | 53% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 74% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 14% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 40% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 24% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 29% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 70% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 54% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 86% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 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 High Street.