SL4 6DN Windsor and Maidenhead
Live postcode, introduced September 1991. Ward: Eton & Castle. Region: South East.
Streets
- Slough Road, Eton: 2 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 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: 7.
- 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
- BURNING BUSH, grade II
- FRONT COURT RAILINGS AND SIDE COURT RAILINGS, THE NEW SCHOOLS, ETON COLLEGE, grade II
- SAVILE HOUSE, grade II
- The New Schools, Eton College, grade II
- THE WALL, ETON COLLEGE, grade II
- WALL COTTAGE WESTONS, grade II
- WESTONS, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Windsor and Eton Riverside Station Car Park, REC (650 m)
- Windsor and Eton Riverside Station Car Park: up to 30 homes, not permissioned (720 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 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: of the 1 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 21 m above sea level.
Broadband
No Ofcom figures for this postcode.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Windsor and Eton Riverside 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 820 m |
| Windsor and Eton Central 1.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km | |
| Datchet 228,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 13 within 800 m; nearest Eton College | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Brunel Way Slough Town Centre | 2.3 km |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m; nearest Meadow Lane Car Park | 660 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 1.4 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 10.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest South Meadow Surgery | 490 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Eton Pharmacy | 460 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest 1 Farm Yard | 840 m |
| Hospital | Hrh Princess Christian's Hospital | 1.5 km |
| Police station | Thames Valley Police - Slough Police Station | 1.7 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Snax 24 - Rushden | 610 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Eton Great Common 10 ha | 330 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | South Meadow 16 ha | 450 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 430 m² | 500 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Upper Club 2.7 ha | 280 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,680 m² | 590 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 26 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Statue of Henry VI, Eton College, a listed building (Grade II*), 120 m south. 109 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 9 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Statue of Henry VI, Eton College | Listed building, Grade II* | 120 m south |
| Eton College | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 230 m east |
| St Christopher's | Listed building, Grade II* | 240 m south |
| Lower Chapel, Eton College | Listed building, Grade II* | 330 m south-west |
| 42, High Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 570 m south |
| Windsor Castle | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km south |
| Herschel Park (Formerly Upton Park) | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.5 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Fellow's Pond | Lake or reservoir | 220 m north-east |
| Barne's Pool | Lake or reservoir | 280 m south |
| Lock Cut | Lake or reservoir | 340 m east |
| Romney Island | Island | 410 m east |
| Queen Mary's Plantation | Wood | 3.0 km south |
| Peter's Hill | Hill | 3.9 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.8 | 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 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 2 |
2 of the postcode's 2 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 | 44 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 39% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 20% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 55% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 72% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 20% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 39% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 18% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 36% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 80% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 70% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 7% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 91% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 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 Slough Road.