SL4 6EA Windsor and Maidenhead
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Eton & Castle. Region: South East.
Streets
- Common Lane, Eton: 4 addresses
- Judy's Passage, 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: 6.
- 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
- ANGELO'S HOUSE, grade II
- BURNING BUSH, grade II
- COMMON LANE HOUSE (FRONT PORTION ONLY), grade II
- FRONT COURT RAILINGS AND SIDE COURT RAILINGS, THE NEW SCHOOLS, ETON COLLEGE, grade II
- GODOLPHIN HOUSE, grade II
- The New Schools, Eton College, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Windsor and Eton Riverside Station Car Park, REC (710 m)
- Windsor and Eton Riverside Station Car Park: up to 30 homes, not permissioned (780 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 4 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 4 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
No Ofcom figures for this postcode.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Windsor and Eton Riverside 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 850 m |
| Windsor and Eton Central 1.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km | |
| Datchet 228,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 11 within 800 m; nearest Eton College | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Brunel Way Slough Town Centre | 2.4 km |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Meadow Lane Car Park | 630 m |
| EV charging points | 6 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 1.4 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 10.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest South Meadow Surgery | 460 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Eton Pharmacy | 460 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest 1 Farm Yard | 870 m |
| Hospital | Hrh Princess Christian's Hospital | 1.5 km |
| Police station | Thames Valley Police - Windsor Police Station | 1.7 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Snax 24 - Rushden | 630 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Eton Great Common 10 ha | 220 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | South Meadow 16 ha | 360 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 430 m² | 390 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5.4 ha | 390 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,680 m² | 430 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*), 180 m south-east. 107 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* | 180 m south-east |
| St Christopher's | Listed building, Grade II* | 240 m south |
| Lower Chapel, Eton College | Listed building, Grade II* | 250 m south |
| Eton College | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 390 m east |
| 42, High Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 580 m south |
| Windsor Castle | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km south-east |
| Herschel Park (Formerly Upton Park) | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.6 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Barne's Pool | Lake or reservoir | 290 m south |
| Fellow's Pond | Lake or reservoir | 370 m east |
| Cutlers Ait | Island | 490 m south-east |
| Lock Cut | Lake or reservoir | 500 m east |
| Queen Mary's Plantation | Wood | 3.0 km south |
| Peter's Hill | Hill | 4.0 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 3 | 5 |
2 of the postcode's 5 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 Common Lane.