SL4 6HW Windsor and Maidenhead
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Eton & Castle. Region: South East.
Streets
- Pococks Lane, Windsor and Maidenhead: 17 addresses
- Eton Road, Datchet: 7 addresses
- Romney Lock Road, Windsor and Maidenhead: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Pococks Lane, Myrke: 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: 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)
- Windsor and Eton Riverside Station Car Park, REC (940 m (0.6 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 3 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 5 homes the Environment Agency counts, 4 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 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 26 addresses are between 18 m and 21 m above sea level (20 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 0%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 25% 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 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Windsor and Eton Central 1.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | |
| Datchet 228,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Willowbrook Eton | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Bus or coach station | Brunel Way Slough Town Centre | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Car parks | King Edward VII Car Park | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest MFG Charging Station | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 10 km (6.2 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest South Meadow Surgery | 1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Eton Pharmacy | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest 1 Farm Yard | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Upton Hospital | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Police station | Thames Valley Police - Slough Police Station | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | Snax 24 - Rushden | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Upton Court Park 63 ha | 870 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 590 m² | 930 m (0.6 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Upper Club 2.7 ha | 350 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.3 ha | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Eton College, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 470 m (0.3 miles) west. 50 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Eton College | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 470 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Statue of Henry VI, Eton College | Listed building, Grade II* | 760 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| St Christopher's | Listed building, Grade II* | 870 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Herschel Park (Formerly Upton Park) | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1 km (0.6 miles) north |
| Lower Chapel, Eton College | Listed building, Grade II* | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Windsor Castle | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south |
| Montem Mound: a motte at Salt Hill, Upton-cum Chalvey | Scheduled monument | 2 km (1.2 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Romney Island | Island | 320 m south-west |
| Black Potts Ait | Island | 410 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Lock Cut | Lake or reservoir | 420 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Fellow's Pond | Lake or reservoir | 490 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Queen Mary's Plantation | Wood | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) south-west |
| Brands Hill | Hill | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 13 | 10 | 26 |
13 of the postcode's 26 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 16 from railways, 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 | 17 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 27% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 2% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 6% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 4% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 94% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 32% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | under 1% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 34% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 11% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 43% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 82% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 20% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 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 Pococks Lane.