SL4 6QB Buckinghamshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Burnham. Region: South East.
Streets
- Eton Wick Road, Eton Wick: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Buckinghamshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,527 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,684 | £1,965 | £2,246 | £2,527 | £3,088 | £3,650 | £4,211 | £5,053 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band E (25% of about 830 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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, Buckinghamshire.
Listed buildings
- PIGEON HOUSE FARMHOUSE, grade II
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 address is about 22 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Burnham (Buckinghamshire) 1.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Taplow 529,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) | |
| Windsor and Eton Central 1.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Palmer Arms PH Dorney | 230 m |
| Bus or coach station | Brunel Way Slough Town Centre | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Lake End Road Car Park | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 14.2 km (8.8 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Village Medical Centre | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Village Pharmacy | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 424 Bath Road | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Huntercombe Manor Hospital | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Police station | Thames Valley Police - Burnham Police Station | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | Sectorsure Ltd - Queenshead Service Station Cashzone | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Dorney Common 66 ha | 250 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 40 m² | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Playing field | Mercian Way Recreation Ground 8.7 ha | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.4 ha | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 66 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Dorney Court, a listed building (Grade I), 680 m (0.4 miles) west. 35 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Dorney Court | Listed building, Grade I | 680 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Church of St James | Listed building, Grade I | 710 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Huntercombe Manor | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Queen's Eyot | Island | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Monkey Island | Island | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) west |
| Ruddles Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south |
| Bray Wood | Wood | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) south-west |
| Harvest Hill | Hill | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) west |
| Lock's Bottom | Valley | 4.9 km (3 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
1 of the postcode's 1 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, 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 Buckinghamshire: see them on the Buckinghamshire page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 60% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 38% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 8% | 17% |
| Private rented | 32% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 20% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 41% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 48% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 60% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 45% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 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 8 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 Eton Wick Road.