SL5 9BL Windsor and Maidenhead
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Ascot & Sunninghill. Region: South East.
Streets
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 (58% of about 780 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: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Ascot Station Car Park: up to 50 homes, not permissioned (410 m)
- Ascot Station, REC (500 m)
- Land west of St George's Lane, including Shorts Recycling, Ascot (530 m)
- Shorts Waste Transfer And Recycling Facility, St Georges Lane, Ascot SL5 7ET: up to 131 homes, permissioned (550 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: no home is in an area at risk.
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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 22 addresses are between 58 m and 63 m above sea level (60 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Ascot (Berks) 947,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 610 m |
| Sunningdale 597,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km | |
| Martins Heron 433,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 12 within 800 m; nearest Victoria Road South Ascot | 190 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bracknell Bus Station | 5.8 km |
| Ferry terminal | Shepperton Ferry Landing | 14.9 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Roam Charging Station | 820 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 16.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Kings Corner Surgery | 1.3 km |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Ascot Pharmacy | 200 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Mcveigh Dental Care | 740 m |
| Hospital | Heatherwood Hospital | 1.5 km |
| Police station | Ascot Police Station | 1.2 km |
| Cash machines | Barclays ATM | 1.2 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Allens Field 9.5 ha | 730 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 540 m² | 290 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 210 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,940 m² | 190 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 9.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of All Souls, a listed building (Grade II*), 430 m west. 4 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of All Souls | Listed building, Grade II* | 430 m west |
| Bell barrow on Bowledge Hill | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km north-west |
| Sunningdale Park (Civil Service College) | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.1 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Man's Copse | Wood | 1.5 km north-east |
| Fireball Hill | Hill | 1.6 km north-east |
| Platt's Firs | Wood | 1.7 km north |
| Silwood Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km north-east |
| Penslade Bottom | Valley | 1.9 km north-east |
| China Island | Island | 3.0 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.5 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 2 |
| Under 55 | 20 | 20 |
2 of the postcode's 22 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 2 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 43 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 73% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 27% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 19% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 66% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 16% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 51% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 41% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 49% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 45% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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.