SL5 9SA Surrey Heath
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Windlesham & Chobham. Region: South East.
Streets
- London Road, Sunningdale: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Surrey Heath in 2026-27: Band D £2,585 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,723 | £2,011 | £2,298 | £2,585 | £3,160 | £3,734 | £4,309 | £5,170 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band F (45% of about 670 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, Surrey Heath.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Stone Court And Stone Court Cottage, London Road, Sunningdale, Ascot: up to 40 homes, permissioned (580 m)
- Windlesham Garden Centre, London Road, GU20 6LL: up to 9 homes, permissioned (810 m)
- Hill House, Cross Road, Sunningdale, Ascot SL5 9RX: up to 9 homes, permissioned (840 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: 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 address is about 55 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 | Sunningdale 597,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km |
| Ascot (Berks) 947,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.1 km | |
| Longcross 85,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 2 within 800 m; nearest London Road East Windlesham | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bracknell Bus Station | 7.9 km |
| Ferry terminal | Shepperton Ferry Landing | 13.2 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Roam Charging Station | 1.5 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 16.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Kings Corner Surgery | 1.6 km |
| Pharmacies | Sunningdale Pharmacy | 1.6 km |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Sunningdale Dental Practice | 1.2 km |
| Hospital | Heatherwood Hospital | 3.9 km |
| Police station | Ascot Police Station | 3.7 km |
| Cash machines | MFG - Windlesham South Cashzone | 1.7 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 7,110 m² | 2.3 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 2,080 m² | 1.4 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.5 ha | 1.4 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.0 ha | 1.7 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Benjamin's Mount and Attached Steps, a listed building (Grade II*), 710 m south. 5 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Benjamin's Mount and Attached Steps | Listed building, Grade II* | 710 m south |
| Bowl barrow at Round Barrow House | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km east |
| Sunningdale Park (Civil Service College) | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.9 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Belt | Wood | 720 m west |
| King's Hill | Hill | 770 m east |
| Leech Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km south-east |
| Little Arm | Valley | 2.4 km east |
| China Island | Island | 3.5 km north |
| Langshot Bog | Wetland | 4.2 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.0 | 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, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 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.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 49 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 68% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 38% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 31% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 22% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 59% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 33% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 56% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 55% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 5% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 91% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 10 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 London Road.