SL6 2DY Windsor and Maidenhead
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Bray. Region: South East.
Streets
- Fifield Road, Maidenhead: 19 addresses
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 G (29% of about 720 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 1.0 km
- Willow Manor, Fifield Road, Fifield, Maidenhead SL6 2PG: up to 6 homes, permissioned (610 m)
- Land at Water Oakley Farm, Bray, REC (750 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 addresses are about 26 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 67%, ultrafast 67%, gigabit 67% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Taplow 529,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.7 km |
| Maidenhead 4.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.9 km | |
| Burnham (Buckinghamshire) 1.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 6 within 800 m; nearest Ferndale Park Fifield | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Brunel Way Slough Town Centre | 7.0 km |
| Car parks | Lake End Road Car Park | 2.5 km |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 3.5 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 16.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | The Village Medical Centre | 3.8 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Day Lewis Pharmacy | 1.4 km |
| NHS dentists | Bupa Dental Care Windsor | 3.9 km |
| Hospital | Huntercombe Manor Hospital | 3.7 km |
| Police station | Maidenhead Police Station | 4.2 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Sectorsure Ltd - Queenshead Service Station Cashzone | 750 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 2.8 ha | 1.5 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 720 m² | 1.1 km |
| Playing field | Gays Lane Field 1.4 ha | 1.4 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 3,840 m² | 1.2 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Barn at Stroud Farm, Approximately 35 Metres East of Stroud Farmhouse, a listed building (Grade II*), 900 m west. 8 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Barn at Stroud Farm, Approximately 35 Metres East of Stroud Farmhouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 900 m west |
| Stroud Farmhouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Queen's Eyot | Island | 880 m north-east |
| Bray Lake | Lake or reservoir | 940 m north |
| Monkey Island | Island | 1.4 km north |
| Pigeonhill Eyot | Island | 1.9 km north |
| Bray Wood | Wood | 2.3 km south |
| Harvest Hill | Hill | 2.6 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.4 | 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 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 13 | 19 |
6 of the postcode's 19 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 | 45 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 80% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 53% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 8% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 31% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 46% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 38% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 57% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 44% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 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 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 Fifield Road.