SL6 2HW Windsor and Maidenhead
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Bray. Region: South East.
Streets
- Peters Lane, Maidenhead: 5 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 D (45% of about 490 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, Windsor and Maidenhead.
Listed buildings
- JOHN GAY'S HOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Tectonic Place Holyport Road Maidenhead Berkshire SL6 2YE, REC (540 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 28 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 20%, 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 | Maidenhead 4.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.2 km |
| Taplow 529,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.1 km | |
| Furze Platt 178,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 12 within 800 m; nearest Reeve Road Holyport | 230 m |
| Bus or coach station | Brunel Way Slough Town Centre | 8.5 km |
| Car parks | Vicus Way Multi-Storey Car Park | 2.9 km |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 3.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 17.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Ross Road Medical Centre | 2.7 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Day Lewis Pharmacy | 300 m |
| NHS dentists | Optima Dental Care | 3.3 km |
| Hospital | St Mark's Hospital | 4.5 km |
| Police station | Maidenhead Police Station | 3.8 km |
| Cash machines | Sectorsure Ltd - Queenshead Service Station Cashzone | 2.3 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest The Green 1.7 ha | 380 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 2.8 ha | 590 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 440 m² | 560 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Gays Lane Field 1.4 ha | 90 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Holyport Allotments 4,240 m² | 160 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 4.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Stroud Farmhouse, a listed building (Grade II*), 580 m east. 22 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Stroud Farmhouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 580 m east |
| Barn at Stroud Farm, Approximately 35 Metres East of Stroud Farmhouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 620 m east |
| Mesolithic site, Moor Farm, Holyport, Bray Wick | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km north |
| Moated site at Foxley Green Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bray Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km north-east |
| Mount Scipett Copse | Wood | 1.7 km south |
| Harvest Hill | Hill | 1.7 km north |
| Little Thrift Wood | Wood | 1.9 km west |
| Queen's Eyot | Island | 2.2 km east |
| Monkey Island | Island | 2.3 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.2 | 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 42 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 69% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 37% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 19% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 22% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 35% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 48% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 37% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 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 Peters Lane.