SL6 2JH Windsor and Maidenhead
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Bray. Region: South East.
Streets
- Sturt Green, Stud Green: 49 addresses
- Rolls Lane, Stud Green: 2 addresses
- Thrift Lane, Stud Green: 2 addresses
- M4, Wiltshire: 2 addresses
- Meadow View Lane, Stud Green: 1 address
- Ockwells Road, Maidenhead: 1 address
- Paley Street, Paley Street: 1 address
- Thrift Lane, Windsor and Maidenhead: 1 address
- M4, Wiltshire: 1 address
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 (32% of about 790 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
- STUD GREEN FARMHOUSE, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 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 60 addresses are between 25 m and 31 m above sea level (29 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 40%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 3% 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 | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
| Furze Platt 178,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) | |
| Taplow 529,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5 km (3.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Bus or coach station | Bracknell Bus Station | 8.7 km (5.4 miles) |
| Car parks | Maidenhead Station Shoppenhangers Road Car Park | 3 km (1.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 19.1 km (12 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Ross Road Medical Centre | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Day Lewis Pharmacy | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| NHS dentists | Woodlands Dental Practice | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) |
| Hospital | St Mark's Hospital | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) |
| Police station | Maidenhead Police Station | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | Payzone | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | The Green 1.7 ha | 840 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 440 m² | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Playing field | Holyport Cricket Club 1.2 ha | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Allotments | Holyport Allotments 4,240 m² | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Moated site at Foxley Green Farm, a scheduled monument, 680 m (0.4 miles) south. 4 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Moated site at Foxley Green Farm | Scheduled monument | 680 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Mesolithic site, Moor Farm, Holyport, Bray Wick | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Little Thrift Wood | Wood | 550 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Great Thrift Wood | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Paddock Wood | Wood | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) west |
| Harvest Hill | Hill | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-east |
| Bray Cut | Lake or reservoir | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) north-east |
| Headpile Eyot | Island | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) 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) | 11.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 to 74 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 44 | 60 | 60 |
16 of the postcode's 60 addresses are 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 Windsor and Maidenhead: see them on the Windsor and Maidenhead page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 81% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 44% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 22% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 56% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 39% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 64% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 44% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Sturt Green.