SL6 2TH Windsor and Maidenhead
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Oldfield. Region: South East.
Streets
- Curls Road, Maidenhead: 26 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 (42% of about 730 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
- Site of Highway House, Norreys Drive, Maidenhead: up to 76 homes, pending decision (260 m)
- Middlehurst Ltd, 99 - 103 Boyn Valley Road, REC (640 m)
- Boyn Valley Rd/Kings Grove Industrial Area (870 m)
- Boyn Valley Rd/Kings Grove Industrial Area, REC (940 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 4 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 26 addresses are between 29 m and 30 m above sea level (30 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 | Maidenhead 4.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km |
| Furze Platt 178,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.5 km | |
| Taplow 529,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 23 within 800 m; nearest Curls Road Larchfield | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | Brunel Way Slough Town Centre | 10.0 km |
| Car parks | Maidenhead Station Shoppenhangers Road Car Park | 1.1 km |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km; nearest Lower Boyndon Road | 1.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 19.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Ross Road Medical Centre | 280 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Kays Chemist | 210 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Optima Dental Care | 800 m |
| Hospital | St Mark's Hospital | 1.6 km |
| Police station | Maidenhead Police Station | 2.2 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Shop Daily Ltd Cashzone | 210 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,890 m² | 200 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 4,030 m² | 740 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 500 m² | 160 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Desborough Park 4.8 ha | 170 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,050 m² | 450 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 1.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is All Saints Parish Centre (Former All Saints School), a listed building (Grade II*), 930 m north. 17 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade I and 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| All Saints Parish Centre (Former All Saints School) | Listed building, Grade II* | 930 m north |
| All Saints Cottage | Listed building, Grade II* | 930 m north |
| Vicarage Cottage | Listed building, Grade II* | 950 m north |
| Former All Saints Vicarage | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km north |
| Mesolithic site, Moor Farm, Holyport, Bray Wick | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.3 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 25 | 26 |
1 of the postcode's 26 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 | 42 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 38% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 16% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 50% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 66% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 31% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 47% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 75% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 25% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 89% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 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 Curls Road.