SL6 3HR Windsor and Maidenhead
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Cox Green. Region: South East.
Streets
- Treesmill Drive, Maidenhead: 57 addresses
- Cox Green Road, Maidenhead: 1 address
- Rylstone Close, Maidenhead: 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 E (57% of about 530 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 (890 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 2 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 59 addresses are between 27 m and 31 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 | 2.3 km |
| Furze Platt 178,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.4 km | |
| Taplow 529,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 1 stop within 400 m, 18 within 800 m; nearest Old Court Close Cox Green | 390 m |
| Car parks | Danes Court Car Park | 2.0 km |
| EV charging points | Lower Boyndon Road | 1.9 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 20.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Woodlands Park Surgery | 1.1 km |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Wessex Pharmacy | 750 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Woodlands Dental Practice | 1.2 km |
| Hospital | St Mark's Hospital | 2.3 km |
| Police station | Maidenhead Police Station | 3.2 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Morrisons Daily - Maidenhead Wessex Way | 750 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 9,540 m² | 70 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Ockwells Park 26 ha | 680 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 340 m² | 530 m |
| Playing field | Desborough Park 4.8 ha | 1.0 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,050 m² | 1.2 km |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 28 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Ockwells Manor and Wall Attached on the South East, a listed building (Grade I), 440 m south-east. 9 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 4 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Ockwells Manor and Wall Attached on the South East | Listed building, Grade I | 440 m south-east |
| Dovecote at Ockwells Manor | Listed building, Grade I | 460 m south-east |
| Stables and Gatehouse at Ockwells Manor | Listed building, Grade I | 480 m south-east |
| Barn at Ockwells Manor | Listed building, Grade I | 480 m south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Great Thrift Wood | Wood | 930 m south |
| Shrubbery Copse | Wood | 1.1 km south |
| Little Thrift Wood | Wood | 1.2 km south-east |
| Punt Hill | Hill | 1.8 km north |
| Bray Cut | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 km east |
| Headpile Eyot | Island | 3.6 km 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 10 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 48 | 59 |
11 of the postcode's 59 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 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 90% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 47% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 31% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 53% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 43% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 63% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 42% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 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 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 Treesmill Drive.