SL6 4DN Windsor and Maidenhead
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Boyn Hill. Region: South East.
Streets
- Clare Road, Maidenhead: 45 addresses
- Unnamed street near Boyn Valley Road, Boyn Hill: 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 D (45% of about 650 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
- Middlehurst Ltd, 99 - 103 Boyn Valley Road, REC (190 m)
- Boyn Valley Rd/Kings Grove Industrial Area (200 m)
- Boyn Valley Rd/Kings Grove Industrial Area, REC (270 m)
- School on College Avenue, REC (760 m)
- Methodist Church, High Street, Maidenhead: up to 50 homes, not permissioned (790 m)
- Maidenhead Railway Station: up to 150 homes, not permissioned (820 m)
- (Osbornes Garage) 55 St Marks Road Maidenhead Berkshire SL6 6DL (840 m)
- Broadway Opportunity Area (AAP) (860 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 5 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 46 addresses are between 33 m and 34 m above sea level (34 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 | 710 m |
| Furze Platt 178,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km | |
| Taplow 529,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 39 within 800 m; nearest All Saints Church Boyn Hill | 280 m |
| Bus or coach station | Brunel Way Slough Town Centre | 9.7 km |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m; nearest Maidenhead Station Shoppenhangers Road Car Park | 540 m |
| EV charging points | 8 within 1.6 km; nearest Lower Boyndon Road | 200 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 19.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Symons Medical Centre | 690 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Keycircle Pharmacy | 690 m |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Optima Dental Care | 50 m |
| Hospital | St Mark's Hospital | 1.1 km |
| Police station | Maidenhead Police Station | 1.5 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Shop Daily Ltd Cashzone | 690 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Grenfell Park 2.6 ha | 550 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 80 m² | 320 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Desborough Park 4.8 ha | 530 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,460 m² | 390 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 2.8 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.7 | 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 | 3 |
| Under 55 | 45 | 43 |
1 of the postcode's 46 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 3 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 64% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 31% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 7% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 28% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 70% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 36% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 37% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 18% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 70% | 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) | 38% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 81% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 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 Clare Road.