SL6 4DP Windsor and Maidenhead
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Boyn Hill. Region: South East.
Streets
- Kings Grove, Maidenhead: 25 addresses
- Boyn Valley Road, Maidenhead: 2 addresses
- Boyn Hill Road, 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 C (37% of about 950 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
- Boyn Valley Rd/Kings Grove Industrial Area, REC (80 m)
- Boyn Valley Rd/Kings Grove Industrial Area (150 m)
- Middlehurst Ltd, 99 - 103 Boyn Valley Road, REC (500 m)
- Methodist Church, High Street, Maidenhead: up to 50 homes, not permissioned (500 m)
- Maidenhead Railway Station: up to 150 homes, not permissioned (520 m)
- Broadway Opportunity Area (AAP) (540 m)
- Nicholson Quarter Bound By High Street And Broadway, Maidenhead: up to 339 homes, permissioned (570 m)
- 106 - 114 High Street, Maidenhead: up to 57 homes, pending decision (580 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 7 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 28 addresses are between 29 m and 32 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 | 410 m |
| Furze Platt 178,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km | |
| Taplow 529,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 35 within 800 m; nearest Valley Walk High Town | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Brunel Way Slough Town Centre | 9.4 km |
| Car parks | 4 within 800 m; nearest Maidenhead Station Shoppenhangers Road Car Park | 280 m |
| EV charging points | 8 within 1.6 km; nearest Lower Boyndon Road | 310 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 19.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Symons Medical Centre | 850 m |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Maidenhead Health Pharmacy | 470 m |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Optima Dental Care | 270 m |
| Hospital | St Mark's Hospital | 1.3 km |
| Police station | Maidenhead Police Station | 1.2 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Cashpoint® 45 High Street Lloyds Bank | 710 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Grenfell Park 2.6 ha | 250 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Kidwells Park 3.7 ha | 570 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 910 m² | 230 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 670 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,460 m² | 490 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 6.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Vicarage Cottage, a listed building (Grade II*), 550 m west. 31 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Vicarage Cottage | Listed building, Grade II* | 550 m west |
| Former All Saints Vicarage | Listed building, Grade II* | 550 m west |
| All Saints Cottage | Listed building, Grade II* | 560 m west |
| All Saints Parish Centre (Former All Saints School) | Listed building, Grade II* | 580 m west |
| Mesolithic site, Moor Farm, Holyport, Bray Wick | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km south-east |
| Berry Hill | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.5 km east |
| Taplow Court | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.9 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Rushington Copse | Wood | 740 m south-east |
| Desborough Woods | Wood | 1.0 km south-east |
| Punt Hill | Hill | 1.2 km west |
| Moor Cut | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km north-east |
| Bray Cut | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km south-east |
| Bridge Eyot | Island | 2.0 km north-east |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 0 | 1 |
| 60 to 64 | 0 | 6 |
| 55 to 59 | 0 | 4 |
| Under 55 | 28 | 17 |
11 of the postcode's 28 addresses at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 25% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 80% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 34% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 20% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 69% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 12% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 63% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 22% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 65% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 15% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 58% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 90% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 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 Kings Grove.