SL6 4ER Windsor and Maidenhead
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Boyn Hill. Region: South East.
Streets
- Boyn Hill Avenue, Maidenhead: 34 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 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: 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: no.
Listed buildings
- Brocket, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Boyn Valley Rd/Kings Grove Industrial Area (410 m)
- Boyn Valley Rd/Kings Grove Industrial Area, REC (410 m)
- School on College Avenue, REC (420 m)
- Middlehurst Ltd, 99 - 103 Boyn Valley Road, REC (480 m)
- Methodist Church, High Street, Maidenhead: up to 50 homes, not permissioned (630 m)
- (Osbornes Garage) 55 St Marks Road Maidenhead Berkshire SL6 6DL (670 m)
- 106 - 114 High Street, Maidenhead: up to 57 homes, pending decision (700 m)
- Land at 106 - 108, High Street, Maidenhead: up to 14 homes, permissioned (710 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 1 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 addresses are about 50 m above sea level.
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 | 750 m |
| Furze Platt 178,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km | |
| Taplow 529,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m, 38 within 800 m; nearest Boyn Hill Avenue | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Brunel Way Slough Town Centre | 9.8 km |
| Car parks | 5 within 800 m; nearest Riseley Road Car Park | 390 m |
| EV charging points | 8 within 1.6 km; nearest Lower Boyndon Road | 140 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 19.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Symons Medical Centre | 470 m |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Keycircle Pharmacy | 470 m |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Optima Dental Care | 360 m |
| Hospital | St Mark's Hospital | 940 m |
| Police station | Maidenhead Police Station | 1.4 km |
| Cash machines | Cashpoint® 45 High Street Lloyds Bank | 880 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,020 m² | 410 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Kidwells Park 3.7 ha | 600 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 110 m² | 440 m |
| Playing field | Desborough Park 4.8 ha | 820 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,460 m² | 720 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 6.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Former All Saints Vicarage, a listed building (Grade II*), 280 m south-west. 32 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Former All Saints Vicarage | Listed building, Grade II* | 280 m south-west |
| Vicarage Cottage | Listed building, Grade II* | 280 m south-west |
| Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade I | 290 m south-west |
| All Saints Cottage | Listed building, Grade II* | 300 m south-west |
| Berry Hill | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.8 km east |
| Taplow Court | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 3.0 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Punt Hill | Hill | 870 m west |
| Rushington Copse | Wood | 1.1 km south-east |
| Desborough Woods | Wood | 1.4 km south-east |
| Moor Cut | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km north-east |
| Bray Cut | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km south-east |
| Bridge Eyot | Island | 2.2 km 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 34 | 34 |
None of the postcode's 34 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 44 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 57% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 29% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 38% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 22% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 59% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 28% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 6% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 49% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 17% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 63% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 4% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 0% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 88% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 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 Boyn Hill Avenue.