SL6 5LY Windsor and Maidenhead
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Hurley & Walthams. Region: South East.
Streets
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 G (23% of about 820 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: yes, Windsor and Maidenhead.
Listed buildings
- TRADDLES, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 4 at medium risk and 30 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 40 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 36 low and 0 very low.
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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 30 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 | Marlow 361,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.4 km |
| Furze Platt 178,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.8 km | |
| Shiplake 129,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 8 within 800 m; nearest Shepherds Close Hurley | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Coachway High Wycombe | 8.6 km |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 3.7 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 25.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Marlow Medical Group | 4.5 km |
| Pharmacies | Marlow Pharmacy | 3.9 km |
| NHS dentists | Elite Dental Clinic | 3.8 km |
| Hospital | Marlow Hospital | 4.4 km |
| Police station | Marlow Police Station | 4.2 km |
| Cash machines | MFG - Little Marlow Cashzone | 4.5 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Bisham Green 2,150 m² | 2.8 km |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,050 m² | 130 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 180 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Ye Olde Bell Hotel, a listed building (Grade II*), 410 m north. 33 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 6 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Ye Olde Bell Hotel | Listed building, Grade II* | 410 m north |
| Barn at Hurley Farm | Listed building, Grade II* | 690 m north |
| Dovecote in the grounds of the Tithe Barn, about 9 metres south of the house | Listed building, Grade I | 720 m north |
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade II* | 780 m north |
| Hurley Priory: A moated Benedictine priory and fishponds and the remains of Ladye Place Mansion | Scheduled monument | 780 m north |
| Large multivallate hillfort known as Danesfield Camp | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km north-west |
| Hall Place | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.4 km south-east |
| Harleyford Manor | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.5 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| High Wood | Wood | 650 m south |
| Prospect Hill | Hill | 660 m south |
| Mungden Wood | Wood | 1.1 km east |
| Speen Hill | Hill | 1.2 km south-east |
| Applehouse Hill | Hill | 1.4 km south-east |
| Temple Mill Island | Island | 1.8 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.1 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 50 | 50 |
None of the postcode's 50 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 | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 24% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 61% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 26% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 28% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 65% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 19% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 53% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 42% | 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) | 51% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 44% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 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.