SL6 6HS Windsor and Maidenhead
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Belmont. Region: South East.
Streets
- Belmont Park Road, Maidenhead: 12 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 E (35% of about 710 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
- Land Between Gringer Hill And Hargrave Road, Maidenhead: up to 49 homes, permissioned (390 m)
- DTC Research, Belmont Road, Maidenhead, REC (450 m)
- St Marks Hospital, Maidenhead: up to 45 homes, not permissioned (620 m)
- School on College Avenue, REC (720 m)
- (Osbornes Garage) 55 St Marks Road Maidenhead Berkshire SL6 6DL (880 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 12 addresses are between 49 m and 51 m above sea level (50 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 | Furze Platt 178,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 660 m |
| Maidenhead 4.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km | |
| Cookham 204,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m, 37 within 800 m; nearest Belmont Park Road | 170 m |
| Bus or coach station | Coachway High Wycombe | 9.5 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Parking space on St. Peters Road, SL6 | 560 m |
| EV charging points | 6 within 1.6 km; nearest College Road | 520 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 20.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Linden Medical Centre | 70 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Keycircle Pharmacy | 840 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Linden Dental Surgery | 130 m |
| Hospital | St Mark's Hospital | 820 m |
| Police station | Maidenhead Police Station | 1.7 km |
| Cash machines | Barclays ATM | 890 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,020 m² | 580 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 4,180 m² | 710 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,440 m² | 440 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Oaken Grove Park 8.2 ha | 420 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 240 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 0.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Taplow Court, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 3.0 km east. 10 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Taplow Court | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 3.0 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Punt Hill | Hill | 1.2 km south-west |
| Moor Cut | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km east |
| Beeching-grove Wood | Wood | 1.7 km north-west |
| Bridge Eyot | Island | 2.5 km east |
| Cookham Dean | Valley | 4.3 km north |
| Cock Marsh | Wetland | 4.9 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 11 | 12 |
1 of the postcode's 12 addresses is 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 | 46 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 91% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 36% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 69% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 19% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 57% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 36% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 55% | 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) | 59% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 5% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 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 Belmont Park Road.