SL6 7PS Windsor and Maidenhead
Live postcode, introduced February 2023. Ward: Furze Platt. Region: South East.
Streets
- Isambard Close, Maidenhead: 11 addresses
- Furze Platt Road, Maidenhead: 5 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 (25% of about 770 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 (760 m)
- DTC Research, Belmont Road, Maidenhead, REC (830 m)
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
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
No Ofcom figures for this postcode.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Furze Platt 178,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 590 m |
| Maidenhead 4.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.0 km | |
| Cookham 204,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m, 35 within 800 m; nearest Malvern Road Furze Platt | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Coachway High Wycombe | 9.0 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Parking space on St. Peters Road, SL6 | 80 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest College Road | 1.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 20.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Linden Medical Centre | 440 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest H A Mcparland LTD | 610 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Linden Dental Surgery | 390 m |
| Hospital | St Mark's Hospital | 1.3 km |
| Police station | Maidenhead Police Station | 1.9 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Shifford, Shifford Crescent Cashzone | 610 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,370 m² | 290 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 4,180 m² | 450 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 720 m² | 190 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Oaken Grove Park 8.2 ha | 670 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 640 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 1.0 hectares in all.
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 | 15 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 16 |
15 of the postcode's 16 addresses are 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 | 41 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 24% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 16% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 82% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 31% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 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) | 20% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 60% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 29% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 66% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 56% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 91% | 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 Isambard Close.