SL6 7SQ Windsor and Maidenhead
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Furze Platt. Region: South East.
Streets
- Harrow Lane, Maidenhead: 38 addresses
- Connaught Close, Maidenhead: 26 addresses
- Unnamed street near Harrow Lane, North Town: 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 D (38% of about 630 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 (600 m)
- DTC Research, Belmont Road, Maidenhead, REC (640 m)
- School on College Avenue, REC (1.0 km)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 65 addresses are between 33 m and 37 m above sea level (34 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 | 70 m |
| Maidenhead 4.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km | |
| Cookham 204,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 38 within 800 m; nearest Furze Platt Rail Station | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Coachway High Wycombe | 9.3 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Parking space on St. Peters Road, SL6 | 500 m |
| EV charging points | 7 within 1.6 km; nearest College Road | 900 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 19.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Linden Medical Centre | 650 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest H A Mcparland LTD | 620 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Linden Dental Surgery | 640 m |
| Hospital | St Mark's Hospital | 1.5 km |
| Police station | Maidenhead Police Station | 1.4 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Barclays ATM | 250 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,180 m² | 130 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | North Town Moor 4.8 ha | 520 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 190 m² | 150 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 400 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Cookham Road Allotment Site 1.8 ha | 270 m |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 6.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Taplow Court, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 2.4 km east. 5 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Taplow Court | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.4 km east |
| Berry Hill | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.6 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Summerleaze Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km east |
| Beeching-grove Wood | Wood | 1.8 km north-west |
| Punt Hill | Hill | 1.8 km south-west |
| Grass Eyot | Island | 2.0 km east |
| Cookham Dean | Valley | 3.9 km north |
| Cock Marsh | Wetland | 4.5 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.5 | 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, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 64 | 63 | 65 |
1 of the postcode's 65 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 2 from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 46% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 29% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 42% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 11% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 14% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 21% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 62% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 77% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 1% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 25% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 89% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 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 Harrow Lane.