SL6 8AU Windsor and Maidenhead
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: St Mary's. Region: South East.
Streets
- Evenlode, Maidenhead: 51 addresses
- Unnamed street near Evenlode, Maidenhead: 2 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 D (39% of about 940 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
- Church of St Joseph, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- St Cloud's Gate, REC (240 m)
- West Street, Maidenhead: up to 240 homes, not permissioned (420 m (0.3 miles))
- West Street Opportunity Area (AAP), REC (480 m (0.3 miles))
- St Mary's Walk, Maidenhead: up to 50 homes, not permissioned (500 m (0.3 miles))
- 70 High Street, Maidenhead SL6 1PY: up to 26 homes, permissioned (520 m (0.3 miles))
- Land at 106 - 108, High Street, Maidenhead: up to 14 homes, permissioned (560 m (0.3 miles))
- 106 - 114 High Street, Maidenhead: up to 57 homes, pending decision (570 m (0.4 miles))
- Methodist Church, High Street, Maidenhead: up to 50 homes, not permissioned (650 m (0.4 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 4 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 45 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 2 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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 53 addresses are between 26 m and 28 m above sea level (27 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 | 880 m (0.5 miles) |
| Maidenhead 4.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | |
| Taplow 529,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 32 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest St Joseph's Church Norfolk Park | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Brunel Way Slough Town Centre | 9 km (5.6 miles) |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Hines Meadow Car Park | 360 m |
| EV charging points | 8 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 330 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 19.1 km (12 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Cedars Surgery | 210 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Park Pharmacy | 210 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Practice | 210 m |
| Hospital | St Mark's Hospital | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Police station | Maidenhead Police Station | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cashpoint® 45 High Street Lloyds Bank | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Moor 7.1 ha | 150 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 360 m² | 150 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,260 m² | 320 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 6 parks and gardens, 16 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Smythes Almshouses, a listed building (Grade II*), 680 m (0.4 miles) south-east. 26 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Smythes Almshouses | Listed building, Grade II* | 680 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Saxon barrow, church and cemeteries in the old churchyard at Taplow Court | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) east |
| Berry Hill | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) east |
| Taplow Court | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Moor Cut | Lake or reservoir | 440 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Summerleaze Lake | Lake or reservoir | 800 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Bridge Eyot | Island | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) east |
| Rushington Copse | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) south |
| Punt Hill | Hill | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-west |
| Cookham Dean | Valley | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.6 | 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, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 51 | 53 | 53 |
2 of the postcode's 53 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 | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 25% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 22% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 13% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 6% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 80% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 47% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 24% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 47% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 26% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 77% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 17% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 35% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 93% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 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 Evenlode.