SL6 8TG Windsor and Maidenhead
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Riverside. Region: South East.
Streets
- Woodhurst Road, Maidenhead: 16 addresses
- Frances Avenue, Maidenhead: 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 E (25% of about 920 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.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 10 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 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: of the 12 homes the Environment Agency counts, 10 are in areas at high risk, 1 medium, 1 low and 0 very low.
Groundwater flooding is possible in this postcode: an address there is in a groundwater flood alert area.
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 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 24 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 | Furze Platt 178,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| Taplow 529,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | |
| Maidenhead 4.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 21 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Addison Court Ray Mill | 180 m |
| Bus or coach station | Brunel Way Slough Town Centre | 8 km (5 miles) |
| Car parks | Hines Meadow Car Park | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 18.3 km (11 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Rosemead Surgery | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Bridge Pharmacy | 890 m (0.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Acorn Dental Care | 1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Hospital | St Mark's Hospital | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Police station | Maidenhead Police Station | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Asda Maidenhead - Bridge Road Pfs | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Riverside Gardens 1.7 ha | 380 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | The Moor 7.1 ha | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 510 m² | 330 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3.0 ha | 820 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,590 m² | 770 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 7 parks and gardens, 19 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Saxon barrow, church and cemeteries in the old churchyard at Taplow Court, a scheduled monument, 670 m (0.4 miles) east. 24 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Saxon barrow, church and cemeteries in the old churchyard at Taplow Court | Scheduled monument | 670 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Taplow Court | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 730 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Maidenhead Bridge | Listed building, Grade I | 850 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Oldfield Lodge | Listed building, Grade II* | 890 m (0.6 miles) south |
| Smythes Almshouses | Listed building, Grade II* | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Berry Hill | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Grass Eyot | Island | 400 m (0.2 miles) south-east |
| Summerleaze Lake | Lake or reservoir | 490 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Hunt's Wood | Wood | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) north-east |
| Harvest Hill | Hill | 3 km (1.9 miles) south |
| The Dene | Valley | 4.3 km (2.6 miles) north |
| Cock Marsh | Wetland | 4.9 km (3 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 15 | 17 | 17 |
2 of the postcode's 17 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Windsor and Maidenhead: see them on the Windsor and Maidenhead page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 81% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 43% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 18% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 64% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 30% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 72% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 16% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 56% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 7% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 92% | 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 Woodhurst Road.