SL6 9DL Windsor and Maidenhead
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Bisham & Cookham. Region: South East.
Streets
- Strande View Walk, Windsor and Maidenhead: 11 addresses
- Strand Lane, Windsor and 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 E (27% of about 910 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: yes, Windsor and Maidenhead.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Station Court, High Road, Cookham, Maidenhead SL6 9JF: up to 8 homes, permissioned (650 m)
- Cookham Gas holder, Whyteladyes Lane, Cookham: up to 50 homes, not permissioned (690 m)
- Gas Holder Station Whyteladyes Lane Cookham Maidenhead, REC (740 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 4 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 0 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 6 homes the Environment Agency counts, 4 are in areas at high risk, 2 medium, 0 low and 0 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: 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 13 addresses are between 22 m and 26 m above sea level (25 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Cookham 204,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 740 m |
| Furze Platt 178,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km | |
| Bourne End 255,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 8 within 800 m; nearest Hillcrest Avenue Cookham Rise | 460 m |
| Bus or coach station | Coachway High Wycombe | 7.7 km |
| Car parks | Cookham Moor National Trust Car Park | 1.1 km |
| EV charging points | Roam Charging Station | 2.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 20.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Cookham Medical Centre | 920 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Cookham Pharmacy | 870 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Rodericks | 700 m |
| Hospital | St Mark's Hospital | 3.4 km |
| Police station | Maidenhead Police Station | 2.9 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Shifford, Shifford Crescent Cashzone | 1.5 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.8 ha | 620 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 50 m² | 580 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest The Alfred Major Recreation Ground 7.2 ha | 400 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,240 m² | 530 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 1.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Cliveden, a registered park or garden (Grade I), 2.2 km east. 6 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Cliveden | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 2.2 km east |
| Taplow Court | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.6 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hillgrove Wood | Wood | 1.5 km north-west |
| Wessons Hill | Hill | 1.8 km north-west |
| Slow Grove | Island | 2.0 km east |
| Lock Cut | Lake or reservoir | 2.0 km north-east |
| Cookham Dean | Valley | 2.1 km north |
| Cock Marsh | Wetland | 2.5 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.1 | 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 | 12 | 13 |
1 of the postcode's 13 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 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 77% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 49% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 56% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 37% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 33% | 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) | 48% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 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 Strande View Walk.