SL6 9QX Windsor and Maidenhead
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Bisham & Cookham. Region: South East.
Streets
- Lower Cookham Road, Maidenhead: 23 addresses
- Mill Lane, Cookham: 2 addresses
- Sutton Road, Rose Hill: 1 address
- Islet Park Drive, 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 (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: 5.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- Barn adjoining White Place Farmhouse, grade II
- COWHOUSE AT WHITE PLACE FARM APPROXIMATELY 35 METRES SOUTH WEST OF WHITE PLACE FARMHOUSE, grade II
- DOVECOTE AT WHITE PLACE FARM, grade II
- White Place Farmhouse, grade II
- Workshop adjoining Rose Cottage, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 5 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 11 homes the Environment Agency counts, 1 are in areas at high risk, 3 medium, 4 low and 3 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 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 27 addresses are between 24 m and 26 m above sea level (26 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 78%, ultrafast 78%, gigabit 78% 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 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Furze Platt 178,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) | |
| Bourne End 255,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3 km (1.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Bus or coach station | Coachway High Wycombe | 8.3 km (5.2 miles) |
| Car parks | Cookham Moor National Trust Car Park | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 18.8 km (12 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Cookham Medical Centre | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Cookham Pharmacy | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | St Annes House Surgery | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Hospital | St Mark's Hospital | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) |
| Police station | Maidenhead Police Station | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Shifford, Shifford Crescent Cashzone | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 12 ha | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 50 m² | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.0 ha | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 770 m (0.5 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Cliveden, a registered park or garden (Grade I), 690 m (0.4 miles) east. 18 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Cliveden | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 690 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Chapel | Listed building, Grade I | 850 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Balustrade From the Villa Borghese, Rome, to the South of Cliveden | Listed building, Grade II* | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Terrace Wall to Garden Front, Cliveden | Listed building, Grade I | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Nashdom Abbey | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Cliveden Deep | Lake or reservoir | 540 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Slow Grove | Island | 580 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| The Birches | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) east |
| The Dene | Valley | 2 km (1.3 miles) north-east |
| White Hill | Hill | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) north |
| Cock Marsh | Wetland | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
None of the postcode's 27 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, railways or aircraft.
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 | 46 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 78% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 34% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 22% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 69% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 19% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 72% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 20% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 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 | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 64% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 4% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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 Lower Cookham Road.