Castle Hill Windsor
164 addresses across 5 postcodes (SL4), about 100 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 44400293.
- Energy: 3 homes have an energy certificate (E: 1, F: 2).
- Flood: 1 address on its postcodes is in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band D; Band D in Windsor and Maidenhead costs £1,953 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Windsor and Eton Central, about 220 m away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Bachelors Acre, is about 210 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 13.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.6 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 21 to 58 m above sea level.
- Noise: 34 of its 164 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Sheet Street Surgery, about 350 m away, with 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 600 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 38% of households owned their home and 59% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 766 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often shoplifting.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Oct 2025 | THE HORSE AND GROOM PUBLIC HOUSE, 4 SL4 1PD | Other | £1,800,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 6 Jun 2025 | THE HORSE AND GROOM PUBLIC HOUSE, 4 SL4 1PD | Other | £1,600,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 29 May 2024 | 1 SL4 1PD | Other | £825,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 14 Dec 2020 | CASTLE HILL HOUSE, 12 SL4 1PD | Other | £2,625,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 28 Sep 2017 | FLAT 2, 2 SL4 1PD | Other | £585,310 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 28 Sep 2017 | 3 SL4 1PD | Other | £475,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 8 Sep 2017 | 1 SL4 1PD | Other | £160,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
Energy performance certificates
3 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 238 m². Most common: House, mid-terrace (1); House, semi-detached (1); Flat (1). Built: before 1900 (3). Tenure at assessment: rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (3 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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band D (24% of about 2,210 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 11.
- 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
- 5 AND 6, CHURCH STREET, grade II*
- 1, CASTLE HILL, grade II
- 10, CASTLE HILL (See details for further address information), grade II
- 12 AND 13, CHURCH STREET, grade II
- 2 AND 3, CASTLE HILL, grade II
- 25 and 26, High Street, grade II
- 4, CHURCH STREET, grade II
- 47-50, HIGH STREET, grade II
- CASTLE HILL HOUSE, grade II
- QUEEN VICTORIA'S STATUE, grade II
- THE HORSE AND GROOM PUBLIC HOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Minton Place Victoria Street Windsor SL4 1EG (330 m)
- Minton Place, Victoria Street, Windsor: up to 100 homes, not permissioned (370 m)
- Windsor and Eton Riverside Station Car Park: up to 30 homes, not permissioned (460 m (0.3 miles))
- Windsor and Eton Riverside Station Car Park, REC (550 m (0.3 miles))
- Windsor Business Quarter, 67 Alma Road, Windsor: up to 315 homes, pending decision (880 m (0.5 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 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: 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| SL4 1NJ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 0 | unlikely |
| SL4 1PD | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| SL4 1NG | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| SL4 1PB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| SL4 1QF | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 164 addresses are between 21 m and 58 m above sea level (41 m on average); the ground rises about 37 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SL4 1NG | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| SL4 1NJ | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| SL4 1PB | 67% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| SL4 1PD | 50% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Windsor and Eton Central 1.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 220 m |
| Windsor and Eton Riverside 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 340 m | |
| Datchet 228,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 26 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Windsor Castle | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Brunel Way Slough Town Centre | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| Car parks | 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest River Street Car Park | 260 m |
| EV charging points | 10 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest ubitricity | 290 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 10.3 km (6.4 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Sheet Street Surgery | 350 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Superdrug Pharmacy | 150 m |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest 1 Farm Yard | 320 m |
| Hospital | Hrh Princess Christian's Hospital | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Police station | Thames Valley Police - Windsor Police Station | 830 m (0.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Snax 24 - Rushden | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Bachelors Acre 6,860 m² | 210 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Windsor Great Park 1,171 ha | 340 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 640 m² | 220 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Home Park 30 ha | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Brook Street Allotments 2,830 m² | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 5 parks and gardens, 1,193 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Guildhall, a listed building (Grade I), 50 m south-east. 287 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade I and 19 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Guildhall | Listed building, Grade I | 50 m south-east |
| 5 and 6, Church Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 70 m east |
| Church Rooms | Listed building, Grade II* | 80 m south-east |
| Church of St John the Baptist | Listed building, Grade II* | 120 m south-east |
| Windsor Castle | Scheduled monument | 260 m north-east |
| The Royal Estate, Windsor: Windsor Castle and Home Park | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Eton College | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north |
| Moated site at Moat Park, New Windsor | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Firework Ait | Island | 360 m north-west |
| Broad Water | Lake or reservoir | 490 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Deadwater Ait | Island | 690 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Cutlers Ait | Island | 760 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Queen Mary's Plantation | Wood | 2 km (1.2 miles) south-west |
| Peter's Hill | Hill | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 130 | 164 | 164 |
34 of the street's 164 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.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eton Porny CofE First School Church of England | Primary | 5–9 | 780 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Trinity St Stephen CofE Aided First School Church of England | Primary | 5–9 | 820 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| The Windsor Boys' School | Secondary | 13–18 | 950 m (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| The Queen Anne Royal Free CofE Controlled First School Church of England | Primary | 4–9 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No overall grade (Nov 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| The Lawns Nursery School | Nursery | 2–5 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Oakfield First School | Primary | 5–9 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Edward's Catholic First School Roman Catholic | Primary | 5–9 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Feb 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Trevelyan Middle School | Middle deemed secondary | 9–13 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Good (Oct 2019, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Edward's Royal Free Ecumenical Middle School, Windsor Church of England/Roman Catholic | Middle deemed secondary | 9–13 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Report card (Jul 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Churchmead Church of England (VA) School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No overall grade (Nov 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good |
| Windsor Girls' School | Secondary | 13–18 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Requires improvement (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chippy of Windsor SL4 1LR | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 30 m | 5 Very good | 9 Jun 2022 |
| The Carpenters Arms SL4 1PB | Pub/bar/nightclub | 30 m | 5 Very good | 2 Mar 2022 |
| King & Queen SL4 1PD | Retailers - other | 30 m | Exempt | |
| Ice Queen SL4 1PD | Retailers - other | 30 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 5 Aug 2022 |
| Horse And Groom SL4 1PD | Pub/bar/nightclub | 30 m | 5 Very good | 30 May 2022 |
| Red Noodle SL4 1LR | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 30 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 18 Jul 2024 |
| Great British Fish And Chips SL4 1PD | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 30 m | 5 Very good | 11 Jun 2025 |
| The Shambles Bar SL4 1LR | Pub/bar/nightclub | 40 m | 4 Good | 18 Jul 2024 |
| Gail's Bakery Windsor Castle SL4 1LN | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 50 m | 5 Very good | 30 Sep 2026 |
| Fortescues of Windsor SL4 1PE | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 50 m | 5 Very good | 6 Oct 2026 |
| Caleys Brasserie At MacDonald Windsor Hotel SL4 1LH | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 50 m | 4 Good | 31 Mar 2026 |
| T K Maxx SL4 1LH | Retailers - other | 50 m | 5 Very good | 12 Sep 2018 |
| Glorious Britain SL4 1LH | Retailers - other | 50 m | 5 Very good | 9 Aug 2024 |
| Esquires Coffee SL4 1LH | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 50 m | 2 Improvement necessary | 30 Oct 2025 |
| The Ivy Windsor SL4 1PQ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 60 m | 5 Very good | 6 Jun 2022 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Shoplifting | 210 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 193 |
| Public order | 66 |
| Other theft | 64 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 64 |
| Theft from the person | 43 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 36 |
| Drugs | 24 |
| Bicycle theft | 20 |
| Vehicle crime | 19 |
| Robbery | 10 |
| Possession of weapons | 8 |
| Other crime | 6 |
| Burglary | 3 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Peascod Street (172); On or near Shopping Area (111); On or near Thames Street (102); On or near Windsor And Eton Central (90); On or near Nightclub (49).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 41 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 16% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 38% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 20% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 57% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 70% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 17% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 45% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 24% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 7% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 21% | 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 | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 59% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 7% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 88% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 8 to 9 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.
What has changed
- Food hygiene ratings McDonalds (restaurant/cafe/canteen, SL4 1PL) is no longer listed; it was rated 5 Very good found 3 November 2026
- Food hygiene ratings Prime Bangla International Ltd; YOU ME SUSHI (takeaway/sandwich shop, SL4 1DE) newly listed: Awaiting inspection found 3 November 2026
- Food hygiene ratings Heidi Bakery CPU (manufacturers/packers, SL4 1QZ) re-inspected, still 5 Very good (rated 21 October 2026) found 3 November 2026
- Food hygiene ratings Black Sheep Coffee - Windsor Royal Station (restaurant/cafe/canteen, SL4 1PJ) re-inspected, still 5 Very good (rated 13 October 2026) found 3 November 2026
- Food hygiene ratings The King & Castle (pub/bar/nightclub, SL4 1PL) re-inspected, still 5 Very good (rated 29 October 2026) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- SL4 1NJ: 105 addresses of 113 in the postcode
- SL4 1PD: 51 addresses of 55 in the postcode
- SL4 1NG: 6 addresses of 37 in the postcode
- SL4 1PB: 1 address of 25 in the postcode
- SL4 1QF: 1 address of 5 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Market Street · High Street · Church Street · St Alban's Street · Church Lane · St. Albans Close · Acre Passage · Peascod Street · Jubilee Arch · Goswell Hill · Thames Street · Mellor Walk
All the streets in SL4 and across Windsor and Maidenhead.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.