# SL5 8EW: area report for a postcode in Windsor and Maidenhead

SL5 8EW is a postcode in Windsor and Maidenhead.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Windsor and Maidenhead. Open the map at SL5 8EW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Windsor and Maidenhead](https://openindex.co.uk/windsor-and-maidenhead) › [SL5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sl5) › [SL5 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sl5-8)

## Around this postcode

- **4 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 33% on July. Windsor and Maidenhead 017A: 20 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.6919,51.4125,SL58EW
- **Ascot (Berks), 1.3 km**: About 16 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.6919,51.4125,SL58EW
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 790 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.6919,51.4125,SL58EW
- **No property in SL5 8EW listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.6919,51.4125,SL58EW
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Windsor and Maidenhead 017A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.6919,51.4125,SL58EW
- **£575,036 average price**: For the whole of Windsor and Maidenhead, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.6919,51.4125,SL58EW
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 470 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.6919,51.4125,SL58EW
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.3 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.6919,51.4125,SL58EW
- **No gigabit broadband at SL5 8EW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.6919,51.4125,SL58EW
- **Low road and rail noise at SL5 8EW**: Road 48 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.6919,51.4125,SL58EW
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-0.6919,51.4125,SL58EW
- **10.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.6919,51.4125,SL58EW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LVS Ascot](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lvs-ascot-e110159) | Independent | 790 m (10 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Ascot Heath Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ascot-heath-primary-school-e109867) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2023 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Heathfield School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/heathfield-school-e110117) | Independent | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Papplewick School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/papplewick-school-e110118) | Independent | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [South Ascot Village Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/south-ascot-village-primary-school-e109843) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Some aspects not as strong, January 2025 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St George's School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-georges-school-e110119) | Independent | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2024 | £695,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 30 m |
| July 2026 | £740,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| November 2023 | £650,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| September 2024 | £1,200,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| December 2025 | £1,150,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 160 m |
| November 2023 | £730,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| March 2025 | £600,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| March 2024 | £595,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: GREEN MEADOWS SURGERY (470 m); ASCOT MEDICAL CENTRE (470 m)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £575,036** (July 2026). Windsor and Maidenhead’s average house price was £575,036 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 3.9% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £47,387** (2025). Full-time workers living in Windsor and Maidenhead earned a median of £47,387 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 27th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 12.1×** (2025). A home in Windsor and Maidenhead costs 12.1 times local full-time pay. Joint 20th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 8.9** (2025). Windsor and Maidenhead has a deprivation score of 8.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 12th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Windsor and Maidenhead 017A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 2.3** (2025). Windsor and Maidenhead 017A has a deprivation score of 2.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 488th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £605,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Windsor and Maidenhead 017A was £605,000 in 2025. Joint 2,583rd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,872** (2021). Windsor and Maidenhead 017A had 1,872 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 7,860th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 89.3%** (January 2026). In Windsor and Maidenhead 017A, 89.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## SL5 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £650,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SL5 was £650,000 in 2025. Joint 105th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 24,579** (2021). SL5 had 24,579 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,198th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in SL5 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 91.0%** (January 2026). In SL5, 91.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Windsor and Maidenhead](https://openindex.co.uk/windsor-and-maidenhead)
- Centre: 51.4125, -0.6919

Council: [Windsor and Maidenhead](https://openindex.co.uk/windsor-and-maidenhead) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Windsor](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/windsor): Jack Rankin (Conservative), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-0.6919,51.4125,SL58EW

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