# Maidenhead

Town in Windsor and Maidenhead, South East.

Maidenhead is a town in Windsor and Maidenhead, South East. Median sale price £490,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 61.2 per 1,000 people. About 70,665 people.

Town. Code E63004922. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [Windsor and Maidenhead](https://openindex.co.uk/windsor-and-maidenhead)

Maidenhead is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Maidenhead add up the census output areas (or, for claimants, the neighbourhoods) that sit mostly inside it, so they are close to, but not exactly, the town’s own.

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £490,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Maidenhead was £490,000 in 2025. Joint 84th most expensive of 1,092. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/maidenhead#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 67,391** (2021). Maidenhead had 67,391 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 163rd most populated of 1,209. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/maidenhead#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 93%** (2022). About 93% of people in Maidenhead 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. https://openindex.co.uk/town/maidenhead#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 89.1%** (January 2026). In Maidenhead, 89.1% 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. https://openindex.co.uk/town/maidenhead#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E63004922) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 93% of people in Maidenhead live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E63004922) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 963 homes were sold in Maidenhead in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E63004922) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Maidenhead.
- [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E63004922) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Maidenhead had 67,391 usual residents at the census.

## How Maidenhead compares

Each town against every other town the measure covers.

| Measure | Maidenhead | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £490,000 | joint 44th most expensive | 209 towns, South East · 2025 |
| Population | 67,391 | 25th most populated | 209 towns, South East · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 93% | 50th most people in radon Affected Areas | 209 towns, South East · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 89.1% | joint 89th lowest | 209 towns, South East · Jan 2026 |

## Is Maidenhead safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Maidenhead at a rate of 61.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 81.3 per 1,000 people across South East.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 367 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Maidenhead.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,660), other crime (898) and anti-social behaviour (458).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Maidenhead was 67.6 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in Maidenhead, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so Maidenhead has no single figure. Of its 41 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 7 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 21 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in Maidenhead

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Windsor and Maidenhead 001A](https://openindex.co.uk/windsor-and-maidenhead/neighbourhood/e01016570) | 1,563 | 14.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| [Windsor and Maidenhead 001B](https://openindex.co.uk/windsor-and-maidenhead/neighbourhood/e01016572) | 1,362 | 94.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 96.5% |
| [Windsor and Maidenhead 001C](https://openindex.co.uk/windsor-and-maidenhead/neighbourhood/e01016582) | 1,634 | 51.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 98.9% |
| [Windsor and Maidenhead 001D](https://openindex.co.uk/windsor-and-maidenhead/neighbourhood/e01016600) | 1,114 | 23.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 92.9% |
| [Windsor and Maidenhead 003A](https://openindex.co.uk/windsor-and-maidenhead/neighbourhood/e01016571) | 1,820 | 43.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.4% |
| [Windsor and Maidenhead 003B](https://openindex.co.uk/windsor-and-maidenhead/neighbourhood/e01016573) | 1,502 | 66.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 98.9% |
| [Windsor and Maidenhead 003C](https://openindex.co.uk/windsor-and-maidenhead/neighbourhood/e01016574) | 1,593 | 69.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 97.3% |
| [Windsor and Maidenhead 003D](https://openindex.co.uk/windsor-and-maidenhead/neighbourhood/e01016599) | 1,671 | 61.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 98.7% |
| [Windsor and Maidenhead 004A](https://openindex.co.uk/windsor-and-maidenhead/neighbourhood/e01016583) | 1,903 | 21.8 per 1,000 | 10 | 92.2% |
| [Windsor and Maidenhead 004B](https://openindex.co.uk/windsor-and-maidenhead/neighbourhood/e01016585) | 1,694 | 75.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 91.3% |
| [Windsor and Maidenhead 004C](https://openindex.co.uk/windsor-and-maidenhead/neighbourhood/e01016586) | 1,340 | 26.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 86.4% |
| [Windsor and Maidenhead 004D](https://openindex.co.uk/windsor-and-maidenhead/neighbourhood/e01016591) | 2,327 | 46.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 82.4% |
| [Windsor and Maidenhead 004E](https://openindex.co.uk/windsor-and-maidenhead/neighbourhood/e01016592) | 2,049 | 63.4 per 1,000 | 10 | 79.7% |
| [Windsor and Maidenhead 005A](https://openindex.co.uk/windsor-and-maidenhead/neighbourhood/e01016525) | 1,794 | 57.3 per 1,000 | 10 | 87.0% |
| [Windsor and Maidenhead 005B](https://openindex.co.uk/windsor-and-maidenhead/neighbourhood/e01016528) | 1,699 | 38.7 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.9% |
| [Windsor and Maidenhead 005C](https://openindex.co.uk/windsor-and-maidenhead/neighbourhood/e01016529) | 2,160 | 50.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 98.4% |
| [Windsor and Maidenhead 005D](https://openindex.co.uk/windsor-and-maidenhead/neighbourhood/e01016536) | 1,929 | 95.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 57.9% |
| [Windsor and Maidenhead 005E](https://openindex.co.uk/windsor-and-maidenhead/neighbourhood/e01016584) | 2,348 | 44.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.7% |
| [Windsor and Maidenhead 005G](https://openindex.co.uk/windsor-and-maidenhead/neighbourhood/e01032733) | 1,335 | 136.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 80.5% |
| [Windsor and Maidenhead 005H](https://openindex.co.uk/windsor-and-maidenhead/neighbourhood/e01032734) | 1,802 | 471.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 73.1% |
| [Windsor and Maidenhead 006A](https://openindex.co.uk/windsor-and-maidenhead/neighbourhood/e01016526) | 1,821 | 25.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 95.7% |
| [Windsor and Maidenhead 006B](https://openindex.co.uk/windsor-and-maidenhead/neighbourhood/e01016527) | 1,614 | 29.8 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.1% |
| [Windsor and Maidenhead 006C](https://openindex.co.uk/windsor-and-maidenhead/neighbourhood/e01016534) | 1,637 | 36.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 93.5% |
| [Windsor and Maidenhead 006D](https://openindex.co.uk/windsor-and-maidenhead/neighbourhood/e01016598) | 1,424 | 13.8 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.8% |
| [Windsor and Maidenhead 006E](https://openindex.co.uk/windsor-and-maidenhead/neighbourhood/e01016601) | 1,647 | 45.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.4% |
| [Windsor and Maidenhead 006F](https://openindex.co.uk/windsor-and-maidenhead/neighbourhood/e01016602) | 1,657 | 31.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 96.6% |
| [Windsor and Maidenhead 007A](https://openindex.co.uk/windsor-and-maidenhead/neighbourhood/e01016535) | 1,350 | 42.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 80.6% |
| [Windsor and Maidenhead 007B](https://openindex.co.uk/windsor-and-maidenhead/neighbourhood/e01016537) | 1,819 | 30.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 97.5% |
| [Windsor and Maidenhead 007C](https://openindex.co.uk/windsor-and-maidenhead/neighbourhood/e01016538) | 1,603 | 53.9 per 1,000 | 9 | 94.6% |
| [Windsor and Maidenhead 007D](https://openindex.co.uk/windsor-and-maidenhead/neighbourhood/e01016593) | 1,824 | 79.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 93.5% |
| [Windsor and Maidenhead 007E](https://openindex.co.uk/windsor-and-maidenhead/neighbourhood/e01016594) | 1,588 | 78.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 96.3% |
| [Windsor and Maidenhead 008A](https://openindex.co.uk/windsor-and-maidenhead/neighbourhood/e01016559) | 1,490 | 25.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| [Windsor and Maidenhead 008B](https://openindex.co.uk/windsor-and-maidenhead/neighbourhood/e01016560) | 1,560 | 76.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.2% |
| [Windsor and Maidenhead 008C](https://openindex.co.uk/windsor-and-maidenhead/neighbourhood/e01016561) | 1,815 | 32.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| [Windsor and Maidenhead 008D](https://openindex.co.uk/windsor-and-maidenhead/neighbourhood/e01016562) | 1,373 | 22.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 96.5% |
| [Windsor and Maidenhead 008E](https://openindex.co.uk/windsor-and-maidenhead/neighbourhood/e01016563) | 1,371 | 34.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 95.3% |
| [Windsor and Maidenhead 008F](https://openindex.co.uk/windsor-and-maidenhead/neighbourhood/e01016580) | 1,554 | 46.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 70.5% |
| [Windsor and Maidenhead 009A](https://openindex.co.uk/windsor-and-maidenhead/neighbourhood/e01016539) | 1,611 | 31.3 per 1,000 | 9 | 26.9% |
| [Windsor and Maidenhead 009B](https://openindex.co.uk/windsor-and-maidenhead/neighbourhood/e01016540) | 1,616 | 58.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 80.1% |
| [Windsor and Maidenhead 009C](https://openindex.co.uk/windsor-and-maidenhead/neighbourhood/e01016541) | 1,344 | 15.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 74.4% |
| [Windsor and Maidenhead 009D](https://openindex.co.uk/windsor-and-maidenhead/neighbourhood/e01016542) | 1,226 | 43.6 per 1,000 | 7 | 80.6% |

## Your MP

- [Maidenhead](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/maidenhead): Mr Joshua Reynolds (Liberal Democrat), 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.

## Council

[Windsor and Maidenhead](https://openindex.co.uk/windsor-and-maidenhead)

## Postcode districts covering Maidenhead

[SL6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sl6)

## Middle areas in Maidenhead

[Boyn Hill & Norreys Drive](https://openindex.co.uk/windsor-and-maidenhead/boyn-hill-and-norreys-drive), [Bray Wick & Holyport](https://openindex.co.uk/windsor-and-maidenhead/bray-wick-and-holyport), [Cox Green](https://openindex.co.uk/windsor-and-maidenhead/cox-green), [Furze Platt](https://openindex.co.uk/windsor-and-maidenhead/furze-platt), [Maidenhead Central](https://openindex.co.uk/windsor-and-maidenhead/maidenhead-central), [Maidenhead East](https://openindex.co.uk/windsor-and-maidenhead/maidenhead-east), [Maidenhead Highway](https://openindex.co.uk/windsor-and-maidenhead/maidenhead-highway), [Pinkney's Green & Furze Platt Road](https://openindex.co.uk/windsor-and-maidenhead/pinkneys-green-and-furze-platt-road)

## Towns near Maidenhead

[Slough](https://openindex.co.uk/slough), [Windsor](https://openindex.co.uk/town/windsor), [Marlow](https://openindex.co.uk/town/marlow), [Flackwell Heath and Wooburn Green](https://openindex.co.uk/town/flackwell-heath-and-wooburn-green), [Twyford](https://openindex.co.uk/town/twyford), [Beaconsfield](https://openindex.co.uk/town/beaconsfield)

## Maidenhead in brief

Maidenhead is a town in Windsor and Maidenhead, South East.
About 70,665 people lived in Maidenhead in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £490,000 in 2025 across 963 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 61.2 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in Maidenhead was £490,000 in 2025.
Maidenhead had 67,391 usual residents at the census.
About 93% of people in Maidenhead live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Maidenhead, 89.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Town
- Code: E63004922
- Constituency: [Maidenhead †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/maidenhead)
- Council: [Windsor and Maidenhead †](https://openindex.co.uk/windsor-and-maidenhead)
- Region: [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/south-east)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 17.03 km²
- People, mid-2024: 70,665*
- Neighbourhoods: 41
- Output areas: 198

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency and council this town mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Slough](https://openindex.co.uk/slough), [Windsor](https://openindex.co.uk/town/windsor), [Marlow](https://openindex.co.uk/town/marlow), [Flackwell Heath and Wooburn Green](https://openindex.co.uk/town/flackwell-heath-and-wooburn-green), [Twyford](https://openindex.co.uk/town/twyford), [Beaconsfield](https://openindex.co.uk/town/beaconsfield)

## Latest updates for Maidenhead

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E63004922

## How to cite

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