AREA DECISION REPORT
Windsor and Maidenhead area decision report
Proceed with trade-off checks
Median affordability sits at 11.6x in 2025, which reads as high-cost. Gigabit availability is 82.6% with median download at Unavailable. 4G strong coverage reaches 100% and 5G reaches 76.9% in the current area summary. Nearby planning activity is quiet in the current area radius. 3 featured postcodes are ready for deeper due-diligence follow-up.
Live across price, affordability, connectivity, planning, and postcode follow-up | Sold prices through 26 Jun 2026 · Affordability year 2025 · Broadband source year 2024 · Mobile source year 2025
- Median sold price, last 5 years £510,000Based on 11,525 sales · Latest sale in data: 26 Jun 2026
- Affordability High-costMedian ratio 11.6x in 2025
- Gigabit availability 82.6%Ofcom source year 2024
- 4G strong coverage 100%Area-level mobile source year 2025
- Nearby planning QuietCurrent applications plus recent decisions linked to the area radius
Area summary
Use this summary to decide whether this shortlist survives, then move into postcode-level due diligence where the evidence looks strongest.
Affordability and price
High-cost at 11.6xMedian house-price-to-earnings ratio is 11.6x in 2025, with a median house price of £550,000 and residence earnings of £47,387.
Broadband
Gigabit 82.6%Gigabit availability is 82.6%, with median download at Unavailable and below-USO share at 0.1%.
Mobile
4G 100% · 5G 76.9%4G strong-coverage share is 100%, with 5G at 76.9% in the current area-level summary.
Planning watch
No nearby matchesNo nearby planning rows matched Windsor and Maidenhead in the current live coverage yet.
Schools
62 nearby school rows62 nearby school rows matched postcode area SL6 1DL for Windsor and Maidenhead. Use the schools flow to compare them in more detail.
Transport
993 mapped stopsWindsor and Maidenhead currently links 993 mapped transport stops, including 950 local bus or tram access points and 31 rail or metro stops. Where NaPTAN status is present, 801 stops are marked active and 192 inactive. Top localities include Windsor (80), Maidenhead (71), Dedworth (61).
Local business
Score 100/100Windsor and Maidenhead currently links 796 mapped local businesses across 8 tracked categories. Top amenity groups include 308 food and drink, 121 grocery, 112 nightlife. The current amenity availability signal scores 100/100.
Jobs
1,963 online job adverts observedWindsor and Maidenhead local authority · Jun 2026. Same geography one year earlier: 2,322 online job adverts observed in Jun 2025.
Postcode follow-up
3 featured postcodes3 featured postcodes are ready for deeper due-diligence follow-up under Windsor and Maidenhead.
Crime
Latest month 940Windsor and Maidenhead recorded 940 crimes in Jun 2026. Rolling twelve month context shows 10,488, with no change against the prior twelve months and violence and sexual offences as the top recorded type. Thames Valley Police contributes the largest matched force share in the latest month.
Local business
This area-level OSM snapshot shows the amenity mix currently mapped around Windsor and Maidenhead, so you can judge everyday convenience before you spend more time on postcode-level checks.
Amenity availability
Convenience score 100/100
Basis: nearest matching geography. Area local-business counts use postcode tags first and nearest-postcode fallback when the OSM record has no usable postcode tag.
Amenity group
Food and drink
308 mapped places currently map into this amenity group, led by restaurant (140), cafe (95), fast food (73).
Amenity group
Grocery
121 mapped places currently map into this amenity group, led by convenience (86), supermarket (16), bakery (11).
Amenity group
Nightlife
112 mapped places currently map into this amenity group, led by pub (100), bar (12).
Amenity group
Personal services
96 mapped places currently map into this amenity group, led by hairdresser (60), beauty (36).
Compare against another area
Keep at least one alternative area in view while you weigh cost, connectivity, planning pressure, and postcode follow-up coverage.
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Birmingham
Birmingham has 63,331 recorded sales with a median sold price of £220,400.
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Leeds
Leeds has 60,832 recorded sales with a median sold price of £225,000.
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North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire has 59,996 recorded sales with a median sold price of £260,000.
Open area researchPostcodes worth checking next
These are the best current postcode follow-up routes from the live area brief, so use them to move from early shortlist thinking into deeper due diligence.
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SL6 1DL
SL6 1DL has 86 recorded sales with a median sold price of £403,250.
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SL6 1LF
SL6 1LF has 66 recorded sales with a median sold price of £355,000.
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SL6 7TP
SL6 7TP has 50 recorded sales with a median sold price of £282,250.
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Compare nearby schools
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Check sold prices
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Check affordability
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Check planning nearby
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