SL5 8BU

Ascot & Sunninghill · Windsor and Maidenhead · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Windsor and Maidenhead
Constituency
Windsor
Postcode district
SL5
Postcode sector
SL5 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SL5 7LD 102 m
SL5 8BY 123 m
SL5 8ES 124 m
SL5 7LE 126 m
SL5 7GW 172 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SL5 8BU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1995
Terminated
1 June 1996
Postcode area
SL
Postcode district
SL5
Postcode sector
SL5 8
Latitude
51.416260
Longitude
-0.687031
British National Grid easting
491,400
British National Grid northing
169,400

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Windsor and Maidenhead · E06000040
Parish or community
E04001223
Westminster constituency
Windsor · E14001588
Output area
E00083417
Lower layer super output area
Windsor and Maidenhead 017A · E01016522
Middle layer super output area
Windsor and Maidenhead 017 · E02003437

Postcode source versions

Explore SL5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
30
Primary
16
Secondary
4
  1. Ascot Heath Primary School

    Community school

    794 m
  2. Papplewick School

    Other independent school

    830 m
  3. LVS Ascot

    Other independent school

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
413
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 203
  • Criminal damage and arson 38
  • Other theft 37
  • Public order 35
  • Anti social behaviour 30

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SL5 8 residents
7,581

Age bands in SL5 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.5%

1,360 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.7%

788 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.1%

1,549 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.8%

2,185 residents

Age 65 and over
19.8%

1,456 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • ASCOT MEDICAL CENTRE

    BROOK HOUSE, HEATHERWOOD HOSPITAL, BROOK AVENUE, ASCOT, SL5 7GB

    ODS code K81655

    819 m

  • GREEN MEADOWS SURGERY

    BROOK HOUSE, HEATHERWOOD HOSPITAL, BROOK AVENUE, ASCOT, SL5 7GB

    ODS code K81076

    819 m

  • KINGS CORNER SURGERY

    KINGS ROAD, SUNNINGHILL, ASCOT, SL5 0AE

    ODS code K81010

    3.2 km

  • THE WATERFIELD PRACTICE

    RALPHS RIDE, HARMANS WATER, BRACKNELL, RG12 9LH

    ODS code K81001

    3.4 km

  • FOREST HEALTH GROUP-MOUNT LANE

    BOUNDARY HOUSE SURGERY, BOUNDARY HOUSE, MOUNT LANE, BRACKNELL, RG12 9PG

    ODS code K81610

    4.1 km

  • MAGNOLIA HOUSE SURGERY

    MAGNOLIA HOUSE, STATION RD, SUNNINGDALE, ASCOT, SL5 0QJ

    ODS code K81028

    4.1 km

  • CROWN WOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    4A CROWN ROW, BRACKNELL, RG12 0TH

    ODS code K81656

    4.1 km

  • EVERGREEN PRACTICE

    SKIMPED HILL LANE, BRACKNELL, RG12 1LH

    ODS code K81657

    4.6 km

  • EASTHAMPSTEAD SURGERY

    23 RECTORY LANE, EASTHAMPSTEAD, BRACKNELL, RG12 7BB

    ODS code K81087

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Heatherwood Roundabout

    BCT · Ascot

    0.3 miles
  • War Horse Memorial

    BCT · Ascot

    0.3 miles
  • Heatherwood Roundabout

    BCT · Ascot

    0.4 miles
  • Ascot Heath

    BCT · North Ascot

    0.4 miles
  • War Horse Memorial

    BCT · Ascot

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Windsor and Maidenhead 017A, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

10 of 10

Overall England rank

33,263 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
10 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

30 open schools are in scope, including 16 primary and 4 secondary schools. Ascot Heath Primary School is the nearest published school at 794 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

413 published events cover 12 months, averaging 34.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 203 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.