SL6 8QU

Riverside · Windsor and Maidenhead · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Maidenhead
Local authority
Windsor and Maidenhead
Constituency
Maidenhead
Postcode district
SL6
Postcode sector
SL6 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SL6 8QT 38 m
SL6 8DT 53 m
SL6 8NN 66 m
SL6 8UP 75 m
SL6 8RU 83 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SL6 8QU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SL
Postcode district
SL6
Postcode sector
SL6 8
Latitude
51.526498
Longitude
-0.704245
British National Grid easting
489,986
British National Grid northing
181,638

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Windsor and Maidenhead · E06000040
Electoral ward
Riverside · E05012510
Parish or community
E43000259
Westminster constituency
Maidenhead · E14001348
Output area
E00083737
Lower layer super output area
Windsor and Maidenhead 004B · E01016585
Middle layer super output area
Windsor and Maidenhead 004 · E02003424

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Property

At this postcode

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5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Greendale, Ray Park Road, Maidenhead, SL6 8QU 1 March 2024 £1,525,000
The Wheel House, Ray Park Road, Maidenhead, SL6 8QU 30 March 2009 £475,000
Littlebrook, Ray Park Road, Maidenhead, SL6 8QU 15 December 2005 £350,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
47
Primary
28
Secondary
7
  1. RBWM Alternative Learning Provision

    Pupil referral unit

    677 m
  2. Forest Bridge School

    Free schools special

    1.1 km
  3. St Luke's CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,016
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 668
  • Public order 212
  • Shoplifting 188
  • Anti social behaviour 181
  • Other theft 161

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
11

6 female, 5 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
2.8
SL6 8 residents
8,132

Age bands in SL6 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.3%

1,245 residents

Age 15 to 24
7.9%

608 residents

Age 25 to 44
29.5%

2,255 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.1%

2,001 residents

Age 65 and over
20.2%

1,545 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SL6 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

13

within 5 km

  • ROSEMEAD SURGERY

    8A RAY PARK AVENUE, MAIDENHEAD, SL6 8DS

    ODS code K81084

    109 m

  • CLAREMONT HOLYPORT SURGERY

    CLAREMONT SURGERY, 2 COOKHAM ROAD, MAIDENHEAD, SL6 8AN

    ODS code K81020

    1.1 km

  • THE CEDARS SURGERY

    WILDERNESS MEDICAL CENTRE, 8 COOKHAM ROAD, MAIDENHEAD, SL6 8AJ

    ODS code K81036

    1.1 km

  • CORDWALLIS ROAD SURGERY

    CORDWALLIS ROAD, MAIDENHEAD, SL6 7DQ

    ODS code K81607

    1.4 km

  • LINDEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    9A LINDEN AVENUE, MAIDENHEAD, SL6 6JJ

    ODS code K81018

    2.4 km

  • THE SYMONS MEDICAL CENTRE

    25 ALL SAINTS AVENUE, MAIDENHEAD, SL6 6EL

    ODS code K81066

    2.4 km

  • ROSS ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    85 ROSS ROAD, MAIDENHEAD, SL6 2SR

    ODS code K81019

    2.7 km

  • BURNHAM HEALTH CENTRE

    MINNIECROFT ROAD, BURNHAM, SLOUGH, SL1 7DE

    ODS code K82033

    3.1 km

  • COOKHAM MEDICAL CENTRE

    LOWER ROAD, COOKHAM, MAIDENHEAD, SL6 9HX

    ODS code K81042

    3.8 km

  • BHARANI MEDICAL CENTRE

    450 BATH ROAD, CIPPENHAM, SLOUGH, SL1 6BB

    ODS code K81083

    3.9 km

  • THE VILLAGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    45 MERCIAN WAY, CHIPPENHAM, SLOUGH, SL1 5ND

    ODS code K81082

    4.2 km

  • REDWOOD HOUSE SURGERY

    REDWOOD HOUSE, CANNON LANE, MAIDENHEAD, SL6 3PH

    ODS code K81097

    4.3 km

  • WOODLANDS PARK SURGERY

    15 WOODLANDS PARK ROAD, WOODLANDS PARK, MAIDENHEAD, SL6 3NW

    ODS code K81015

    4.8 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Somerford Close

    BCT · Ray Mill

    0.1 miles
  • Somerford Close

    BCT · Ray Mill

    0.1 miles
  • Juniper Drive

    BCT · Ray Mill

    0.2 miles
  • Maidenhead Bridge

    BCT · Maidenhead

    0.2 miles
  • Maidenhead Bridge

    BCT · Maidenhead

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Windsor and Maidenhead 004B, 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

30,897 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
6 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
4
Low risk addresses
1
Groundwater flood alert area
Possible

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £1,525,000 from 1 recorded sale in SL6 8QU. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Windsor and Maidenhead is £576,992 in June 2026, down 2.2% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

47 open schools are in scope, including 28 primary and 7 secondary schools. RBWM Alternative Learning Provision is the nearest published school at 677 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

2,016 published events cover 12 months, averaging 168 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 668 events.

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