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Thinking of living at SL6 8NJ? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oldfield Primary School | Primary | 1.0 km | 83% met the expected standard |
| St Nicolas' Church of England Combined School | Primary | 1.2 km | 77% met the expected standard |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Maidenhead | Primary | 1.3 km | 47% met the expected standard |
| St Luke's CofE Primary School | Primary | 1.3 km | 48% met the expected standard |
| Riverside Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 1.5 km | 56% met the expected standard |
| Desborough College | Secondary | 2.0 km | Attainment 8: 45.7 · 7.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Furze Platt Senior School | Secondary | 2.8 km | Attainment 8: 47.5 · 11.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Altwood Church of England School | Secondary | 3.5 km | Attainment 8: 40 · 5.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Burnham Grammar School | Secondary | 3.6 km | Attainment 8: 70.1 · 32.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Newlands Girls' School | Secondary | 4.0 km | Attainment 8: 55.6 · 18.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Piran's School | Independent | 2.0 km | – |
| Claires Court Schools | Independent | 2.0 km | 22.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Kidwells Park | 1.3 km | 15 |
| Swimming | David Lloyd | 1.5 km | 10 |
| Golf | Golf Performance Studio | 1.2 km | 8 |
| Cricket | Taplow Cricket Club | 1.1 km | 5 |
| Football | Maidenhead United Football Club | 1.2 km | 5 |
| Rowing | Maidenhead Rowing Club | 290 m | 2 |
| Bowls | Desborough Bowling Club | 1.2 km | 2 |
| Sailing | Maidenhead Sailing Club | 1.2 km | 2 |
| Athletics | Braywick Park | 1.7 km | 2 |
| Squash | Braywick Leisure Centre | 1.8 km | 2 |
| Polo | Stick & Ball Ground | 4.9 km | 2 |
| Karting | Absolutely Karting | 1.1 km | 1 |
| Laser tag | Absolutely Laser | 1.1 km | 1 |
| Climbing adventure | Thames Valley Adventure Playground | 1.1 km | 1 |
| Martial arts | Monkey Muay Thai | 1.2 km | 1 |
| Snooker | Racks | 1.3 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 23. Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 58% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Taplow, a short drive or bike ride (1.5 km), with 529k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Maidenhead.
The nearest bus stop is Maidenhead Bridge, 250 m away, with a bus about every 30 minutes on weekdays (routes 53, 704, 63); 6 departures an hour from the 3 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Central London is 40 km away as the crow flies.
This is car country: only 10% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Oldfield Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (1.0 km); 83% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is St Luke's CofE Primary School (0.9 km).
The nearest secondary is Desborough College, 2.0 km away; Attainment 8: 45.7 · 7.9% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Newlands Girls' School (3.5 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Burnham Grammar School (4 km) and Herschel Grammar School (6.8 km).
The nearest supermarket is Asda Express Maidenhead - Bridge Road PFS, 150 m away; Kosher Shop (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Rosemead Surgery (100 m), with Bridge Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (500 m).
For a haircut, Monello is 1.2 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Wexham Park Hospital, 9.4 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 63% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 61% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 14 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 14 restaurants and cafés, 1 pubs and bars.
Thai Orchid is the closest café or restaurant (under 50 m), and Hall & Woodhouse Taplow the nearest pub (200 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 50 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
Detached houses make up 42% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
The nearest park is Bridge Gardens, 150 m away; for exercise, F45 Training (1.0 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 10.8 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Heathrow is 19 km away.
23 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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| Eton Dorney Independent Therapeutic School | Independent | 3.3 km | Attainment 8: 12.2 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
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Every primary near SL6 8NJ, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
Most households own their home, 24% rent privately.
It's highly educated: 56% of adults have a degree.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.